# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series is presented to the best directing of a television comedy series.

## Winners and nominations
### 1950s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| Best Direction |||||
| 1955 | Studio One | "Twelve Angry Men" | Franklin Schaffner | CBS |
| 1955 | Four Star Playhouse | "The Answer" | Roy Kellino | CBS |
| 1955 | The Loretta Young Show | "The Clara Schumann Story" | Robert Florey | NBC |
| 1955 | The United States Steel Hour | "The Interview" | Alex Segal | ABC |
| 1955 | Waterfront | "Christmas in San Pedro" | Ted Post | Syndicated |
| 1955 | Your Hit Parade | Your Hit Parade | Clark Jones | NBC |
| Best Director - Film Series |||||
| 1956 | The Phil Silvers Show | The Phil Silvers Show | Nat Hiken | CBS |
| 1956 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | "The Case of Mr. Pelham" | Alfred Hitchcock | CBS |
| 1956 | The Bob Cummings Show | "Return of the Wolf" | Rod Amateau | CBS |
| 1956 | Dragnet | Dragnet | Jack Webb | NBC |
| 1956 | Make Room for Daddy | Make Room for Daddy | Sheldon Leonard | ABC |
| 1956 | You Are There | "Grant & Lee at Appomattox" | Bernard Girard | CBS |
| 1957 | Best Direction - Half-Hour or Less | Best Direction - Half-Hour or Less | Best Direction - Half-Hour or Less | Best Direction - Half-Hour or Less |
| 1957 | The Danny Thomas Show | "Danny's Comeback" | Sheldon Leonard | ABC |
| 1957 | Camera Three | "As I Lay Dying" | Clay Yurdin | CBS |
| 1957 | General Electric Theater | "The Road That Led Afar" | Herschel Daugherty | CBS |
| 1957 | Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers | "The Traitor" | George Archainbaud | NBC |
| 1957 | You Are There | "First Moscow Purge Trial" | William D. Russell | CBS |
| Best Direction - One Hour or More ||||
| 1957 | Playhouse 90 | "Requiem for a Heavyweight" | Ralph Nelson | CBS |
| 1957 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | "October 5, 1956" | Bob Banner | NBC |
| 1957 | Kraft Television Theatre | "A Night to Remember" | George Roy Hill | NBC |
| 1957 | NBC Opera Theatre | "La Boheme" | Kirk Browning | NBC |
| 1957 | Playhouse 90 | "Forbidden Area" | John Frankenheimer | CBS |
| 1957 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | "Child of the Regiment" | Lewis Allen | CBS |
| 1958 | Best Direction - Half-Hour or Less | Best Direction - Half-Hour or Less | Best Direction - Half-Hour or Less | Best Direction - Half-Hour or Less |
| 1958 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | "The Glass Eye" | Robert Stevens | CBS |
| 1958 | The Danny Thomas Show | The Danny Thomas Show | Sheldon Leonard | ABC & CBS |
| 1958 | Father Knows Best | Father Knows Best | Peter Tewksbury | NBC |
| 1958 | The Patrice Munsel Show | The Patrice Munsel Show | Clark Jones | ABC |
| 1958 | Your Hit Parade | Your Hit Parade | Bill Hobin | NBC |
| Best Direction - One Hour or More ||||
| 1958 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Bob Banner | NBC |
| 1958 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | "The Green Pastures" | George Schaefer | NBC |
| 1958 | Playhouse 90 | "The Comedian" | John Frankenheimer | CBS |
| 1958 | Playhouse 90 | "The Helen Morgan Story" | George Roy Hill | CBS |
| 1958 | Playhouse 90 | "The Miracle Worker" | Arthur Penn | CBS |
| Best Direction of a Single Program of a Comedy Series |||||
| 1959 | Father Knows Best | "Medal for Margaret" | Peter Tewksbury | CBS |
| 1959 | The Danny Thomas Show | "Pardon My Accent" | Sheldon Leonard | CBS |
| 1959 | The Jack Benny Program | "Gary Cooper" | Seymour Berns | CBS |
| 1959 | Mr. Adams and Eve | "The Interview" | Richard Kinon | CBS |
