Every Emmys Outstanding Scripted Variety Series winner
11 ceremonies, 2015–2025. 4 different winners. The longest run was Saturday Night Live, 6 years straight (2017–2022).
Outstanding Scripted Variety Series was first awarded in 2015, so it does not run the full 2000–2025 window.
It was previously known as Outstanding Variety Sketch Series.
It took the sketch half of Outstanding Variety Series when that award was split, and was renamed in 2023.
It took over from Outstanding Variety Series.
Saturday Night Live ×6Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ×3
Inside Amy Schumer'15
Key & Peele'16
Saturday Night Live'17–'22×6
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'23–'25×3
Wins by network
- NBC655%
- HBO327%
- Comedy Central218%
Who kept losing
Counting nominations in this category only, 2015–2025.
Most nominated, never won
- Drunk History6 noms
- A Black Lady Sketch Show4 noms
- Portlandia4 noms
- Documentary Now!3 noms
- At Home with Amy Sedaris2 noms
- I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman2 noms
Most losses
- Drunk History6L · 0W
- Saturday Night Live5L · 6W
- A Black Lady Sketch Show4L · 0W
- Portlandia4L · 0W
- Documentary Now!3L · 0W
- At Home with Amy Sedaris2L · 0W
The full list
| Year | Winner | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliverrepeatbeat 1 other
| HBO |
| 2024 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliverrepeatbeat 1 other
| HBO |
| 2023 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliverbeat 2 others
| HBO |
| 2022 | Saturday Night Liverepeatbeat 1 other
| NBC |
| 2021 | Saturday Night Liverepeatbeat 1 other
| NBC |
| 2020 | Saturday Night Liverepeatbeat 2 others
| NBC |
| 2019 | Saturday Night Liverepeatbeat 5 others
| NBC |
| 2018 | Saturday Night Liverepeatbeat 5 others
| NBC |
| 2017 | Saturday Night Livebeat 5 others
| NBC |
| 2016 | Key & Peelebeat 5 others
| Comedy Central |
| 2015 | Inside Amy Schumerbeat 4 others
| Comedy Central |
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