# TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama

The TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama is an award given by the Television Critics Association.

## Winners and nominees

| Year | Winner | Other Nominees |
| 1984-1985 (1st) | The Jewel in the Crown (PBS) | Farrah Fawcett – The Burning Bed (NBC) American Playhouse (PBS) The Burning Bed (NBC) Cagney & Lacey (CBS) Call to Glory (ABC) Fatal Vision (NBC) Hill Street Blues (NBC) Miami Vice (NBC) St. Elsewhere (NBC) |
| 1985-1986 (2nd) | Death of a Salesman (CBS) | Anne of Green Gables (PBS) An Early Frost (NBC) Love Is Never Silent (NBC) Nobody's Child (CBS) St. Elsewhere (NBC) |
| 1986-1987 (3rd) | L.A. Law (NBC) | St. Elsewhere (NBC) |
| 1987-1988 (4th) | St. Elsewhere (NBC) | L.A. Law (NBC) thirtysomething (ABC) |
| 1988-1989 (5th) | Lonesome Dove (CBS) | China Beach (ABC) L.A. Law (NBC) thirtysomething (ABC) War and Remembrance (ABC) |
| 1989-1990 (6th) | Twin Peaks (ABC) | The Final Days (ABC) L.A. Law (NBC) Shannon's Deal (NBC) thirtysomething (ABC) |
| 1990-1991 (7th) | thirtysomething (ABC) | The Civil War (PBS) Law & Order (NBC) Northern Exposure (CBS) Separate but Equal (ABC) |
| 1991-1992 (8th) | I'll Fly Away (NBC) | Civil Wars (ABC) Homefront (ABC) Law & Order (NBC) Northern Exposure (CBS) |
| 1992-1993 (9th) | I'll Fly Away (NBC) | Barbarians at the Gate (HBO) Homefront (ABC) Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC) Law & Order (NBC) Prime Suspect 2 (PBS) |
| 1993-1994 (10th) | NYPD Blue (ABC) | Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC) Law & Order (NBC) Prime Suspect 3 (PBS) The X-Files (Fox) |
| 1994-1995 (11th) | My So-Called Life (ABC) | ER (NBC) Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC) NYPD Blue (ABC) The X-Files (Fox) |
| 1995-1996 (12th) | Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC) | ER (NBC) Murder One (ABC) NYPD Blue (ABC) The X-Files (Fox) |
| 1996-1997 (13th) | Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC) | EZ Streets (CBS) Law & Order (NBC) NYPD Blue (ABC) The X-Files (Fox) |
| 1997-1998 (14th) | Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC) | ER (NBC) Law & Order (NBC) The Practice (ABC) The X-Files (Fox) |
| 1998-1999 (15th) | The Sopranos (HBO) | Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC) Law & Order (NBC) NYPD Blue (ABC) The Practice (ABC) |
| 1999-2000 (16th) | The West Wing (NBC) | Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB) Freaks and Geeks (NBC) Once and Again (ABC) The Practice (ABC) The Sopranos (HBO) |
| 2000-2001 (17th) | The Sopranos (HBO) and The West Wing (NBC) | Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) Gilmore Girls (The WB) |
| 2001-2002 (18th) | Six Feet Under (HBO) | 24 (Fox) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) Gilmore Girls (The WB) The Shield (FX) |
| 2002-2003 (19th) | Boomtown (NBC) | 24 (Fox) The Shield (FX) Six Feet Under (HBO) The Sopranos (HBO) The Wire (HBO) |
| 2003-2004 (20th) | The Sopranos (HBO) | 24 (Fox) Deadwood (HBO) The Shield (FX) The Wire (HBO) |
| 2004-2005 (21st) | Lost (ABC) | 24 (Fox) Deadwood (HBO) House (Fox) Rescue Me (FX) |
| 2005-2006 (22nd) | Lost (ABC) | 24 (Fox) Grey's Anatomy (ABC) House (Fox) The Sopranos (HBO) |
| 2006-2007 (23rd) | The Sopranos (HBO) | Friday Night Lights (NBC) Heroes (NBC) Lost (ABC) The Wire (HBO) |
| 2007-2008 (24th) | Mad Men (AMC) | Damages (FX) Friday Night Lights (NBC) Lost (ABC) The Wire (HBO) |
