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A list of television series that won and were nominated for the Primetime UsefulNotes/EmmyAward for Outstanding Drama Series.

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A list of television series that won and were nominated for the Primetime UsefulNotes/EmmyAward MediaNotes/EmmyAward for Outstanding Drama Series.

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* 2023:2023: '''''Succession'' (HBO)'''



** ''Succession'' (HBO)
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** ''Series/BodyguardUK2018'' (Netflix)

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** ''Series/BodyguardUK2018'' ''Series/{{Bodyguard|UK2018}}'' (Netflix)
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** ''Series/{{Bodyguard}}'' (Netflix)

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** ''Series/{{Bodyguard}}'' ''Series/BodyguardUK2018'' (Netflix)
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* 1962: '''''The Defenders'' (CBS)'''

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* 1962: '''''The Defenders'' '''''Series/{{The Defenders|1961}}'' (CBS)'''



** ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' (ABC)

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** ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' ''Series/{{The Avengers|1960s}}'' (ABC)
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* 2023:
** ''Series/{{Andor}}'' (Disney+)
** ''Better Call Saul'' (AMC)
** ''The Crown'' (Netflix)
** ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'' (HBO)
** ''Series/{{The Last of Us|2023}}'' (HBO)
** ''Succession'' (HBO)
** ''Series/TheWhiteLotus'' (HBO)
** ''Series/{{Yellowjackets}}'' (Showtime)

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** ''Series/TheBoys'' (Creator/PrimeVideo)

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** ''Series/TheBoys'' ''Series/{{The Boys|2019}}'' (Creator/PrimeVideo)



** ''Series/{{Severance}}'' (Creator/AppleTVPlus)

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** ''Series/{{Severance}}'' ''Series/{{Severance|2022}}'' (Creator/AppleTVPlus)
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** ''Series/{{Ironside}}'' (NBC)

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** ''Series/{{Ironside}}'' ''Series/{{Ironside|1967}}'' (NBC)

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* 2021:2021: '''''The Crown'' (Netflix)'''



** ''The Crown'' (Netflix)


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* 2022: '''''Succession'' (HBO)'''
** ''Better Call Saul'' (AMC)
** ''Series/{{Euphoria}}'' (HBO)
** ''Ozark'' (Netflix)
** ''Series/{{Severance}}'' (Creator/AppleTVPlus)
** ''Series/SquidGame'' (Netflix)
** ''Stranger Trings'' (Netflix)
** ''Series/{{Yellowjackets}}'' (Showtime)
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* 1951 [[note]]as Best Dramatic Show[[/note]]: '''''Pulitzer Prize Playhouse'' (KECA-TV)'''
** ''Fireside Theatre'' (KTLA)

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* 1951 [[note]]as Best Dramatic Show[[/note]]: '''''Pulitzer Prize Playhouse'' (KECA-TV)'''
(KECA-TV, Creator/{{ABC}})'''
** ''Fireside Theatre'' (KTLA)(KTLA, independent)
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* 1990: '''''L.A. Law''' (NBC)'''

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* 1990: '''''L.A. Law''' Law'' (NBC)'''



* 1991: '''''L.A. Law''' (NBC)

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* 1991: '''''L.A. Law''' (NBC)Law'' (NBC)'''

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* 1957 [[note]]as Best Series — Half Hour or Less[[/note]]: '''''The Phil Silvers Show'' (CBS)'''

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* 1957 [[note]]as Best Series — Half Hour or Less[[/note]]: '''''The Phil Silvers Show'' '''''Series/ThePhilSilversShow'' (CBS)'''



** ''The Jack Benny Program'' (CBS)

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** ''The Jack Benny Program'' ''Series/TheJackBennyProgram'' (CBS)



* 1957 [[note]]as Best Series — One Hour or More [[/note]]: '''''Caesar's Hour'' (Creator/NBC)'''

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* 1957 [[note]]as Best Series — One Hour or More [[/note]]: '''''Caesar's Hour'' (Creator/NBC)'''(NBC)'''



* 1960 [[note]]as Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama[[/note]]: '''''Series/{{Playhouse 90}}'' (Creator/{{CBS}}'''

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* 1960 [[note]]as Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama[[/note]]: '''''Series/{{Playhouse 90}}'' (Creator/{{CBS}}''''''''Playhouse 90'' (CBS)'''



