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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Award for drama series writing


Award for drama series writing

FieldValue
namePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
awarded_forOutstanding Writing for a Drama Series
presenterAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
countryUnited States
year1955
holderDan Gilroy,
Andor (2025)
website

Andor (2025)

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It was first awarded at the 7th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, held in 1955 and it is given in honor of a writer or writers who produced an outstanding story or screenplay for an episode of a television drama series during the primetime network season. Undergoing several name changes, the award received its current title at the 48th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1996.

Since its inception, the award has been presented to 75 writers. Dan Gilroy is the current recipient of the award for his work on the episode of Disney+'s Andor titled "Welcome to the Rebellion". Rod Serling holds the record for most wins for this category at six. The Sopranos holds the record for most wins and nominations for this category at 6 and 21, respectively. Game of Thrones, Hill Street Blues and The Sopranos are the only shows that have been nominated in 7 different years.

Winners and nominations

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.

Indicates the winner

1950s

YearProgramEpisodeNominee(s)NetworkBest Written Dramatic MaterialBest Original Teleplay WritingBest Television AdaptationBest Teleplay Writing – Half Hour or LessBest Teleplay Writing – One Hour or MoreBest Teleplay Writing – Half Hour or LessBest Teleplay Writing – One Hour or MoreBest Writing of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series - Less Than One HourBest Writing of a Single Dramatic Program - One Hour or Longer
1955
(7th)*Studio One*"Twelve Angry Men"Reginald RoseCBS
Climax!"An Error in Chemistry"David DortortCBS
Four Star Playhouse"The Answer"Leonard Freeman
Medic"White Is the Color"James MoserNBC
The Philco Television PlayhousePaddy Chayefsky
1956
(8th)
*Kraft Television Theatre*"Patterns"Rod SerlingNBC
Alcoa-Goodyear Playhouse"A Catered Affair"Paddy ChayefskyNBC
"Thunder Over Washington"David Davidson
The Philco Television Playhouse"A Man Is Ten Feet Tall"Robert Alan Aurthur
The United States Steel Hour"Fearful Decision"Cyril Hume and Richard MaibaumCBS
*Ford Star Jubilee*"The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial"Paul Gregory and Franklin J. SchaffnerCBS
The 20th Century Fox Hour"The Miracle on 34th Street"John MonksCBS
"The Ox-Bow Incident"David Dortort
Climax!"The Champion"Rod Serling
Producers' Showcase"Our Town"David ShawNBC
1957
(9th)
*Alfred Hitchcock Presents*"Fog Closing In"James P. CavanaghCBS
Frontier"Patrol"Morton Fine and David FriedkinNBC
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp"The Buntime"Dan UllmanABC
The Loretta Young Show"The Pearl"Richard MorrisNBC
Telephone Time"Man with the Beard"John NesbittABC
*Playhouse 90*"Requiem for a Heavyweight"Rod SerlingCBS
Alcoa-Goodyear Playhouse"Joey"Louis PetersonNBC
"Tragedy in a Temporary Town"Reginald Rose
Kraft Television Theatre"A Night to Remember"John Whedon and George Roy Hill
Playhouse 90"Sizeman and Son"Elick MollCBS
1958
(10th)
*Schlitz Playhouse of Stars*"The Lonely Wizard"Paul MonashCBS
Father Knows Best"Margaret Hires a Gardener"Roswell RogersNBC
Frontiers of Faith"A Chassidic Tale"Morton Wishengrad
Gunsmoke"Born to Hang"John MestonCBS
Leave It to Beaver"Beaver Gets 'Spelled"Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher
*Playhouse 90*"The Comedian"Rod SerlingCBS
Hallmark Hall of Fame"The Green Pastures"Marc ConnellyNBC
Omnibus"The Life of Samuel Johnson"James Lee
Playhouse 90"The Miracle Worker"William GibsonCBS
Studio One"No Deadly Medicine"Arthur Hailey
1959
(11th)
*Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre*"Eddie"Alfred Brenner and Ken HughesNBC
Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre"The Loudmouth"Christopher KnopfNBC
Alfred Hitchcock Presents"Lamb to the Slaughter"Roald DahlCBS
General Electric Theater"One is a Wanderer"Samuel A. Taylor
Peter Gunn"The Kill"Blake EdwardsNBC
*Hallmark Hall of Fame*"Little Moon of Alban"James CostiganNBC
Playhouse 90"Child of Our Time"Irving G. NeimanCBS
"Days of Wine and Roses"JP Miller
"Old Man"Horton Foote
"A Town Has Turned to Dust"Rod Serling

