The 42nd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 16, 1990.
For its second season, Murphy Brown won Outstanding Comedy Series and one other major award.
Defending champion Cheers received the most major nominations for a comedy series with 9 and Newhart finished its series run with 21 major nominations, but not a single win.
This became the first year that every cast member of The Golden Girls wasn't nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
A clip of The Simpsons presenting the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series can be seen on the DVD boxset of the second season as a special feature.