** ''The Moon and Sixpence'' (Creator/{{NBC}})

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** ''The Moon and Sixpence'' (Creator/{{NBC}})(NBC)



** ''Series/TheUntouchables'' (Creator/{{ABC}})

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** ''Series/TheUntouchables'' (Creator/{{ABC}})
(ABC)



* 1970: '''''Series/MarcusWelbyMD'' (Creator/{{ABC}})'''

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* 1970: '''''Series/MarcusWelbyMD'' (Creator/{{ABC}})'''(ABC)'''



** ''The Name of the Game'' (Creator/{{NBC}})

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** ''The Name of the Game'' (Creator/{{NBC}})(NBC)



* 1972: '''''Series/ElizabethR'' (Creator/{{CBS}})'''

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* 1972: '''''Series/ElizabethR'' (Creator/{{CBS}})'''(CBS)'''



** ''Cannon'' (CBS)

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** ''Cannon'' ''Series/{{Cannon}}'' (CBS)



** ''Kung Fu'' (ABC)

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** ''Kung Fu'' ''Series/{{Kung Fu|1972}}'' (ABC)



** ''Baretta'' (ABC)

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** ''Baretta'' ''Series/{{Baretta}}'' (ABC)



** ''Family'' (ABC)

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** ''Family'' ''Series/{{Family}}'' (ABC)



** ''Lou Grant'' (CBS)

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** ''Lou Grant'' ''Series/LouGrant'' (CBS)



* 1980: '''''Lou Grant'' (Creator/{{CBS}})'''

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* 1980: '''''Lou Grant'' (Creator/{{CBS}})'''(CBS)'''



** ''Family'' (Creator/{{ABC}})
** ''The Rockford Files'' (Creator/{{NBC}})

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** ''Family'' (Creator/{{ABC}})
(ABC)
** ''The Rockford Files'' (Creator/{{NBC}})(NBC)



** ''Series/QuincyME'' (NBC)

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** ''Series/QuincyME'' ''Quincy, M.E.'' (NBC)



** ''Film/{{Fame}}'' (NBC)

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** ''Film/{{Fame}}'' ''Series/{{Fame}}'' (NBC)



** ''Series/CagneyAndLacey'' (CBS)

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** ''Series/CagneyAndLacey'' '' Cagney & Lacey'' (CBS)



** ''Series/StElsewhere'' (NBC)

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** ''Series/StElsewhere'' ''St. Elsewhere'' (NBC)



* 1990: '''''Series/LALaw''' (Creator/{{NBC}})'''

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* 1990: '''''Series/LALaw''' (Creator/{{NBC}})''''''''L.A. Law''' (NBC)'''



** ''Series/NorthernExposure'' (Creator/{{CBS))

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** ''Series/NorthernExposure'' (Creator/{{CBS))(CBS)



* 2000: '''''Series/TheWestWing'' (Creator/{{NBC}})'''
** ''Series/{{ER}}'' (NBC)
** ''Series/LawAndOrder'' (NBC)
** ''Series/ThePractice'' (Creator/{{ABC}})
** ''Series/TheSopranos'' (Creator/{{HBO}})

* 2001: '''''The West Wing'' (NBC)'''

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* 2000: '''''Series/TheWestWing'' (Creator/{{NBC}})'''
** ''Series/{{ER}}'' (NBC)
** ''Series/LawAndOrder'' (NBC)
** ''Series/ThePractice'' (Creator/{{ABC}})
** ''Series/TheSopranos'' (Creator/{{HBO}})

* 2001: '''''The West Wing''
(NBC)'''



* 2002: '''''The West Wing'' (NBC)'''
** ''[[Series/{{CSI}} CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' (Creator/{{CBS}})

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* 2002: 2001: '''''The West Wing'' (NBC)'''
** ''[[Series/{{CSI}} CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' (Creator/{{CBS}})''ER'' (NBC)



** ''The Practice'' (ABC)
** ''The Sopranos'' (HBO)

* 2002: '''''The West Wing'' (NBC)'''
** ''[[Series/{{CSI}} CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' (CBS)
** ''Law & Order'' (NBC)



** ''Series/TwentyFour'' (Creator/{{FOX}})

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** ''Series/TwentyFour'' (Creator/{{FOX}})
(FOX)



** ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' (ABC)

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** ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' ''Grey's Anatomy'' (ABC)



** ''Series/BostonLegal'' (ABC)

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** ''Series/BostonLegal'' ''Boston Legal'' (ABC)



