# Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series

The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series is one of the award categories presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards (BTJA).

## History

The award was introduced in 2011 when the event was first initiated. The winners are selected by a group of television critics who are part of the Broadcast Television Critics Association.

## Winners and nominees
### 2010s

| Year | Title | Network |
| 2011 | Mad Men | AMC |
| 2011 | Boardwalk Empire | HBO |
| 2011 | Dexter | Showtime |
| 2011 | Friday Night Lights | DirecTV NBC |
| 2011 | Fringe | Fox |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones | HBO |
| 2011 | The Good Wife | CBS |
| 2011 | Justified | FX |
| 2011 | The Killing | AMC |
| 2011 | The Walking Dead | AMC |
| 2012 | Homeland | Showtime |
| 2012 | Breaking Bad | AMC |
| 2012 | Downton Abbey | PBS |
| 2012 | Game of Thrones | HBO |
| 2012 | The Good Wife | CBS |
| 2012 | Mad Men | AMC |
| 2013 | Breaking Bad | AMC |
| 2013 | Game of Thrones | HBO |
| 2013 | The Americans | FX |
| 2013 | Downton Abbey | PBS |
| 2013 | The Good Wife | CBS |
| 2013 | Homeland | Showtime |
| 2014 | Breaking Bad | AMC |
| 2014 | The Americans | FX |
| 2014 | Game of Thrones | HBO |
| 2014 | The Good Wife | CBS |
| 2014 | Masters of Sex | Showtime |
| 2014 | True Detective | HBO |
| 2015 | The Americans | FX |
| 2015 | Empire | Fox |
| 2015 | Game of Thrones | HBO |
| 2015 | The Good Wife | CBS |
| 2015 | Homeland | Showtime |
| 2015 | Justified | FX |
| 2015 | Orange Is the New Black | Netflix |
| 2016 (1) | Mr. Robot | USA |
| 2016 (1) | Empire | Fox |
| 2016 (1) | The Knick | Cinemax |
| 2016 (1) | The Leftovers | HBO |
| 2016 (1) | Penny Dreadful | Showtime |
| 2016 (1) | Rectify | Sundance TV |
| 2016 (1) | UnREAL | Lifetime |
| 2016 (2) | Game of Thrones | HBO |
| 2016 (2) | Better Call Saul | AMC |
| 2016 (2) | The Crown | Netflix |
| 2016 (2) | Mr. Robot | USA |
| 2016 (2) | Stranger Things | Netflix |
| 2016 (2) | This Is Us | NBC |
| 2016 (2) | Westworld | HBO |
| 2018 | The Handmaid's Tale | Hulu |
| 2018 | American Gods | Starz |
| 2018 | The Crown | Netflix |
| 2018 | Game of Thrones | HBO |
| 2018 | Stranger Things | Netflix |
| 2018 | This Is Us | NBC |
| 2019 | The Americans | FX |
| 2019 | Better Call Saul | AMC |
| 2019 | The Good Fight | CBS All Access |
| 2019 | Homecoming | Prime Video |
| 2019 | Killing Eve | BBC America |
| 2019 | My Brilliant Friend | HBO |
| 2019 | Pose | FX |
| 2019 | Succession | HBO |

### 2020s

| Year | Title | Network |
| 2020 | Succession | HBO |
| 2020 | The Crown | Netflix |
| 2020 | David Makes Man | OWN |
| 2020 | Game of Thrones | HBO |
| 2020 | The Good Fight | CBS All Access |
| 2020 | Pose | FX |
| 2020 | This Is Us | NBC |
| 2020 | Watchmen | HBO |
| 2021 | The Crown | Netflix |
| 2021 | Better Call Saul | AMC |
| 2021 | The Good Fight | CBS All Access |
| 2021 | Lovecraft Country | HBO |
| 2021 | The Mandalorian | Disney+ |
| 2021 | Ozark | Netflix |
| 2021 | Perry Mason | HBO |
| 2021 | This Is Us | NBC |
| 2022 | Succession | HBO |
| 2022 | Evil | Paramount+ |
| 2022 | For All Mankind | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 | The Good Fight | Paramount+ |
| 2022 | Pose | FX |
| 2022 | Squid Game | Netflix |
| 2022 | This Is Us | NBC |
| 2022 | Yellowjackets | Showtime |
| 2023 | Better Call Saul | AMC |
| 2023 | Andor | Disney+ |
| 2023 | Bad Sisters | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 | The Crown | Netflix |
| 2023 | Euphoria | HBO |
| 2023 | The Good Fight | Paramount+ |
| 2023 | House of the Dragon | HBO |
| 2023 | Severance | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 | Yellowstone | Paramount Network |
| 2024 | Succession | HBO |
| 2024 | The Crown | Netflix |
| 2024 | The Diplomat | Netflix |
| 2024 | The Last of Us | HBO / Max |
| 2024 | Loki | Disney+ |
| 2024 | The Morning Show | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Paramount+ |
| 2024 | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | HBO / Max |
| 2025 | Shōgun | FX / Hulu |
| 2025 | The Day of the Jackal | Peacock |
| 2025 | The Diplomat | Netflix |
| 2025 | Evil | Paramount+ |
| 2025 | Industry | HBO / Max |
| 2025 | Interview with the Vampire | AMC |
| 2025 | The Old Man | FX |
| 2025 | Slow Horses | Apple TV+ |

## Total wins by network

* HBO – 5
* AMC – 4
* FX – 3
* Hulu – 2
* Netflix – 1
* Showtime – 1
* USA – 1

## Total nominations by network

* HBO – 24
* Netflix – 12
* AMC – 11
* FX – 9
* Showtime – 7
* NBC – 6
* CBS – 5
* Apple TV+ – 4
* Paramount+ – 4
* CBS All Access – 3
* Fox – 3
* Disney+ – 3
* PBS – 2
* Amazon Prime Video – 1
* BBC America – 1
* Cinemax – 1
* DirecTV – 1
* Hulu – 1
* Lifetime – 1
* OWN – 1
* Paramount Network – 1
* Starz – 1
* Sundance TV – 1

## Multiple wins
### 3 wins

* Succession

### 2 wins

* The Americans
* Breaking Bad (consecutive)
* Game of Thrones

## Multiple nominations
### 8 nominations

* Game of Thrones

### 6 nominations

* The Crown

### 5 nominations

* The Good Fight
* The Good Wife
* This Is Us

### 4 nominations

* The Americans
* Better Call Saul
* Succession

### 3 nominations

* Breaking Bad
* Homeland
* Pose

### 2 nominations

* Downton Abbey
* Empire
* Justified
* Mad Men
* Mr. Robot
* Stranger Things