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The Best Emmy Winning Dramatic Series

Updated January 21, 2020 3.7k votes 461 voters 5.1k views41 items

List RulesVote up the best shows that won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series

Each year, the big prize at the Primetime Emmys goes to the best drama series on television - the award for Outstanding Drama Series. This list of the best Emmy winning dramatic series has all the best drama Emmy winners, ranked as the best of the best by TV fanatics (just like you!) Whether you were a fan of these great television dramas who won Emmys while they were first airing, or you found them later on Netflix, now you can vote on and rerank this list to help determine which TV show drama that won an Emmy is the absolute best.

These Emmy nominees didn't just have the honor of being nominated - they won the top drama award in all of television. Though all of these TV dramas are good, which are the best Hollywood has churned out? From recent hits like Breaking Bad and Homeland, to classic TV dramas like Gunsmoke and L.A. Law, where do the drama series you think are the greatest rank among the Emmy best drama winners?

This list of all Emmy winning dramatic series includes top TV dramas like Mad Men, 24, Lost, The Sopranos, The West Wing, The Practice, and Northern Exposure. Upvote the Emmy winning dramas you think are the all time best below!

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The Sopranos
James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco
Years Won: 2004, 2007
The Sopranos (HBO, 1999) is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase.... more
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ER
Anthony Edwards, George Clooney
Year Won: 1996
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that... more
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Breaking Bad
Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul
Years Won: 2013, 2014
Breaking Bad (AMC, 2008) is an American neo-Western crime drama television series created by... more
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Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey
Game of Thrones (HBO, 2011) is an American fantasy drama television series created by David... more
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24
Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub
Year Won: 2006
24 (Fox, 2001) is an American drama television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert... more
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The West Wing
Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe
Years Won: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
The West Wing (NBC, 1999) is an American serial political drama television series created by... more
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Law & Order
Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin
Year Won: 1997
Law & Order (NBC, 1990) is an American police procedural legal drama series created by Dick... more
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Hill Street Blues
Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren
Years Won: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Hill Street Blues is an American serial police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and... more
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The Fugitive
William Conrad, Richard Anderson
Year Won: 1966
This film is an American drama series created by Roy Huggins and produced by QM Productions... more
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The Rockford Files
James Garner, Noah Beery Jr.
Year Won: 1978
The Rockford Files is an American television drama series starring James Garner that aired on... more
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Mad Men
Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss
Years Won: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Mad Men (AMC, 2007) is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner.... more
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Lost
Naveen Andrews, Emilie de Ravin
Year Won: 2005
Lost (ABC, 2004) is an American drama television series created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J.... more
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Northern Exposure
Rob Morrow, Janine Turner
Year Won: 1992
Northern Exposure is an American television series that ran on CBS from 1990 to 1995, with a... more

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Mission: Impossible
Peter Graves, Barbara Bain
Years Won; 1967, 1968
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced... more
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39
57
Gunsmoke
James Arness, Milburn Stone
Year Won: 1958
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman... more
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The Waltons
Jon Walmsley, Mary Beth McDonough
Year Won: 1973
The Waltons is an American television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based on his book... more
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The Handmaid's Tale
Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes
Years Won: 2017
The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu, 2017) is an American web television series created by Bruce Miller,... more
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NYPD Blue
Dennis Franz, Gordon Clapp
Year Won: 1995
NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal... more
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Homeland
Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin
Year Won: 2012
Homeland (Showtime, 2011) is an American political drama thriller series developed by Howard... more
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L.A. Law
Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Years Won: 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from... more
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Better Call Saul
Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks
Year Won: 2019

Better Call Saul (AMC, 2015) is an American television drama series created by Vince Gilligan... more
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The Practice
Dylan McDermott, Kelli Williams
Years Won: 1998, 1999
The Practice is an American legal drama and comedy-drama created by David E. Kelley centering... more
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Picket Fences
Kathy Baker, Tom Skerritt
Years Won: 1993, 1994
Picket Fences is an American television drama about the residents of the town of Rome,... more

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15
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thirtysomething
Timothy Busfield, Polly Draper
Year Won: 1988
Thirtysomething is an American television drama created by Edward Zwick and Marshall... more
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Lou Grant
Edward Asner, Robert Walden
Years Won: 1979, 1980
Lou Grant is an American television drama series starring Ed Asner in the title role as a... more