| 2008-2009 (25th) | Mad Men (AMC) | Breaking Bad (AMC) Friday Night Lights (The 101 Network / NBC) Lost (ABC) The Shield (FX) |
| 2009-2010 (26th) | Breaking Bad (AMC) and Lost (ABC) | The Good Wife (CBS) Mad Men (AMC) Sons of Anarchy (FX) |
| 2010-2011 (27th) | Mad Men (AMC) | Friday Night Lights (The 101 Network / NBC) Game of Thrones (HBO) The Good Wife (CBS) Justified (FX) |
| 2011-2012 (28th) | Breaking Bad (AMC) | Game of Thrones (HBO) Homeland (Showtime) Justified (FX) Mad Men (AMC) |
| 2012-2013 (29th) | Game of Thrones (HBO) | The Americans (FX) Breaking Bad (AMC) Homeland (Showtime) Mad Men (AMC) |
| 2013-2014 (30th) | The Good Wife (CBS) | The Americans (FX) Breaking Bad (AMC) Game of Thrones (HBO) House of Cards (Netflix) |
| 2014-2015 (31st) | The Americans (FX) | Empire (Fox) Game of Thrones (HBO) Justified (FX) Mad Men (AMC) |
| 2015-2016 (32nd) | The Americans (FX) | Better Call Saul (AMC) Game of Thrones (HBO) The Leftovers (HBO) Mr. Robot (USA) UnREAL (Lifetime) |
| 2016-2017 (33rd) | The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) | The Americans (FX) Better Call Saul (AMC) The Crown (Netflix) Stranger Things (Netflix) This Is Us (NBC) |
| 2017-2018 (34th) | The Americans (FX) | The Crown (Netflix) The Good Fight (CBS All Access) The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Killing Eve (BBC America) This Is Us (NBC) |
| 2018-2019 (35th) | Better Call Saul (AMC) | The Good Fight (CBS All Access) Homecoming (Amazon) Killing Eve (BBC America) Pose (FX) Succession (HBO) |
| 2019-2020 (36th) | Succession (HBO) | Better Call Saul (AMC) The Crown (Netflix) Euphoria (HBO) The Good Fight (CBS All Access) Pose (FX) |
| 2020-2021 (37th) | The Crown (Netflix) | Bridgerton (Netflix) For All Mankind (Apple TV+) The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Lovecraft Country (HBO) The Mandalorian (Disney+) Pose (FX) P-Valley (Starz) |
| 2021-2022 (38th) | Succession (HBO) | Better Call Saul (AMC) The Good Fight (Paramount+) Pachinko (Apple TV+) Severance (Apple TV+) Squid Game (Netflix) This Is Us (NBC) Yellowjackets (Showtime) |
| 2022-2023 (39th) | Succession (HBO) | Andor (Disney+) Better Call Saul (AMC) The Good Fight (Paramount+) Interview with the Vampire (AMC) The Last of Us (HBO) The White Lotus (HBO) Yellowjackets (Showtime) |
| 2023-2024 (40th) | Shōgun (FX) | Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Fallout (Amazon) Fargo (FX) Ripley (Netflix) True Detective: Night Country (HBO / Max) |
| 2024-2025 (41st) | Severance (AppleTV+) | Industry (HBO) Interview with the Vampire (AMC) The Last of Us (HBO) Matlock (CBS) The White Lotus (HBO) |

## Multiple wins

4 wins
* The Sopranos
3 wins
* The Americans (2 consecutive)
* Homicide: Life on the Street (consecutive)
* Lost (2 consecutive)
* Mad Men (2 consecutive)
* Succession (2 consecutive)
2 wins
* Breaking Bad
* I'll Fly Away (consecutive)
* The West Wing (consecutive)

## Total awards by network

* NBC – 10
* HBO/Max – 9
* ABC – 7
* AMC – 6
* FX – 4
* CBS – 3
* Hulu – 1
* Netflix - 1
* PBS – 1

## Total nominations by network

* NBC – 47
* HBO/Max – 32
* ABC – 31
* FX – 21
* AMC – 19
* Fox - 13
* CBS – 12
* Netflix - 10
* PBS – 6
* Showtime - 4
* The WB - 4
* Apple TV+ - 3
* CBS All Access - 3
* Hulu – 3
* Amazon - 2
* BBC America - 2
* Disney+ - 2
* Paramount+ - 2
* The 101 Network - 2
* Lifetime - 1
* Starz - 1
* USA - 1