* 2010: '''''Series/{{Mad Men}}'' (Creator/{{AMC}})
** ''Series/BreakingBad'' (AMC)
** ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' (Creator/{{Showtime}})
** ''Series/TheGoodWife'' (Creator/{{CBS}})
** ''Series/{{Lost}}'' (Creator/{{ABC}})
** ''Series/TrueBlood'' (Creator/{{HBO}})

* 2011: '''''Mad Men'' (AMC)'''
** ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' (HBO)

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* 2010: '''''Series/{{Mad Men}}'' (Creator/{{AMC}})
** ''Series/BreakingBad'' (AMC)
** ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' (Creator/{{Showtime}})
** ''Series/TheGoodWife'' (Creator/{{CBS}})
** ''Series/{{Lost}}'' (Creator/{{ABC}})
** ''Series/TrueBlood'' (Creator/{{HBO}})

* 2011:
'''''Mad Men'' (AMC)'''
** ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' (HBO)''Breaking Bad'' (AMC)



** ''Series/TheGoodWife'' (CBS)
** ''Series/{{Lost}}'' (ABC)
** ''Series/TrueBlood'' (HBO)

* 2011: '''''Mad Men'' (AMC)'''
** ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' (HBO)
** ''Dexter'' (Showtime)



** ''Series/TheGoodWife'' (Creator/{{CBS}})

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** ''Series/TheGoodWife'' (Creator/{{CBS}})
''The Good Wife'' (CBS)



** ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' (HBO)
** ''Series/BreakingBad'' (AMC)
** ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' (Creator/{{PBS}})

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** ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' ''Boardwalk Empire'' (HBO)
** ''Series/BreakingBad'' ''Breaking Bad'' (AMC)
** ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' (Creator/{{PBS}})(PBS)



** ''Series/ThisIsUs'' (Creator/{{NBC}})

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** ''Series/ThisIsUs'' (Creator/{{NBC}})(NBC)



** ''This is Us'' (NBC)

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** ''This is Is Us'' (NBC)



** ''This is Us'' (NBC)

to:

** ''This is Is Us'' (NBC)



* 2020: '''''Series/{{Succession}}'' (Creator/{{HBO}})'''
** ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' (Creator/{{AMC}})
** ''Series/TheCrown'' (Creator/{{Netflix}})
** ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'' (Creator/{{Hulu}})

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* 2020: '''''Series/{{Succession}}'' (Creator/{{HBO}})'''
'''''Succession'' (HBO)'''
** ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' (Creator/{{AMC}})
''Better Call Saul'' (AMC)
** ''Series/TheCrown'' (Creator/{{Netflix}})
''The Crown'' (Netflix)
** ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'' (Creator/{{Hulu}})''The Handmaid's Tale'' (Hulu)



** ''Series/{{Ozark}}'' (Netflix)

to:

** ''Series/{{Ozark}}'' ''Ozark'' (Netflix)



** ''Series/{{Pose}}'' (Creator/{{FX|Networks}})
** ''Series/ThisIsUs'' (Creator/{{NBC}})

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** ''Series/{{Pose}}'' (Creator/{{FX|Networks}})
(FX)
** ''Series/ThisIsUs'' (Creator/{{NBC}})''This Is Us'' (NBC)
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** ''Series/TheAvengers'' (ABC)

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** ''Series/TheAvengers'' ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' (ABC)
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[[folder:1950s]]
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* 1951 [[note]]as Best Dramatic Show[[/note]]: '''''Pulitzer Prize Playhouse'' (KECA-TV)'''
** ''Fireside Theatre'' (KTLA)
** ''Film/IRememberMama'' (KTTV, Creator/{{CBS}})
** ''The Philco Television Playhouse'' (KNBH, Creator/{{NBC}})
** ''Studio One'' (KTTV, CBS)

* 1952 [[note]]as Best Dramatic Show[[/note]]: '''''Studio One'' (CBS)'''
** ''Celanese Theatre'' (Creator/{{ABC}})
** ''The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse'' (NBC)
** ''Pulitzer Prize Playhouse'' (ABC)
** ''Robert Montgomery Presents'' (NBC)

* 1953 [[note]]as Best Dramatic Program[[/note]]: '''''Robert Montgomery Presents'' (NBC)'''
** ''Celanese Theatre'' (Creator/{{ABC}})
** ''Kraft Television Theatre'' (NBC)
** ''The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse'' (NBC)
** ''Studio One'' (CBS)

