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Every Golden Globes Best Television Series – Drama winner

26 ceremonies, 2000–2025. 20 different winners. The longest run was Mad Men, 3 years straight (2008–2010).

Mad Men ×3Succession ×3Homeland ×2The Crown ×2
Each band is one winner’s reign. Wider means a longer run. Colored by network / distributor; hover for details.
The Sopranos'00
The West Wing'01
Six Feet Under'02
The Shield'03
24'04
Nip/Tuck'05
Lost'06
Grey's Anatomy'07
Mad Men'08–'10×3
Boardwalk Empire'11
Homeland'12–'13×2
Breaking Bad'14
The Affair'15
Mr. Robot'16
The Crown'17
The Handmaid's Tale'18
The Americans'19
Succession'20
The Crown'21
Succession'22
House of the Dragon'23
Succession'24
Shōgun'25
Wins by network / distributor
HBO7AMC4FX4Showtime3ABC2Netflix2Other4

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025.

Most nominated, never won

  • Game of Thrones5 noms
  • Big Love3 noms
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation3 noms
  • Dexter3 noms
  • Downton Abbey3 noms
  • House3 noms

Most losses

  • Game of Thrones5L · 0W
  • 244L · 1W
  • The Crown4L · 2W
  • The Sopranos4L · 1W
  • The West Wing4L · 1W
  • Big Love3L · 0W

The full list

YearWinnerNetwork / Distributor
2025Shōgun
beat 5 others
  • The Day of the Jackal
  • The Diplomat
  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith
  • Slow Horses
  • Squid Game
FX
2024Succession
beat 5 others
  • 1923
  • The Crown
  • The Diplomat
  • The Last of Us
  • The Morning Show
HBO
2023House of the Dragon
beat 4 others
  • Better Call Saul
  • The Crown
  • Ozark
  • Severance
HBO
2022Succession
beat 4 others
  • Lupin
  • The Morning Show
  • Pose
  • Squid Game
HBO
2021The Crown
beat 4 others
  • Lovecraft Country
  • The Mandalorian
  • Ozark
  • Ratched
Netflix
2020Succession
beat 4 others
  • Big Little Lies
  • The Crown
  • Killing Eve
  • The Morning Show
HBO
2019The Americans
beat 4 others
  • Bodyguard
  • Homecoming
  • Killing Eve
  • Pose
FX
2018The Handmaid's Tale
beat 4 others
  • The Crown
  • Game of Thrones
  • Stranger Things
  • This Is Us
Hulu
2017The Crown
beat 4 others
  • Game of Thrones
  • Stranger Things
  • This Is Us
  • Westworld
Netflix
2016Mr. Robot
beat 4 others
  • Empire
  • Game of Thrones
  • Narcos
  • Outlander
USA Network
2015The Affair
beat 4 others
  • Downton Abbey
  • Game of Thrones
  • The Good Wife
  • House of Cards
Showtime
2014Breaking Bad
beat 4 others
  • Downton Abbey
  • The Good Wife
  • House of Cards
  • Masters of Sex
AMC
2013Homelandrepeat
beat 4 others
  • Boardwalk Empire
  • Breaking Bad
  • Downton Abbey
  • The Newsroom
Showtime
2012Homeland
beat 4 others
  • American Horror Story
  • Boardwalk Empire
  • Boss
  • Game of Thrones
Showtime
2011Boardwalk Empire
beat 4 others
  • Dexter
  • The Good Wife
  • Mad Men
  • The Walking Dead
HBO
2010Mad Menrepeat
beat 4 others
  • Big Love
  • Dexter
  • House
  • True Blood
AMC
2009Mad Menrepeat
beat 4 others
  • Dexter
  • House
  • In Treatment
  • True Blood
AMC
2008Mad Men
beat 5 others
  • Big Love
  • Damages
  • Grey's Anatomy
  • House
  • The Tudors
AMC
2007Grey's Anatomy
beat 4 others
  • 24
  • Big Love
  • Heroes
  • Lost
ABC
2006Lost
beat 4 others
  • Commander in Chief
  • Grey's Anatomy
  • Prison Break
  • Rome
ABC
2005Nip/Tuck
beat 4 others
  • 24
  • Deadwood
  • Lost
  • The Sopranos
FX
200424
beat 4 others
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Nip/Tuck
  • Six Feet Under
  • The West Wing
Fox
2003The Shield
beat 4 others
  • 24
  • Six Feet Under
  • The Sopranos
  • The West Wing
FX
2002Six Feet Under
beat 5 others
  • 24
  • Alias
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • The Sopranos
  • The West Wing
HBO
2001The West Wing
beat 4 others
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • ER
  • The Practice
  • The Sopranos
NBC
2000The Sopranos
beat 4 others
  • ER
  • Once and Again
  • The Practice
  • The West Wing
HBO

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