| 1959 | The Real McCoys | "Kate's Career" | Hy Averback | ABC |

### 1960s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy |||||
| 1960 | The Jack Benny Program | The Jack Benny Program | Ralph Levy and Bud Yorkin | CBS |
| 1960 | The Danny Thomas Show | The Danny Thomas Show | Sheldon Leonard | CBS |
| 1960 | The Red Skelton Show | The Red Skelton Show | Seymour Berns | CBS |
| 1961 | The Danny Thomas Show | The Danny Thomas Show | Sheldon Leonard | CBS |
| 1961 | The Bob Hope Buick Show | The Bob Hope Buick Show | Dick McDonough and Jack Shea | NBC |
| 1961 | My Three Sons | My Three Sons | Peter Tewksbury | ABC |
| 1962 | Car 54, Where Are You? | Car 54, Where Are You? | Nat Hiken | NBC |
| 1962 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | The Dick Van Dyke Show | John Rich | CBS |
| 1962 | The Garry Moore Show | The Garry Moore Show | Dave Geisel | CBS |
| 1962 | Henry Fonda and the Family | Henry Fonda and the Family | Bud Yorkin | CBS |
| 1962 | The Red Skelton Show | The Red Skelton Show | Seymour Berns | CBS |
| 1963 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | The Dick Van Dyke Show | John Rich | CBS |
| 1963 | The Beverly Hillbillies | The Beverly Hillbillies | Richard Whorf | CBS |
| 1963 | The Garry Moore Show | The Garry Moore Show | Dave Geisel | CBS |
| 1963 | The Jack Benny Program | The Jack Benny Program | Frederick De Cordova | CBS |
| 1963 | The Red Skelton Show | The Red Skelton Show | Seymour Berns | CBS |
| 1964 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Jerry Paris | CBS |
| 1964 | The Beverly Hillbillies | The Beverly Hillbillies | Richard Whorf | CBS |
| 1964 | The Farmer's Daughter | The Farmer's Daughter | Paul Nickell, William D. Russell and Don Taylor | ABC |
| 1964 | McHale's Navy | McHale's Navy | Sidney Lanfield | ABC |
| Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Directors |||||
| 1965 | The Defenders | "The 700 Year Old Gang" | Paul Bogart | CBS |
| 1965 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | "The Magnificent Yankee" | George Schaefer | NBC |
| 1965 | My Name Is Barbra | My Name Is Barbra | Dwight Hemion | CBS |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy |||||
| 1966 | Bewitched | Bewitched | William Asher | ABC |
| 1966 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Jerry Paris | CBS |
| 1966 | Get Smart | "Diplomat's Daughter" | Paul Bogart | NBC |
| 1967 | The Monkees | "Royal Flush" | James Frawley | NBC |
| 1967 | Bewitched | Bewitched | William Asher | ABC |
| 1967 | Family Affair | Family Affair | William D. Russell | CBS |
| 1967 | I Spy | "One of Our Bombs Is Missing" | Earl Bellamy | NBC |
| 1967 | The Lucy Show | The Lucy Show | Maury Thompson | CBS |
| 1968 | Get Smart | "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye" | Bruce Bilson | NBC |
| 1968 | That Girl | "That Girl" | Danny Arnold | ABC |
| 1968 | The Monkees | "The Devil and Peter Tork" | James Frawley | NBC |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music |||||
| 1969 | The Dean Martin Show | "October 17, 1968" | Greg Garrison | NBC |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Special | The Bill Cosby Special | Bill Hobin | NBC |
| 1969 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | "February 3, 1969" | Gordon Wiles | NBC |

### 1970s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety, Comedy or Music |||||
| 1970 | Kraft Music Hall | "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" | Dwight Hemion | NBC |
| 1970 | The Second Bill Cosby Special | The Second Bill Cosby Special | Seymour Berns | NBC |
