Humanitas Prize for 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

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The Humanitas Prize for 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television is an award presented to the best written 30-minute network or syndicated television program. The winners are indicated in bold.

1975 (1st)[]

  • Good Times:
    • "The Lunch Money Rip-Off" — John Baskin & Roger Schulman
    • "My Girl Henrietta" — Bob Peete
  • Sunshine: "Angel of Doom" — M. Charles Cohen

1976 (2nd)[]

  • Doc — Seth Freeman
  • M*A*S*H:
    • "The Interview" — Larry Gelbart
    • "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?" — Burt Prelutsky

1977 (3rd)[]

  • All in the Family: "Archie's Brief Encounter - Part II" — Larry Rhine & Mel Tolkin
  • M*A*S*H: "Dear Sigmund" — Alan Alda
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show: "Ted's Change of Heart" — Earl Pomerantz

1978 (4th)[]

  • All in the Family: "The Brother" — Larry Rhine & Mel Tolkin
  • Barney Miller: "Goodbye, Mr. Fish - Part II" — Reinhold Weege
  • The Jeffersons: "984 W. 124th St., Apt. 5C" — John Baskin & Roger Shulman

1979 (5th)[]

  • All in the Family: "Edith Gets Fired" — Teleplay by Harriett Weiss & Patt Shea; Story by Mort Lachman
  • M*A*S*H: "Point of View" — Ken Levine and David Isaacs
  • Taxi: "Blind Date" — Michael Leeson

1980 (6th)[]

  • M*A*S*H: "Dreams" — Teleplay by Alan Alda; Story by Alan Alda and James Jay Rubinfier
  • United States: "Uncle Charlie" — Gary Markowitz
  • WKRP in Cincinnati: "God Talks to Johnny" — Hugh Wilson

1981 (7th)[]

  • Archie Bunker's Place: "Tough Love" — Patt Shea and Harriett Weiss
  • M*A*S*H: "Blood Brothers" — Elias Davis & David Pollock
  • WKRP in Cincinnati: "Venus Flytrap Explains" — Hugh Wilson

1982 (8th)[]

  • Archie Bunker's Place: "Relapse" — Patt Shea & Harriett Weiss
  • M*A*S*H: "Where There's a Will, There's a War" — Elias Davis & David Pollock
  • : "Mrs. O'Leary's Kid" — Paul Perlove

1983 (9th)[]

  • Diff'rent Strokes: "Bicycle Man II" — Blake Hunter
  • It Takes Two: "Death Penalty" — Susan Harris
  • M*A*S*H: "Who Knew?" — Elias Davis & David Pollock

1984 (10th)[]

  • Family Ties:
    • "Not an Affair to Remember" — Gary David Goldberg & Ruth Bennett
    • "Say Uncle" — Ruth Bennett
  • Gimme a Break!: "Herbie" — Arthur Julian

1985 (11th)[]

  • The Cosby Show:
    • "Theo and the Joint" — John Markus
  • Family Ties:
    • "Hotline Fever" — Marc Lawrence
    • "Remembrance of Things Past - Part II" — Gary David Goldberg & Alan Uger

1986 (12th)[]

  • The Cosby Show:
    • "Denise's Friend" — John Markus
    • "An Early Spring" — Matt Williams
    • "Truth or Consequences" — John Markus & Carmen Finestra & Gary Kott
  • Mr. Sunshine — David Lloyd

1987 (13th)[]

  • The Cosby Show: "The March" — Gary Kott
  • Family Ties: "My Back Pages" — Ruth Bennett
  • Kate & Allie: "Jennie & Jason" — Bob Randall

1988 (14th)[]

  • Frank's Place: "The Bridge" — Hugh Wilson
  • Kate & Allie: "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" — Teleplay Bob Randall & William Persky; Story by Anne Flett-Giordano (as Anne Flett) & Chuck Ranberg
  • The Wonder Years: "Pilot" — Neal Marlens & Carol Black

1989 (15th)[]

  • Baby Boom: "Guilt" — Nancy Meyers & Charles Shyer
  • The Wonder Years: "Pottery Will Get You Nowhere" — Matthew Carlson

1990 (16th)[]

  • Why, Charlie Brown, Why? — Charles M. Schulz
  • The Wonder Years:
    • "The Powers That Be" — David M. Stern
    • "Square Dance" — Todd W. Langen

1991 (17th)[]

  • Doogie Howser, M.D.: "To Live and Die in Brentwood" — Nat Bernstein & Mitchel Lee Katlin
  • The Wonder Years:
    • "Goodbye" — Bob Brush
    • "The Ties That Bind" — Mark B. Perry

1992 (18th)[]

  • Brooklyn Bridge: "Boys of Summer" — John Masius
  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers: "The Ark" — Doug Molitor
  • A Different World: "Mammy Dearest" — Glenn Berenbeim
  • Roseanne: "This Old House" — Teleplay by Chuck Lorre & Jeff Abugov; Story by Michael Poryes
  • The Wonder Years: "Hardware Store" — Craig Hoffman

1993 (19th)[]

