| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| First award | 1955 |
| Currently held by | Seth Rogen,Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez The Studio (2025) |
| Website | emmys |
ThePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series is an annual award presented as part of thePrimetime Emmy Awards. It recognizes writing excellence in regular comedic series, most of which can generally be described assituation comedies.[note 1] It was first presented in 1955 asOutstanding Written Comedy Material.
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Written Comedy Material | ||||
| The George Gobel Show | James B. Allardice,Jack Douglas,Hal Kanter andHarry Winkler | NBC | ||
| I Love Lucy | Jess Oppenheimer,Madelyn Pugh andBob Carroll Jr. | CBS | ||
| The Jack Benny Show | George Balzer,Milt Josefsberg,Sam Perrin andJohn Tackaberry | |||
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Jackie Gleason and staff writers | |||
| Make Room for Daddy | Danny Thomas and staff writers | ABC | ||
| Mister Peepers | Jim Fritzell andEverett Greenbaum | NBC | ||
| Best Comedy Writing | ||||
| The Phil Silvers Show | Arnold M. Auerbach,Barry Blitzer, Vincent Bogert,Nat Hiken,Coleman Jacoby, Harvey Orkin, Arnold Rosen,Terry Ryan andTony Webster | CBS | ||
| Caesar's Hour | Mel Brooks,Selma Diamond,Larry Gelbart,Sheldon Keller andMel Tolkin | NBC | ||
| The George Gobel Show | Everett Greenbaum, Hal Kanter, Howard Leeds and Harry Winkler | |||
| I Love Lucy | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr.,Bob Schiller andBob Weiskopf | CBS | ||
| The Jack Benny Show | George Balzer,Hal Goldman,Al Gordon andSam Perrin | |||
| Best Comedy Writing - Variety or Situation Comedy | ||||
| The Phil Silvers Show | Billy Friedberg, Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby, Arnold Rosen,Leonard B. Stern and Tony Webster | CBS | ||
| Caesar's Hour | Gary Belkin, Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller,Neil Simon and Michael Stewart and Mel Tolkin | NBC | ||
| The Ernie Kovacs Show | Louis M. Heyward,Ernie Kovacs, Rex Lardner and Mike Marmer | |||
| The Jack Benny Show | George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin | CBS | ||
| The Perry Como Show | Goodman Ace, Jay Burton, George Foster and Mort Green | NBC | ||
| Best Comedy Writing | ||||
| The Phil Silvers Show | Billy Friedberg, Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby, Arnold Rosen, A.J. Russell, Terry Ryan,Phil Sharp, Tony Webster and Sydney Zelinka | CBS | ||
| Caesar's Hour | Gary Belkin, Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller, Neil Simon and Michael Stewart and Mel Tolkin | NBC | ||
| The Ernie Kovacs Show | "No Dialogue Show" | Ernie Kovacs | ||
| Father Knows Best | Roswell Rogers and Paul West | |||
| The Jack Benny Show | George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin | CBS | ||
| Best Writing of a Single Program of a Comedy Series | ||||
| The Jack Benny Show | "Ernie Kovacs" | George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin | CBS | |
| The Bob Cummings Show | "Grandpa Clobbers the Air Force" | Paul Henning andDick Wesson | NBC | |
| Father Knows Best | "Medal for Margaret" | Roswell Rogers | CBS | |
| The Phil Silvers Show | "Bilko's Vampire" | Billy Friedberg, Coleman Jacoby and Arnie Rosen | ||
| The Real McCoys | "Once There Was a Traveling Saleswoman" | Bill Manhoff | ABC | |
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | ||||
| The Jack Benny Show | George Balzer,Hal Goldman,Al Gordon andSam Perrin | CBS | ||
| The Ballad of Louie the Louse | Nat Hiken | CBS | ||
| Father Knows Best | Dorothy Cooper and Roswell Rogers | |||
| The Red Skelton Show | Dave O'Brien,Martin Ragaway,Al Schwartz,Sherwood Schwartz andRed Skelton | CBS | ||
| The Danny Thomas Show | Jack Elinson and Charles Stewart | CBS | ||
| Hennesey | Richard Baer | |||
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Carl Reiner | CBS | ||