| 1970 | Young People's Concerts | "Berlioz Takes a Trip" | Roger Englander | CBS |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy |||||
| 1971 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Toulouse-Lautrec Is One of My Favorite Artists" | Jay Sandrich | CBS |
| 1971 | All in the Family | "Gloria's Pregnancy" | John Rich | CBS |
| 1971 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Support Your Local Mother" | Alan Rafkin | CBS |
| 1972 | All in the Family | "Sammy's Visit" | John Rich | CBS |
| 1972 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary" | Jay Sandrich | CBS |
| 1972 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Where There's Smoke, There's Rhoda" | Peter Baldwin | CBS |
| 1973 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "It's Whether You Win or Lose" | Jay Sandrich | CBS |
| 1973 | All in the Family | "The Bunkers and the Swingers" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | CBS |
| 1973 | M*A*S*H | "Pilot" | Gene Reynolds | CBS |
| Best Directing in Comedy |||||
| 1974 | M*A*S*H | "Carry On, Hawkeye" | Jackie Cooper | CBS |
| 1974 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Lou's First Date" | Jay Sandrich | CBS |
| 1974 | M*A*S*H | "Deal Me Out" | Gene Reynolds | CBS |
| Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series |||||
| 1975 | M*A*S*H | "O.R." | Gene Reynolds | CBS |
| 1975 | M*A*S*H | "Alcoholics Unanimous" | Hy Averback | CBS |
| 1975 | M*A*S*H | "Bulletin Board" | Alan Alda | CBS |
| 1976 | M*A*S*H | "Welcome to Korea" | Gene Reynolds | CBS |
| 1976 | M*A*S*H | "The Kids" | Alan Alda | CBS |
| 1976 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Chuckles Bites the Dust" | Joan Darling | CBS |
| 1976 | Maude | "The Analyst" | Hal Cooper | CBS |
| 1977 | M*A*S*H | "Dear Sigmund" | Alan Alda | CBS |
| 1977 | All in the Family | "The Draft Dodger" | Paul Bogart | CBS |
| 1977 | M*A*S*H | "Lt. Radar O'Reilly" | Alan Rafkin | CBS |
| 1977 | M*A*S*H | "The Nurses" | Joan Darling | CBS |
| 1977 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "The Last Show" | Jay Sandrich | CBS |
| 1978 | All in the Family | "Edith's 50th Birthday" | Paul Bogart | CBS |
| 1978 | Happy Days | "Richie Almost Dies" | Jerry Paris | ABC |
| 1978 | M*A*S*H | "Comrades in Arms" | Alan Alda and Burt Metcalfe | CBS |
| 1978 | Maude | "Vivian's Decision" | Hal Cooper | CBS |
| 1978 | Soap | "Episode 24" | Jay Sandrich | ABC |
| Outstanding Directing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series |||||
| 1979 | Barney Miller | "The Harris Incident" | Noam Pitlik | ABC |
| 1979 | All in the Family | "California, Here We Are, Part 2" | Paul Bogart | CBS |
| 1979 | M*A*S*H | "Dear Sis" | Alan Alda | CBS |
| 1979 | M*A*S*H | "Point of View" | Charles S. Dubin | CBS |
| 1979 | Soap | "Episode 27" | Jay Sandrich | ABC |

### 1980s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 1980 | Taxi | "Louie and the Nice Girl" | James Burrows | ABC |
| 1980 | M*A*S*H | "Bottle Fatigue" | Burt Metcalfe | CBS |
| 1980 | M*A*S*H | "Dreams" | Alan Alda | CBS |
| 1980 | M*A*S*H | "Period of Adjustment" | Charles S. Dubin | CBS |
| 1980 | M*A*S*H | "Stars and Stripes" | Harry Morgan | CBS |
| 1981 | Taxi | "Elaine's Strange Triangle" | James Burrows | ABC |
| 1981 | Archie Bunker's Place | "Tough Love" | Linda Day | CBS |
| 1981 | Barney Miller | "Liquidation" | Noam Pitlik | ABC |
| 1981 | Happy Days | "Hello Mrs. Arcola" | Jerry Paris | ABC |
| 1981 | M*A*S*H | "The Life You Save" | Alan Alda | CBS |
| 1981 | M*A*S*H | "No Laughing Matter" | Burt Metcalfe | CBS |
| 1981 | WKRP in Cincinnati | "Venus Flytrap Explains The Atom" | Rod Daniel | CBS |
