Drama Series
"Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" won the very first Emmy for Best Dramatic Show back in 1951. Since then classic dramas such as "The Defenders", "Hill Street Blues", and "The West Wing" have won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.
Who Won Outstanding Drama Series Emmys?
| 2011 Mad Men | |
| Other Nominees: Boardwalk Empire; The Good Wife; Friday Night Lights; Dexter; Game Of Thrones | |
| 2010 Mad Men | |
| Other Nominees: True Blood; Dexter; The Good Wife; Breaking Bad; Lost | |
| 2009 Mad Men | |
| Other Nominees: Big Love; Breaking Bad; Damages; Dexter; House; Lost | |
| 2008 Mad Men | |
| Matthew Weiner; Tom Palmer | |
| Other Nominees: Boston Legal; Damages; Dexter; House; Lost | |
| 2007 The Sopranos | |
| David Chase; Brad Grey; Ilene S Landress; Terence Winter; Matthew Weiner | |
| Other Nominees: Boston Legal; Grey's Anatomy; Heroes; House | |
| 2006 24 |    |
| Other Nominees: Grey's Anatomy; House; The Sopranos; The West Wing | |
| 2005 Lost | |
| J.J. Abrams; Damon Lindelof; Bryan Burk; Carlton Cuse; Jack Bender | |
| Other Nominees: Deadwood; Six Feet Under; 24; The West Wing | |
| 2004 The Sopranos | |
| Henry J. Bronchtein; Martin Bruestle; Mitchell Burgess | |
| Other Nominees: 24; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Joan of Arcadia; The West WIng | |
| 2003 The West Wing | |
| Neal Ahern Jr; Kevin Falls; Alex Graves | |
| Other Nominees: 24; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Six Feet Under; The Sopranos | |
| 2002 The West Wing | |
| Kevin Falls; Alex Graves | |
| Other Nominees: 24; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Law & Order; Six Feet Under | |
| 2001 The West Wing | |
| Kevin Falls; Kristin Harms; Michael Hissrich | |
| Other Nominees: ER; Law & Order; The Practice; The Sopranos | |
| 2000 The West Wing | |
| Kristin Harms; Thomas Schlamme | |
| Other Nominees: ER; Law & Order; The Practice; The Sopranos | |
| 1999 The Practice | |
| Robert Breech; David E Kelley | |
| Other Nominees: ER; Law & Order; NYPD Blue; The Sopranos | |
| 1998 The Practice | |
| Robert Breech; David E Kelley | |
| Other Nominees: ER; Law & Order; NYPD Blue; The X-Files | |
| 1997 Law & Order | |
| Other Nominees: Chicago Hope; ER; NYPD Blue; The X-Files | |
| 1996 ER | |
| Other Nominees: Chicago Hope; Law & Order; NYPD Blue; The X-Files | |
| 1995 NYPD Blue | |
| Burton Armus; Steven Bochco; Bill Clark; Steven DePaul; Robert Doherty | |
| Other Nominees: Chicago Hope; ER; Law & Order; The X-Files | |
| 1994 Picket Fences | |
| Robert Breech; Ann Donahue; David E Kelley; Geoffrey Neigher; Jack Philbrick | |
| Other Nominees: Law & Order; Northern Exposure; NYPD Blue; Star Trek: The Next Generation | |
| 1993 Picket Fences | |
| Robert Breech; David E Kelley; Mark B Perry; Jonathan Pontell; Michael Pressman; Alice West | |
| Other Nominees: Homefront; I'll Fly Away; Law & Order; Northern Exposure | |
| 1992 Northern Exposure | |
| Cheryl Bloch; Joshua Brand; John Falsey; Diane Frolov; Robin Green; Jeff Melvoin | |
| Other Nominees: I'll Fly Away; L.A. Law; Law & Order; Quantum Leap | |
| 1991 L.A. Law | |
| Robert Breech; Alan Brennert; Patricia Green; James C Hart; John Hill; Elodie Keene; David E Kelley; Rick Wallace; Alice West | |
| Other Nominees: China Beach; Northern Exposure; Quantum Leap; thirtysomething | |
| 1990 L.A. Law | |
| Robert Breech; William M Finkelstein; Elodie Keene; David E Kelley; Michael M Robin | |
| Other Nominees: China Beach; Quantum Leap; thirtysomething; Twin Peaks | |
| 1989 L.A. Law | |
| Steven Bochco; William M Finkelstein; Michele Gallery; Philip M Goldfarb; Scott Goldstein; David E Kelley | |
| Other Nominees: Beauty and the Beast; China Beach; thirtysomething; Wiseguy | |
| 1988 thirtysomething | |
| Paul Haggis; Marshall Herskovitz; Scott Winant; Edward Zwick | |
| Other Nominees: Beauty and the Beast; L.A. Law; St. Elsewhere | |
| 1987 L.A. Law | |
| Steven Bochco; Terry Louise Fisher; Phillip M Goldfarb; Scott Goldstein; Gregory Hoblit; Ellen S Pressman | |
| Other Nominees: Cagney & Lacey; Moonlighting; Murder She Wrote; St. Elsewhere | |
| 1986 Cagney & Lacey | |
| Steve Brown; Liz Coe; Patricia Green; P K Knelman; Barney Rosenzweig; Ralph Singleton | |
| Other Nominees: Hill Street Blues; Moonlighting; Murder She Wrote; St. Elesewhere | |
| 1985 Cagney & Lacey | |
| Steve Brown; Terry Louise Fisher; Peter Lefcourt; Barney Rosenzweig | |
| Other Nominees: Hill Street Blues; Miami Vice; Murder She Wrote; St. Elsewhere | |
| 1984 Hill Street Blues | |
| Steven Bochco; Scott Brazil; Gregory Hoblit; David Latt; Jeffrey Lewis; Sascha Schneider | |