1960s

YearProgramEpisodeNominee(s)NetworkOutstanding Writing Achievement in DramaOutstanding Writing Achievement in Drama – OriginalOutstanding Writing Achievement in Drama – AdaptationOutstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment – WritersOutstanding Writing Achievement in Drama
1960
(12th)
*The Twilight Zone*Rod SerlingCBS
Ford Startime"The Turn of the Screw"James CostiganNBC
Playhouse 90"Project Immortality"Loring MandelCBS
1961
(16th)
*The Twilight Zone*Rod SerlingCBS
DuPont Show of the Month"The Lincoln Murder Case"Dale WassermanCBS
NBC Sunday Showcase"Sacco-Vanzetti Story"Reginald RoseNBC
1962
(14th)
*The Defenders*Reginald RoseCBS
Alcoa Premiere"People Need People"Henry F. GreenbergABC
Ben Casey"I Remember a Lemon Tree"
The Dick Powell Show"The Price of Tomatoes"Richard Alan SimmonsNBC
The Twilight ZoneRod SerlingCBS
1963
(15th)
*The Defenders*"The Madman"Robert Thom and Reginald RoseCBS
Ben Casey"A Cardinal Act of Mercy"Norman KatkovABC
The DuPont Show of the Week"Big Deal in Laredo"Sidney CarrollNBC
Hallmark Hall of Fame"The Invincible Mr. Disraeli"James Lee
Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire"The Voice of Charlie Pont"Halsted WellesABC
1964
(16th)
*The Defenders*"Blacklist"Ernest KinoyCBS
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"Something About Lee Wiley"David RayfielNBC
Breaking Point"And James Was a Very Small Snail"Allan SloaneABC
Dr. Kildare"What's God to Julius?"Adrian SpiesNBC
East Side/West Side"Who Do You Kill?"Arnold PerlCBS
*Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre*"It's Mental Work"Rod SerlingNBC
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour"The Jar"James BridgesCBS
Hallmark Hall of Fame"The Patriots"Robert HartungNBC
The Richard Boone Show"The Hooligan"Walter Newman
1965
(17th)*The Defenders*"The 700-Year-Old Gang"David KarpCBS
The Dick Van Dyke Show"Never Bathe on Sunday"Carl ReinerCBS
Hallmark Hall of Fame"The Magnificent Yankee"Robert HartungNBC
That Was the Week That WasWilliam Boardman, Dee Caruso, Robert Emmett, David Frost, Gerald Gardner, Buck Henry, Joseph Hurley, Thomas Meehan, Herb Sargent, Larry Siegel, Gloria Steinem, Jim Stevenson, Calvin Trillin and Saul Turteltaub
The Wonderful World of BurlesqueArnie Rosen and Coleman Jacoby
1966
(18th)
*Hallmark Hall of Fame*"Eagle in a Cage"Millard LampellNBC
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"The Game"S. Lee PogostinNBC
I Spy"A Cup of Kindness"Morton Fine and David Friedkin
1967
(19th)
*Mission: Impossible*"Pilot"Bruce GellerCBS
CBS Playhouse"The Final War of Olly Winter"Ronald RibmanCBS
I Spy"The War Lord"Robert CulpNBC
1968
(20th)
*CBS Playhouse*"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"Loring MandelCBS
CBS Playhouse"Dear Friends"Reginald RoseCBS
Mission: Impossible"The Seal"William Read Woodfield and Allan BalterCBS
NBC World Premiere Movie"Ironside"Don MankiewiczNBC
1969
(21st)
*CBS Playhouse*"The People Next Door"JP MillerCBS
CBS Playhouse"The Experiment"Ellen M. ViolettCBS
Hallmark Hall of Fame"Teacher, Teacher"Allan SloaneNBC

