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The 42nd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 16 1990. The ceremony was broadcast on Fox from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium Pasadena California. Two networks The Family Channel and The Disney Channel received their first major nominations.In its second season Murphy Brown won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series and two other major awards on the night. Defending champion Cheers received the most major nominations for a comedy series with 11.