| The Bob Newhart Show | Ernest Chambers, Dean Hargrove, Don Hinkley, Robert Kaufman, Roland Kibbee, Norm Liebman,Bob Newhart, Milt Rosen, Charles Sherman, Larry Siegel and Howard Snyder | NBC | ||
| Car 54, Where Are You? | Nat Hiken,Terry Ryan andTony Webster | |||
| Chun King Chow Mein Hour | Stan Freberg | ABC | ||
| The Red Skelton Show | Dave O'Brien, Arthur Phillips, Martin Ragaway, Al Schwartz, Sherwood Schwartz, Ed Simmons and Red Skelton | CBS | ||
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Carl Reiner | CBS | ||
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Paul Henning | CBS | ||
| Car 54, Where Are You? | Nat Hiken | NBC | ||
| The Jack Benny Show | George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin | CBS | ||
| The Red Skelton Show | Mort Greene, Bruce Howard,Rick Mittleman, Dave O'Brien, Arthur Phillips, Martin A. Ragaway,Larry Rhine, Ed Simmons, Red Skelton and Hugh Wedlock | |||
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy or Variety | ||||
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Carl Reiner,Bill Persky andSam Denoff | CBS | ||
| The Danny Kaye Show | Herbert Baker, Gary Belkin, Ernest Chambers,Larry Gelbart, Saul Ilson,Sheldon Keller,Paul Mazursky,Mel Tolkin and Larry Tucker | CBS | ||
| The Farmer's Daughter | Steven Gethers,Jerry Davis, Lee Loeb and John McGreevey | ABC | ||
| That Was the Week That Was | Robert Emmett, Gerald Gardner, Thomas Meehan, David Panich, Ed Sherman,Saul Turteltaub and Tony Webster | NBC | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment – Writers | ||||
| The Defenders | "The 700 Year Old Gang" | David Karp | CBS | |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | The Wonderful World of Burlesque | Coleman Jacoby and Arnie Rosen | NBC | |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | "Never Bathe on Saturday" | Carl Reiner | CBS | |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | "The Magnificent Yankee" | Robert Hartung | NBC | |
| That Was the Week That Was | William Boardman,Dee Caruso, Robert Emmett,David Frost,Gerald Gardner,Buck Henry, Joseph Hurley,Thomas Meehan,Herbert Sargent,Larry Siegel,Gloria Steinem, Jim Stevenson,Calvin Trillin and Saul Turteltaub | |||
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | ||||
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | "Coast to Coast Big Mouth" | Bill Persky and Sam Denoff | CBS | |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | "The Ugliest Dog in the World" | Bill Persky and Sam Denoff | CBS | |
| Get Smart | "Mr. Big" | Mel Brooks and Buck Henry | NBC | |
| Get Smart | "Ship of Spies" | Buck Henry andLeonard B. Stern | NBC | |
| Family Affair | "Buffy" | Edmund Hartmann | CBS | |
| I Dream of Jeannie | "The Lady in the Bottle" | Sidney Sheldon | NBC | |
| He & She | "The Coming-Out Party" | Chris Hayward andAllan Burns | CBS | |
| He & She | "The Old Man and the She" | Leonard Stern andArne Sultan | CBS | |
| The Lucy Show | "Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account" | Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer | ||
| That Girl | "The Mailman Cometh" | Danny Arnold andRuth Brooks Flippen | ABC | |
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music | ||||
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | "February 16, 1969" | Allan Blye,Bob Einstein,Carl Gottlieb, Cy Howard,Steve Martin,Lorenzo Music,Murray Roman, Cecil Tuck, Paul Wayne andMason Williams | CBS | |
| The Carol Burnett Show | "November 11, 1968" | Bill Angelos,Stan Burns, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, Don Hinkley,Buz Kohan, Mike Marmer,Gail Parent, Arnie Rosen and Kenny Solms | CBS | |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | "February 3, 1969" | Chris Bearde,Jim Carlson, David M. Cox, Phil Hahn,Jack Hanrahan, Coslough Johnson, Paul Keyes, Marc London,Allan Manings,Jack Mendelsohn,Lorne Michaels, James Mulligan,Hart Pomerantz, David Panich and Hugh Wedlock Jr. | NBC | |