1970s

YearProgramEpisodeNominee(s)NetworkOutstanding Writing Achievement in DramaBest Writing in DramaOutstanding Writing in a Drama Series
1970
(22nd)
*NBC World Premiere Movie*"My Sweet Charlie"Richard Levinson and William LinkNBC
The ABC Wednesday Night Movie"Marcus Welby, M.D."Don MankiewiczABC
CBS Playhouse"Sadbird"George BellakCBS
1971
(23rd)
*The Bold Ones: The Senator*"To Taste of Death but Once"Joel OlianskyNBC
The Bold Ones: The Senator"A Continual Roar of Musketry"David W. RintelsNBC
Four in One"The Psychiatrist"Jerrold Freedman
1972
(24th)
*Columbo*"Death Lends a Hand"Richard Levinson and William LinkNBC
Columbo"Murder by the Book"Steven BochcoNBC
"Suitable for Framing"Jackson Gillis
1973
(25th)
*The Waltons*"The Scholar"John McGreeveyCBS
Columbo"Etude in Black"NBC
The Waltons"The Love Story"Earl Hamner Jr.CBS
1974
(26th)
*The Waltons*"The Thanksgiving Story"Joanna LeeCBS
Kojak"Death Is Not a Passing Grade"Gene R. KearneyCBS
The Waltons"The Easter Story"John McGreevey
1975
(27th)
*Benjamin Franklin*"The Ambassador"Howard FastCBS
Benjamin Franklin"The Whirlwind"Loring MandelCBS
Police Story"Robbery: 48 Hours"Robert L. CollinsNBC
Upstairs, Downstairs"The Bolter"John HawkesworthPBS
"Miss Forrest"Alfred Shaughnessy
1976
(28th)
*The Adams Chronicles*"John Adams and Lawyer"Sherman YellenPBS
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill"Lady Randolph"Julian MitchellPBS
The Law"Complaint Amended"Joel OlianskyNBC
Rich Man, Poor Man"Part I"Dean RiesnerABC
Upstairs, Downstairs"Another Year"Alfred ShaughnessyPBS
1977
(29th)
*Roots*"Part II"Ernest Kinoy and William BlinnABC
The Adams Chronicles"Charles Francis Adams: Minister to Great Britain"Roger O. HirsonPBS
"John Quincy Adams: President"Tad Mosel
Roots"Part V"James LeeABC
"Part VIII"M. Charles Cohen
1978
(30th)
*Holocaust*Gerald GreenNBC
The Dain CurseRobert W. LenskiCBS
KingAbby MannNBC
Meeting of MindsSteve AllenPBS
The Norman ConquestsAlan Ayckbourn
1979
(31st)
*Lou Grant*"Dying"Michele GalleryCBS
Lou Grant"Marathon"Gene ReynoldsCBS
"Vet"Leon Tokatyan
The Paper Chase"The Late Mr. Hart"James Bridges

1980s

YearProgramEpisodeNominee(s)Network
1980
(32nd)
*Lou Grant*"Cop"Seth FreemanCBS
Lou Grant"Brushfire"Allan Burns and Gene ReynoldsCBS
"Lou"Michele Gallery
Skag"Pilot"Abby MannNBC
Tenspeed and Brown ShoeStephen J. CannellABC
1981
(33rd)
*Hill Street Blues*"Hill Street Station"Steven Bochco and Michael KozollNBC
American Dream"Pilot"Ronald M. Cohen, Barbara Corday and Ken HechtABC
Hill Street Blues"Jungle Madness"Steven Bochco, Michael Kozoll and Anthony YerkovichNBC
Lou Grant"Rape"Seth FreemanCBS
"Strike"April Smith
1982
(34th)
*Hill Street Blues*"Freedom's Last Stand"****NBC
Hill Street Blues"Personal Foul"Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis and Michael WagnerNBC
"The Second Oldest Profession"
"The World According to Freedom"Michael Wagner
Lou Grant"Blacklist"Seth FreemanCBS
1983
(35th)
*Hill Street Blues*"Trial by Fury"David MilchNBC
Hill Street Blues"Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back"NBC
"A Hair of the Dog"Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich and Jeffrey Lewis
"No Body's Perfect"
"Officer of the Year"Karen Hall
1984
(36th)
*St. Elsewhere*"The Women"****NBC
Hill Street Blues"Doris in Wonderland"NBC
"Grace Under Pressure"
St. Elsewhere"All About Eve"John Masius and Tom Fontana
"Newheart"John Masius, Tom Fontana, Garn Stephens and Emilie R. Small
"Qui Transulit Sustinet"
1985
(37th)
*Cagney & Lacey*"Who Said It's Fair, Part 2"Patricia GreenCBS
Cagney & Lacey"Child Witness"Deborah ArakelianCBS
Hill Street Blues"The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall"NBC
Miami Vice"Pilot"Anthony Yerkovich
St. Elsewhere"Murder, She Rote"John Masius, Tom Fontana and Steve Bello
"Sweet Dreams"John Masius and Tom Fontana
1986
(38th)
*St. Elsewhere*"Time Heals"John Tinker, Tom Fontana and John MasiusNBC
Hill Street Blues"What Are Friends For?"Dick WolfNBC
Moonlighting"The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"Debra Frank and Carl SautterABC
"Twas the Episode Before Christmas"Glenn Gordon Caron
St. Elsewhere"Haunted"NBC
1987
(39th)
*L.A. Law*"The Venus Butterfly"Steven Bochco and Terry Louise FisherNBC
Cagney & Lacey"Turn, Turn, Turn, Part 1"Georgia JeffriesCBS
Hill Street Blues"It Ain't Over Till It's Over"Jeffrey Lewis, David Milch and John RomanoNBC
L.A. Law"Sidney the Dead-Nosed Reindeer"William M. Finkelstein
Moonlighting"I Am Curious... Maddie"ABC
"Atomic Shakespeare"Jeff Reno and Ron Osborn
St. Elsewhere"Afterlife"Tom Fontana, John Tinker and John MasiusNBC
1988
(40th)
*Thirtysomething*"Business as Usual"Paul Haggis and Marshall HerskovitzABC
Beauty and the Beast"Pilot"Ron KoslowCBS
China BeachJohn Sacret YoungABC
L.A. Law"Beauty and Obese"Terry Louise Fisher and David E. KelleyNBC
"Full Martial Jacket"
St. Elsewhere"The Last One"
1989
(41st)
*Thirtysomething*"First Day/Last Day"Joseph DoughertyABC
L.A. Law"His Suit Is Hirsute"Steven Bochco, David E. Kelley, Michele Gallery and William M. FinkelsteinNBC
"I'm in the Nude for Love"David E. Kelley
"Urine Trouble Now"David E. Kelley, William M. Finkelstein, Michele Gallery and Judith Parker
Thirtysomething"The Mike Van Dyke Show"Marshall Herskovitz and Edward ZwickABC

