4th Primetime Emmy Awards

4th Primetime Emmy Awards
4th Primetime Emmy Awards
Date	February 18, 1952
Location	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by	Lucille Ball ; Desi Arnaz
Highlights
Best Comedy Show	The Red Skelton Show
Best Dramatic Show	Studio One
Best Variety Show	Your Show of Shows
Television/radio coverage
Network	KECA

The 4th Emmy Awards, retroactively known as the 4th Primetime Emmy Awards after the debut of the

Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles, California on February 18, 1952. The ceremonies were hosted by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz

This was the first year that nominations were considered on a national

Winners and nominees

Programs
Best Comedy Show The Red Skelton Show (NBC)‡ The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (CBS) Herb Shriner Show (ABC) You Bet Your Life (NBC) I Love Lucy (CBS)	Best Dramatic Show Studio One (CBS)‡ Celanese Theatre (ABC) Philco-Goodyear TV Playhouse (NBC) Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (ABC) Robert Montgomery Presents (NBC)
Best Variety Show Your Show of Shows (NBC)‡ All Star Revue (NBC) The Colgate Comedy Hour (NBC) The Fred Waring Show (CBS) Toast of the Town (CBS)

Acting
Best Actor Sid Caesar‡ Walter Hampden Charlton Heston Thomas Mitchell Robert Montgomery Vaughn Taylor	Best Actress Imogene Coca‡ Helen Hayes Maria Riva Mary Sinclair Margaret Sullavan

Hosting
Best Comedian or Comedienne Red Skelton (NBC)‡ Lucille Ball (CBS) Sid Caesar (NBC) Imogene Coca (NBC) Jimmy Durante (NBC) Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin (NBC) Herb Shriner (ABC)