| 1982 | One Day at a Time | "Barbara's Crisis" | Alan Rafkin | CBS |
| 1982 | M*A*S*H | "Picture This" | Burt Metcalfe | CBS |
| 1982 | M*A*S*H | "Pressure Points" | Charles S. Dubin | CBS |
| 1982 | M*A*S*H | "Sons and Bowlers" | Hy Averback | CBS |
| 1982 | M*A*S*H | "Where There's a Will, There's a War" | Alan Alda | CBS |
| 1982 | Taxi | "Jim the Psychic" | James Burrows | ABC |
| 1983 | Cheers | "Showdown, Part 2" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 1983 | Buffalo Bill | "Pilot" | Tom Patchett | NBC |
| 1983 | Buffalo Bill | "Woody Quits" | Jim Drake | NBC |
| 1983 | The Love Boat | "The Dog Show" | Bob Sweeney | ABC |
| 1983 | M*A*S*H | "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" | Alan Alda | CBS |
| 1983 | M*A*S*H | "The Joker Is Wild" | Burt Metcalfe | CBS |
| 1984 | Kate & Allie | "The Very Loud Family" | Bill Persky | CBS |
| 1984 | AfterMASH | "Fall Out" | Larry Gelbart | CBS |
| 1984 | Buffalo Bill | "Jo-Jo's Problem, Part 2" | Ellen Falcon | NBC |
| 1984 | Cheers | "Old Flames" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 1985 | The Cosby Show | "The Younger Woman" | Jay Sandrich | NBC |
| 1985 | Alice | "Tommy's Lost Weekend" | Marc Daniels | CBS |
| 1985 | Cheers | "Cheerio, Cheers" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 1985 | Kate & Allie | "Landlady" | Bill Persky | CBS |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | "Pilot" | Robert Butler | ABC |
| 1986 | The Cosby Show | "Denise's Friend" | Jay Sandrich | NBC |
| 1986 | Cheers | "The Triangle" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 1986 | The Golden Girls | "A Little Romance" | Terry Hughes | NBC |
| 1986 | The Golden Girls | "The Heart Attack" | Jim Drake | NBC |
| 1986 | Kate & Allie | "Chip's Friend" | Bill Persky | CBS |
| 1987 | The Golden Girls | "Isn't it Romantic?" | Terry Hughes | NBC |
| 1987 | Cheers | "Chambers vs. Malone" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 1987 | The Cosby Show | "I Know that You Know" | Jay Sandrich | NBC |
| 1987 | Designing Women | "The Beauty Contest" | Jack Shea | CBS |
| 1987 | Family Ties | "A, My Name is Alex" | Will Mackenzie | NBC |
| 1988 | Hooperman | "Pilot" | Gregory Hoblit | ABC |
| 1988 | Cheers | "Backseat Becky, Up Front" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 1988 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | "Here Comes that Cold Wind off the River" | Jay Tarses | NBC |
| 1988 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | "No Baby, No Show" | Alan Rafkin | Showtime |
| 1988 | The Golden Girls | "Old Friends" | Terry Hughes | NBC |
| 1989 | The Wonder Years | "Our Miss White" | Peter Baldwin | ABC |
| 1989 | Cheers | "The Visiting Leecher" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 1989 | The Golden Girls | "Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket?" | Terry Hughes | NBC |
| 1989 | Murphy Brown | "Pilot" | Barnet Kellman | CBS |
| 1989 | The Wonder Years | "Birthday Boy" | Steve Miner | ABC |
| 1989 | The Wonder Years | "How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation" | Michael Dinner | ABC |

### 1990s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 1990 | The Wonder Years | "Good-bye" | Michael Dinner | ABC |
| 1990 | Cheers | "The Improbable Dream, Part 1" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 1990 | Designing Women | "They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?" | Harry Thomason | CBS |
| 1990 | The Famous Teddy Z | "Pilot" | Hugh Wilson | CBS |
| 1990 | The Golden Girls | "Triple Play" | Terry Hughes | NBC |