| Other Nominees: Cagney & Lacey; Fame; Magnum P.I.; St. Elsewhere | |
| 1983 Hill Street Blues | |
| David Anspaugh; Steven Bochco; Scott Brazil; Gregory Hoblit; Anthony Yerkovich | |
| Other Nominees: Cagney & Lacey; Fame; Magnum P.I.; St. Elsewhere | |
| 1982 Hill Street Blues | |
| David Anspaugh; Steven Bochco; Gregory Hoblit; Anthony Yerkovich | |
| Other Nominees: Dynasty; Fame; Lou Grant; Magnum P.I. | |
| 1981 Hill Street Blues | |
| Steven Bochco; Gregory Hoblit; Michael Kozoll | |
| Other Nominees: Dallas; Lou Grant; Quincy; The White Shadow | |
| 1980 Lou Grant | |
| Seth Freeman; Gene Reynolds | |
| Other Nominees: Dallas; Family; The Rockford Files; The White Shadow | |
| 1979 Lou Grant | |
| Seth Freeman; Gary David Goldberg; Gene Reynolds | |
| Other Nominees: The Paper Chase; The Rockford Files | |
| 1978 The Rockford Files | |
| Stephen J Cannell; David Chase; Chas Floyd Johnson; Meta Rosenberg | |
| Other Nominees: Columbo; Family; Lou Grant; Quincy | |
| 1977 Upstairs Downstairs | |
| John Hawkesworth; Joan Sullivan | |
| Other Nominees: Baretta; Columbo; Family; Police Story | |
| 1976 Police Story | |
| David Gerber; Stanley Kallis; Liam O'Brien; Carl Pingitore | |
| Other Nominees: Baretta; Columbo; The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1975 Upstairs Downstairs | |
| Rex Firkin; John Hawkesworth | |
| Other Nominees: Kojak; Police Story; The Streets of San Francisco; The Waltons | |
| 1974 Upstairs Downstairs | |
| Rex Firkin; John Hawkesworth | |
| Other Nominees: Kojak; Police Story; The Streets of San Francisco; The Waltons | |
| 1973 The Waltons | |
| Robert L Jacks; Lee Rich | |
| Other Nominees: Cannon; Columbo; Hawaii Five-O; Kung Fu; Mannix | |
| 1972 Elizabeth R | |
| Roderick Graham; Christopher Sarson | |
| Other Nominees: Columbo; Mannix; Marcus Welby M.D.; The Six Wives of Henry VIII | |
| 1971 The Senator-The Bold Ones | |
| David Levinson | |
| Other Nominees: Ironside; Marcus Welby M.D.; NET Playhouse; The First Churchills | |
| 1970 Marcus Welby M.D. | |
| David J O'Connell; David Victor | |
| Other Nominees: Ironside; NET Playhouse; The Forsyte Saga; The Mod Squad; The Name of the Game | |
| 1969 NET Playhouse | |
| Curtis W Davis | |
| Other Nominees: Ironside; Judd for the Defense; Mission: Impossible; The FBI; The Name of the Game | |
| 1968 Mission: Impossible | |
| Joseph E Gantman | |
| Other Nominees: I Spy; NET Playhouse; Run For Your Life; Star Trek; The Avengers | |
| 1967 Mission: Impossible | |
| Joseph E Gantman; Bruce Geller | |
| Other Nominees: I Spy; Run For Your Life; Star Trek; The Avengers | |
| 1966 The Fugitive | |
| Alan Armer | |
| Other Nominees: Bonanza; I Spy; Slattery's People; The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | |
| 1965 NONE | |
| 1964 The Defenders | |
| Other Nominees: Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre; East Side/West Side; Mr. Novak; The Richard Boone Show | |
| 1963 The Defenders | |
| Other Nominees: Alcoa Premiere; Naked City; The Dick Powell Theatre; The Eleventh Hour | |
| 1962 The Defenders | |
| Other Nominees: Alcoa Premiere; Ben Casey; Dick Powell Show; Hallmark Hall of Fame; The Naked City | |
| 1961 Hallmark Hall of Fame | |
| Other Nominees: Naked City; Sacco-Vanzetti; The Untouchables; Twilight Zone | |
| 1960 Playhouse 90 | |
| Other Nominees: Du Pont Show of the Month; Ford Startime; The Moon and Sixpence; The Untouchables | |
| 1959 Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre | |
| Other Nominees: Alfred Hitchcock Presents; General Electric Theatre; Peter Gunn; The Loretta Young Show; The Naked City | |
| 1958 Playhouse 90 | |
| Other Nominees: Alfred Hitchcock Presents; Climax; Hallmark Hall of Fame; Studio One | |
| 1957 NONE | |
| 1956 Producer's Showcase | |
| Other Nominees: Alcoa-Goodyear TV Playhouse; Climax; Studio One; US Steel Hour | |
| 1955 US Steel Hour | |
| Other Nominees: Four Star Playhouse; Medic; Philco TV Playhouse; Studio One | |
| 1954 US Steel Hour | |
| Other Nominees: Kraft Television Theatre; Philco-Goodyear TV Playhouse; Robert Montgomery Presents; Studio One | |
| 1953 Robert Montgomery Presents | |
| Other Nominees: Celanese Theatre; Kraft Television Threatre; Philco-Goodyear TV Playhouse; Studio One | |
| 1952 Studio One | |
| Other Nominees: Celanese Theatre; Philco-Goodyear TV Playhouse; Pulitzer Prize Playhouse; Robert Montgomery Presents | |
| 1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | |
| Other Nominees: Fireside Theatre; I Remember Mama; Philco TV Playhouse; Studio One | |
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