Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series

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Not to be confused with the Daytime Emmy Award with the same name.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
Current awards 60th Primetime Emmy Awards
Awarded for Excellence in primetime television drama
Presented by ATAS
Country Flag of the United States USA
First awarded 1951
Last awarded 2007
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This page lists the winners and nominees for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series,[1] since its institution in 1951. The award is often cited as one of the "main awards" at the Emmys ceremonies,[2] and has changed names many times in its history. It was first called Best Dramatic Show from 1951 to 1954, then Best Dramatic Series in 1955 and 1956. In 1957 no specific award for drama was given, but in 1958 its name was changed again and this time it was two separate categories Best Dramatic Anthology Series, and Best Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters with a winner selected from each category. The name was changed again in 1959 to Best Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour. In 1960 the name was changed yet again to Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama, this name was kept from 1960 to 1964. In 1966 it had its sixth name change to Outstanding Dramatic Series or Outstanding Series-Drama this was used from 1966 until recently, when it became Outstanding Drama Series.

In the following list, the first titles listed are winners, these are also in bold and in blue background; those not in bold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place.

Contents

[edit] 1950s

Year Show Network
1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse KECA-TV
Fireside Theater KTLA
I Remember Mama KTTV, CBS
Philco TV Playhouse KNBH, NBC
Studio One KTTV, CBS
1952 Studio One CBS
Celanese Theatre ABC
Philco-Goodyear TV Playhouse NBC
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse ABC
Robert Montgomery Presents NBC
1953 Robert Montgomery Presents NBC
Celanese Theatre ABC
Kraft Television Theatre NBC
Philco-Goodyear TV Playhouse NBC
Studio One CBS
1954 The United States Steel Hour ABC
Kraft Television Theatre NBC
Philco-Goodyear TV Playhouse NBC
Robert Montgomery Presents NBC
Studio One CBS
1955 The United States Steel Hour ABC
Four Star Playhouse CBS
Medic NBC
Philco-Goodyear TV Playhouse NBC
Studio One CBS
1956 Producers' Showcase NBC
Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre NBC
Climax! CBS
Studio One CBS
The United States Steel Hour CBS
1957 No award given.
1958[3] Gunsmoke CBS
Lassie CBS
Maverick ABC
Perry Mason CBS
Wagon Train NBC
Playhouse 90 CBS
Alfred Hitchcock Presents CBS
Climax! CBS
Hallmark Hall of Fame NBC
Studio One CBS
1959[4] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre NBC
Alfred Hitchcock Presents CBS
General Electric Theatre CBS
Peter Gunn NBC
The Loretta Young Show NBC
Naked City ABC
Playhouse 90 CBS
The United States Steel Hour CBS

[edit] 1960s

Year Show Network
1960 Playhouse 90 CBS
Du Pont Show of the Month CBS
Ford Startime NBC
The Moon and Sixpence NBC
The Untouchables ABC
1961 Hallmark Hall of Fame Macbeth NBC
Naked City ABC
Sacco-Vanzetti NBC
The Untouchables ABC
The Twilight Zone CBS
1962 The Defenders CBS
Alcoa Premiere ABC
Ben Casey ABC
Hallmark Hall of Fame NBC
Naked City ABC
The Dick Powell Show NBC
1963 The Defenders CBS
Alcoa Premiere ABC
Naked City ABC
The Dick Powell Show NBC
The Eleventh Hour NBC
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 No award given.
1966 The Fugitive ABC
Bonanza NBC
I Spy NBC
Slattery's People CBS
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. NBC
1967 Mission: Impossible CBS
I Spy NBC
Run for Your Life NBC
Star Trek NBC
The Avengers ABC
1968 Mission: Impossible CBS
I Spy NBC
NET Playhouse NET
Run For Your Life NBC
Star Trek NBC
The Avengers ABC
1969 NET Playhouse NET
Ironside NBC
Judd, for the Defense ABC
Mission: Impossible CBS
The F.B.I. ABC
The Name of the Game NBC

