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The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series is a category in the Primetime Emmy Awards. It is awarded annually to the best variety show or similarly formatted program of the year. The award has sometimes been known by other names such as Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program and Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Series.From 1979 to 1988 all of the award winners were single programs although series were nominated for the award in some of those years.