Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series explained

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series
Awarded For:Outstanding Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series
Presenter:Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Country:United States
Holder:Night Court (2023)

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series was awarded to one television series each year. Between 2003 and 2012, the category was consolidated to include both multi-camera and single-camera comedy series.

In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place.

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Winners and nominations

Outstanding Videotape Editing for a Series

1970s

YearProgramEpisodeNomineesNetwork
1976
[1]
The Adams Chronicles"John Adams, Diplomat"Girish Bhargava and Manford SchornPBS
Barney Miller"Happy New Year"Homer Powell, Fred Golan and Paul SchatzkinABC
Sanford and Son"Earthquake II"Ken Denisoff and Robert VeatchNBC
Welcome Back, Kotter"The Telethon"Susan Jenkins and Manuel MartínezABC
1977
[2]
Visions"The War Widow"Roy StewartPBS
C.P.O. Sharkey"Sharkey Boogies on Down"Ken Denisoff and Stowell WerdenNBC
Meeting of Minds"Marie Antoinette / Sir Thomas More / Karl Marx / Ulysses S. Grant, Part 1"Terry PickfordPBS
Police Story"Ice Time"Jimmy B. FrazierNBC
1978
[3]
The Carol Burnett Show"The Final Show"Tucker WiardCBS
The Betty White Show"Pilot"Chip BrooksCBS
Husbands, Wives & Lovers"The One Where Everybody Is Looking for a Little Action"Marco Zappia
Laugh-In"Tina Turner"Ed J. BrennanNBC
Soap"102"Gary AndersonABC
Three's Company"Chrissy, Come Home"Jerry Davis
1979
[4]
Stockard Channing in Just Friends"Pilot"Andy ZallCBS
All in the Family"The 200th Episode Celebration"Hal Collins and Harvey BergerCBS

1980s

YearProgramEpisodeNomineesNetwork
1980
[5]
The Muppet Show"Liza Minnelli"John HawkinsSyndicated
The Big Show"Tony Randall and Hervé Villechaize"Ken Denisoff, Kevin Muldoon and Andy ZallNBC
Fridays"Boz Scaggs"Terry PickfordABC
A New Kind of Family"I Do"Marco Zappia
1981
[6]
WKRP in Cincinnati"Bah Humbug"Andy AckermanCBS
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters"Dolly Parton and John Schneider"Andy ZallNBC
"Ray Stevens"Ken Denisoff
The Muppet Show"Brooke Shields"John HawkinsSyndicated
1982
[7]
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters"Brenda Lee and Paul Williams"Ken DenisoffNBC
The Greatest American Hero"The Lost Diablo"John Carrol, Mario DiMambro, Dave Goldson, Art Schneider and Roderic G. StephensABC
Report to Murphy"High Noon"Raymond M. BushCBS
WKRP in Cincinnati"Fire"Andy Ackerman
1983
[8]
The Jeffersons"Change of a Dollar"Larry HarrisCBS
Alice"Vera, the Torch"Tucker WiardCBS
Archie Bunker's Place"Three Women"Marco Zappia
Newhart"Grandma, What a Big Mouth You Have"Andy Ackerman
Real People"502"Diane Block, Tee Bosustow, Cary Gries, Michael Kelly, Doug Loviska, Bruce Motyer, Bill Paulsen, Nicholas Stein, Cynthia Vaughn and Joe WalshNBC
1984
[9]
Fame"Gonna Learn How to Fly, Part 2"Howard BrockSyndicated
Benson"Down the Drain"Michael RioloABC
Fame"Break Dance"Jim McElroySyndicated
Kate & Allie"Dear Diary"Marco ZippiaCBS
1985
[10]
Fame"Reflections"Jim McElroySyndicated
Night Court"The Blizzard"Jerry DavisNBC