| 1990 | Murphy Brown | "Brown Like Me" | Barnet Kellman | CBS |
| 1991 | Cheers | "Woody Interruptus" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 1991 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | "Here's a Little Touch of Harry in the Night" | Jay Tarses | Lifetime |
| 1991 | Murphy Brown | "On Another Plane" | Barnet Kellman | CBS |
| 1991 | Seinfeld | "The Pony Remark" | Tom Cherones | NBC |
| 1991 | The Wonder Years | "The Ties That Bind" | Peter Baldwin | ABC |
| 1992 | Murphy Brown | "Birth 101" | Barnet Kellman | CBS |
| 1992 | Brooklyn Bridge | "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" | Sam Weisman | CBS |
| 1992 | Cheers | "An Old Fashioned Wedding" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 1992 | Murphy Brown | "Send in the Clowns" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | CBS |
| 1992 | Seinfeld | "The Tape" | David Steinberg | NBC |
| 1993 | Dream On | "For Peter's Sake" | Betty Thomas | HBO |
| 1993 | Cheers | "One for the Road" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 1993 | Dream On | "And Bimbo Was His Name-O" | Eric Laneuville | HBO |
| 1993 | Murphy Brown | "You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato" | Peter Bonerz | CBS |
| 1993 | Seinfeld | "The Contest" | Tom Cherones | NBC |
| 1994 | Frasier | "The Good Son" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 1994 | The John Larroquette Show | "Pilot" | John Whitesell | NBC |
| 1994 | The Larry Sanders Show | "Life Behind Larry" | Todd Holland | HBO |
| 1994 | Mad About You | "Love Letters" | Tom Moore | NBC |
| 1994 | Mad About You | "Paul is Dead" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | NBC |
| 1994 | Seinfeld | "The Mango" | Tom Cherones | NBC |
| 1995 | Frasier | "The Matchmaker" | David Lee | NBC |
| 1995 | Friends | "The One with the Blackout" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 1995 | The Larry Sanders Show | "Hank's Night in the Sun" | Todd Holland | HBO |
| 1995 | The Nanny | "Canasta Master" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | CBS |
| 1995 | Seinfeld | "The Jimmy" | Andy Ackerman | NBC |
| 1996 | Friends | "The One After the Superbowl" | Michael Lembeck | NBC |
| 1996 | The Larry Sanders Show | "Arthur After Hours" | Todd Holland | HBO |
| 1996 | The Larry Sanders Show | "I Was a Teenage Lesbian" | Michael Lehmann | HBO |
| 1996 | Seinfeld | "The Soup Nazi" | Andy Ackerman | NBC |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | "Brains and Eggs" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 1997 | Frasier | "To Kill a Talking Bird" | David Lee | NBC |
| 1997 | Ellen | "The Puppy Episode" | Gil Junger | ABC |
| 1997 | The Larry Sanders Show | "Everybody Loves Larry" | Todd Holland | HBO |
| 1997 | The Larry Sanders Show | "Ellen, or Isn't She?" | Alan Myerson | HBO |
| 1997 | Seinfeld | "The Pothole" | Andy Ackerman | NBC |
| 1998 | The Larry Sanders Show | "Flip" | Todd Holland | HBO |
| 1998 | Ally McBeal | "Cro-Magnon" | Allan Arkush | Fox |
| 1998 | Ally McBeal | "Pilot" | James Frawley | Fox |
| 1998 | Dharma & Greg | "Pilot" | James Burrows | ABC |
| 1998 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | "Dick and the Other Guy" | Terry Hughes | NBC |
| 1999 | Sports Night | "Pilot" | Thomas Schlamme | ABC |
| 1999 | Ally McBeal | "Those Lips, That Hand" | Arlene Sanford | Fox |
| 1999 | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Robert's Date" | Will Mackenzie | CBS |
| 1999 | Friends | "The One Where Everybody Finds Out" | Michael Lembeck | NBC |
| 1999 | Will & Grace | "Pilot" | James Burrows | NBC |