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music | ||||
| Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man | Thomas Meehan, Peter Bellwood,Herb Sargent,Judith Viorst and Gary Belkin | CBS | ||
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | "November 3, 1969" | Jim Carlson, John Carsey,Jack Douglas, Gene Farmer, Coslough Johnson, Paul Keyes,Jeremy Lloyd, Marc London,Allan Manings,Jim Mulligan, David Panich, John Rappaport and Stephen Spears | NBC | |
| "December 20, 1969" | Jim Abell, Jim Carlson, John Carsey, Jack Douglas, Chet Dowling, Gene Farmer, Coslough Johnson, Jeremy Lloyd, Marc London, Allan Manings, Jim Mulligan, David Panich, John Rappaport, Stephen Spears andBarry Took | |||
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | ||||
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Support Your Local Mother" | Allan Burns andJames L. Brooks | CBS | |
| All in the Family | "Meet the Bunkers" | Norman Lear | CBS | |
| "Oh My Aching Back" | Stanley Ralph Ross | |||
| Here's Lucy | "Lucy Meets the Burtons" | Bob Carroll Jr. andMadelyn Pugh | ||
| All in the Family | "Edith's Problem" | Burt Styler | CBS | |
| All in the Family | "Mike's Problem" | Story by : Alan J. Levitt Teleplay by : Alan J. Levitt and Phil Mishkin | CBS | |
| "The Saga of Cousin Oscar" | Story by : Burt Styler Teleplay by : Burt Styler and Norman Lear | |||
| All in the Family | "The Bunkers and the Swingers" | Michael Ross,Bernie West andLee Kalcheim | CBS | |
| M*A*S*H | "Pilot" | Larry Gelbart | CBS | |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "The Good-Time News" | Allan Burns and James L. Brooks | ||
| Best Writing in Comedy | ||||
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "The Lou and Edie Story" | Treva Silverman | CBS | |
| M*A*S*H | "Hot Lips and Empty Arms" | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason andMary Kay Place | CBS | |
| "The Trial of Henry Blake" | McLean Stevenson | |||
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | ||||
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?" | Stan Daniels andEd. Weinberger | CBS | |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Lou and That Woman" | David Lloyd | CBS | |
| Rhoda | "Rhoda's Wedding" | James L. Brooks, Allan Burns,David Davis,Lorenzo Music,Norman Barasch,Carroll Moore and David Lloyd | ||
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Chuckles Bites the Dust" | David Lloyd | CBS | |
| Barney Miller | "The Hero" | Danny Arnold andChris Hayward | ABC | |
| M*A*S*H | "Hawkeye" | Larry Gelbart and Simon Muntner | CBS | |
| "The More I See You" | Larry Gelbart andGene Reynolds | |||
| Maude | "The Analyst" | Jay Folb | ||
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "The Last Show" | James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels, David Lloyd andBob Ellison | CBS | |
| Barney Miller | "Quarantine, Part 2" | Tony Sheehan and Danny Arnold | ABC | |
| M*A*S*H | "Dear Sigmund" | Alan Alda | CBS | |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Mary Midwife" | David Lloyd | ||
| "Ted's Change of Heart" | Earl Pomerantz | |||
| All in the Family | "Cousin Liz" | Story by :Barry Harman andHarve Brosten Teleplay by :Bob Schiller andBob Weiskopf | CBS | |
| All in the Family | "Edith's Crisis of Faith, Part 2" | Story by : Erik Tarloff Teleplay by : Erik Tarloff,Mel Tolkin andLarry Rhine | CBS | |
| "Edith's 50th Birthday" | Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf | |||
| M*A*S*H | "Fallen Idol" | Alan Alda | ||
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series | ||||
| M*A*S*H | "Inga" | Alan Alda | CBS | |
| All in the Family | "California, Here We Are, Part 2" | Milt Josefsberg,Phil Sharp, Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf | CBS | |
| M*A*S*H | "Point of View" | Ken Levine andDavid Isaacs | ||
| Saturday Night Live | "Host: Richard Benjamin" | Dan Aykroyd,Anne Beatts,Tom Davis,James Downey,Brian Doyle-Murray,Al Franken,Brian McConnachie,Lorne Michaels,Don Novello,Herbert Sargent,Tom Schiller,Rosie Shuster,Walter Williams andAlan Zweibel | NBC | |