Outstanding Multi-Camera Editing for a Series

YearProgramEpisodeNomineesNetwork
1986
[11]
The Cosby Show"Full House"Henry ChanNBC
Cheers"Birth, Death, Love and Rice"Andy AckermanNBC
"The Triangle"Douglas Hines
The Golden Girls"Pilot"Harold McKenzie
Night Court"Hurricane"Jerry Davis
1987
[12]
Night Court"Her Honor, Part 1"Jerry DavisNBC
Cheers"Cheers: The Motion Picture"Andy AckermanNBC
The Cosby Show"I Know That You Know"Henry Chan
Family Ties"Band on the Run"Gary Anderson and Jon Bellis
The Golden Girls"Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas"Harold McKenzie
1988
[13]
Cheers"The Big Kiss-Off"Andy AckermanNBC
Designing Women"Killing All the Right People"Roger BondelliCBS
The Golden Girls"Old Friends"Jim McElroyNBC
Newhart"A Midseason Night's Dream"Mike WilcoxCBS
The Tracey Ullman Show"Ginny Redux," "Fear," "Real Lace"Douglas Hines and M. Pam BlumenthalFox
1989
[14]
Murphy Brown"Respect"Tucker WiardCBS
Married... with Children"Requiem for a Dead Barber"Larry HarrisFox
Murphy Brown"It's How You Play the Game"Jerry DavisCBS
Roseanne"Toto, We're Not in Kansas Anymore"Marco ZappiaABC
The Tracey Ullman Show"To Masseur with Love," "Conjugal Visit"Douglas Hines and M. Pam BlumenthalFox

1990s

YearProgramEpisodeNomineesNetwork
1990
[15]
The Tracey Ullman Show"...And God Created Tillman," "Rare Talent"Douglas Hines and M. Pam BlumenthalFox
Designing Women"The First Day of the Last Decade of the Entire 20th Century"Judy BurkeCBS
Married... with Children"Who'll Stop the Rain"Larry HarrisFox
Murphy Brown"The Strike"Tucker WiardCBS
Newhart"The Last Newhart"Mike Wilcox
1991
[16]
Murphy Brown"On Another Plane"Tucker WiardCBS
Cheers"The Days of Wine and Neuroses"Andy AckermanNBC
"Rat Girl"Sheila Amos
Coach"The Break-Up"Andrew ChulackABC
1992
[17]
Seinfeld"The Subway"Janet AshikagaNBC
Cheers"An Old Fashioned Wedding"Robert Bramwell and Peter ChakosNBC
Coach"A Real Guy's Guy"Andrew ChulackABC
Home Improvement"Stereo Typical"Marco Zappia and Alex Gimenez
Murphy Brown"Send in the Clowns"Tucker WiardCBS
1993
[18]
Cheers"One for the Road"Robert BramwellNBC
Coach"Vows"Andrew ChulackABC
Home Improvement"To Build or Not to Build"Marco Zappia and Alex Gimenez
Murphy Brown"The World According to Avery"Tucker WiardCBS
Seinfeld"The Pilot"Janet AshikagaNBC
1994
[19]
Frasier"The Show Where Lilith Comes Back"Ron VolkNBC
Seinfeld"The Opposite"Janet Ashikaga
Coach"The Luck Stops Here"Andrew ChulackABC
Home Improvement"It Was the Best of Tim's, It Was the Worst of Tim's"Marco Zappia and Roger Ames Berger
Murphy Brown"Socks and the Single Woman"Robert Souders and Tucker WiardCBS
1995
[20]
Seinfeld"The Diplomat's Club"Janet AshikagaNBC
Frasier"The Matchmaker"Ron VolkNBC
Friends"The One with Two Parts, Part 2"Andy Zall
Home Improvement"Don't Tell Momma"Marco Zappia and Roger Ames BergerABC
Mad About You"The Ride Home"Sheila AmosNBC
1996
[21]
Frasier"The Show Where Diane Comes Back"Ron VolkNBC
Frasier"The Adventures of Bad Boy and Dirty Girl"Timothy MozerNBC
Home Improvement"The Longest Day"Marco Zappia and Roger Ames BergerABC
Murphy Brown"Up in Smoke"Tucker WiardCBS
Seinfeld"The Rye"Janet AshikagaNBC

Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series

YearProgramEpisodeNomineesNetwork
1997
[22]
Ellen"The Puppy Episode"Kris TrexlerABC
Frasier"To Kill a Mockingbird"Ron VolkNBC
The Larry Sanders Show"Everybody Loves Larry"Leslie Tolan and Sean K. LambertHBO
"My Name Is Asher Kingsley"Leslie Tolan and Paul Anderson
Seinfeld"The Pothole"Skip CollectorNBC
1998
[23]
Frasier"Room Service"Ron VolkNBC
Frasier"Roz and the Schnoz"Janet AshikagaNBC
The Larry Sanders Show"Flip"Leslie Tolan, Paul Anderson and Sean K. LambertHBO
Murphy Brown"Opus One"Tucker WiardCBS
Seinfeld"The Finale"Skip CollectorNBC
1999
[24]
Sports Night"Small Town"Janet AshikagaABC
Frasier"Shutout in Seattle"Ron VolkNBC
Just Shoot Me!"Two Girls for Every Boy"Paul Anderson
3rd Rock from the Sun"Dick and Taxes"Vince Humphrey