### 2000s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 2000 | Malcolm in the Middle | "Pilot" | Todd Holland | Fox |
| 2000 | Ally McBeal | "Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost" | Bill D'Elia | Fox |
| 2000 | Everybody Loves Raymond | "The Christmas Picture" | Will Mackenzie | CBS |
| 2000 | Friends | "The One That Could Have Been" | Michael Lembeck | NBC |
| 2000 | Sports Night | "Quo Vadimus" | Thomas Schlamme | ABC |
| 2000 | Will & Grace | "Homo for the Holidays" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 2001 | Malcolm in the Middle | "Bowling" | Todd Holland | Fox |
| 2001 | Ed | "Pilot" | James Frawley | NBC |
| 2001 | Malcolm in the Middle | "Flashback" | Jeffrey Melman | Fox |
| 2001 | Sex and the City | "Easy Come, Easy Go" | Charles McDougall | HBO |
| 2001 | Will & Grace | "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 2002 | Sex and the City | "The Real Me" | Michael Patrick King | HBO |
| 2002 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "The Doll" | Robert B. Weide | HBO |
| 2002 | Malcolm in the Middle | "Christmas" | Jeffrey Melman | Fox |
| 2002 | Scrubs | "My Old Lady" | Marc Buckland | NBC |
| 2002 | Will & Grace | "A Chorus Lie" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 2003 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "Krazee-Eyez Killa" | Robert B. Weide | HBO |
| 2003 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "Mary, Joseph, and Larry" | David Steinberg | HBO |
| 2003 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "The Nanny from Hell" | Larry Charles | HBO |
| 2003 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "The Special Section" | Bryan Gordon | HBO |
| 2003 | Sex and the City | "I Love a Charade" | Michael Engler | HBO |
| 2003 | Will & Grace | "24" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 2004 | Arrested Development | "Pilot" | Anthony and Joe Russo | Fox |
| 2004 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "The 5 Wood" | Bryan Gordon | HBO |
| 2004 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "The Car Pool Lane" | Robert B. Weide | HBO |
| 2004 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "The Survivor" | Larry Charles | HBO |
| 2004 | Sex and the City | "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux" | Tim Van Patten | HBO |
| 2005 | Desperate Housewives | "Pilot" | Charles McDougall | ABC |
| 2005 | Entourage | "Pilot" | David Frankel | HBO |
| 2005 | Everybody Loves Raymond | "The Finale" | Gary Halvorson | CBS |
| 2005 | Monk | "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine" | Randall Zisk | USA |
| 2005 | Will & Grace | "It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 2006 | My Name Is Earl | "Pilot" | Marc Buckland | NBC |
| 2006 | The Comeback | "Valerie Does Another Classic Leno" | Michael Patrick King | HBO |
| 2006 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "The Christ Nail" | Robert B. Weide | HBO |
| 2006 | Entourage | "Oh, Mandy" | Daniel Attias | HBO |
| 2006 | Entourage | "Sundance Kids" | Julian Farino | HBO |
| 2006 | Weeds | "Good Shit Lollipop" | Craig Zisk | Showtime |
| 2007 | Ugly Betty | "Pilot" | Richard Shepard | ABC |
| 2007 | Entourage | "One Day in the Valley" | Julian Farino | HBO |
| 2007 | Extras | "Orlando Bloom" | Stephen Merchant | HBO |
| 2007 | The Office | "Gay Witch Hunt" | Ken Kwapis | NBC |
| 2007 | Scrubs | "My Musical" | Will Mackenzie | NBC |
| 2007 | 30 Rock | "The Break-Up" | Scott Ellis | NBC |
| 2008 | Pushing Daisies | "Pie-lette" | Barry Sonnenfeld | ABC |
| 2008 | Entourage | "No Cannes Do" | Daniel Attias | HBO |
