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Show↕ | Network↕ | Year(s) Won↕ | Total Drama Wins↕ | Creator↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Sopranos | HBO | 2004, 2007 | 2 | David Chase | New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano, therapy sessions, opened HBO peak TV era, cut-to-black finale |
Mad Men | AMC | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | 4 | Matthew Weiner | Don Draper Madison Avenue 1960s, Sterling Cooper ad agency, Jon Hamm, first basic cable drama winner |
Breaking Bad | AMC | 2013, 2014 | 2 | Vince Gilligan | Walter White chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin, Bryan Cranston, Ozymandias peak episode |
Game of Thrones | HBO | 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 | 4 | David Benioff / D.B. Weiss | Westeros fantasy epic, Red Wedding, Iron Throne race, divisive final season |
The West Wing | NBC | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 | 4 | Aaron Sorkin | Bartlet White House, walk-and-talks, liberal fantasy, 4 consecutive wins tied the record |
Succession | HBO | 2020, 2022, 2023 | 3 | Jesse Armstrong | Roy family media dynasty, Logan Roy, Kendall Shiv Roman rivalry, Shakespearean boardroom |
The Crown | Netflix | 2021 | 1 | Peter Morgan | British royal family Queen Elizabeth biographical drama, recasts every two seasons, Diana era |
Homeland | Showtime | 2012 | 1 | Howard Gordon / Alex Gansa | CIA agent Carrie Mathison, returning POW Brody, bipolar intelligence thriller |
Lost | ABC | 2005 | 1 | J.J. Abrams / Damon Lindelof | Oceanic 815 crash survivors, mystery island, smoke monster, numbers 4 8 15 16 23 42 |
24 | Fox | 2006 | 1 | Joel Surnow / Robert Cochran | Jack Bauer CTU agent, real-time format, one season equals 24 hours, post-9/11 thriller |
The Practice | ABC | 1998, 1999 | 2 | David E. Kelley | Boston law firm drama, stepping stone for Boston Legal spinoff, back-to-back wins |
Hill Street Blues | NBC | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 | 4 | Steven Bochco | Ensemble cop drama, hand-held camera style, Let's be careful out there, set modern drama template |
L.A. Law | NBC | 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 | 4 | Steven Bochco / Terry Louise Fisher | Los Angeles law firm ensemble, McKenzie Brackman, coined the Venus butterfly |
ER | NBC | 1996 | 1 | Michael Crichton | County General Chicago ER, George Clooney breakout, 15 seasons, medical drama gold standard |
NYPD Blue | ABC | 1995 | 1 | Steven Bochco / David Milch | Dennis Franz Andy Sipowicz, pushed broadcast standards for language and nudity |
The Shield | FX | Not won (first basic-cable nominee) | 0 | Shawn Ryan | Vic Mackey Strike Team, morally compromised cops, pilot with murder of fellow officer, launched FX drama slate |
Picket Fences | CBS | 1993, 1994 | 2 | David E. Kelley | Rome Wisconsin quirky crime, back-to-back wins, largely forgotten today |
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