2000s

YearProgramEpisodeNomineesNetwork
2000
[25]
Frasier"Something Borrowed, Something Blue"Ron Volk and Scott MaisanoNBC
Frasier"Dark Side of the Moon"Ron VolkNBC
Friends"The One with the Proposal"Stephen Prime
Sports Night"The Cut Man Cometh"Janet AshikagaABC
Will & Grace"Ben? Her?"Peter ChakosNBC
2001
[26]
Frasier"Daphne Returns"Ron VolkNBC
The Drew Carey Show"Drew's in a Coma"John FullerABC
Everybody Loves Raymond"Italy"Patricia BarnettCBS
Spin City"Minor League"Noel RogersABC
Will & Grace"Lows in the Mid-Eighties"Peter ChakosNBC
2002
[27]
Frasier"The Proposal"Ron VolkNBC
Everybody Loves Raymond"Talk to Your Daughter"Patricia BarnettCBS
Friends"The One with the Halloween Party"Kenny TintorriNBC
"The One with the Rumor"Stephen Prime
Will & Grace"A Chorus Lie"Peter Chakos
2003
[28]
Frasier"Rooms with a View"Ron VolkNBC
Everybody Loves Raymond"She's the One"Patricia BarnettCBS
Friends"The One in Barbados"Stephen PrimeNBC
"The One with Ross's Inappropriate Song"Kenny Tintorri
Will & Grace"Marry Me a Little, Marry Me a Little More"Peter Chakos
2004
[29]
Frasier"Goodnight, Seattle"Ron VolkNBC
Everybody Loves Raymond"Golf for It"Patricia BarnettCBS
Friends"The Last One"Stephen PrimeNBC
That '70s Show"Sparks"David HelfandFox
Will & Grace"Last Ex to Brooklyn"Peter ChakosNBC
2005
[30]
Scrubs"My Life in Four Cameras"John MichelNBC
Everybody Loves Raymond"The Faux Pas"Patricia BarnettCBS
That '70s Show"Angie"Michael KarlichFox
Two and a Half Men"It Was Mame, Mom"Joe BellaCBS
Will & Grace"The Newlydreads"Peter ChakosNBC
2006
[31]
Two and a Half Men"That Special Tug"Joe BellaCBS
Late Night with Conan O'Brien"2198"Katherine Babiak, Vic Fabilli, Liz Gross and Mark JankeloffNBC
Late Show with David Letterman"2519"James Alkins, Tom Catusi, Andrew Evangelista, Stephen Hostomsky, Mona Lu and Mark SpadaCBS
That '70s Show"We Will Rock You"Michael KarlichFox
Will & Grace"The Finale"Peter ChakosNBC
2007
[32]
Two and a Half Men"Release the Dogs"Joe BellaCBS
American Idol"Idol Gives Back"Bill DeRonde, Oren Castro, Gus Comegys, John Cox, Patrick Franks, Narumi Inatsugu, Peter Tim Perniciaro, Jeff Roe and Ryan TannerFox
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"12043"Tonya Dreher, Graham Frazier, Mark Paone, Daric Schlesselman, Einar Westerlund and Rob YorkComedy Central
Dancing with the Stars"304"Ned Kerwin, Pamela Malouf, David Timoner and Hans van RietABC
How I Met Your Mother"Robin Sparkles"Sue FedermanCBS

Between 2008 and 2011, multi-camera sitcoms competed alongside single-camera sitcoms for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series (Single or Multi-Camera).

