# Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama

The Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama is one of the annual Golden Globe Awards, given to the best drama television series. Documentary series and mini-series are also eligible for this award. From 1962 to 1968, the category was Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series, and grouped musical, comedy and drama series in a single category. After 1968, musical and comedy series were given their own category, the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy.

## 1960s

| Year | Program | Network |
| Best Television Series |||
| 1961 | My Three Sons | ABC |
| 1961 | What's My Line? | CBS |
| 1962 | Best Drama Series | Best Drama Series |
| 1962 | The Defenders | CBS |
| Best Television Program ||
| 1962 | The Dick Powell Show | NBC |
| Best Drama Series |||
| 1963 | The Richard Boone Show | NBC |
| 1963 | Bonanza | NBC |
| 1963 | The Defenders | CBS |
| 1963 | The Eleventh Hour | NBC |
| 1963 | Rawhide | CBS |
| Best Television Series |||
| 1964 | The Rogues | NBC |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High | ABC |
| 1964 | The Munsters | CBS |
| 1964 | The Red Skelton Hour | CBS |
| 1964 | Wendy and Me | ABC |
| Best Television Program |||
| 1965 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | NBC |
| 1965 | Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music | NBC |
| 1965 | Get Smart | NBC |
| 1965 | I Spy | NBC |
| 1965 | My Name Is Barbra | CBS |
| Best Television Series |||
| 1966 | I Spy | NBC |
| 1966 | The Fugitive | ABC |
| 1966 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | NBC |
| 1966 | Run For Your Life | NBC |
| 1966 | That Girl | ABC |
| 1967 | Mission: Impossible | CBS |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS |
| 1967 | The Dean Martin Show | NBC |
| 1967 | Garrison's Gorillas | ABC |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | NBC |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | NBC |
| 1968 | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show | CBS |
| 1968 | Julia | NBC |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | NBC |
| Best Drama Series |||
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | ABC |
| 1969 | Bracken's World | NBC |
| 1969 | The Mod Squad | ABC |
| 1969 | Mannix | CBS |
| 1969 | Room 222 | ABC |

## 1970s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 1970 | Medical Center | CBS |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The Senator | NBC |
| 1970 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | ABC |
| 1970 | The Mod Squad | ABC |
| 1970 | The Young Lawyers | ABC |
| 1971 | Mannix | CBS |
| 1971 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | ABC |
| 1971 | Medical Center | CBS |
| 1971 | The Mod Squad | ABC |
| 1971 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | CBS |
| 1972 | Columbo | NBC |
| 1972 | America | BBC |
| 1972 | Mannix | CBS |
| 1972 | Medical Center | CBS |
| 1972 | The Waltons | CBS |
| 1973 | The Waltons | CBS |
| 1973 | Cannon | CBS |
| 1973 | Columbo | NBC |
| 1973 | Hawkins | CBS |
| 1973 | Mannix | CBS |
| 1973 | Police Story | NBC |
| 1974 | Upstairs, Downstairs | ITV |
| 1974 | Columbo | NBC |
| 1974 | Kojak | CBS |
| 1974 | Police Story | NBC |
| 1974 | The Streets of San Francisco | ABC |
| 1974 | The Waltons | CBS |
| 1975 | Kojak | CBS |
| 1975 | Baretta | ABC |
| 1975 | Columbo | NBC |
| 1975 | Petrocelli | NBC |
| 1975 | Police Story | NBC |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man | ABC |
| 1976 | Captains and the Kings | NBC |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | ABC |
| 1976 | Family | ABC |
| 1976 | Little House on the Prairie | NBC |
| 1977 | Roots | ABC |
| 1977 | Charlie's Angels | ABC |
| 1977 | Columbo | NBC |
| 1977 | Family | ABC |
| 1977 | Starsky and Hutch | ABC |
| 1977 | Upstairs, Downstairs | ITV |
| 1978 | 60 Minutes | CBS |
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica | ABC |
| 1978 | Family | ABC |
| 1978 | Holocaust | NBC |
| 1978 | Lou Grant | CBS |
| 1979 | Lou Grant | CBS |
| 1979 | Backstairs at the White House | NBC |
| 1979 | Centennial | NBC |
| 1979 | Dallas | CBS |
| 1979 | The Rockford Files | NBC |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | ABC |
* ↑ Nomination refused by Don Hewitt