[edit] 1970s

Year Show Network
1970 Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC
Ironside NBC
NET Playhouse NET
The Forsyte Saga PBS
The Mod Squad ABC
The Name of the Game NBC
1971 The Bold Ones: The Senator NBC
Ironside NBC
Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC
NET Playhouse NET
The First Churchills[5] PBS
1972 Elizabeth R[5] NBC
Columbo[6] NBC
Mannix CBS
Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC
The Six Wives of Henry VIII CBS
1973 The Waltons CBS
Cannon CBS
Columbo[6] NBC
Hawaii Five-O CBS
Kung Fu ABC
Mannix CBS
1974 Upstairs, Downstairs[5] PBS
Kojak CBS
Police Story NBC
The Streets of San Francisco ABC
The Waltons CBS
1975 Upstairs, Downstairs[5] PBS
Kojak CBS
Police Story NBC
The Streets of San Francisco ABC
The Waltons CBS
1976 Police Story NBC
Baretta ABC
Columbo[6] NBC
The Streets of San Francisco ABC
1977 Upstairs, Downstairs[5] PBS
Baretta ABC
Columbo[6] NBC
Family ABC
Police Story NBC
1978 The Rockford Files NBC
Columbo NBC
Family ABC
Lou Grant CBS
Quincy, M.E. NBC
1979 Lou Grant CBS
The Paper Chase CBS
The Rockford Files NBC

[edit] 1980s

Year Show Network
1980 Lou Grant CBS
Dallas CBS
Family ABC
The Rockford Files NBC
The White Shadow CBS
1981 Hill Street Blues NBC
Dallas CBS
Lou Grant CBS
Quincy, M.E. NBC
The White Shadow CBS
1982 Hill Street Blues NBC
Dynasty ABC
Fame NBC
Lou Grant CBS
Magnum, P.I. CBS
1983 Hill Street Blues NBC
Cagney & Lacey CBS
Fame NBC
Magnum, P.I. CBS
St. Elsewhere NBC
1984 Hill Street Blues NBC
Cagney & Lacey CBS
Fame NBC
Magnum, P.I. CBS
St. Elsewhere NBC
1985 Cagney & Lacey CBS
Hill Street Blues NBC
Miami Vice NBC
Murder, She Wrote CBS
St. Elsewhere NBC
1986 Cagney & Lacey CBS
Hill Street Blues NBC
Moonlighting ABC
Murder, She Wrote CBS
St. Elsewhere NBC
1987 L.A. Law NBC
Cagney & Lacey CBS
Moonlighting ABC
Murder, She Wrote CBS
St. Elsewhere NBC
1988 Thirtysomething ABC
Beauty and the Beast CBS
L.A. Law NBC
St. Elsewhere NBC
1989 L.A. Law NBC
Beauty and the Beast CBS
China Beach ABC
Thirtysomething ABC
Wiseguy CBS

[edit] 1990s

Year Show Network
1990 L.A. Law NBC
China Beach ABC
Quantum Leap NBC
Thirtysomething ABC
Twin Peaks ABC
1991 L.A. Law NBC
China Beach ABC
Northern Exposure CBS
Quantum Leap NBC
Thirtysomething ABC
1992 Northern Exposure CBS
I'll Fly Away NBC
L.A. Law NBC
Law & Order NBC
Quantum Leap NBC
1993 Picket Fences CBS
Homefront ABC
I'll Fly Away NBC
Law & Order NBC
Northern Exposure CBS
1994 Picket Fences CBS
Law & Order NBC
Northern Exposure CBS
NYPD Blue ABC
Star Trek: The Next Generation Syndication
1995 NYPD Blue ABC
Chicago Hope CBS
ER NBC
Law & Order NBC
The X-Files FOX
1996 ER NBC
Chicago Hope CBS
NYPD Blue ABC
Law & Order NBC
The X-Files FOX
1997 Law & Order NBC
Chicago Hope CBS
ER NBC
NYPD Blue ABC
The X-Files FOX
1998 The Practice 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
The Sopranos HBO

