Year
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Winner
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Other Nominees
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1984-1985 (1st)
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The Jewel in the Crown (PBS)
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1985-1986 (2nd)
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Death of a Salesman (CBS) and The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America (CBS)
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1986-1987 (3rd)
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Eyes on the Prize (PBS)
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1987-1988 (4th)
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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (HBO)
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1988-1989 (5th)
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Lonesome Dove (CBS)
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1989-1990 (6th)
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Twin Peaks (ABC)
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1990-1991 (7th)
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The Civil War (PBS)
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1991-1992 (8th)
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Northern Exposure (CBS)
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1992-1993 (9th)
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Barbarians at the Gate (HBO)
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1993-1994 (10th)
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Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
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1994-1995 (11th)
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ER (NBC)
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1995-1996 (12th)
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Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC)
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1996-1997 (13th)
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EZ Streets (CBS)
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1997-1998 (14th)
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From the Earth to the Moon (HBO)
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1998-1999 (15th)
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The Sopranos (HBO)
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1999-2000 (16th)
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The West Wing (NBC)
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2000-2001 (17th)
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The Sopranos (HBO)
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2001-2002 (18th)
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24 (Fox)
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2002-2003 (19th)
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American Idol (Fox)
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2003-2004 (20th)
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Angels in America (HBO)
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2004-2005 (21st)
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Desperate Housewives (ABC)
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2005-2006 (22nd)
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Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
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- 24 (Fox)
- Lost (ABC)
- The Office (NBC)
- The Sopranos (HBO)
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2006-2007 (23rd)
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Heroes (NBC)
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2007-2008 (24th)
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Mad Men (AMC)
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2008-2009 (25th)
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Battlestar Galactica (Syfy)
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2009-2010 (26th)
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Glee (Fox)
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2010-2011 (27th)
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Friday Night Lights (NBC / Audience Network)
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2011-2012 (28th)
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Game of Thrones (HBO)
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2012-2013 (29th)
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Breaking Bad (AMC)
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- The Americans (FX)
- Game of Thrones (HBO)
- House of Cards (Netflix)
- The Walking Dead (AMC)
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2013-2014 (30th)
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Breaking Bad (AMC)
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- Game of Thrones (HBO)
- The Good Wife (CBS)
- Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
- True Detective (HBO)
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2014-2015 (31st)
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Empire (Fox)
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2015-2016 (32nd)
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The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)
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2016-2017 (33rd)
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The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
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2017-2018 (34th)
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The Americans (FX)
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2018-2019 (35th)
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Fleabag (Amazon)[2]
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- Chernobyl (HBO)
- Game of Thrones (HBO)
- Pose (FX)
- Russian Doll (Netflix)
- When They See Us (Netflix)
[3]
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2019-2020 (36th)
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Watchmen (HBO)[4]
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[5]
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2020-2021 (37th)
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Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
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[6]
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