| 2025 | Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (The Studio) — "The Oner"beat 4 others- Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) — "Napkins"
- Lucia Aniello (Hacks) — "A Slippery Slope"
- James Burrows (Mid-Century Modern) — "Here's to You, Mrs. Schneiderman"
- Nathan Fielder (The Rehearsal) — "Pilot's Code"
| Apple TV+ |
| 2024 | Christopher Storer (The Bear) — "Fishes"repeatbeat 5 others- Randall Einhorn (Abbott Elementary) — "Party"
- Ramy Youssef (The Bear) — "Honeydew"
- Guy Ritchie (The Gentlemen) — "Refined Aggression"
- Lucia Aniello (Hacks) — "Bulletproof"
- Mary Lou Belli (The Ms. Pat Show) — "I'm the Pappy"
| FX |
| 2023 | Christopher Storer (The Bear) — "Review"beat 5 others- Bill Hader (Barry) — "wow"
- Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) — "Four Minutes"
- Mary Lou Belli (The Ms. Pat Show) — "Don't Touch My Hair"
- Declan Lowney (Ted Lasso) — "So Long, Farewell"
- Tim Burton (Wednesday) — "Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe"
| FX |
| 2022 | MJ Delaney (Ted Lasso) — "No Weddings and a Funeral"beat 6 others- Hiro Murai (Atlanta) — "New Jazz"
- Bill Hader (Barry) — "710N"
- Lucia Aniello (Hacks) — "There Will Be Blood"
- Mary Lou Belli (The Ms. Pat Show) — "Baby Daddy Groundhog Day"
- Cherien Dabis (Only Murders in the Building) — "The Boy from 6B"
- Jamie Babbit (Only Murders in the Building) — "True Crime"
| Apple TV+ |
| 2021 | Lucia Aniello (Hacks) — "There Is No Line"beat 6 others- James Burrows (B Positive) — "Pilot"
- James Widdoes (Mom) — "Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak"
- Susanna Fogel (The Flight Attendant) — "In Case of Emergency"
- Zach Braff (Ted Lasso) — "Biscuits"
- MJ Delaney (Ted Lasso) — "The Hope That Kills You"
- Declan Lowney (Ted Lasso) — "Make Rebecca Great Again"
| HBO Max |
| 2020 | Andrew Cividino and Dan Levy (Schitt's Creek) — "Happy Ending"beat 6 others- Matt Shakman (The Great) — "The Great"
- Ramy Youssef (Ramy) — "Miakhalifa.mov"
- Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) — "It's Comedy or Cabbage"
- Daniel Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) — "Marvelous Radio"
- Gail Mancuso (Modern Family) — "Finale, Part 2"
- James Burrows (Will & Grace) — "We Love Lucy"
| Pop TV |
| 2019 | Harry Bradbeer (Fleabag) — "Episode 201"beat 5 others- Alec Berg (Barry) — "The Audition"
- Bill Hader (Barry) — "ronny/lily"
- Mark Cendrowski (The Big Bang Theory) — "The Stockholm Syndrome"
- Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) — "All Alone"
- Daniel Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) — "We're Going to the Catskills!"
| Amazon |
| 2018 | Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) — "Pilot"beat 6 others- Donald Glover (Atlanta) — "FUBU"
- Hiro Murai (Atlanta) — "Teddy Perkins"
- Bill Hader (Barry) — "Chapter One: Make Your Mark"
- Mark Cendrowski (The Big Bang Theory) — "The Bow Tie Asymmetry"
- Jesse Peretz (GLOW) — "Pilot"
- Mike Judge (Silicon Valley) — "Initial Coin Offering"
| Amazon |
| 2017 | Donald Glover (Atlanta) — "B.A.N."beat 5 others- Jamie Babbit (Silicon Valley) — "Intellectual Property"
- Mike Judge (Silicon Valley) — "Server Error"
- Morgan Sackett (Veep) — "Blurb"
- David Mandel (Veep) — "Groundbreaking"
- Dale Stern (Veep) — "Justice"
| FX |
| 2016 | Joey Soloway (Transparent) — "Man on the Land"repeatbeat 6 others- Aziz Ansari (Master of None) — "Parents"
- Alec Berg (Silicon Valley) — "Daily Active Users"
- Mike Judge (Silicon Valley) — "Founder Friendly"
- David Mandel (Veep) — "Kissing Your Sister"
- Chris Addison (Veep) — "Morning After"
- Dale Stern (Veep) — "Mother"
| Amazon |
| 2015 | Joey Soloway (Transparent) — "Best New Girl"beat 4 others- Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Last Man on Earth) — "Alive in Tucson"
- Louis C.K. (Louie) — "Sleepover"
- Mike Judge (Silicon Valley) — "Sand Hill Shuffle"
- Armando Iannucci (Veep) — "Testimony"
| Amazon |
| 2014 | Gail Mancuso (Modern Family) — "Las Vegas"repeatbeat 5 others- Iain B. MacDonald (Episodes) — "Episode 309"
- Paris Barclay (Glee) — "100"
- Louis C.K. (Louie) — "Elevator, Part 6"
- Jodie Foster (Orange Is the New Black) — "Lesbian Request Denied"
- Mike Judge (Silicon Valley) — "Minimum Viable Product"
| ABC |
| 2013 | Gail Mancuso (Modern Family) — "Arrested"beat 4 others- Lena Dunham (Girls) — "On All Fours"
