Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Comedy

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Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Comedy
Awarded forOutstanding Production of Episodic Television, Comedy
Country United States
Presented by Producers Guild of America
First awarded 2000
Currently held by The Bear (2023)

The Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Comedy, also known as the Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy, is an annual award given by the Producers Guild of America since 2000.

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Previous PGA television awards

Prior to 2000, the award for outstanding producer of episodic television was not split into comedy and drama. Out of the eleven honored television programs, two were episodic comedies: [1]

  1. 1991: Brooklyn Bridge (CBS)
  2. 1995: Frasier (NBC)

Winners and nominees

2000s

YearSeriesNetworkSeasonRef.
2000
(12th)
Sex and the City HBO Season 3 [2] [3]
Ally McBeal Fox Seasons 3B and 4A
Frasier NBC Seasons 7B and 8A
Friends Seasons 6B and 7A
Will & Grace Seasons 2B and 3A
2001
(13th)
Sex and the CityHBO Season 4A [4] [5]
FrasierNBCSeasons 8B and 9A
FriendsSeasons 7B and 8A
Malcolm in the Middle FoxSeasons 2B and 3A
Will & GraceNBCSeasons 3B and 4A
2002
(14th)
Curb Your Enthusiasm HBOSeason 3 [6]
Everybody Loves Raymond CBS Seasons 6B and 7A
Malcolm in the MiddleFoxSeasons 3B and 4A
Sex and the CityHBOSeasons 4B and 5
Will & GraceNBCSeasons 4B and 5A
2003
(15th)
Sex and the CityHBO Season 6A [7] [8]
Everybody Loves RaymondCBSSeasons 7B and 8A
Malcolm in the MiddleFoxSeasons 4B and 5A
Scrubs NBCSeasons 2B and 3A
Will & GraceSeasons 5B and 6A
2004
(16th)
Curb Your EnthusiasmHBOSeason 4 [9]
Arrested Development Fox Season 1B
ScrubsNBC Season 3B
Sex and the CityHBO Season 6B
Will & GraceNBC Season 6B
2005
(17th)
Entourage HBOSeason 2 [10] [11]
Arrested DevelopmentFox Season 2
Desperate Housewives ABC Season 1
ScrubsNBC Season 4
Two and a Half Men CBS Season 2
2006
(18th)
The Office NBC Season 2 [12]
Arrested DevelopmentFox Season 3
Curb Your EnthusiasmHBOSeason 5
My Name Is Earl NBC Season 1
Weeds Showtime Season 1
2007
(19th)
30 Rock NBC Season 1 [13]
EntourageHBOSeason 3
Extras Season 2
The OfficeNBC Season 3
Ugly Betty ABC Season 1
2008
(20th)
30 RockNBC Season 2 [14]
Curb Your EnthusiasmHBOSeason 6
EntourageSeason 4
The OfficeNBC Season 4
WeedsShowtime Season 3
2009
(21st)
30 RockNBC Season 3 [15]
Californication ShowtimeSeason 2
EntourageHBOSeason 5
The OfficeNBC Season 5
WeedsShowtime Season 4

2010s

YearSeriesNetworkSeasonRef.
2010
(22nd)
Modern Family ABC Season 1 [16]
Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO Season 7
Glee Fox Season 1
The Office NBC Season 6
30 Rock Season 4
2011
(23rd)
Modern FamilyABC Season 2 [17]
The Big Bang Theory CBS Season 4
GleeFox Season 2
Parks and Recreation NBC Season 3
30 Rock Season 5
2012
(24th)
Modern FamilyABC Season 3 [18]
The Big Bang TheoryCBS Season 5
Curb Your EnthusiasmHBOSeason 8
Louie FX Season 2
30 RockNBC Season 6
2013
(25th)
Modern FamilyABC Season 4 [19]
Arrested Development Netflix Season 4
The Big Bang TheoryCBS Season 6
30 RockNBC Season 7
Veep HBOSeason 2
2014
(26th)
Orange Is the New Black Netflix Season 1 [20]
The Big Bang TheoryCBS Season 7
LouieFX Season 4
Modern FamilyABC Season 5
VeepHBOSeason 3
2015
(27th)
Transparent Amazon Prime Video Season 1 [21]
Inside Amy Schumer Comedy Central Season 3
Modern FamilyABC Season 6
Silicon Valley HBO Season 2
Veep Season 4
2016
(28th)
Atlanta FX Season 1 [22]
Black-ish ABCSeasons 2 and 3A
Modern FamilySeasons 7 and 8A
Silicon ValleyHBO Season 3
Veep Season 5
2017
(29th)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Amazon Prime VideoSeason 1 [23]
Curb Your EnthusiasmHBOSeason 9
Master of None NetflixSeason 2
Silicon ValleyHBO Season 4
Veep Season 6
2018
(30th)
The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselAmazon Prime VideoSeason 2 [24]
AtlantaFXSeason 2
Barry HBOSeason 1
GLOW NetflixSeason 2
The Good Place NBCSeasons 2B and 3A
2019
(31st)
Fleabag Amazon Prime VideoSeason 2 [25]
BarryHBOSeason 2
The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselAmazon Prime VideoSeason 3
Schitt's Creek Pop TV Season 5
VeepHBOSeason 7

2020s

YearSeriesNetworkSeasonRef.
2020
(32nd)
Schitt's Creek Pop TV Season 6 [26]
Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO Season 10
The Flight Attendant HBO Max Season 1
Ted Lasso Apple TV+ Season 1
What We Do in the Shadows FX Season 2
2021
(33rd)
Ted LassoApple TV+Season 2 [27] [28]
Cobra Kai Netflix Seasons 3 and 4
Curb Your EnthusiasmHBOSeason 11
Hacks HBO MaxSeason 1
Only Murders in the Building Hulu Season 1
2022
(34th)
The Bear FXSeason 1 [29] [30]
Abbott Elementary ABCSeasons 1 and 2A
Barry HBOSeason 3
Hacks HBO MaxSeason 2
Only Murders in the Building HuluSeason 2
2023
(35th)
The Bear FXSeason 2 [31] [32]
Barry HBOSeason 4
Jury Duty FreeveeSeason 1
Only Murders in the Building HuluSeason 3
Ted Lasso Apple TV+Season 3

Total awards by network

Total nominations by network

Programs with multiple awards

4 awards
3 awards
2 awards

Programs with multiple nominations

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