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The 40th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on August 28 1988. The ceremony was broadcast on Fox from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium Pasadena California. The ceremony was pushed back from its newly established September date because of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul South Korea. Cable stations HBO and Showtime received their first major nominations at this ceremony.Despite a season that consisted of only six episodes newcomer series The Wonder Years won Outstanding Comedy Series.