* 1953 [[note]]as Best Mystery, Action or Adventure Program[[/note]]: '''''Series/{{Dragnet}}'' (NBC)'''
** ''The Big Story'' (NBC)
** ''Foreign Intrigue'' ([[UsefulNotes/{{Syndication}} Syndicated]])
** ''Martin Kane, Private Eye'' (NBC)
** ''Racket Squad'' (CBS)

* 1954 [[note]]as Best Dramatic Program[[/note]]: '''''The United States Steel Hour'' (ABC)'''
** ''Kraft Television Theatre'' (NBC)
** ''The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse'' (NBC)
** ''Robert Montgomery Presents'' (NBC)
** ''Studio One'' (CBS)

* 1954 [[note]]as Best Mystery, Action or Adventure Program[[/note]]: '''''Dragnet'' (NBC)'''
** ''Foreign Intrigue'' (Syndicated)
** ''I Led Three Lives'' (Syndicated)
** ''Suspense'' (CBS)
** ''The Web'' (CBS)

* 1955 [[note]]as Best Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''''The United States Steel Hour'' (ABC)'''
** ''Four Star Playhouse'' (CBS)
** ''Medic'' (NBC)
** ''The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse'' (NBC)
** ''Studio One'' (CBS)

* 1955 [[note]]as Best Mystery or Intrigue Series[[/note]]: '''''Dragnet'' (NBC)'''
** ''Foreign Intrigue'' (Syndicated)
** ''I Led Three Lives'' (Syndicated)
** ''Racket Squad'' (Syndicated)
** ''Waterfront'' (Syndicated)

* 1955 [[note]]as Best Western or Adventure Series[[/note]]: '''''Stories of the Century'' (Syndicated)'''
** ''The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' (Syndicated)
** ''Annie Oakley'' (Syndicated)
** ''Death Valley Days'' (CBS)
** ''The Roy Rogers Show'' (NBC)

* 1956 [[note]]as Best Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''''Producers' Showcase'' (NBC)'''
** ''Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre'' (NBC)
** ''Climax!'' (CBS)
** ''Studio One'' (CBS)
** ''The United States Steel Hour'' (CBS)

* 1956 [[note]]as Best Action or Adventure Series[[/note]]: '''''[[Series/WaltDisneyPresents Disneyland]]'' (ABC)'''
** ''Series/AlfredHitchcockPresents'' (CBS)
** ''Dragnet'' (NBC)
** ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'' (CBS)
** ''The Lineup'' (CBS)

* 1957 [[note]]as Best Series — Half Hour or Less[[/note]]: '''''The Phil Silvers Show'' (CBS)'''
** ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (CBS)
** ''Series/FatherKnowsBest'' (NBC)
** ''The Jack Benny Program'' (CBS)
** ''Person to Person'' (CBS)

* 1957 [[note]]as Best Series — One Hour or More [[/note]]: '''''Caesar's Hour'' (Creator/NBC)'''
** ''Climax!'' (CBS)
** ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow'' (CBS)
** ''Omnibus'' (CBS)
** ''The Perry Como Show'' (NBC)

* 1958 [[note]]as Best Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters[[/note]]: '''''Gunsmoke'' (CBS)'''
** ''Series/{{Lassie}}'' (CBS)
** ''Series/{{Maverick}}'' (ABC)
** ''Franchise/PerryMason'' (CBS)
** ''Series/WagonTrain'' (NBC)

* 1958 [[note]]as Best Dramatic Anthology Series[[/note]]: '''''Series/{{Playhouse 90}}'' (CBS)'''
** ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (CBS)
** ''Climax!'' (CBS)
** ''Series/HallmarkHallOfFame'' (NBC)
** ''Studio One'' (CBS)

* 1959 [[note]]as Best Dramatic Series — Less Than One Hour[[/note]]: '''''Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre'' (NBC)'''
** ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (CBS)
** ''General Electric Theater'' (CBS)
** ''The Loretta Young Show'' (NBC)
** ''Naked City'' (ABC)
** ''Series/PeterGunn'' (NBC)