1990s

YearProgramEpisodeNominee(s)Network
1990
(42nd)
*L.A. Law*"Blood, Sweat & Fears"David E. KelleyNBC
L.A. Law"Bang... Zoom... Zap"William M. Finkelstein and David E. KelleyNBC
Thirtysomething"The Go Between"Joseph DoughertyABC
Twin Peaks"Pilot"Mark Frost and David Lynch
"Episode 3"Harley Peyton
1991
(43rd)
*L.A. Law*"On the Toad Again"David E. KelleyNBC
L.A. Law"Lie Harder"Judith Feldman and Sarah Woodside GallagherNBC
"Mutinies on the Banzai"Alan Brennert, Patricia Green and David E. Kelley
Northern Exposure"Pilot"Joshua Brand and John FalseyCBS
Thirtysomething"Second Look"Ann Lewis HamiltonABC
1992
(44th)
*Northern Exposure*"Seoul Mates"Diane Frolov and Andrew SchneiderCBS
China Beach"Hello-Goodbye"ABC
I'll Fly Away"Master Magician"David ChaseNBC
Northern Exposure"Burning Down the House"Robin GreenCBS
"Democracy in America"Jeff Melvoin
1993
(45th)
*Homicide: Life on the Street*"Three Men and Adena"Tom FontanaNBC
Homefront"The Lacemakers"Bernard LechowickABC
Law & Order"Manhood"NBC
Northern Exposure"Kaddish for Uncle Manny"Jeff MelvoinCBS
"Midnight Sun"Geoffrey Neigher
1994
(46th)
*NYPD Blue*"Steroid Roy"Ann BidermanABC
NYPD Blue"NYPD Lou"Ted MannABC
"Personal Foul"
"Pilot"
"Tempest in a C-Cup"Gardner Stern
1995
(47th)
*ER*"Love's Labor Lost"Lance GentileNBC
ER"24 Hours"Michael CrichtonNBC
My So-Called Life"Pilot"Winnie HolzmanABC
NYPD Blue"Simone Says"
The X-Files"Duane Barry"Chris CarterFox
1996
(48th)
*The X-Files*"Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose"Darin MorganFox
ER"The Healers"John WellsNBC
"Hell and High Water"Neal Baer
Murder One"Chapter One"ABC
NYPD Blue"The Backboard Jungle"
1997
(49th)
*NYPD Blue*"Where's 'Swaldo?"Stephen Gaghan, Michael R. Perry and David MilchABC
ER"Faith"John WellsNBC
"Whose Appy Now?"Neal Baer
NYPD Blue"Taillight's Last Gleaming"David MillsABC
The X-Files"Memento Mori"Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan, John Shiban and Frank SpotnitzFox
1998
(50th)
*NYPD Blue*"Lost Israel, Part 2"****ABC
Homicide: Life on the Street"Subway"James YoshimuraNBC
NYPD Blue"Lost Israel, Part 1"ABC
The Practice"Betrayal"David E. Kelley
The X-Files"The Post-Modern Prometheus"Chris CarterFox
1999
(51st)
*The Sopranos*"College"James Manos Jr. and David ChaseHBO
NYPD Blue"Hearts and Souls"ABC
The Sopranos"Isabella"Robin Green and Mitchell BurgessHBO
"Nobody Knows Anything"Frank Renzulli
"The Sopranos"David Chase

