| 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) | |