| Taxi | "Blind Date" | Michael J. Leeson | ABC | |
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney Miller | "The Photographer" | Bob Colleary | ABC | |
| The Associates | "The Censors" | Stan Daniels andEd. Weinberger | ABC | |
| "The First Day" | Story by :Charlie Hauck Teleplay by :Michael J. Leeson | |||
| M*A*S*H | "Goodbye Radar, Part 2" | Ken Levine andDavid Isaacs | CBS | |
| Taxi | "Honor Thy Father" | Glen and Les Charles | ABC | |
| Taxi | "Tony's Sister and Jim" | Michael J. Leeson | ABC | |
| The Greatest American Hero | "Pilot" | Stephen J. Cannell | ABC | |
| M*A*S*H | "Death Takes a Holiday" | Story by :Burt Metcalfe,Thad Mumford andDan Wilcox Teleplay by :Mike Farrell,John Rappaport and Dennis Koenig | CBS | |
| Taxi | "Going Home" | Glen and Les Charles | ABC | |
| "Elaine's Strange Triangle" | David Lloyd | |||
| Taxi | "Elegant Iggy" | Ken Estin | ABC | |
| Barney Miller | "Landmark, Part 3" | Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein andTony Sheehan | ABC | |
| M*A*S*H | "Follies of the Living, Concerns of the Dead" | Alan Alda | CBS | |
| Police Squad! | "A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)" | Jim Abrahams,David Zucker andJerry Zucker | ABC | |
| Taxi | "Jim the Psychic" | Story by : Holly Holmberg Brooks Teleplay by :Barry Kemp | ||
| Cheers | "Give Me a Ring Sometime" | Glen and Les Charles | NBC | |
| Buffalo Bill | "Pilot" | Tom Patchett andJay Tarses | NBC | |
| Cheers | "The Boys in the Bar" | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | ||
| "Diane's Perfect Date" | David Lloyd | |||
| Taxi | "Jim's Inheritance" | Ken Estin | ||
| Cheers | "Old Flames" | David Angell | NBC | |
| Buffalo Bill | "Wilkinson's Sword" | Tom Patchett | NBC | |
| "Jo-Jo's Problem, Part 2" | Jay Tarses | |||
| Cheers | "Homicidal Ham" | David Lloyd | ||
| "Power Play" | Glen and Les Charles | |||
| The Cosby Show | "Pilot" | Ed. Weinberger and Michael J. Leeson | NBC | |
| Cheers | "I Call Your Name" | Peter Casey andDavid Lee | NBC | |
| "Rebound, Part 2" | Glen and Les Charles | |||
| "Sam Turns the Other Cheek" | David Lloyd | |||
| The Cosby Show | "Goodbye Mr. Fish" | Earl Pomerantz | ||
| The Golden Girls | "A Little Romance" | Mort Nathan andBarry Fanaro | NBC | |
| Cheers | "2 Good 2 Be 4 Real" | Peter Casey and David Lee | NBC | |
| The Cosby Show | "Denise's Friend" | John Markus | ||
| "Theo's Holiday" | John Markus,Carmen Finestra andMatt Williams | |||
| Family Ties | "The Real Thing, Part 2" | Michael J. Weithorn | ||
| The Golden Girls | "Pilot" | Susan Harris | ||
| Family Ties | "A, My Name is Alex" | Gary David Goldberg and Alan Uger | NBC | |
| Cheers | "Abnormal Psychology" | Janet Leahy | NBC | |
| The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | "Here's Why Cosmetics Should Come in Unbreakable Bottles" | Jay Tarses | ||
| The Golden Girls | "Isn't it Romantic?" | Jeffrey Duteil | ||
| Newhart | "Co-Hostess Twinkie" | David Mirkin | CBS | |
| Frank's Place | "The Bridge" | Hugh Wilson | CBS | |
| Cheers | "Home Is the Sailor" | Glen and Les Charles | NBC | |
| Designing Women | "Killing All the Right People" | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | CBS | |
| It's Garry Shandling's Show | "It's Garry and Angelica's Show, Part 2" | Sam Simon,Tom Gammill and Max Pross | Showtime | |
| "No Baby, No Show" | Alan Zweibel andGarry Shandling | |||
| The Wonder Years | "Pilot" | Neal Marlens andCarol L. Black | ABC | |
| Murphy Brown | "Respect" | Diane English | CBS | |
| The Wonder Years | "Pottery Will Get You Nowhere" | Matthew Carlson | ABC | |
| "Coda" | Todd W. Langen | |||
| "Loosiers" | David M. Stern | |||
| "Our Miss White" | Michael J. Weithorn |
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wonder Years | "Good-bye" | Bob Brush | ABC | |
| Cheers | "Death Takes a Holiday on Ice" | Ken Levine andDavid Isaacs | NBC | |