* 1959 [[note]]as Best Western Series[[/note]]: '''''Maverick'' (ABC)'''
** ''Gunsmoke'' (CBS)
** ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'' (CBS)
** ''Series/TheRifleman'' (ABC)
** ''Wagon Train'' (CBS)
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[[folder:1960s]]
* 1960 [[note]]as Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama[[/note]]: '''''Series/{{Playhouse 90}}'' (Creator/{{CBS}}'''
** ''Du Pont Show of the Month'' (CBS)
** ''The Moon and Sixpence'' (Creator/{{NBC}})
** ''Ford Startime'' (NBC)
** ''Series/TheUntouchables'' (Creator/{{ABC}})

* 1961: '''''Series/HallmarkHallOfFame'' (NBC)'''
** ''Naked City'' (ABC)
** ''Sacco-Vanzetti Story'' (NBC)
** ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}}'' (CBS)
** ''The Untouchables'' (ABC)

* 1962: '''''The Defenders'' (CBS)'''
** ''Alcoa Premiere'' (ABC)
** ''Ben Casey'' (ABC)
** ''The Dick Powell Show'' (NBC)
** ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' (NBC)
** ''Naked City'' (ABC)

* 1963: '''''The Defenders'' (CBS)'''
** ''Alcoa Premiere'' (ABC)
** ''The Dick Powell Show'' (NBC)
** ''The Eleventh Hour'' (NBC)
** ''Naked City'' (ABC)

* 1964: '''''The Defenders'' (CBS)'''
** ''Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre'' (NBC)
** ''East Side/West Side'' (CBS)
** ''Mr. Novak'' (NBC)
** ''The Richard Boone Show'' (NBC)

* 1965 [[note]]as Outstanding Program Achievements in Entertainment; four-way tie[[/note]]:
** '''''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' (CBS)'''
** '''''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' (NBC)'''
** '''''My Name is Barbra'' (CBS)'''
** '''''New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein'' (CBS)'''
** ''The Andy Williams Show'' (NBC)
** ''Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre'' (NBC)
** ''A Carol for Another Christmas'' (ABC)
** ''The Defenders'' (CBS)
** ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' (NBC)
** ''Mr. Novak'' (NBC)
** ''Profiles in Courage'' (NBC)
** ''[[Series/WaltDisneyPresents Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color]]'' (NBC)
** ''Who Has Seen the Wind?'' (ABC)
** ''The Wonderful World of Burlesque'' (NBC)

* 1966 [[note]]as Outstanding Drama Series from here onwards[[/note]]: '''''Series/TheFugitive'' (ABC)'''
** ''Series/{{Bonanza}}'' (NBC)
** ''Series/ISpy'' (NBC)
** ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' (NBC)
** ''Slattery's People'' (CBS)

* 1967: '''''Series/MissionImpossible'' (CBS)'''
** ''Series/TheAvengers'' (ABC)
** ''I Spy'' (NBC)
** ''Run for Your Life'' (NBC)
** ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}'' (NBC)

* 1968: '''''Mission: Impossible'' (CBS)'''
** ''The Avengers'' (ABC)
** ''I Spy'' (NBC)
** ''NET Playhouse'' (NET)
** ''Run for Your Life'' (NBC)
** ''Star Trek'' (NBC)

* 1969: '''''NET Playhouse'' (NET)'''
** ''Series/TheFBI'' (ABC)
** ''Series/{{Ironside|1967}}'' (NBC)
** ''Judd, for the Defense'' (ABC)
** ''Mission: Impossible'' (CBS)
** ''The Name of the Game'' (NBC)
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[[folder:1970s]]
* 1970: '''''Series/MarcusWelbyMD'' (Creator/{{ABC}})'''
** ''Literature/TheForsyteSaga'' (Creator/{{PBS}})
** ''Series/TheModSquad'' (ABC)
** ''The Name of the Game'' (Creator/{{NBC}})
** ''NET Playhouse'' (NET)

* 1971: '''''Series/TheBoldOnes: The Senator'' (NBC)'''
** ''The First Churchills'' (PBS)
** ''Series/{{Ironside}}'' (NBC)
** ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' (ABC)
** ''NET Playhouse'' (NET)

* 1972: '''''Series/ElizabethR'' (Creator/{{CBS}})'''
** ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' (NBC)
** ''Series/{{Mannix}}'' (CBS)
** ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' (ABC)
** ''Series/TheSixWivesOfHenryVIII'' (PBS)

* 1973: '''''Series/TheWaltons'' (CBS)'''
** ''Cannon'' (CBS)
** ''Columbo'' (NBC)
** ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'' (CBS)
** ''Kung Fu'' (ABC)
** ''Mannix'' (CBS)