  • Roseanne:
    • "Terms of Estrangement - Part II" — Rob Ulin
    • "Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home" — Amy Sherman-Palladino (as Amy Sherman)
  • The Wonder Years: "Nose" — Sy Rosen

1994 (20th)[]

1995 (21st)[]

  • Blossom: "The Date" — Allan Katz
  • Grace Under Fire: "Grace Under Water" — Marc Flanagan
  • The John Larroquette Show: "Faith" — David Richardson
  • Roseanne: "White Men Can't Kiss" — Rob Ulin & Kevin Abbott

1996 (22nd)[]

  • Frasier: "Breaking the Ice" — Steve Levitan
  • Grace Under Fire: "No Help Wanted" — Stevie Ray Fromstein
  • Home Improvement: "The Longest Day" — Elliot Shoenman & Marley Sims

1997 (23rd)[]

  • Grace Under Fire: "Pills" — Stevie Ray Fromstein
  • Roseanne: "The Miracle" — Written by Drew Ogier; Story by Roseanne Barr (as Roseanne)
  • Something So Right: "Something About An Older Guy" — Bob Tischler

1998 (24th)[]

  • Foto-Novelas: "The Fix" — Bennett Cohen and Edit Villareal
  • Frasier: "The Kid" — Jeffrey Richman and Suzanne Martin
  • Murphy Brown: "Turpis Capillis Annus (Bad Hair Year)" — Marilyn Suzanne Miller

1999 (25th)[]

  • Everybody Loves Raymond: "Frank's Tribute" — Eric Cohen
  • Sports Night:
    • "The Quality of Mercy at 29K" — Bill Wrubel and Aaron Sorkin
    • "The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee" — Aaron Sorkin and Matt Tarses & David Walpert & Bill Wrubel

2000 (26th)[]

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun: "Dick, Who's Coming to Dinner" — David Goetsch & Jason Venokur
  • Frasier: "Something About Dr. Mary" — Jay Kogen
  • Smart Guy: "Never Too Young" — Steven B. Young

2001 (27th)[]

  • Everybody Loves Raymond: "Ray's Journal" — Jennifer Crittenden
  • Frasier: "Frasier's Edge" — Jon Sherman & Dan O'Shannon
  • Malcolm in the Middle: Larry Strawther

2002 (28th)[]

  • Scrubs: "My Old Lady" — Matt Tarses
  • State of Grace:
    • "Looking for God in All the Right Places" — Steven Peterman & Gary Dontzig
    • "Love, Love, Me Do" — Brenda Lilly & Hollis Rich

2003 (29th)[]

  • The Bernie Mac Show:
    • "Sweet Home Chicago - Part I" — Teleplay by Warren Hutcherson and Kriss Turner; Story by Larry Wilmore
    • "Sweet Home Chicago - Part II" — Teleplay by Teri Schaffer and Steve Tompkins; Story by Larry Wilmore
  • Frasier: "Rooms With A View" — Dan O'Shannon & Lori Kirkland & Bob Daily

2004 (30th)[]

  • The Bernie Mac Show:
    • "Eye of the Tiger" — Richard Appel
    • "Saving Sergeant Tompkins" — Jacqueline R. Clay
  • Scrubs: "My Screwup" — Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman

2006 (32nd)[]

  • George Lopez: "The Kidney Stays in the Picture" — Jim Hope
  • My Name Is Earl: Pilot — Gregory Thomas Garcia (as Greg Garcia)
  • Scrubs: "My Way Home" — Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman

2007 (33rd)[]

2008 (34th)[]

  • The Bill Engvall Show: "Aloha, Raffles" — Kathy Ann Stumpe
  • In Treatment: "Sophie - Week Two" — Sarah Treem
  • Scrubs: "My Long Goodbye" — Dave Tennant

2009 (35th)[]

  • 30 Rock: "Believe in the Stars" — Robert Carlock
  • How I Met Your Mother: "Happily Ever After" — Jamie Rhonheimer
  • Scrubs: "My Last Words" — Aseem Batra
  • The Simpsons: "All About Lisa" — John Frink

2010 (36th)[]

  • Meet the Browns: "Meet the Racist" — Myra J. Hughes (as Myra J)
  • The Middle: "The Block Party" — Alex Reid
  • Modern Family: Pilot — Steve Levitan & Christopher Lloyd
  • Nurse Jackie: Pilot — Liz Brixius & Linda Wallem and Evan Dunsky
  • The Simpsons: "The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed" — Kevin Curran

2011 (37th)[]

  • The Big C: "Taking the Plunge" — Darlene Hunt
  • How I Met Your Mother: "Last Words" — Carter Bays & Craig Thomas
  • Modern Family: "The Kiss" — Abraham Higginbotham
  • Nurse Jackie: "Monkey Bits" — Liz Brixius

2012 (38th)[]

  • The Big C: "A Little Death" — Jenny Bicks
  • The Middle: "The Map" — DeAnn Heline & Eileen Heisler
  • Modern Family: "Aunt Mommy" — Abraham Higginbotham & Dan O'Shannon
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