Editing Empty Nest (section)

==Awards==
In 1989, Richard Mulligan won both an [[Emmy Award]] and a [[Golden Globe Award]] for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. The series received a number of other Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations over the years, especially for Mulligan and for [[Park Overall]], who was nominated three times for a Golden Globe Award.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1989
| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]
| rowspan="2"| Richard Mulligan
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Viewers for Quality Television]]
| [[Viewers for Quality Television|Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series]]
| Park Overall
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| 1990
| rowspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]
| Richard Mulligan
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy|Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy]]
| ''Empty Nest''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]]
| rowspan="2"| Richard Mulligan
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Viewers for Quality Television]]
| [[Viewers for Quality Television|Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Viewers for Quality Television|Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series]]
| Park Overall
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="6"| 1991
| rowspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]
| Richard Mulligan
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
| Park Overall
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]]
| Danny Thomas
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]]
| rowspan="2"| Richard Mulligan
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Viewers for Quality Television]]
| [[Viewers for Quality Television|Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Viewers for Quality Television|Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series]]
| Park Overall
| {{won}}
|-
| 1992
| rowspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
| rowspan="2"| Park Overall
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1993
| {{nom}}
|}