* 1974: '''''Series/UpstairsDownstairs'' (PBS)'''
** ''Series/{{Kojak}}'' (CBS)
** ''Police Story'' (NBC)
** ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' (ABC)
** ''The Waltons'' (CBS)

* 1975: '''''Upstairs, Downstairs'' (PBS)'''
** ''Kojak'' (CBS)
** ''Police Story'' (NBC)
** ''The Streets of San Francisco'' (ABC)
** ''The Waltons'' (CBS)

* 1976: '''''Police Story'' (NBC)'''
** ''Baretta'' (ABC)
** ''Columbo'' (NBC)
** ''The Streets of San Francisco'' (ABC)

* 1977: '''''Upstairs, Downstairs'' (PBS)'''
** ''Baretta'' (ABC)
** ''Columbo'' (NBC)
** ''Family'' (ABC)
** ''Police Story'' (NBC)

* 1978: '''''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' (NBC)'''
** ''Columbo'' (NBC)
** ''Family'' (ABC)
** ''Lou Grant'' (CBS)
** ''Series/QuincyME'' (NBC)

* 1979: '''''Lou Grant'' (CBS)'''
** ''The Paper Chase'' (CBS)
** ''The Rockford Files'' (NBC)
[[/folder]]

[[folder:1980s]]
* 1980: '''''Lou Grant'' (Creator/{{CBS}})'''
** ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' (CBS)
** ''Family'' (Creator/{{ABC}})
** ''The Rockford Files'' (Creator/{{NBC}})
** ''Series/TheWhiteShadow'' (CBS)

* 1981: '''''Series/HillStreetBlues'' (NBC)'''
** ''Dallas'' (CBS)
** ''Lou Grant'' (CBS)
** ''Series/QuincyME'' (NBC)
** ''The White Shadow'' (CBS)

* 1982: '''''Hill Street Blues'' (NBC)'''
** ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'' (ABC)
** ''Film/{{Fame}}'' (NBC)
** ''Lou Grant'' (CBS)
** ''Series/MagnumPI'' (CBS)

* 1983: '''''Hill Street Blues'' (NBC)'''
** ''Series/CagneyAndLacey'' (CBS)
** ''Fame'' (NBC)
** ''Magnum P.I.'' (CBS)
** ''Series/StElsewhere'' (NBC)

* 1984: '''''Hill Street Blues'' (NBC)'''
** ''Series/CagneyAndLacey'' (CBS)
** ''Fame'' (NBC)
** ''Magnum P.I.'' (CBS)
** ''Series/StElsewhere'' (NBC)

* 1985: '''''Cagney & Lacey'' (CBS)'''
** ''Hill Street Blues'' (NBC)
** ''Series/MiamiVice'' (NBC)
** ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' (CBS)
** ''St. Elsewhere'' (NBC)

* 1986: '''''Cagney & Lacey'' (CBS)'''
** ''Hill Street Blues'' (NBC)
** ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'' (ABC)
** ''Murder, She Wrote'' (CBS)
** ''St. Elsewhere'' (NBC)

* 1987: '''''Series/LALaw'' (NBC)'''
** ''Cagney & Lacey'' (CBS)
** ''Moonlighting'' (ABC)
** ''Murder, She Wrote'' (CBS)
** ''St. Elsewhere'' (NBC)

* 1988: '''''Series/{{Thirtysomething}}'' (ABC)'''
** ''Series/{{Beauty and the Beast|1987}}'' (CBS)
** ''L.A. Law'' (NBC)
** ''Series/RumpoleOfTheBailey'' (Creator/{{PBS}})
** ''St. Elsewhere'' (NBC)

* 1989: '''''L.A. Law'' (NBC)'''
** ''Beauty and the Beast'' (CBS)
** ''Series/ChinaBeach'' (ABC)
** ''thirtysomething'' (ABC)
** ''Series/{{Wiseguy}}'' (CBS)
[[/folder]]

[[folder:1990s]]
* 1990: '''''Series/LALaw''' (Creator/{{NBC}})'''
** ''Series/ChinaBeach'' (ABC)
** ''Series/QuantumLeap'' (NBC)
** ''thirtysomething'' (ABC)
** ''Series/TwinPeaks'' (ABC)

* 1991: '''''L.A. Law''' (NBC)
** ''China Beach'' (ABC)
** ''Series/NorthernExposure'' (Creator/{{CBS))
** ''Quantum Leap'' (NBC)
** ''thirtysomething'' (ABC)