2000s

YearProgramEpisodeNominee(s)Network
2000
(52nd)
*The West Wing*"In Excelsis Deo"Aaron Sorkin and Rick ClevelandNBC
Buffy the Vampire Slayer"Hush"Joss WhedonThe WB
The Sopranos"Funhouse"David Chase and Todd A. KesslerHBO
"The Knight in White Satin Armor"Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess
The West Wing"Pilot"Aaron SorkinNBC
2001
(53rd)
*The Sopranos*"Employee of the Month"Robin Green and Mitchell BurgessHBO
The Sopranos"Amour Fou"HBO
"Pine Barrens"
"Second Opinion"Lawrence Konner
The West Wing"In the Shadow of Two Gunmen"Aaron SorkinNBC
2002
(54th)
*24*"12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m."Robert Cochran and Joel SurnowFox
Alias"Truth Be Told"J. J. AbramsABC
ER"On the Beach"John WellsNBC
The Shield"Pilot"Shawn RyanFX
The West Wing"Posse Comitatus"Aaron SorkinNBC
2003
(55th)*The Sopranos*"Whitecaps"Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess and David ChaseHBO
Six Feet Under"Twilight"Craig WrightHBO
The Sopranos"Eloise"Terence Winter
"Whoever Did This"Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess
The West Wing"Twenty Five"Aaron SorkinNBC
2004
(56th)
*The Sopranos*"Long Term Parking"Terence WinterHBO
Deadwood"Deadwood"David MilchHBO
The Sopranos"Irregular Around the Margins"Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess
"Unidentified Black Males"Matthew Weiner and Terence Winter
"Where's Johnny?"Michael Caleo
2005
(57th)
*House*"Three Stories"David ShoreFox
Lost"Pilot"ABC
Walkabout"David Fury
Rescue Me"Guts"Denis Leary and Peter TolanFX
The Wire"Middle Ground"HBO
2006
(58th)
*The Sopranos*"Members Only"Terence WinterHBO
Grey's Anatomy"Into You Like a Train"Krista VernoffABC
"It's the End of the World" & "As We Know It"Shonda Rhimes
Lost"The 23rd Psalm"Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof
Six Feet Under"Everyone's Waiting"Alan BallHBO
2007
(59th)
*The Sopranos*"Made in America"David ChaseHBO
Battlestar Galactica"Occupation" & "Precipice"Ronald D. MooreSci Fi
Lost"Through the Looking Glass"Carlton Cuse and Damon LindelofABC
The Sopranos"Kennedy and Heidi"Matthew Weiner and David ChaseHBO
"The Second Coming"Terence Winter
2008
(60th)
*Mad Men*"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"Matthew WeinerAMC
Battlestar Galactica"Six of One"Michael AngeliSci Fi
Damages"Get Me a Lawyer"Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel ZelmanFX
Mad Men"The Wheel"Matthew Weiner and Robin VeithAMC
The Wire"–30–"HBO
2009
(61st)
*Mad Men*"Meditations in an Emergency"Matthew Weiner and Kater GordonAMC
Lost"The Incident"Carlton Cuse and Damon LindelofABC
Mad Men"The Jet Set"Matthew WeinerAMC
"A Night to Remember"Robin Veith and Matthew Weiner
"Six Month Leave"Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton and Matthew Weiner