| 2008 | Flight of the Conchords | "Sally Returns" | James Bobin | HBO |
| 2008 | The Office | "Goodbye, Toby" | Paul Feig | NBC |
| 2008 | The Office | "Money" | Paul Lieberstein | NBC |
| 2008 | 30 Rock | "Rosemary's Baby" | Michael Engler | NBC |
| 2009 | The Office | "Stress Relief" | Jeffrey Blitz | NBC |
| 2009 | Entourage | "Tree Trippers" | Julian Farino | HBO |
| 2009 | Flight of the Conchords | "The Tough Brets" | James Bobin | HBO |
| 2009 | 30 Rock | "Apollo, Apollo" | Millicent Shelton | NBC |
| 2009 | 30 Rock | "Generalissimo" | Todd Holland | NBC |
| 2009 | 30 Rock | "Reunion" | Beth McCarthy-Miller | NBC |

### 2010s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 2010 | Glee | "Pilot" | Ryan Murphy | Fox |
| 2010 | Glee | "Wheels" | Paris Barclay | Fox |
| 2010 | Modern Family | "Pilot" | Jason Winer | ABC |
| 2010 | Nurse Jackie | "Pilot" | Allen Coulter | Showtime |
| 2010 | 30 Rock | "I Do Do" | Don Scardino | NBC |
| 2011 | Modern Family | "Halloween" | Michael Spiller | ABC |
| 2011 | How I Met Your Mother | "Subway Wars" | Pamela Fryman | CBS |
| 2011 | Modern Family | "See You Next Fall" | Steven Levitan | ABC |
| 2011 | Modern Family | "Slow Down Your Neighbors" | Gail Mancuso | ABC |
| 2011 | 30 Rock | "Live Show" | Beth McCarthy-Miller | NBC |
| 2012 | Modern Family | "Baby on Board" | Steven Levitan | ABC |
| 2012 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "Palestinian Chicken" | Robert B. Weide | HBO |
| 2012 | Girls | "She Did" | Lena Dunham | HBO |
| 2012 | Louie | "Duckling" | Louis C.K. | FX |
| 2012 | Modern Family | "Virgin Territory" | Jason Winer | ABC |
| 2012 | New Girl | "Pilot" | Jake Kasdan | Fox |
| 2013 | Modern Family | "Arrested" | Gail Mancuso | ABC |
| 2013 | Girls | "On All Fours" | Lena Dunham | HBO |
| 2013 | Glee | "Diva" | Paris Barclay | Fox |
| 2013 | Louie | "New Year's Eve" | Louis C.K. | FX |
| 2013 | 30 Rock | "Hogcock!" & "Last Lunch" | Beth McCarthy-Miller | NBC |
| 2014 | Modern Family | "Las Vegas" | Gail Mancuso | ABC |
| 2014 | Episodes | "Episode 309" | Iain B. MacDonald | Showtime |
| 2014 | Glee | "100" | Paris Barclay | Fox |
| 2014 | Louie | "Elevator, Part 6" | Louis C.K. | FX |
| 2014 | Orange Is the New Black | "Lesbian Request Denied" | Jodie Foster | Netflix |
| 2014 | Silicon Valley | "Minimum Viable Product" | Mike Judge | HBO |
| 2015 | Transparent | "Best New Girl" | Joey Soloway | Amazon |
| 2015 | The Last Man on Earth | "Alive in Tucson" | Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | Fox |
| 2015 | Louie | "Sleepover" | Louis C.K. | FX |
| 2015 | Silicon Valley | "Sand Hill Shuffle" | Mike Judge | HBO |
| 2015 | Veep | "Testimony" | Armando Iannucci | HBO |
| 2016 |
| 2016 | Transparent | "Man on the Land" | Joey Soloway | Amazon |
| 2016 | Master of None | "Parents" | Aziz Ansari | Netflix |
| 2016 | Silicon Valley | "Daily Active Users" | Alec Berg | HBO |
| 2016 | Silicon Valley | "Founder Friendly" | Mike Judge | HBO |
| 2016 | Veep | "Kissing Your Sister" | David Mandel | HBO |
| 2016 | Veep | "Morning After" | Chris Addison | HBO |
| 2016 | Veep | "Mother" | Dale Stern | HBO |
| 2017 |
| 2017 | Atlanta | "B.A.N." | Donald Glover | FX |
| 2017 | Silicon Valley | "Intellectual Property" | Jamie Babbit | HBO |
| 2017 | Silicon Valley | "Server Error" | Mike Judge | HBO |
| 2017 | Veep | "Blurb" | Morgan Sackett | HBO |
| 2017 | Veep | "Groundbreaking" | David Mandel | HBO |
| 2017 | Veep | "Justice" | Dale Stern | HBO |
| 2018 |
| 2018 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Pilot" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Amazon |
| 2018 | Atlanta | "FUBU" | Donald Glover | FX |
