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(Outstanding Comedy Series)

In 1952 it was called Best Comedy Series, Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor was the title in 1960, and today it's Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Order these TV shows by the year they FIRST won the award.

An ordering quiz by GBfan. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Make Room For Daddy

The second winner of Best Situation Comedy was "Make Room For Daddy" in 1955. The show was later titled "The Danny Thomas Show". It beat out "I Love Lucy" which was the first winner of this Emmy Award in 1954.

2. The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Carl Reiner produced show won its first Emmy in 1963 for its second season. The legendary sit-com starred Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, and of course Mr. Van Dyke. In 1963 it beat out "Beverly Hillbillies" and "McHale's Navy".

3. All In The Family

We jump to 1971 for the controversial sit-com "All In Family" starring Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Odd Couple" were also nominated in "All In The Family's" debut season.

4. M*A*S*H

In 1974 the sit-com based off the 1970 took home the Emmy for Best Comedy. Alan Alda as "Hawkeye" Pierce was the lead in the medical sit-com set during the Korean War.

5. Cheers

The debut season of "Cheers" in 1983 took home the Emmy. The show was set in a Boston tavern and ran for eleven seasons on NBC. 'Newhart" and "Taxi" were runner-ups in 1983. "Cheers" was nominated all eleven years for the Emmy Award.

6. Seinfeld

Season 4 of "Seinfeld" took home the Emmy in 1993. It was the only year the sit-com won the award. In 1993, the other nominees included "Cheers", "Murphy Brown", and "Home Improvement".

7. Sex & The City

Almost every series that won the Best Comedy Emmy was on NBC, CBS, or ABC for the first fifty years. In 2001, "Sex & The City" on HBO was the surprise winner of the Emmy. The eighth season of "Frasier" and "Malcolm In The Middle" were among the nominees that year.

8. The Office

In 2006 the second season of "The Office" won the Emmy against "Arrested Development", "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Two and a Half Men". "The Office" led by Steve Carell was a U.S. version of the popular UK sit-com started by Ricky Gervais.

9. Modern Family

"Modern Family" took home the first of the awards for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2010. The series led by Ed O'Neill and Sofia Vergara took home the Emmy Award five times in their eleven season run.

10. Fleabag

In 2018, "Fleabag" was not nominated for the Emmy but took home the prize in 2019. By this year, the award had seven finalists including "Schitt's Creek", "The Good Place", and "Veep". "Fleabag" starred Phoebe Waller-Bridge and was based on her one-woman show in the U.K.

Source: Author GBfan

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What's the Correct Order?	Choices
1.	All In The Family
2.	Seinfeld
3.	Sex & The City
4.	The Dick Van Dyke Show
5.	Cheers
6.	Modern Family
7.	The Office
8.	Fleabag
9.	Make Room For Daddy
10.	MAS*H

One, Two, Three....and the Emmy Goes To Quiz

(Outstanding Comedy Series)

In 1952 it was called Best Comedy Series, Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor was the title in 1960, and today it's Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Order these TV shows by the year they FIRST won the award.