Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series 1990
42nd Primetime Emmy Awards · held September 16, 1990 · 5 nominees
- Winner Murphy Brown · Diane English, Russ Woody, Gary Dontzig, Steven Peterman, Barnet Kellman
- Nominee Cheers · James Burrows, Phoef Sutton, Andy Ackerman, Glen Charles, Les Charles
- Nominee Designing Women · Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Harry Thomason, Pamela Norris, David Trainer
- Nominee The Golden Girls · Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas, Susan Harris, Tom Whedon, Gail Parent
- Nominee The Wonder Years · Bob Brush, Matthew Carlson, Michael Dinner, Ken Topolsky, Kerry Ehrin