## 1980s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 1980 | Shōgun | NBC |
| 1980 | Dallas | CBS |
| 1980 | Hart to Hart | ABC |
| 1980 | Lou Grant | CBS |
| 1980 | Moviola | NBC |
| 1980 | Vega$ | CBS |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1981 | Dallas | CBS |
| 1981 | Dynasty | ABC |
| 1981 | Hart to Hart | ABC |
| 1981 | Lou Grant | CBS |
| 1982 | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1982 | Dallas | CBS |
| 1982 | Dynasty | ABC |
| 1982 | Hart to Hart | ABC |
| 1982 | Magnum, P.I. | CBS |
| 1983 | Dynasty | ABC |
| 1983 | Cagney & Lacey | CBS |
| 1983 | Dallas | CBS |
| 1983 | Hart to Hart | ABC |
| 1983 | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | CBS |
| 1984 | Cagney & Lacey | CBS |
| 1984 | Dynasty | ABC |
| 1984 | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1984 | St. Elsewhere | NBC |
| 1985 | Murder, She Wrote | CBS |
| 1985 | Cagney & Lacey | CBS |
| 1985 | Dynasty | ABC |
| 1985 | Miami Vice | NBC |
| 1985 | St. Elsewhere | NBC |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | NBC |
| 1986 | Cagney & Lacey | CBS |
| 1986 | Dynasty | ABC |
| 1986 | Miami Vice | NBC |
| 1986 | Murder, She Wrote | CBS |
| 1986 | St. Elsewhere | NBC |
| 1987 | L.A. Law | NBC |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | CBS |
| 1987 | Murder, She Wrote | CBS |
| 1987 | St. Elsewhere | NBC |
| 1987 | thirtysomething | ABC |
| 1987 | A Year in the Life | NBC |
| 1988 | thirtysomething | ABC |
| 1988 | Beauty and the Beast | CBS |
| 1988 | L.A. Law | NBC |
| 1988 | Murder, She Wrote | CBS |
| 1988 | Wiseguy | CBS |
| 1989 | China Beach | ABC |
| 1989 | In the Heat of the Night | NBC |
| 1989 | L.A. Law | NBC |
| 1989 | Murder, She Wrote | CBS |
| 1989 | thirtysomething | ABC |
| 1989 | Wiseguy | CBS |

## 1990s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks | ABC |
| 1990 | China Beach | ABC |
| 1990 | In the Heat of the Night | NBC |
| 1990 | L.A. Law | NBC |
| 1990 | thirtysomething | ABC |
| 1991 | Northern Exposure | CBS |
| 1991 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Fox |
| 1991 | I'll Fly Away | NBC |
| 1991 | L.A. Law | NBC |
| 1991 | Law & Order | NBC |
| 1992 | Northern Exposure | CBS |
| 1992 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Fox |
| 1992 | Homefront | ABC |
| 1992 | I'll Fly Away | NBC |
| 1992 | Sisters | NBC |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | ABC |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | CBS |
| 1993 | Law & Order | NBC |
| 1993 | Northern Exposure | CBS |
| 1993 | Picket Fences | CBS |
| 1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | ABC |
| 1994 | The X-Files | Fox |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | CBS |
| 1994 | ER | NBC |
| 1994 | NYPD Blue | ABC |
| 1994 | Picket Fences | CBS |
| 1995 | Party of Five | Fox |
| 1995 | Chicago Hope | CBS |
| 1995 | ER | NBC |
| 1995 | Murder One | ABC |
| 1995 | NYPD Blue | ABC |
| 1996 | The X-Files | Fox |
| 1996 | Chicago Hope | CBS |
| 1996 | ER | NBC |
| 1996 | NYPD Blue | ABC |
| 1996 | Party of Five | Fox |
| 1997 | The X-Files | Fox |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | CBS |
| 1997 | ER | NBC |
| 1997 | Law & Order | NBC |
| 1997 | NYPD Blue | ABC |
| 1998 | The Practice | ABC |
| 1998 | ER | NBC |
| 1998 | Felicity | The WB |
| 1998 | Law & Order | NBC |
| 1998 | The X-Files | Fox |
| 1999 | The Sopranos | HBO |
| 1999 | ER | NBC |
| 1999 | Once and Again | ABC |
| 1999 | The Practice | ABC |
| 1999 | The West Wing | NBC |

