Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
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This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series.
Contents
Winners and nominees
1960s
Note: Award titled Outstanding Individual Achievements in Music Composition 1966-69
1970s
1980s
| Year | Series | Episode | Network | Nominee(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Lou Grant | "Hollywood" | CBS | Patrick Williams |
| Dallas | "The Lost Child" | CBS | Bruce Broughton | |
| Eischied | "Only the Pretty Girls Die, Part II" | NBC | John Cacavas | |
| Paris | "Decisions" | CBS | Fred Karlin | |
| Skag | "Pilot" | NBC | Billy Goldenberg | |
| 1981 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | "The Satyr" | NBC | Bruce Broughton |
| The Gangster Chronicles | "Chapter 1" | NBC | Billy Goldenberg | |
| Hill Street Blues | "Hill Street Station" | NBC | Mike Post | |
| Little House on the Prairie | "The Lost Ones, Part I" | NBC | David Rose | |
| Lou Grant | "Stroke" | CBS | Patrick Williams | |
| 1982 | Little House on the Prairie | "He Was Only Twelve, Part II" | NBC | David Rose |
| Dallas | "The Search" | CBS | Bruce Broughton | |
| The Incredible Hulk | "The Triangle" | CBS | Joe Harnell | |
| Lou Grant | "Hometown" | CBS | Patrick Williams | |
| 1983 | Dallas | "The Ewing Blues" | CBS | Bruce Broughton |
| The Devlin Connection | "Ring of Kings, Ring of Thieves" | NBC | Nan Schwartz | |
| Fame | "Not in Kansas Anymore" | NBC | William Goldstein | |
| Father Murphy | "Sweet Sixteen" | NBC | David Rose | |
| Knots Landing | "Loss of Innocence" | CBS | Jerrold Immel | |
| 1984 | Dallas | "The Letter" | CBS | Bruce Broughton |
| Emerald Point N.A.S. | "The Homecoming" | CBS | Angela Morley | |
| Mr. Smith | "Mr. Smith Falls in Love" | NBC | Patrick Williams | |
| St. Elsewhere | "In Sickness and in Health" | NBC | J.A.C. Redford | |
| Trapper John, M.D. | "Send in the Clowns" | CBS | John Parker | |
| 1985 | Murder, She Wrote | "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes" | CBS | John Addison |
| Cagney & Lacey | "Organized Crime" | CBS | Nan Schwartz | |
| Dynasty | "Triangles" | ABC | Angela Morley | |
| Highway to Heaven | "Thoroughbreds" | NBC | David Rose | |
| Miami Vice | "Evan" | NBC | Jan Hammer | |
| St. Elsewhere | "Fade to White" | NBC | J.A.C. Redford | |
| 1986 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | "We're Off to See the Wizard" | CBS | Arthur B. Rubinstein |
| Dynasty | "The Subpoenas" | ABC | Angela Morley | |
| Miami Vice | "Bushido" | NBC | Jan Hammer | |
| Moonlighting | "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice" | ABC | Alf Clausen | |
| 1987 | Knots Landing | "Cement the Relationship" | CBS | Joel Rosenbaum |
| Dallas | "A Death in the Family" | CBS | Angela Morley | |
| The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | "Here's Why You Should Never Wear High Heels to the Bank" | NBC | Patrick Williams | |
| Jack and Mike | "Come Together" | ABC | Nan Schwartz | |
| Matlock | "The Chef" | NBC | Dick DeBenedictis | |
| Moonlighting | "Atomic Shakespeare" | ABC | Alf Clausen | |
| 1988 | Beauty and the Beast | "Pilot" | CBS | Lee Holdridge |
| Beauty and the Beast | "To Reign in Hell" | CBS | Don Davis | |
| Dallas | "Hustling" | CBS | Angela Morley | |
| The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | "Here's Why You Shouldn't Get Too Attached to Your Cat" | NBC | Patrick Williams | |
| Moonlighting | "Here's Living with You, Kid" | ABC | Alf Clausen | |
| 1989 | Falcon Crest | "Dust to Dust" | CBS | Joel Rosenbaum |
| Blue Skies | "The White Horse" | CBS | Angela Morley | |
| Columbo | "Murder, Smoke and Shadows" | ABC | Patrick Williams | |
| Moonlighting | "A Womb with a View" | ABC | Alf Clausen | |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | "The Child" | Syndicated | Dennis McCarthy |
1990s
2000s
2010s
Total awards
- CBS – 10
- ABC – 7
- NBC – 6
- FOX – 3
- PBS – 3
- Syndicated – 3
- Discovery Channel – 2
- UPN – 2
- WB – 2
- Netflix – 1
- Showtime – 1
Programs with multiple awards
- 3 awards
- 24 (FOX)
- 2 awards
- Beauty and the Beast (CBS)
- Dallas (CBS)
- Downton Abbey (PBS)
- Little House on the Prairie (NBC)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (ABC)
Programs with multiple nominations
- 12 nominations
- The Simpsons (Fox)
- 8 nominations
- 24 (Fox)
- 6 nominations
- Dallas (CBS)
- 5 nominations
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (Syndicated)
- Star Trek: Voyager (UPN)
- The X-Files (Fox)
- Xena: Warrior Princess (Syndicated)
- 4 nominations
- Little House on the Prairie (NBC)
- Lou Grant (ABC)
- Moonlighting (CBS)
- 3 nominations
- Beauty and the Beast (CBS)
- Downton Abbey (PBS)
- Family Guy (Fox)
- I Spy (NBC)
- Lost (ABC)
- Matlock (NBC)
- Murder, She Wrote (CBS)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (ABC)
- 2 nominations
- The Borgias (Showtime)
- Bronk (CBS)
- Columbo (NBC)
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (NBC/Lifetime)
- Dynasty (ABC)
- Enterprise (UPN)
- Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
- House (Fox)
- House of Cards (Netflix)
- Knots Landing (CBS)
- Miami Vice (NBC)
- Rome (HBO)
- Roots (ABC)
- SeaQuest DSV (NBC)
- St. Elsewhere (NBC)
- 30 Rock (NBC)
External links
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