[edit] 2000s

Year Show Network
2000 The West Wing NBC
ER NBC
Law & Order NBC
The Practice ABC
The Sopranos HBO
2001 The West Wing NBC
ER NBC
Law & Order NBC
The Practice ABC
The Sopranos HBO
2002 The West Wing NBC
24 FOX
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CBS
Law & Order NBC
Six Feet Under HBO
2003 The West Wing NBC
24 FOX
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CBS
Six Feet Under HBO
The Sopranos HBO
2004 The Sopranos HBO
24 FOX
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CBS
Joan Of Arcadia CBS
The West Wing NBC
2005 Lost ABC
24 FOX
Deadwood HBO
Six Feet Under HBO
The West Wing NBC
2006 24 FOX
Grey's Anatomy ABC
House FOX
The Sopranos HBO
The West Wing NBC
2007 The Sopranos HBO
Boston Legal ABC
Grey's Anatomy ABC
Heroes NBC
House FOX

[edit] References

General
Specific
  1. ^ "59th Primetime Emmys Winners Revealed", Emmys.org, 2007-09-16. Retrieved on 2007-12-18. 
  2. ^ "Sopranos wins top prize at Emmys", BBC News, 2007-09-17. Retrieved on 2007-12-18. 
  3. ^ In 1958 two separate drama series categories existed, Best Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters and Best Dramatic Anthology Series, and an award was given in each category. Gunsmoke won Best Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters, while Playhouse 90 won Best Dramatic Anthology Series.
  4. ^ In 1959 two separate drama series categories existed, Best Dramatic Series-Less Than One Hour and Best Dramatic Series-One Hour or Longer, and an award was given in each category. Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre won Best Dramatic Series-Less Than One Hour, while Playhouse 90 won Best Dramatic Series-One Hour or Longer.
  5. ^ a b c d e Shown as part of Masterpiece Theatre.
  6. ^ a b c d Shown as part of the NBC Mystery Movie series.

[edit] External links

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
1951–1975

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1951) · Studio One (1952) · Robert Montgomery Presents (1953) · The United States Steel Hour (1954) · The United States Steel Hour (1955) · Producers' Showcase (1956) · Gunsmoke (1958) · Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre (1959) · Playhouse 90 (1960) · Macbeth (1961) · The Defenders (1962) · The Defenders (1963) · The Defenders (1964) · The Fugitive (1966) · Mission: Impossible (1967) · Mission: Impossible (1968) · NET Playhouse (1969) · Marcus Welby, M.D. (1970) · The Bold Ones: The Senator (1971) · Elizabeth R (1972) · The Waltons (1973) · Upstairs, Downstairs (1974) · Upstairs, Downstairs (1975)
1976–2000

Police Story (1976) · Upstairs, Downstairs (1977) · The Rockford Files (1978) · Lou Grant (1979) · Lou Grant (1980) · Hill Street Blues (1981) · Hill Street Blues (1982) · Hill Street Blues (1983) · Hill Street Blues (1984) · Cagney & Lacey (1985) · Cagney & Lacey (1986) · L.A. Law (1987) · Thirtysomething (1988) · L.A. Law (1989) · L.A. Law (1990) · L.A. Law (1991) · Northern Exposure (1992) · Picket Fences (1993) · Picket Fences (1994) · NYPD Blue (1995) · ER (1996) · Law & Order (1997) · The Practice (1998) · The Practice (1999) · The West Wing (2000)
2001–present

The West Wing (2001) · The West Wing (2002) · The West Wing (2003) · The Sopranos (2004) · Lost (2005) · 24 (2006) · The Sopranos (2007)
Complete list: (1951–1975) · (1976–2000) · (2001–present)
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