Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series

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Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series
Country United States
Presented by Critics Choice Association
First award2011
Currently held by Shōgun (2025)
Website criticschoice.com

The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series is one of the award categories presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards (BTJA).

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History

The award was introduced in 2011 when the event was first initiated. The winners are selected by a group of television critics who are part of the Broadcast Television Critics Association.

Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

2010s

YearTitleNetwork
2011
[1]
Mad Men AMC
Boardwalk Empire HBO
Dexter Showtime
Friday Night Lights DirecTV
NBC
Fringe Fox
Game of Thrones HBO
The Good Wife CBS
Justified FX
The Killing AMC
The Walking Dead
2012
[2] [3]
Homeland Showtime
Breaking Bad AMC
Downton Abbey PBS
Game of ThronesHBO
The Good WifeCBS
Mad MenAMC
2013
[4] [5]
Breaking BadAMC
Game of ThronesHBO
The Americans FX
Downton AbbeyPBS
The Good WifeCBS
HomelandShowtime
2014
[6] [7]
Breaking BadAMC
The AmericansFX
Game of ThronesHBO
The Good WifeCBS
Masters of Sex Showtime
True Detective HBO
2015
[8]
The AmericansFX
Empire Fox
Game of ThronesHBO
The Good WifeCBS
HomelandShowtime
JustifiedFX
Orange Is the New Black Netflix
2016 (1)
[9]
Mr. Robot USA
EmpireFox
The Knick Cinemax
The Leftovers HBO
Penny Dreadful Showtime
Rectify Sundance TV
UnREAL Lifetime
2016 (2)
[10]
Game of ThronesHBO
Better Call Saul AMC
The Crown Netflix
Mr. Robot USA
Stranger Things Netflix
This Is Us NBC
Westworld HBO
2018
[11]
The Handmaid's Tale Hulu
American Gods Starz
The CrownNetflix
Game of ThronesHBO
Stranger ThingsNetflix
This Is UsNBC
2019
[12]
The AmericansFX
Better Call SaulAMC
The Good Fight CBS All Access
Homecoming Prime Video
Killing Eve BBC America
My Brilliant Friend HBO
Pose FX
Succession HBO

2020s

YearTitleNetwork
2020
[13]
Succession HBO
The Crown Netflix
David Makes Man OWN
Game of Thrones HBO
The Good Fight CBS All Access
Pose FX
This Is Us NBC
Watchmen HBO
2021
[14]
The CrownNetflix
Better Call Saul AMC
The Good FightCBS All Access
Lovecraft Country HBO
The Mandalorian Disney+
Ozark Netflix
Perry Mason HBO
This Is UsNBC
2022
[15]
SuccessionHBO
Evil Paramount+
For All Mankind Apple TV+
The Good FightParamount+
PoseFX
Squid Game Netflix
This Is UsNBC
Yellowjackets Showtime
2023
[16]
Better Call SaulAMC
Andor Disney+
Bad Sisters Apple TV+
The CrownNetflix
Euphoria HBO
The Good FightParamount+
House of the Dragon HBO
Severance Apple TV+
Yellowstone Paramount Network
2024
[17]
SuccessionHBO
The CrownNetflix
The Diplomat
The Last of Us HBO / Max
Loki Disney+
The Morning Show Apple TV+
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Paramount+
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty HBO / Max
2025
[18]
Shōgun FX / Hulu
The Day of the Jackal Peacock
The DiplomatNetflix
EvilParamount+
Industry HBO / Max
Interview with the Vampire AMC
The Old Man FX
Slow Horses Apple TV+

Total wins by network

Total nominations by network

Multiple wins

3 wins
2 wins

Multiple nominations

8 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

See also

References

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