2010s

YearProgramEpisodeNominee(s)Network
2010
(62nd)
*Mad Men*"Shut the Door. Have a Seat."Matthew Weiner and Erin LevyAMC
Friday Night Lights"The Son"Rolin JonesDirecTV
The Good Wife"Pilot"Robert King and Michelle KingCBS
Lost"The End"Damon Lindelof and Carlton CuseABC
Mad Men"Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency"Robin Veith and Matthew WeinerAMC
2011
(63rd)
*Friday Night Lights*"Always"Jason KatimsDirecTV
Game of Thrones"Baelor"David Benioff and D. B. WeissHBO
The Killing"Pilot"Veena SudAMC
Mad Men"Blowing Smoke"Andre Jacquemetton and Maria Jacquemetton
"The Suitcase"Matthew Weiner
2012
(64th)
*Homeland*"Pilot"Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon and Gideon RaffShowtime
Downton Abbey"Episode Seven"Julian FellowesPBS
Mad Men"Commissions and Fees"Andre Jacquemetton and Maria JacquemettonAMC
"Far Away Places"Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner
"The Other Woman"
2013
(65th)
*Homeland*"Q&A"Henry BromellShowtime
Breaking Bad"Dead Freight"George MastrasAMC
"Say My Name"Thomas Schnauz
Downton Abbey"Episode Four"Julian FellowesPBS
Game of Thrones"The Rains of Castamere"David Benioff and D. B. WeissHBO
2014
(66th)
*Breaking Bad*"Ozymandias"Moira Walley-BeckettAMC
Breaking Bad"Felina"Vince GilliganAMC
Game of Thrones"The Children"David Benioff and D. B. WeissHBO
House of Cards"Chapter 14"Beau WillimonNetflix
True Detective"The Secret Fate of All Life"Nic PizzolattoHBO
2015
(67th)
*Game of Thrones*"Mother's Mercy"David Benioff and D. B. WeissHBO
The Americans"Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?"Joshua BrandFX
Better Call Saul"Five-O"Gordon SmithAMC
Mad Men"Lost Horizon"Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner
"Person to Person"Matthew Weiner
2016
(68th)
*Game of Thrones*"Battle of the Bastards"David Benioff and D. B. WeissHBO
The Americans"Persona Non Grata"Joel Fields and Joe WeisbergFX
Downton Abbey"Episode Eight"Julian FellowesPBS
The Good Wife"End"Robert King and Michelle KingCBS
Mr. Robot"eps1.0 hellofriend.mov"Sam EsmailUSA
UnREAL"Return"Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude ShapiroLifetime
2017
(69th)
*The Handmaid's Tale*"Offred"Bruce MillerHulu
The Americans"The Soviet Division"Joel Fields and Joe WeisbergFX
Better Call Saul"Chicanery"Gordon SmithAMC
The Crown"Assassins"Peter MorganNetflix
Stranger Things"Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers"The Duffer Brothers
Westworld"The Bicameral Mind"Lisa Joy and Jonathan NolanHBO
2018
(70th)
*The Americans*"START"Joel Fields and Joe WeisbergFX
The Crown"Mystery Man"Peter MorganNetflix
Game of Thrones"The Dragon and the Wolf"David Benioff and D. B. WeissHBO
The Handmaid's Tale"June"Bruce MillerHulu
Killing Eve"Nice Face"Phoebe Waller-BridgeBBC America
Stranger Things"Chapter Nine: The Gate"The Duffer BrothersNetflix
2019
(71st)
*Succession*"Nobody Is Ever Missing" Jesse ArmstrongHBO
Better Call Saul"Winner"Peter Gould and Thomas SchnauzAMC
Bodyguard"Episode 1"Jed MercurioNetflix
Game of Thrones"The Iron Throne"David Benioff and D. B. WeissHBO
The Handmaid's Tale"Holly"Bruce Miller and Kira SnyderHulu
Killing Eve"Nice and Neat"Emerald FennellBBC America