* 1992: '''''Northern Exposure'' (CBS)'''
** ''I'll Fly Away'' (NBC)
** ''L.A. Law'' (NBC)
** ''Series/LawAndOrder'' (NBC)
** ''Quantum Leap'' (NBC)

* 1993: '''''Series/PicketFences'' (CBS)'''
** ''Homefront'' (ABC)
** ''I'll Fly Away'' (NBC)
** ''Law & Order'' (NBC)
** ''Northern Exposure'' (CBS)

* 1994: '''''Picket Fences'' (CBS)'''
** ''Law & Order'' (NBC)
** ''Northern Exposure'' (CBS)
** ''Series/NYPDBlue'' (ABC)
** ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' ([[UsefulNotes/{{Syndication}} Syndicated]])

* 1995: '''''NYPD Blue'' (ABC)'''
** ''Series/ChicagoHope'' (CBS)
** ''Series/{{ER}}'' (NBC)
** ''Law & Order'' (NBC)
** ''Series/TheXFiles'' (Creator/{{FOX}})

* 1996: '''''ER'' (NBC)'''
** ''Chicago Hope'' (CBS)
** ''Law & Order'' (NBC)
** ''NYPD Blue'' (ABC)
** ''The X-Files'' (FOX)

* 1997: '''''Law & Order'' (NBC)'''
** ''Chicago Hope'' (CBS)
** ''ER'' (NBC)
** ''NYPD Blue'' (ABC)
** ''The X-Files'' (FOX)

* 1998: '''''Series/ThePractice'' (ABC)'''
** ''ER'' (NBC)
** ''Law & Order'' (NBC)
** ''NYPD Blue'' (ABC)
** ''The X-Files'' (FOX)

* 1999: '''''The Practice'' (ABC)'''
** ''ER'' (NBC)
** ''Law & Order'' (NBC)
** ''NYPD Blue'' (ABC)
** ''Series/TheSopranos'' (Creator/{{HBO}})
[[/folder]]

[[folder:2000s]]
* 2000: '''''Series/TheWestWing'' (Creator/{{NBC}})'''
** ''Series/{{ER}}'' (NBC)
** ''Series/LawAndOrder'' (NBC)
** ''Series/ThePractice'' (Creator/{{ABC}})
** ''Series/TheSopranos'' (Creator/{{HBO}})

* 2001: '''''The West Wing'' (NBC)'''
** ''ER'' (NBC)
** ''Law & Order'' (NBC)
** ''The Practice'' (ABC)
** ''The Sopranos'' (HBO)

* 2002: '''''The West Wing'' (NBC)'''
** ''[[Series/{{CSI}} CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' (Creator/{{CBS}})
** ''Law & Order'' (NBC)
** ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' (HBO)
** ''Series/TwentyFour'' (Creator/{{FOX}})

* 2003: '''''The West Wing'' (NBC)'''
** ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (CBS)
** ''Six Feet Under'' (HBO)
** ''The Sopranos'' (HBO)
** ''24'' (FOX)

* 2004: '''''The Sopranos'' (HBO)'''
** ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (CBS)
** ''Series/JoanOfArcadia'' (CBS)
** ''24'' (FOX)
** ''The West Wing'' (NBC)

* 2005: '''''Series/{{Lost}}'' (ABC)'''
** ''Series/{{Deadwood}}'' (HBO)
** ''Six Feet Under'' (HBO)
** ''24'' (FOX)
** ''The West Wing'' (NBC)

* 2006: '''''24'' (FOX)'''
** ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' (ABC)
** ''Series/{{House}}'' (FOX)
** ''The Sopranos'' (HBO)
** ''The West Wing'' (NBC)

* 2007: '''''The Sopranos'' (HBO)'''
** ''Series/BostonLegal'' (ABC)
** ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' (ABC)
** ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' (NBC)
** ''House'' (FOX)

* 2008: '''''Series/{{Mad Men}}'' (Creator/{{AMC}})
** ''Series/BostonLegal'' (ABC)
** ''Series/{{Damages}}'' (Creator/{{FX|Networks}})
** ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' (Creator/{{Showtime}})
** ''House'' (FOX)
** ''Lost'' (ABC)