| 2018 | Atlanta | "Teddy Perkins" | Hiro Murai | FX |
| 2018 | Barry | "Chapter One: Make Your Mark" | Bill Hader | HBO |
| 2018 | The Big Bang Theory | "The Bow Tie Asymmetry" | Mark Cendrowski | CBS |
| 2018 | GLOW | "Pilot" | Jesse Peretz | Netflix |
| 2018 | Silicon Valley | "Initial Coin Offering" | Mike Judge | HBO |
| 2019 |
| 2019 | Fleabag | "Episode 201" | Harry Bradbeer | Amazon |
| 2019 | Barry | "The Audition" | Alec Berg | HBO |
| 2019 | Barry | "ronny/lily" | Bill Hader | HBO |
| 2019 | The Big Bang Theory | "The Stockholm Syndrome" | Mark Cendrowski | CBS |
| 2019 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "All Alone" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Amazon |
| 2019 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "We're Going to the Catskills!" | Daniel Palladino | Amazon |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 2020 |
| 2020 | Schitt's Creek | "Happy Ending" | Andrew Cividino and Dan Levy | Pop TV |
| 2020 | The Great | "The Great" | Matt Shakman | Hulu |
| 2020 | Ramy | "Miakhalifa.mov" | Ramy Youssef | Hulu |
| 2020 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "It's Comedy or Cabbage" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Prime Video |
| 2020 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Marvelous Radio" | Daniel Palladino | Prime Video |
| 2020 | Modern Family | "Finale, Part 2" | Gail Mancuso | ABC |
| 2020 | Will & Grace | "We Love Lucy" | James Burrows | NBC |
| 2021 |
| 2021 | Hacks | "There Is No Line" | Lucia Aniello | HBO Max |
| 2021 | B Positive | "Pilot" | James Burrows | CBS |
| 2021 | Mom | "Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak" | James Widdoes | CBS |
| 2021 | The Flight Attendant | "In Case of Emergency" | Susanna Fogel | HBO Max |
| 2021 | Ted Lasso | "Biscuits" | Zach Braff | Apple TV+ |
| 2021 | Ted Lasso | "The Hope That Kills You" | MJ Delaney | Apple TV+ |
| 2021 | Ted Lasso | "Make Rebecca Great Again" | Declan Lowney | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 |
| 2022 | Ted Lasso | "No Weddings and a Funeral" | MJ Delaney | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 | Atlanta | "New Jazz" | Hiro Murai | FX |
| 2022 | Barry | "710N" | Bill Hader | HBO |
| 2022 | Hacks | "There Will Be Blood" | Lucia Aniello | HBO Max |
| 2022 | The Ms. Pat Show | "Baby Daddy Groundhog Day" | Mary Lou Belli | BET+ |
| 2022 | Only Murders in the Building | "The Boy from 6B" | Cherien Dabis | Hulu |
| 2022 | Only Murders in the Building | "True Crime" | Jamie Babbit | Hulu |
| 2023 |
| 2023 | The Bear | "Review" | Christopher Storer | FX |
| 2023 | Barry | "wow" | Bill Hader | HBO |
| 2023 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Four Minutes" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Prime Video |
| 2023 | The Ms. Pat Show | "Don't Touch My Hair" | Mary Lou Belli | BET+ |
| 2023 | Ted Lasso | "So Long, Farewell" | Declan Lowney | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 | Wednesday | "Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe" | Tim Burton | Netflix |
| 2024 |
| 2024 | The Bear | "Fishes" | Christopher Storer | FX |
| 2024 | Abbott Elementary | "Party" | Randall Einhorn | ABC |
| 2024 | The Bear | "Honeydew" | Ramy Youssef | FX |
| 2024 | The Gentlemen | "Refined Aggression" | Guy Ritchie | Netflix |
| 2024 | Hacks | "Bulletproof" | Lucia Aniello | Max |
| 2024 | The Ms. Pat Show | "I'm the Pappy" | Mary Lou Belli | BET+ |

## Total awards by network

* CBS – 15
* ABC – 14
* NBC – 14
* Amazon – 4
* Fox – 4
* HBO – 4
* FX – 3
* Apple TV+ - 1
* HBO Max — 1
* Pop TV – 1