2020s

YearProgramEpisodeNominee(s)Network
2020
(72nd)
*Succession*"This Is Not for Tears"Jesse ArmstrongHBO
Better Call Saul"Bad Choice Road"Thomas SchnauzAMC
"Bagman"Gordon Smith
The Crown"Aberfan"Peter MorganNetflix
Ozark"All In"Chris Mundy
"Boss Fight"John Shiban
"Fire Pink"Miki Johnson
2021
(73rd)
*The Crown*"War"Peter MorganNetflix
The Boys"What I Know"Rebecca SonnenshineAmazon
The Handmaid's Tale"Home"Yahlin ChangHulu
Lovecraft Country"Sundown"Misha GreenHBO
The Mandalorian"Chapter 13: The Jedi"Dave FiloniDisney+
"Chapter 16: The Rescue"Jon Favreau
Pose"Series Finale"Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Steven Canals, Janet Mock and Our Lady JFX
2022
(74th)
*Succession*"All the Bells Say"Jesse ArmstrongHBO
Better Call Saul"Plan and Execution"Thomas SchnauzAMC
Ozark"A Hard Way to Go"Chris MundyNetflix
Severance"The We We Are"Dan EricksonApple TV+
Squid Game"One Lucky Day"Hwang Dong-hyukNetflix
Yellowjackets"F Sharp"Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle and Bart NickersonShowtime
"Pilot"Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson
2023
(75th)
*Succession*"Connor's Wedding"Jesse ArmstrongHBO
Andor"One Way Out"Beau WillimonDisney+
Bad Sisters"The Prick"Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel and Brett BaerApple TV+
Better Call Saul"Point and Shoot"Gordon SmithAMC
"Saul Gone"Peter Gould
The Last of Us"Long, Long Time"Craig MazinHBO
The White Lotus"Arrivederci"Mike White
2024
(76th)
*Slow Horses*"Negotiating with Tigers"Will SmithApple TV+
The Crown"Ritz"Peter Morgan and Meriel Sheibani-ClareNetflix
Fallout"The End"Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham WagnerPrime Video
Mr. & Mrs. Smith"First Date"Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover
Shōgun"Anjin"Rachel Kondo and Justin MarksFX
"Crimson Sky"Rachel Kondo and Caillin Puente
2025
(77th)
*Andor*"Welcome to the Rebellion"Dan GilroyDisney+
The Pitt"2:00 P.M."Joe SachsHBO Max
"7:00 A.M."R. Scott Gemmill
Severance"Cold Harbor"Dan EricksonApple TV+
Slow Horses"Hello Goodbye"Will Smith
The White Lotus"Full-Moon Party"Mike WhiteHBO

Total awards by network

  • CBS – 23
  • NBC – 19
  • HBO – 12
  • ABC – 6
  • AMC – 4
  • Fox – 3
  • Showtime – 2
  • Apple TV+ - 1
  • DirecTV – 1
  • Disney+ - 1
  • FX – 1
  • Hulu – 1
  • Netflix – 1
  • PBS – 1

Individuals with multiple awards

;6 awards

  • Rod Serling

;4 awards

  • Jesse Armstrong

;3 awards

  • Steven Bochco
  • David Chase
  • Tom Fontana
  • David Milch
  • Reginald Rose
  • Matthew Weiner ;2 awards
  • David Benioff
  • Mitchell Burgess
  • Robin Green
  • David E. Kelley
  • Ernest Kinoy
  • Michael Kozoll
  • Richard Levinson
  • William Link
  • John Masius
  • D. B. Weiss
  • Terence Winter

Individuals with multiple nominations

;19 nominations

  • Steven Bochco

;15 nominations

  • David Milch
  • Matthew Weiner

;11 nominations

  • Tom Fontana

;10 nominations

  • David E. Kelley

;9 nominations

  • John Masius
  • Rod Serling

;8 nominations

  • David Chase
  • Jeff Lewis
  • Anthony Yerkovich

;7 nominations

  • David Benioff
  • Robin Green
  • D. B. Weiss

;6 nominations

  • Mitchell Burgess
  • Reginald Rose
  • Michael Wagner
  • Terence Winter

;5 nominations

  • Damon Lindelof
  • Peter Morgan
  • Aaron Sorkin
  • John Tinker ;4 nominations
  • Jesse Armstrong
  • Carlton Cuse
  • William M. Finkelstein
  • Michele Gallery
  • Karen Hall
  • Michael Kozoll
  • Thomas Schnauz
  • Gordon Smith
  • John Wells