| The Famous Teddy Z | "Pilot" | Hugh Wilson | CBS | |
| Murphy Brown | "Brown Like Me" | Diane English | ||
| Newhart | "The Last Newhart" | Mark Egan, Mark Solomon andBob Bendetson | ||
| Murphy Brown | "Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way" | Gary Dontzig andSteven Peterman | CBS | |
| The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | "Here's a Little Touch of Harry in the Night" | Jay Tarses | Lifetime | |
| Murphy Brown | "On Another Plane" | Diane English | CBS | |
| Seinfeld | "The Deal" | Larry David | NBC | |
| "The Pony Remark" | Larry David andJerry Seinfeld | |||
| Seinfeld | "The Fix-Up" | Elaine Pope andLarry Charles | NBC | |
| Murphy Brown | "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are" | Gary Dontzig and Steven Peterman | CBS | |
| "Uh-Oh, Part 2" | Story by : Diane English and Korby Siamis Teleplay by : Diane English | |||
| Roseanne | "A Bitter Pill to Swallow" | Amy Sherman and Jennifer Heath | ABC | |
| Seinfeld | "The Parking Garage" | Larry David | NBC | |
| "The Tape" | Larry David, Bob Shaw and Don McEnery | |||
| Seinfeld | "The Contest" | Larry David | NBC | |
| Dream On | "For Peter's Sake" | David Crane andMarta Kauffman | HBO | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | "The Hey Now Episode" | Garry Shandling and Dennis Klein | ||
| "The Spider Episode" | Garry Shandling,Rosie Shuster,Paul Simms andPeter Tolan | |||
| Seinfeld | "The Outing" | Larry Charles | NBC | |
| Frasier | "The Good Son" | David Angell,Peter Casey andDavid Lee | NBC | |
| Frasier | "The Show Where Lilith Comes Back" | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | NBC | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | "Larry's Agent" | Story by : Victor Levin Teleplay by : Garry Shandling, Paul Simms,Maya Forbes andDrake Sather | HBO | |
| Seinfeld | "The Mango" | Story by :Lawrence H. Levy Teleplay by : Lawrence H. Levy and Larry David | NBC | |
| "The Puffy Shirt" | Larry David | |||
| Frasier | "An Affair to Forget" | Chuck Ranberg andAnne Flett-Giordano | NBC | |
| Frasier | "The Matchmaker" | Joe Keenan | NBC | |
| Friends | "The One Where Underdog Gets Away" | Jeff Greenstein and Jeff Strauss | ||
| The Larry Sanders Show | "Hank's Night in the Sun" | Peter Tolan | HBO | |
| "The Mr. Sharon Stone Show" | Garry Shandling and Peter Tolan | |||
| Frasier | "Moon Dance" | Joe Keenan,Christopher Lloyd,Rob Greenberg,Jack Burditt, Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano,Linda Morris andVic Rauseo | NBC | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | "Arthur After Hours" | Peter Tolan | HBO | |
| "Hank's Sex Tape" | Jon Vitti | |||
| "Roseanne's Return" | Story by : Garry Shandling Teleplay by : Maya Forbes andSteven Levitan | |||
| Seinfeld | "The Soup Nazi" | Spike Feresten | NBC | |
| Ellen | "The Puppy Episode" | Story by :Ellen DeGeneres Teleplay by :Mark Driscoll,Dava Savel,Tracy Newman andJonathan Stark | ABC | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | "Ellen, or Isn't She?" | Story by : Garry Shandling,Judd Apatow and John Markus Teleplay by : Judd Apatow and John Markus | HBO | |
| "Everybody Loves Larry" | Jon Vitti | |||
| "My Name is Asher Kingsley" | Peter Tolan | |||
| Seinfeld | "The Yada Yada" | Peter Mehlman and Jill Franklyn | NBC | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | "Flip" | Peter Tolan and Garry Shandling | HBO | |
| Ally McBeal | "Theme of Life" | David E. Kelley | Fox | |
| Ellen | "Emma" | Lawrence Broch | ABC | |
| Frasier | "The Ski Lodge" | Joe Keenan | NBC | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | "Putting the ‘Gay’ Back in Litigation" | Richard Day, Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck | HBO | |
| Frasier | "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" | Jay Kogen | NBC | |
| Ally McBeal | "Sideshow" | David E. Kelley | Fox | |
| Friends | "The One Where Everybody Finds Out" | Alexa Junge | NBC | |
| Just Shoot Me! | "Slow Donnie" | Steven Levitan | ||