2010s

YearProgramEpisodeNomineesNetwork
2012
(64th)
[33]
How I Met Your Mother"Trilogy Time"Susan FedermanCBS
The Big Bang Theory"The Countdown Reflection"Peter ChakosCBS
Hot in Cleveland"God and Football"Mark Alan DashnawTV Land
Two and a Half Men"Why We Gave Up Women"Joseph BellaCBS
2 Broke Girls"And the Kosher Cupcakes"Darryl Bates
2013
(65th)
[34]
How I Met Your Mother"P.S. I Love You"Susan FedermanCBS
The Big Bang Theory"The Love Spell Potential"Peter ChakosCBS
The Colbert Report"9082"Christein Aromando and Andrew MathesonComedy Central
Conan"Occupy Conan"Robert James Ashe, Dan Dome, Dave Grecu and Chris HellerTBS
Hot in Cleveland"Magic Diet Candy"Ronald A. VolkTV Land
2014
(66th)
[35]
The Big Bang Theory"The Cooper Extraction"Peter ChakosCBS
The Colbert Report"9115"Christein Aromando and Jason BakerComedy Central
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"19006"Robert York, Eric Davies, Graham Frazier and Daric Schlesselman
How I Met Your Mother"Gary Blauman"Sue FedermanCBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live!"Behind the Scandelabra"James Crowe, Jason Bielski, Brian Marsh, Kevin McCullough and Matt WilliamsABC
2015
(67th)
[36]
The Big Bang Theory"The Comic Book Store Regeneration"Peter ChakosCBS
Hot in Cleveland"I Hate Goodbyes"Ronald A. VolkTV Land
Mike & Molly"Fight to the Finish"Stephen PrimeCBS
2 Broke Girls"And the Move-In Meltdown"Darryl Bates and Ben Bosse
2016
(68th)
[37]
The Big Bang Theory"The Opening Night Excitation"Peter ChakosCBS
Horace and Pete"103"Gina SansomLouisCK.net
Last Man Standing"The Road Less Driven"Kris TrexlerABC
Mike & Molly"I See Love"Stephen PrimeCBS
Mom"Atticus Finch and the Downtrodden"Ben Bosse and Joe Bella
2 Broke Girls"And the Sax Problems"Darryl Bates
2017
(69th)
[38]
The Big Bang Theory"The Holiday Summation"Peter ChakosCBS
Last Man Standing"Trick or Treat"Kris TrexlerABC
Mom"Bad Hand and British Royalty"Joe BellaCBS
One Day at a Time"A Snowman's Tale"Pat BarnettNetflix
2 Broke Girls"And the Planes, Fingers and Automobiles"Chris PoulosCBS
2018
(70th)
[39]
Will & Grace"Grandpa Jack"Peter BeytNBC
The Big Bang Theory"The Bow Tie Asymmetry"Peter ChakosCBS
Mom"Crazy Snakes and a Clog to the Head"Joe Bella
One Day at a Time"Not Yet"Pat BarnettNetflix
Roseanne"Darlene v. David"Brian SchnuckelABC
2019
(71st)
[40]
One Day at a Time"The Funeral"Pat BarnettNetflix
The Big Bang Theory"The Stockholm Syndrome"Peter ChakosCBS
The Conners"Keep on Truckin'Brian SchnuckelABC
Mom"Big Floor Pillows and a Ball of Fire"Joe BellaCBS
Will & Grace"Family, Trip"Peter BeytNBC

2020s

YearProgramEpisodeNomineesNetwork
2020
(72nd)
[41]
One Day at a Time"Boundaries"Cheryl CampsmithPop TV
The Conners"Slappy Holidays"Brian SchnuckelABC
Will & Grace"We Love Lucy"Peter BeytNBC
"What a Dump"Joseph Fulton
2021
(73rd)
[42]
The Conners"Jeopardé, Sobrieté And Infidelité"Brian SchnuckelABC
Man with a Plan"Driving Miss Katie"Sue FedermanCBS
Mom"Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak"Joe Bella
2022
(74th)
[43]
How I Met Your Father"Timing Is Everything"Sue FedermanHulu
Call Me Kat"Call Me by My Middle Name"Pamela MarshallFox
2023
(75th)
[44]
Night Court"Pilot"Kirk Benson and Chris PoulosNBC
Call Me Kat"Call Me Consciously Uncoupled"Pamela MarshallFox
How I Met Your Father"Daddy"Russell GriffinHulu
The Upshaws"Duct Up"Russell Griffin and Angel Gamboa BryantNetflix
"Off Beat"Angel Gamboa Bryant
2024
(76th)
[45]
Frasier"Blind Date"Joseph FultonParamount+
How I Met Your Father"Okay Fine, It's a Hurricane"Russell GriffinHulu
Night Court"Wheelers of Fortune"Stephen PrimeNBC
The Upshaws"Ain't Broke"Angel Gamboa Bryant and Brian LeCozNetflix
"Auto Motives"Angel Gamboa Bryant

Programs with multiple awards

Totals include wins for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series (Single or Multi-Camera).

8 wins
4 wins
3 wins
2 wins

Programs with multiple nominations

Totals include nominations for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series (Single or Multi-Camera).

15 nominations
11 nominations
9 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

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