;3 nominations

  • Glenn Gordon Caron
  • Chris Carter
  • Semi Chellas
  • Bill Clark
  • Charles H. Eglee
  • Julian Fellowes
  • Joel Fields
  • Terry Louise Fisher
  • Seth Freeman
  • Channing Gibson
  • Andre Jacquemetton
  • Maria Jacquemetton
  • James Lee
  • Richard Levinson
  • William Link
  • Loring Mandel
  • Bruce Miller
  • Robin Veith
  • Joe Weisberg ;2 nominations
  • J. J. Abrams
  • Neal Baer
  • Joshua Brand
  • James Bridges
  • Paddy Chayefsky
  • James Costigan
  • David Dortort
  • Joseph Dougherty
  • Matt Duffer
  • Ross Duffer
  • Dan Erickson
  • Morton Fine
  • David Friedkin
  • Mark Frost
  • Vince Gilligan
  • Peter Gould
  • Patricia Green
  • Walon Green
  • Robert Hartung
  • Marshall Herskovitz
  • Todd A. Kessler
  • Michelle King
  • Robert King
  • Ernest Kinoy
  • Rachel Kondo
  • Ashley Lyle
  • Don Mankiewicz
  • Abby Mann
  • Ted Mann
  • John McGreevey
  • Jeff Melvoin
  • JP Miller
  • David Mills
  • Chris Mundy
  • Bart Nickerson
  • Ron Osborn
  • Jeff Reno
  • Frank Renzulli
  • Gene Reynolds
  • Alfred Shaughnessy
  • John Shiban
  • David Simon
  • Allan Sloane
  • Will Smith
  • Mark Tinker
  • Mike White
  • Beau Willimon
  • Nicholas Wootton
  • John Sacret Young

Programs with multiple awards

;6 awards

  • The Sopranos (HBO) (2 consecutive - twice)

;4 awards

  • The Defenders (CBS) (3 consecutive)
  • Succession (HBO) (2 consecutive - twice)

;3 awards

  • Hill Street Blues (NBC) (consecutive)
  • L.A. Law (NBC) (2 consecutive)
  • Mad Men (AMC) (consecutive)
  • NYPD Blue (ABC) (2 consecutive) ;2 awards
  • CBS Playhouse (CBS) (consecutive)
  • Game of Thrones (HBO) (consecutive)
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC)
  • Homeland (Showtime) (consecutive)
  • Lou Grant (CBS) (consecutive)
  • Playhouse 90 (CBS) (consecutive)
  • St. Elsewhere (NBC)
  • Thirtysomething (ABC) (consecutive)
  • The Twilight Zone (CBS) (consecutive)
  • The Waltons (CBS) (consecutive)

Programs with multiple nominations

;21 nominations

  • The Sopranos (HBO)

;16 nominations

  • Hill Street Blues (NBC)

;15 nominations

  • Mad Men (AMC)

;12 nominations

  • L.A. Law (NBC)
  • NYPD Blue (ABC)

;9 nominations

  • Lou Grant (CBS)
  • Playhouse 90 (CBS)
  • St. Elsewhere (NBC)

;8 nominations

  • Better Call Saul (AMC)

;7 nominations

  • ER (NBC)
  • Game of Thrones (HBO)
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC)

;6 nominations

  • Alcoa-Goodyear Playhouse (NBC)
  • CBS Playhouse (CBS)
  • Lost (ABC)
  • Northern Exposure (CBS) ;5 nominations
  • The Crown (Netflix)
  • Thirtysomething (ABC)
  • The West Wing (NBC)

;4 nominations

  • The Americans (FX)
  • Breaking Bad (AMC)
  • Columbo (NBC)
  • The Defenders (CBS)
  • The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
  • Moonlighting (ABC)
  • Ozark (Netflix)
  • Succession (HBO)
  • The Waltons (CBS)
  • The X-Files (Fox)

;3 nominations

  • The Adams Chronicles (PBS)
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents/The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (CBS)
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (NBC)
  • Cagney & Lacey (CBS)
  • Downton Abbey (PBS)
  • Roots (ABC)
  • The Twilight Zone (CBS)
  • Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS) ;2 nominations
  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (CBS)
  • Alcoa Premiere/Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire (ABC)
  • Andor (Disney+)
  • Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
  • Ben Casey (ABC)
  • Benjamin Franklin (CBS)
  • The Bold Ones: The Senator (NBC)
  • China Beach (ABC)
  • Climax! (CBS)
  • Friday Night Lights (DirecTV)
  • The Good Wife (CBS)
  • Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
  • Homeland (Showtime)
  • Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC)
  • I Spy (NBC)
  • Killing Eve (BBC America)
  • Kraft Television Theatre (NBC)
  • The Mandalorian (Disney+)
  • Mission: Impossible (CBS)
  • The Philco Television Playhouse (NBC)
  • The Pitt (HBO Max)
  • Severance (Apple TV+)
  • Shōgun (FX)
  • Six Feet Under (HBO)
  • Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
  • Stranger Things (Netflix)
  • Studio One (CBS)
  • Twin Peaks (ABC)
  • The Wire (HBO)
  • The White Lotus (HBO)
  • Yellowjackets (Showtime)

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