## 2000s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 2000 | The West Wing | NBC |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | CBS |
| 2000 | ER | NBC |
| 2000 | The Practice | ABC |
| 2000 | The Sopranos | HBO |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | HBO |
| 2001 | 24 | Fox |
| 2001 | Alias | ABC |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | CBS |
| 2001 | The Sopranos | HBO |
| 2001 | The West Wing | NBC |
| 2002 | The Shield | FX |
| 2002 | 24 | Fox |
| 2002 | Six Feet Under | HBO |
| 2002 | The Sopranos | HBO |
| 2002 | The West Wing | NBC |
| 2003 | 24 | Fox |
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | CBS |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck | FX |
| 2003 | Six Feet Under | HBO |
| 2003 | The West Wing | NBC |
| 2004 | Nip/Tuck | FX |
| 2004 | 24 | Fox |
| 2004 | Deadwood | HBO |
| 2004 | Lost | ABC |
| 2004 | The Sopranos | HBO |
| 2005 | Lost | ABC |
| 2005 | Commander in Chief | ABC |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | ABC |
| 2005 | Prison Break | Fox |
| 2005 | Rome | HBO |
| 2006 | Grey's Anatomy | ABC |
| 2006 | 24 | Fox |
| 2006 | Big Love | HBO |
| 2006 | Heroes | NBC |
| 2006 | Lost | ABC |
| 2007 | Mad Men | AMC |
| 2007 | Big Love | HBO |
| 2007 | Damages | FX |
| 2007 | Grey's Anatomy | ABC |
| 2007 | House | Fox |
| 2007 | The Tudors | Showtime |
| 2008 | Mad Men | AMC |
| 2008 | Dexter | Showtime |
| 2008 | House | Fox |
| 2008 | In Treatment | HBO |
| 2008 | True Blood | HBO |
| 2009 | Mad Men | AMC |
| 2009 | Big Love | HBO |
| 2009 | Dexter | Showtime |
| 2009 | House | Fox |
| 2009 | True Blood | HBO |

## 2010s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire | HBO |
| 2010 | Dexter | Showtime |
| 2010 | The Good Wife | CBS |
| 2010 | Mad Men | AMC |
| 2010 | The Walking Dead | AMC |
| 2011 | Homeland | Showtime |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | FX |
| 2011 | Boardwalk Empire | HBO |
| 2011 | Boss | Starz |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones | HBO |
| 2012 | Homeland | Showtime |
| 2012 | Boardwalk Empire | HBO |
| 2012 | Breaking Bad | AMC |
| 2012 | Downton Abbey | PBS |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | HBO |
| 2013 | Breaking Bad | AMC |
| 2013 | Downton Abbey | PBS |
| 2013 | The Good Wife | CBS |
| 2013 | House of Cards | Netflix |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex | Showtime |
| 2014 | The Affair | Showtime |
| 2014 | Downton Abbey | PBS |
| 2014 | Game of Thrones | HBO |
| 2014 | The Good Wife | CBS |
| 2014 | House of Cards | Netflix |
| 2015 | Mr. Robot | USA |
| 2015 | Empire | Fox |
| 2015 | Game of Thrones | HBO |
| 2015 | Narcos | Netflix |
| 2015 | Outlander | Starz |
| 2016 | The Crown | Netflix |
| 2016 | Game of Thrones | HBO |
| 2016 | Stranger Things | Netflix |
| 2016 | This Is Us | NBC |
| 2016 | Westworld | HBO |
| 2017 | The Handmaid's Tale | Hulu |
| 2017 | The Crown | Netflix |
| 2017 | Game of Thrones | HBO |
| 2017 | Stranger Things | Netflix |
| 2017 | This Is Us | NBC |
| 2018 | The Americans | FX |
| 2018 | Bodyguard | BBC |
| 2018 | Homecoming | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2018 | Killing Eve | BBC America |
| 2018 | Pose | FX |
| 2019 | Succession | HBO |
| 2019 | Big Little Lies | HBO |
| 2019 | The Crown | Netflix |
| 2019 | Killing Eve | BBC America |
| 2019 | The Morning Show | Apple TV+ |

## 2020s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 2020 | The Crown | Netflix |
| 2020 | Lovecraft Country | HBO |
| 2020 | The Mandalorian | Disney+ |
| 2020 | Ozark | Netflix |
| 2020 | Ratched | Netflix |
| 2021 | Succession | HBO |
| 2021 | Lupin | Netflix |
| 2021 | The Morning Show | Apple TV+ |
| 2021 | Pose | FX |
| 2021 | Squid Game | Netflix |
| 2022 | House of the Dragon | HBO |
| 2022 | Better Call Saul | AMC |
| 2022 | The Crown | Netflix |
| 2022 | Ozark | Netflix |
| 2022 | Severance | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 | Succession | HBO |
| 2023 | 1923 | Paramount+ |
| 2023 | The Crown | Netflix |
| 2023 | The Diplomat | Netflix |
| 2023 | The Last of Us | HBO |
| 2023 | The Morning Show | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 | Shōgun | FX/Hulu |
| 2024 | The Day of the Jackal | Peacock |
| 2024 | The Diplomat | Netflix |
| 2024 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2024 | Slow Horses | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 | Squid Game | Netflix |

## Series with multiple wins

* Mad Men
* Succession
* The X-Files

## Total awards by network

* NBC – 13
* ABC – 11
* CBS – 11
* HBO – 7
* Fox – 5
* AMC – 4
* FX – 4
* Showtime – 3
* Netflix – 2
* Hulu – 2
* ITV – 1
* USA – 1