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A visual history · Golden Globes

The winners who defined TV (Drama).

58 ceremonies, 1963–2025. 45 different winners. The longest run belongs to Mad Men, with 3 straight wins.

Who won most recently?
Shōgun in 2025.
Who has won the most?
Mad Men, Succession and The X-Files, tied on 3 wins each.
  1. ShōgunFX
  2. SuccessionHBO
  3. House of the DragonHBO
  4. SuccessionHBO
  5. The CrownNetflix
  6. SuccessionHBO
Years explored
1963–2025
Different winners
45
Category leader
Mad Men · 3
About this record

Best Television Series – Drama was first awarded in 1963, so it does not run the full 1944–2025 window.

2000–2025

26 ceremonies

19632025

01 / The reigns

Mad Men 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 / distributor.

  1. 01
    Mad Men3 wins
  2. 02
    Succession3 wins
  3. 03
    Homeland2 wins
  4. 04
    The Crown2 wins
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

02 / The power map

Who stood behind the winners?

HBO leads the recorded network / distributor credits with 7 wins, 2000–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.

HBO7 wins
AMC4 wins
FX4 wins
Showtime3 wins
ABC2 wins
Netflix2 wins
Wins by network / distributor
  1. HBO727%
  2. AMC415%
  3. FX415%
  4. Showtime312%
  5. ABC28%
  6. Netflix28%
  7. Other415%

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
    Game of Thrones
    5 noms
  2. 02
    Big Love
    3 noms
  3. 03
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
    3 noms
  4. 04
    Dexter
    3 noms
  5. 05
    Downton Abbey
    3 noms
  6. 06
    House
    3 noms

Most losses in this category

  1. 01
    Game of Thrones
    5L · 0W
  2. 02
    24
    4L · 1W
  3. 03
    The Crown
    4L · 2W
  4. 04
    The Sopranos
    4L · 1W
  5. 05
    The West Wing
    4L · 1W
  6. 06
    Big Love
    3L · 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 / 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