| Year | Winner | Other Nominees |
|---|
1984-1985
(1st) | The Jewel in the Crown(PBS) | |
1985-1986
(2nd) | Death of a Salesman(CBS) | |
1986-1987
(3rd) | L.A. Law(NBC) | |
1987-1988
(4th) | St. Elsewhere(NBC) | |
1988-1989
(5th) | Lonesome Dove(CBS) | |
1989-1990
(6th) | Twin Peaks(ABC) | |
1990-1991
(7th) | thirtysomething(ABC) | |
1991-1992
(8th) | I'll Fly Away(NBC) | |
1992-1993
(9th) | I'll Fly Away(NBC) | |
1993-1994
(10th) | NYPD Blue(ABC) | |
1994-1995
(11th) | My So-Called Life(ABC) | |
1995-1996
(12th) | Homicide: Life on the Street(NBC) | |
1996-1997
(13th) | Homicide: Life on the Street(NBC) | |
1997-1998
(14th) | Homicide: Life on the Street(NBC) | |
1998-1999
(15th) | The Sopranos(HBO) | |
1999-2000
(16th) | The West Wing(NBC) | |
2000-2001
(17th) | The Sopranos(HBO)
and
The West Wing(NBC) | |
2001-2002
(18th) | Six Feet Under(HBO) | |
2002-2003
(19th) | Boomtown(NBC) | |
2003-2004
(20th) | The Sopranos(HBO) | |
2004-2005
(21st) | Lost(ABC) | |
2005-2006
(22nd) | Lost(ABC) | |
2006-2007
(23rd) | The Sopranos(HBO) | |
2007-2008
(24th) | Mad Men(AMC) | |
2008-2009
(25th) | Mad Men(AMC) | |
2009-2010
(26th) | Breaking Bad(AMC)
and
Lost(ABC) | |
2010-2011
(27th) | Mad Men(AMC) | |
2011-2012
(28th) | Breaking Bad(AMC) | |
2012-2013
(29th) | Game of Thrones(HBO) | |
2013-2014
(30th) | The Good Wife(CBS) | |
2014-2015
(31st) | The Americans(FX) | |
2015-2016
(32nd) | The Americans(FX) | |
2016-2017
(33rd)[2] | The Handmaid's Tale(Hulu) | |
2017-2018
(34th)[3] | The Americans(FX) | |
2018-2019
(35th)[4] | Better Call Saul(AMC) | |
2019-2020
(36th)[5] | Succession(HBO) | |
2020-2021
(37th)[6] | The Crown(Netflix) | |
2021-2022
(38th)[7] | Succession(HBO) | |
2022-2023
(39th)[8] | Succession(HBO) | |
2023-2024
(40th)[9] | Shōgun(FX) | |
2024-2025
(41st)[10][11] | The Pitt(HBO Max) | |