| Sports Night | "The Apology" | Aaron Sorkin | ABC |
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm in the Middle | "Pilot" | Linwood Boomer | Fox | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | "Bad Moon Rising" | Ray Romano andPhilip Rosenthal | CBS | |
| Frasier | "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue" | Christopher Lloyd andJoe Keenan | NBC | |
| Freaks and Geeks | "Pilot" | Paul Feig | ||
| Sex and the City | "Evolution" | Cindy Chupack | HBO | |
| "Ex and the City" | Michael Patrick King | |||
| Malcolm in the Middle | "Bowling" | Alex Reid | Fox | |
| Ed | "Pilot" | Jon Beckerman andRob Burnett | NBC | |
| Freaks and Geeks | "Discos and Dragons" | Paul Feig | ||
| Sex and the City | "Easy Come, Easy Go" | Michael Patrick King | HBO | |
| Will & Grace | "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" | Jeff Greenstein | NBC | |
| The Bernie Mac Show | "Pilot" | Larry Wilmore | Fox | |
| Andy Richter Controls the Universe | "Pilot" | Victor Fresco | Fox | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | "The Angry Family" | Philip Rosenthal | CBS | |
| "Marie's Sculpture" | Jennifer Crittenden | |||
| Sex and the City | "My Motherboard, My Self" | Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky | HBO | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | "Baggage" | Tucker Cawley | CBS | |
| The Bernie Mac Show | "Goodbye Dolly" | Steve Tompkins | Fox | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | "Counseling" | Mike Royce | CBS | |
| Lucky | "Pilot" | Robb Cullen andMark | FX | |
| Sex and the City | "I Love a Charade" | Cindy Chupack and Michael Patrick King | HBO | |
| Arrested Development | "Pilot" | Mitchell Hurwitz | Fox | |
| Frasier | "Goodnight, Seattle" | Christopher Lloyd and Joe Keenan | NBC | |
| Scrubs | "My Screw Up" | Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan | ||
| Sex and the City | "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux" | Michael Patrick King | HBO | |
| "The Ick Factor" | Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky | |||
| Arrested Development | "Righteous Brothers" | Mitchell Hurwitz andJim Vallely | Fox | |
| Arrested Development | "Sad Sack" | Barbie Adler | Fox | |
| "Sword of Destiny" | Brad Copeland | |||
| Desperate Housewives | "Pilot" | Marc Cherry | ABC | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | "The Finale" | Philip Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Tucker Cawley,Lew Schneider, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Mike Royce,Aaron Shure,Tom Caltabiano andLeslie Caveny | CBS | |
| My Name Is Earl | "Pilot" | Greg Garcia | NBC | |
| Arrested Development | "Development Arrested" | Story by :Richard Day and Mitchell Hurwitz Teleplay by :Chuck Tatham and Jim Vallely | Fox | |
| Entourage | "Exodus" | Doug Ellin | HBO | |
| Extras | "Kate Winslet" | Ricky Gervais andStephen Merchant | ||
| The Office | "Christmas Party" | Michael Schur | NBC | |
| The Office | "Gay Witch Hunt" | Greg Daniels | NBC | |
| 30 Rock | "Jack-Tor" | Robert Carlock | NBC | |
| "Tracy Does Conan" | Tina Fey | |||
| Extras | "Daniel Radcliffe" | Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant | HBO | |
| The Office | "The Negotiation" | Michael Schur | NBC | |
| 30 Rock | "Cooter" | Tina Fey | NBC | |
| 30 Rock | "Rosemary's Baby" | Jack Burditt | NBC | |
| Flight of the Conchords | "Yoko" | James Bobin,Jemaine Clement andBret McKenzie | HBO | |
| The Office | "Dinner Party" | Gene Stupnitsky andLee Eisenberg | NBC | |
| Pushing Daisies | "Pie-lette" | Bryan Fuller | ABC | |
| 30 Rock | "Reunion" | Matt Hubbard | NBC | |
| 30 Rock | "Apollo, Apollo" | Robert Carlock | NBC | |
| "Kidney Now!" | Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock | |||
| "Mamma Mia" | Ron Weiner | |||
| Flight of the Conchords | "Prime Minister" | James Bobin, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie | HBO |
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