The 47th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 10, 1995.

The ceremony was hosted by Jason Alexander and Cybill Shepherd.

Frasier won its second consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series and led all shows with five major wins.

ER led all shows with 11 major nominations and won three major awards, but lost the top prize to NYPD Blue, which was in a similar situation to ER the previous year.

Marvin Hamlisch's win made him the sixth person to become an EGOT.