- Paris Barclay (Glee) — "Diva"
- Louis C.K. (Louie) — "New Year's Eve"
- Beth McCarthy-Miller (30 Rock) — "Hogcock! & Last Lunch"
| ABC |
| 2012 | Steven Levitan (Modern Family) — "Baby on Board"beat 5 others- Robert B. Weide (Curb Your Enthusiasm) — "Palestinian Chicken"
- Lena Dunham (Girls) — "She Did"
- Louis C.K. (Louie) — "Duckling"
- Jason Winer (Modern Family) — "Virgin Territory"
- Jake Kasdan (New Girl) — "Pilot"
| ABC |
| 2011 | Michael Spiller (Modern Family) — "Halloween"beat 4 others- Pamela Fryman (How I Met Your Mother) — "Subway Wars"
- Steven Levitan (Modern Family) — "See You Next Fall"
- Gail Mancuso (Modern Family) — "Slow Down Your Neighbors"
- Beth McCarthy-Miller (30 Rock) — "Live Show"
| ABC |
| 2010 | Ryan Murphy (Glee) — "Pilot"beat 4 others- Paris Barclay (Glee) — "Wheels"
- Jason Winer (Modern Family) — "Pilot"
- Allen Coulter (Nurse Jackie) — "Pilot"
- Don Scardino (30 Rock) — "I Do Do"
| Fox |
| 2009 | Jeffrey Blitz (The Office) — "Stress Relief"beat 5 others- Julian Farino (Entourage) — "Tree Trippers"
- James Bobin (Flight of the Conchords) — "The Tough Brets"
- Millicent Shelton (30 Rock) — "Apollo, Apollo"
- Todd Holland (30 Rock) — "Generalissimo"
- Beth McCarthy-Miller (30 Rock) — "Reunion"
| NBC |
| 2008 | Barry Sonnenfeld (Pushing Daisies) — "Pie-lette"beat 5 others- Daniel Attias (Entourage) — "No Cannes Do"
- James Bobin (Flight of the Conchords) — "Sally Returns"
- Paul Feig (The Office) — "Goodbye, Toby"
- Paul Lieberstein (The Office) — "Money"
- Michael Engler (30 Rock) — "Rosemary's Baby"
| ABC |
| 2007 | Richard Shepard (Ugly Betty) — "Pilot"beat 5 others- Julian Farino (Entourage) — "One Day in the Valley"
- Stephen Merchant & Ricky Gervais (Extras) — "Orlando Bloom"
- Ken Kwapis (The Office) — "Gay Witch Hunt"
- Will Mackenzie (Scrubs) — "My Musical"
- Scott Ellis (30 Rock) — "The Break-Up"
| ABC |
| 2006 | Marc Buckland (My Name Is Earl) — "Pilot"beat 5 others- Michael Patrick King (The Comeback) — "Valerie Does Another Classic Leno"
- Robert B. Weide (Curb Your Enthusiasm) — "The Christ Nail"
- Daniel Attias (Entourage) — "Oh, Mandy"
- Julian Farino (Entourage) — "Sundance Kids"
- Craig Zisk (Weeds) — "Good Shit Lollipop"
| NBC |
| 2005 | Charles McDougall (Desperate Housewives) — "Pilot"beat 4 others- David Frankel (Entourage) — "Pilot"
- Gary Halvorson (Everybody Loves Raymond) — "The Finale"
- Randall Zisk (Monk) — "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine"
- James Burrows (Will & Grace) — "It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World"
| ABC |
| 2004 | Anthony and Joe Russo (Arrested Development) — "Pilot"beat 4 others- Bryan Gordon (Curb Your Enthusiasm) — "The 5 Wood"
- Robert B. Weide (Curb Your Enthusiasm) — "The Car Pool Lane"
- Larry Charles (Curb Your Enthusiasm) — "The Survivor"
- Tim Van Patten (Sex and the City) — "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux"
| Fox |
| 2003 | Robert B. Weide (Curb Your Enthusiasm) — "Krazee-Eyez Killa"beat 5 others- David Steinberg (Curb Your Enthusiasm) — "Mary, Joseph, and Larry"
- Larry Charles (Curb Your Enthusiasm) — "The Nanny from Hell"
- Bryan Gordon (Curb Your Enthusiasm) — "The Special Section"
- Michael Engler (Sex and the City) — "I Love a Charade"
- James Burrows (Will & Grace) — "24"
| HBO |
| 2002 | Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City) — "The Real Me"beat 4 others- Robert B. Weide (Curb Your Enthusiasm) — "The Doll"
- Jeffrey Melman (Malcolm in the Middle) — "Christmas"
- Marc Buckland (Scrubs) — "My Old Lady"
- James Burrows (Will & Grace) — "A Chorus Lie"
| HBO |
| 2001 | Todd Holland (Malcolm in the Middle) — "Bowling"repeatbeat 4 others- James Frawley (Ed) — "Pilot"
- Jeffrey Melman (Malcolm in the Middle) — "Flashback"
- Charles McDougall (Sex and the City) — "Easy Come, Easy Go"
- James Burrows (Will & Grace) — "Lows in the Mid-Eighties"
| Fox |
| 2000 | Todd Holland (Malcolm in the Middle) — "Pilot"beat 5 others- Bill D'Elia (Ally McBeal) — "Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost"
- Will Mackenzie (Everybody Loves Raymond) — "The Christmas Picture"
- Michael Lembeck (Friends) — "The One That Could Have Been"
- Thomas Schlamme (Sports Night) — "Quo Vadimus"
- James Burrows (Will & Grace) — "Homo for the Holidays"
| Fox |