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A visual history · Emmys

The winners who defined Comedy Series.

72 ceremonies, 1952–2025. 40 different winners. The longest run belongs to Frasier, with 5 straight wins.

Who won most recently?
The Studio in 2025.
Who has won the most?
Frasier and Modern Family, tied on 5 wins each.
  1. The StudioApple TV+
  2. HacksHBO Max
  3. The BearFX
  4. Ted LassoApple TV+
  5. Ted LassoApple TV+
  6. Schitt's CreekPop TV
Years explored
1952–2025
Different winners
40
Category leader
Frasier · 5
About this record

Outstanding Comedy Series was first awarded in 1952, so it does not run the full 1951–2025 window.

2000–2025

26 ceremonies

19522025

01 / The reigns

Modern Family set the longest run.

The timeline turns the 2000–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited network.

  1. 01
    Modern Family5 wins
  2. 02
    30 Rock3 wins
  3. 03
    Veep3 wins
  4. 04
    Everybody Loves Raymond2 wins
  5. 05
    Ted Lasso2 wins
Each band is one winner’s reign. Wider means a longer run. Colored by network; hover for details.
Will & Grace'00
Sex and the City'01
Friends'02
Everybody Loves Raymond'03
Arrested Development'04
Everybody Loves Raymond'05
The Office'06
30 Rock'07–'09×3
Modern Family'10–'14×5
Veep'15–'17×3
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'18
Fleabag'19
Schitt's Creek'20
Ted Lasso'21–'22×2
The Bear'23
Hacks'24
The Studio'25

02 / The power map

Who stood behind the winners?

NBC leads the recorded network credits with 6 wins, 2000–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.

NBC6 wins
ABC5 wins
HBO5 wins
Apple TV+3 wins
Amazon2 wins
CBS2 wins
Wins by network
  1. NBC623%
  2. ABC519%
  3. HBO519%
  4. Apple TV+312%
  5. Amazon28%
  6. CBS28%
  7. Other312%

03 / The near misses

The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025.

Most nominated, never won this award

  1. 01
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    11 noms
  2. 02
    Silicon Valley
    5 noms
  3. 03
    Abbott Elementary
    4 noms
  4. 04
    Barry
    4 noms
  5. 05
    Black-ish
    4 noms
  6. 06
    Only Murders in the Building
    4 noms

Most losses in this category

  1. 01
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    11L · 0W
  2. 02
    Silicon Valley
    5L · 0W
  3. 03
    The Office
    5L · 1W
  4. 04
    Will & Grace
    5L · 1W
  5. 05
    30 Rock
    4L · 3W
  6. 06
    Abbott Elementary
    4L · 0W

04 / The archive

Every year.
Every winner.

The complete reference behind the story, showing 2000–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.

YearWinnerNetwork
2025The Studio
beat 7 others
  • Abbott Elementary
  • The Bear
  • Hacks
  • Nobody Wants This
  • Only Murders in the Building
  • Shrinking
  • What We Do in the Shadows
Apple TV+
2024Hacks
beat 7 others
  • Abbott Elementary
  • The Bear
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Only Murders in the Building
  • Palm Royale
  • Reservation Dogs
  • What We Do in the Shadows
HBO Max
2023The Bear
beat 7 others
  • Abbott Elementary
  • Barry
  • Jury Duty
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Only Murders in the Building
  • Ted Lasso
  • Wednesday
FX
2022Ted Lassorepeat
beat 7 others
  • Abbott Elementary
  • Barry
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Hacks
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Only Murders in the Building
  • What We Do in the Shadows
Apple TV+
2021Ted Lasso
beat 7 others
  • Black-ish
  • Cobra Kai
  • Emily in Paris
  • The Flight Attendant
  • Hacks
  • The Kominsky Method
  • Pen15
Apple TV+
2020Schitt's Creek
beat 7 others
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Dead to Me
  • The Good Place
  • Insecure
  • The Kominsky Method
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • What We Do in the Shadows
Pop TV
2019Fleabag
beat 6 others
  • Barry
  • The Good Place
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Russian Doll
  • Schitt's Creek
  • Veep
Prime Video
2018The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
beat 7 others
  • Atlanta
  • Barry
  • Black-ish
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • GLOW
  • Silicon Valley
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Prime Video
2017Veeprepeat
beat 6 others
  • Atlanta
  • Black-ish
  • Master of None
  • Modern Family
  • Silicon Valley
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
HBO
2016Veeprepeat
beat 6 others
  • Black-ish
  • Master of None
  • Modern Family
  • Silicon Valley
  • Transparent
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
HBO
2015Veep
beat 6 others
  • Louie
  • Modern Family
  • Parks and Recreation
  • Silicon Valley
  • Transparent
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
HBO
2014Modern Familyrepeat
beat 5 others
  • The Big Bang Theory
  • Louie
  • Orange Is the New Black
  • Silicon Valley
  • Veep
ABC
2013Modern Familyrepeat
beat 5 others
  • The Big Bang Theory
  • Girls
  • Louie
  • 30 Rock
  • Veep
ABC
2012Modern Familyrepeat
beat 5 others
  • The Big Bang Theory
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Girls
  • 30 Rock
  • Veep
ABC
2011Modern Familyrepeat
beat 5 others
  • The Big Bang Theory
  • Glee
  • The Office
  • Parks and Recreation
  • 30 Rock
ABC
2010Modern Family
beat 5 others
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Glee
  • Nurse Jackie
  • The Office
  • 30 Rock
ABC
200930 Rockrepeat
beat 6 others
  • Entourage
  • Family Guy
  • Flight of the Conchords
  • How I Met Your Mother
  • The Office
  • Weeds
NBC
200830 Rockrepeat
beat 4 others
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Entourage
  • The Office
  • Two and a Half Men
NBC
200730 Rock
beat 4 others
  • Entourage
  • The Office
  • Two and a Half Men
  • Ugly Betty
NBC
2006The Office
beat 4 others
  • Arrested Development
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Scrubs
  • Two and a Half Men
NBC
2005Everybody Loves Raymond
beat 4 others
  • Arrested Development
  • Desperate Housewives
  • Scrubs
  • Will & Grace
CBS
2004Arrested Development
beat 4 others
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Everybody Loves Raymond
  • Sex and the City
  • Will & Grace
Fox
2003Everybody Loves Raymond
beat 4 others
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Friends
  • Sex and the City
  • Will & Grace
CBS
2002Friends
beat 4 others
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Everybody Loves Raymond
  • Sex and the City
  • Will & Grace
NBC
2001Sex and the City
beat 4 others
  • Everybody Loves Raymond
  • Frasier
  • Malcolm in the Middle
  • Will & Grace
HBO
2000Will & Grace
beat 4 others
  • Everybody Loves Raymond
  • Frasier
  • Friends
  • Sex and the City
NBC