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Emmy Awards
Most Ceremonies Hosted
This list features people who have hosted the most Emmy Awards since its inception.
RANK | INDIVIDUAL | CEREMONIES HOSTED | YEARS |
1 | Joey Bishop | 4 | 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967 |
2 | Johnny Carson | 4 | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 |
3 | Danny Thomas | 3 | 1955, 1957, 1965 |
4 | Bill Cosby | 3 | 1966, 1969, 1970 |
5 | Ellen DeGeneres | 3 | 1994, 2001, 2005 |
6 | Jimmy Kimmel | 3 | 2012, 2016, 2020 |
7 | Art Linkletter | 2 | 1952, 1955 |
8 | Desi Arnaz | 2 | 1951, 1956 |
9 | Arthur Godfrey | 2 | 1960, 1963 |
10 | Steve Allen | 2 | 1954, 1980 |
11 | John Forsythe | 2 | 1982, 1985 |
12 | Dennis Miller | 2 | 1991, 1992 |
13 | Garry Shandling | 2 | 2000, 2004 |
14 | Conan O’Brien | 2 | 2002, 2006 |
15 | Ryan Seacrest | 2 | 2007, 2008 |
16 | Neil Patrick Harris | 2 | 2009, 2013 |
17 | Walter O’Keefe | 1 | 1948 |
18 | Dick Lane | 1 | 1949 |
19 | Bill Welsh | 1 | 1949 |
20 | Syd Cassyd | 1 | 1950 |
21 | Lucille Ball | 1 | 1951 |
22 | Ed Sullivan | 1 | 1953 |
23 | Dave Garroway | 1 | 1954 |
24 | Phil Silvers | 1 | 1957 |
25 | Raymond Burr | 1 | 1959 |
26 | Fred Astaire | 1 | 1960 |
27 | Dick Powell | 1 | 1961 |
28 | Bob Newhart | 1 | 1962 |
29 | Johnny Carson | 1 | 1962 |
30 | David Brinkley | 1 | 1962 |
31 | Chet Huntley | 1 | 1963 |
32 | E.G. Marshall | 1 | 1964 |
33 | Sammy Davis Jr. | 1 | 1965 |
34 | Danny Kaye | 1 | 1966 |
35 | Hugh Downs | 1 | 1967 |
36 | Frank Sinatra | 1 | 1968 |
37 | Dick Van Dyke | 1 | 1968 |
38 | Merv Griffin | 1 | 1969 |
39 | Dick Cavett | 1 | 1970 |
40 | John Denver | 1 | 1976 |
41 | Mary Tyler Moore | 1 | 1976 |
42 | Robert Blake | 1 | 1977 |
43 | Angie Dickinson | 1 | 1977 |
44 | Alan Alda | 1 | 1978 |
45 | Chery Ladd | 1 | 1979 |
46 | Henry Winkler | 1 | 1979 |
47 | Dick Clark | 1 | 1980 |
48 | Ed Asner | 1 | 1981 |
49 | Shirley MacLaine | 1 | 1981 |
50 | Marlo Thomas | 1 | 1982 |
51 | Eddie Murphy | 1 | 1983 |
52 | Joan Rivers | 1 | 1983 |
53 | Tom Selleck | 1 | 1984 |
54 | David Letterman | 1 | 1986 |
55 | Shelley Long | 1 | 1986 |
56 | Bruce Willis | 1 | 1987 |
57 | John Larroquette | 1 | 1989 |
58 | Candice Bergen | 1 | 1990 |
59 | Jay Leno | 1 | 1990 |
60 | Jane Pauley | 1 | 1990 |
61 | Jamie Lee Curtis | 1 | 1991 |
62 | Jerry Seinfeld | 1 | 1991 |
63 | Tim Allen | 1 | 1992 |
64 | Kirstie Alley | 1 | 1992 |
65 | Angela Lansbury | 1 | 1993 |
66 | Patricia Richardson | 1 | 1994 |
67 | Jason Alexander | 1 | 1995 |
68 | Cybill Shepherd | 1 | 1995 |
69 | Michael J. Fox | 1 | 1996 |
70 | Paul Reiser | 1 | 1996 |
71 | Oprah Winfrey | 1 | 1996 |
72 | Bryant Gumbel | 1 | 1997 |
73 | Jenna Elfman | 1 | 1999 |
74 | David Hyde Pierce | 1 | 1999 |
75 | Tom Bergeron | 1 | 2008 |
76 | Heidi Klum | 1 | 2008 |
77 | Howie Mandel | 1 | 2008 |
78 | Jeff Probst | 1 | 2008 |
79 | Jimmy Fallon | 1 | 2010 |
80 | Jane Lynch | 1 | 2011 |
81 | Seth Meyers | 1 | 2014 |
82 | Andy Samberg | 1 | 2015 |
83 | Stephen Colbert | 1 | 2017 |
84 | Michael Che | 1 | 2018 |
85 | Colin Jost | 1 | 2018 |
86 | Cedric the Entertainer | 1 | 2021 |
87 | Kenan Thompson | 1 | 2022 |
88 | Anthony Anderson | 1 | 2023 |
89 | Eugene Levy | 1 | 2024 |
90 | Dan Levy | 1 | 2024 |
91 | Nate Bargatze | 1 | 2025 |
92 | Mariska Hargitay | 1 | 2026 |
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