| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Comedy Series | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Comedy Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Black Reel Awards for Television |
| First award | 2017 |
| Currently held by | A Black Lady Sketch Show (2021) |
| Website | blackreelawards |
The Black Reel Award for Television for Outstanding Comedy Series is an annual award given to the best television comedy series of the year. Atlanta became the first winner in this category. Atlanta and Insecure are both tied for most wins in this category with two each. Black-ish holds the record with the most nominations with 5.
| Year | Program | Showrunners | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 1st [1] [2] [3] | |||
| Atlanta (Season 1) | Stephen Glover, showrunner | FX | |
| black-ish (Season 3) | Kenya Barris & Jonathan Groff, showrunner | ABC | |
| Chewing Gum (season 2) | Michaela Coel, showrunner | Netflix/E4 | |
| Ballers (season 2) | Peter Berg & Evan T. Reilly, showrunner | HBO | |
| Insecure (Season 1) | Prentice Penny, showrunner | HBO | |
| 2018 (2nd) [4] [5] | |||
| Atlanta (Season 2) | Stephen Glover, showrunner | FX | |
| Insecure (Season 2) | Prentice Penny, showrunner | HBO | |
| black-ish (Season 4) | Kenya Barris & Jonathan Groff, showrunner | ABC | |
| grown-ish (Season 1) | Kenya Barris, showrunner | Freeform | |
| Dear White People (Season 1) | Yvette Lee Bowser, showrunner | Netflix | |
| 2019 3rd [6] [7] | |||
| Insecure (Season 3) | Prentice Penny, showrunner | HBO | |
| grown-ish (Season 2) | Jenifer Rice-Genzuk, showrunner | Freeform | |
| black-ish (Season 5) | Kenny Smith Jr. & Jonathan Groff, showrunner | ABC | |
| She's Gotta Have It (Season 2) | Spike Lee, showrunner | Netflix | |
| On My Block (Season 2) | Lauren Iungerich, showrunner | Netflix |
| Year | Program | Showrunners | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 4th [8] [9] [10] | |||
| Insecure (Season 4) | Prentice Penny, showrunner | HBO | |
| black-ish (Season 6) | Kenny Smith Jr. & Jonathan Groff, showrunner | ABC | |
| Ballers (season 5) | Peter Berg & Evan T. Reilly, showrunner | HBO | |
| Dear White People (Season 3) | Yvette Lee Bowser, showrunner | Netflix | |
| High Fidelity (Season 1) | Sarah Kucserka & Veronica West | HULU | |
| 2021 5th [11] [12] | |||
| A Black Lady Sketch Show (Season 2) | Robin Thede, showrunner | HBO | |
| That Damn Michael Che (Season 1) | Michael Che, showrunner | HBO Max | |
| black-ish (Season 7) | Courtney Lily, showrunner | ABC | |
| Run the World (Season 1) | Yvette Lee Bowser, showrunner | Starz | |
| grown-ish (Season 3) | Julie Bean, showrunner | Freeform | |
| 2022 6th | Abbott Elementary | Quinta Brunson, showrunner | ABC |
| Atlanta | Donald Glover, showrunner | FX | |
| Black-ish | Courtney Lilly, showrunner | ABC | |
| Insecure | Prentice Penny, showrunner | HBO | |
| South Side | Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle, showrunners | HBO Max | |
| 2023 7th | Abbott Elementary | Quinta Brunson, showrunner | ABC |
| Atlanta | Donald Glover, showrunner | FX | |
| Harlem | Tracy Oliver, showrunner | Prime Video | |
| Unprisoned | Yvette Lee Bowser, showrunner | Hulu | |
| The Upshaws | Regina Y. Hicks, showrunner | Netflix |
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