* 2009: '''''Mad Men'' (AMC)'''
** ''Series/BigLove'' (HBO)
** ''Series/BreakingBad'' (AMC)
** ''Damages'' (FX)
** ''Dexter''(Showtime)
** ''House'' (FOX)
** ''Lost'' (ABC)
[[/folder]]

[[folder:2010s]]
* 2010: '''''Series/{{Mad Men}}'' (Creator/{{AMC}})
** ''Series/BreakingBad'' (AMC)
** ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' (Creator/{{Showtime}})
** ''Series/TheGoodWife'' (Creator/{{CBS}})
** ''Series/{{Lost}}'' (Creator/{{ABC}})
** ''Series/TrueBlood'' (Creator/{{HBO}})

* 2011: '''''Mad Men'' (AMC)'''
** ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' (HBO)
** ''Dexter'' (Showtime)
** ''Series/FridayNightLights'' ([=DirectTV=])
** ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (HBO)
** ''Series/TheGoodWife'' (Creator/{{CBS}})

* 2012: '''''Series/{{Homeland}}'' (Showtime)'''
** ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' (HBO)
** ''Series/BreakingBad'' (AMC)
** ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' (Creator/{{PBS}})
** ''Game of Thrones'' (HBO)
** ''Mad Men'' (AMC)

* 2013: '''''Breaking Bad'' (AMC)'''
** ''Downton Abbey'' (PBS)
** ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (HBO)
** ''Homeland'' (Showtime)
** ''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'' (Creator/{{Netflix}})
** ''Mad Men'' (AMC)

* 2014: '''''Breaking Bad'' (AMC)'''
** ''Downton Abbey'' (PBS)
** ''Game of Thrones'' (HBO)
** ''House of Cards'' (Netflix)
** ''Mad Men'' (AMC)
** ''Series/TrueDetective'' (HBO)

* 2015: '''''Game of Thrones'' (HBO)'''
** ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' (AMC)
** ''Downton Abbey'' (PBS)
** ''Homeland'' (Showtime)
** ''Game of Thrones'' (HBO)
** ''Mad Men'' (AMC)
** ''Orange is the New Black'' (Netflix)

* 2016: '''''Game of Thrones'' (HBO)'''
** ''Series/TheAmericans'' (Creator/{{FX|Networks}})
** ''Better Call Saul'' (AMC)
** ''Downton Abbey'' (PBS)
** ''Homeland'' (Showtime)
** ''House of Cards'' (Netflix)
** ''Series/MrRobot'' (Creator/USANetwork)

* 2017: '''''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'' (Creator/{{Hulu}})'''
** ''Better Call Saul'' (AMC)
** ''Series/TheCrown'' (Netflix)
** ''House of Cards'' (Netflix)
** ''Series/ThisIsUs'' (Creator/{{NBC}})
** ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' (HBO)

* 2018: '''''Game of Thrones'' (HBO)'''
** ''The Americans'' (FX)
** ''The Crown'' (Netflix)
** ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (Hulu)
** ''This is Us'' (NBC)
** ''Westworld'' (HBO)

* 2019: '''''Game of Thrones'' (HBO)'''
** ''Better Call Saul'' (AMC)
** ''Series/{{Bodyguard}}'' (Netflix)
** ''Series/{{Ozark}}'' (Netflix)
** ''Series/{{Pose}}'' (FX)
** ''Series/{{Succession}}'' (HBO)
** ''This is Us'' (NBC)
[[/folder]]

[[folder:2020s]]
* 2020: '''''Series/{{Succession}}'' (Creator/{{HBO}})'''
** ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' (Creator/{{AMC}})
** ''Series/TheCrown'' (Creator/{{Netflix}})
** ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'' (Creator/{{Hulu}})
** ''Series/KillingEve'' ([[Creator/TheBBC BBC America]])
** ''Series/TheMandalorian'' (Creator/DisneyPlus)
** ''Series/{{Ozark}}'' (Netflix)
** ''Series/StrangerThings'' (Netflix)

* 2021:
** ''Series/TheBoys'' (Creator/PrimeVideo)
** ''Series/{{Bridgerton}}'' (Netflix)
** ''The Crown'' (Netflix)
** ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (Hulu)
** ''Series/LovecraftCountry'' (HBO)
** ''The Mandalorian'' (Disney+)
** ''Series/{{Pose}}'' (Creator/{{FX|Networks}})
** ''Series/ThisIsUs'' (Creator/{{NBC}})
[[/index]]
[[/folder]]
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