10th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards

10th Primetime Emmy Awards
10th Primetime Emmy Awards
Date	April 15, 1958
Location	Coconut Grove, Hollywood, California
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by	Danny Thomas
Highlights
Most awards	Playhouse 90 (4)
Most nominations	Playhouse 90 (11)
Best Comedy Series	The Phil Silvers Show
Best Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters	Gunsmoke
Best Dramatic Anthology Series	Playhouse 90
Best Musical, Variety, Audience Participation or Quiz Series	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Best Public Service Program or Series	Omnibus
Television/radio coverage
Network	NBC

10th Primetime Emmy Awards

1958 American television programming awards

The 10th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 10th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on April 15, 1958, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at the Coconut Grove in Hollywood, California. It was hosted by Danny Thomas. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

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The anthology drama Playhouse 90, was the top show for the second consecutive year, earning the most major nominations (11) and wins (4).

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"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

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"Emmys.com list of 1958 Nominees & Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

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Best Comedy Series The Phil Silvers Show (CBS)‡ The Bob Cummings Show (CBS / NBC) Caesar's Hour (NBC) Father Knows Best (NBC) The Jack Benny Program (CBS)	Best Dramatic Anthology Series Playhouse 90 (CBS)‡ Alfred Hitchcock Presents (CBS) Climax! (CBS) Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC) Studio One (CBS)
Best Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters Gunsmoke (CBS)‡ Lassie (CBS) Maverick (ABC) Perry Mason (CBS) Wagon Train (NBC)	Best Musical, Variety, Audience Participation or Quiz Series The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (NBC)‡ The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) The Perry Como Show (NBC) The Steve Allen Show (NBC) Tonight Starring Jack Paar (NBC)
Best Public Service Program or Series Omnibus (ABC / NBC)‡ Bell Telephone Science Series (NBC) Person to Person (CBS) See It Now (CBS) Wide Wide World (NBC)	Best New Program Series of the Year The Seven Lively Arts (CBS)‡ Leave It to Beaver (CBS) Maverick (ABC) Tonight Starring Jack Paar (NBC) Wagon Train (NBC)
Best Single Program of the Year Playhouse 90: "The Comedian" (CBS)‡ The Edsel Show (CBS) General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (NBC) Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Green Pastures" (NBC) Playhouse 90: "Helen Morgan" (CBS)

Best Continuing Performance (Male) in a Series by a Comedian, Singer, Host, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or any Person who Essentially Plays Himself *Jack Benny – The Jack Benny Program* as Jack Benny (CBS)*‡ Steve Allen – The Steve Allen Show* as himself (NBC) Sid Caesar – Caesar's Hour as himself (NBC) Perry Como – The Perry Como Show as himself (NBC) Jack Paar – Tonight Starring Jack Paar as himself (NBC)	Best Continuing Performance (Female) in a Series by a Comedienne, Singer, Hostess, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or any Person who Essentially Plays Herself *Dinah Shore – The Dinah Shore Chevy Show* as herself (NBC)*‡ Gracie Allen – The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show* as Gracie Allen (CBS) Lucille Ball – I Love Lucy as Lucy Ricardo (CBS) Dody Goodman – Tonight Starring Jack Paar as herself (NBC) Loretta Young – The Loretta Young Show as herself (NBC)
Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series *Robert Young – Father Knows Best* as Jim Anderson (NBC)*‡ James Arness – Gunsmoke* as Marshal Matt Dillon (CBS) Bob Cummings – The Bob Cummings Show as Bob Collins (CBS / NBC) Phil Silvers – The Phil Silvers Show as MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko (CBS) Danny Thomas – The Danny Thomas Show as Danny Williams (ABC / CBS)	Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series *Jane Wyatt – Father Knows Best* as Margaret Anderson (NBC)*‡ Eve Arden – The Eve Arden Show* as Liza Hammond (CBS) Spring Byington – December Bride as Lily Ruskin (CBS) Jan Clayton – Lassie as Ellen Miller (CBS) Ida Lupino – Mr. Adams and Eve as Eve Drake (CBS)

Network	Number of Nominations
CBS	57
NBC	43
ABC	6

Program	Category	Network	Number of Nominations
Playhouse 90	Drama	CBS	11
Father Knows Best	Comedy	NBC	6
Caesar's Hour	Comedy		5
Hallmark Hall of Fame	Drama		5
Gunsmoke	Drama	CBS	4
The Phil Silvers Show	Comedy
Studio One	Drama
Tonight Starring Jack Paar	Musical/Variety	NBC
The Bob Cummings Show	Comedy	CBS/NBC	3
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	Musical/Variety	NBC
I Love Lucy	Comedy	CBS
The Jack Benny Program	Comedy	CBS
Omnibus	Public Service	NBC
The Steve Allen Show	Musical/Variety	NBC
Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Drama	CBS	2
The Danny Thomas Show	Comedy
December Bride	Comedy
Lassie	Drama
Leave It to Beaver	Comedy
Maverick	Drama	ABC
The Perry Como Show	Musical/Variety	NBC
Wagon Train	Drama	NBC

Network	Number of Awards
CBS	12
NBC	9

10th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards

10th Primetime Emmy Awards

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Best Teleplay Writing, Half Hour or Less Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: "The Lonely Wizard" – Paul Monash (CBS)‡ Father Knows Best: "Margaret Hires a Gardener" – Roswell Rogers (NBC) Frontiers of Faith: "A Chassidic Tale" – Morton Wishengrad (NBC) Gunsmoke: "Born to Hang" – John Meston (CBS) Leave It to Beaver: "Beaver Gets 'Spelled" – Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher (CBS)	Best Teleplay Writing, One Hour or More Playhouse 90: "The Comedian" – Rod Serling (CBS)‡ Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Green Pastures" – Marc Connelly (NBC) Omnibus: "The Life of Samuel Johnson" – James Lee (NBC) Playhouse 90: "The Miracle Worker" – William Gibson (CBS) Studio One: "No Deadly Medicine" – Arthur Hailey (CBS)
Best Comedy Writing The Phil Silvers Show – Billy Friedberg, Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby, Arnold Rosen, A.J. Russell, Terry Ryan, Phil Sharp, Tony Webster and Sydney Zelinka (CBS)‡ Caesar's Hour – Gary Belkin, Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller, Neil Simon, Michael Stewart, and Mel Tolkin (NBC) The Ernie Kovacs Show – Ernie Kovacs (NBC) Father Knows Best – Roswell Rogers and Paul West (NBC) The Jack Benny Program – George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, and Sam Perrin (CBS)