Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series is an Emmy given to the best television comedy series of the year.

Winners and Nominees

1953-1959

Year	Show	Network
1953	I Love Lucy	CBS
	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet	ABC
	Amos 'N' Andy	CBS
	The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show	CBS
	Mr. Peepers	NBC
	Our Miss Brooks	CBS
1954	I Love Lucy	CBS
	The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show	CBS
	Mr. Peepers	NBC
	Our Miss Brooks	CBS
	Topper	CBS
1955	Make Room for Daddy	ABC
	The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show	CBS
	I Love Lucy	CBS
	Mr. Peepers	NBC
	Our Miss Brooks	CBS
	Private Secretary	CBS
1956	The Phil Silvers Show	CBS
	The Bob Cummings Show	NBC
	Caesar's Hour	NBC
	The George Gobel Show	NBC
	The Jack Benny Show	CBS
	Make Room for Daddy	NBC
1958	The Phil Silvers Show	CBS
	The Bob Cummings Show	NBC
	Caesar's Hour	NBC
	Father Knows Best	NBC
	The Jack Benny Show	CBS
1959	The Jack Benny Show	CBS
	The Bob Cummings Show	NBC
	The Danny Thomas Show	NBC
	Father Knows Best	CBS & NBC
	The Phil Silvers Show	CBS
	The Red Skelton Show	NBC

1960-1969

Year	Show	Network
1960	Art Carney Special	NBC
	The Danny Thomas Show	CBS
	Father Knows Best	CBS
	The Red Skelton Show	CBS
	The Jack Benny Show	CBS
1961	The Jack Benny Show	CBS
	The Andy Griffith Show	CBS
	The Bob Hope Buick Show	NBC
	Candid Camera	CBS
	The Flintstones	ABC
1962	The Bob Newhart Show	NBC
	The Andy Griffith Show	CBS
	Car 54, Where Are You?	NBC
	Hazel	NBC
	The Red Skelton Show	CBS
1963	The Dick Van Dyke Show	CBS
	The Beverly Hillbillies	CBS
	The Danny Kaye Show With Lucille Ball	NBC
	McHale's Navy	ABC
1964	The Dick Van Dyke Show	CBS
	The Bill Dana Show	NBC
	The Farmer's Daughter	ABC
	McHale's Navy	ABC
	That Was The Week That Was	NBC
1966	The Dick Van Dyke Show	CBS
	Batman	ABC
	Bewitched	ABC
	Get Smart	NBC
	Hogan's Heroes	CBS
1967	The Monkees	NBC
	The Andy Griffith Show	CBS
	Bewitched	ABC
	Get Smart	NBC
	Hogan's Heroes	CBS
1968	Get Smart	NBC
	Bewitched	ABC
	Family Affair	CBS
	Hogan's Heroes	CBS
	The Lucy Show	CBS
1969	Get Smart	NBC
	Bewitched	ABC
	Family Affair	CBS
	Julia	NBC
	The Ghost and Mrs. Muir	NBC

1970-1979

Year	Show	Network
1970	My World and Welcome to It	NBC
	The Bill Cosby Show	NBC
	The Courtship of Eddie's Father	ABC
	Love, American Style	ABC
	Room 222	ABC
1971	All in the Family	CBS
	Arnie	CBS
	Love, American Style	ABC
	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	CBS
	The Odd Couple	ABC
1972	All in the Family	CBS
	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	CBS
	The Odd Couple	ABC
	Sanford and Son	NBC
1973	All in the Family	CBS
	M*A*S*H	CBS
	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	CBS
	Maude	CBS
	Sanford and Son	NBC
1974	M*A*S*H	CBS
	All in the Family	CBS
	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	CBS
	The Odd Couple	ABC
1975	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	CBS
	All in the Family	CBS
	M*A*S*H	CBS
	Rhoda	CBS
1976	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	CBS
	All in the Family	CBS
	Barney Miller	ABC
	M*A*S*H	CBS
	Welcome Back, Kotter	ABC
1977	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	CBS
	All in the Family	CBS
	Barney Miller	ABC
	The Bob Newhart Show	CBS
	M*A*S*H	CBS
1978	All in the Family	CBS
	Barney Miller	ABC
	M*A*S*H	CBS
	Soap	ABC
	Three's Company	ABC
1979	Taxi	ABC
	All in the Family	CBS
	Barney Miller	ABC
	M*A*S*H	CBS
	Mork & Mindy	ABC

1980-1989

Year	Show	Network
1980	Taxi	ABC
	Barney Miller	ABC
	M*A*S*H	CBS
	Soap	ABC
	WKRP in Cincinnati	CBS
1981	Taxi	ABC
	Barney Miller	ABC
	M*A*S*H	CBS
	Soap	ABC
	WKRP in Cincinnati	CBS
1982	Barney Miller	ABC
	Love, Sidney	NBC
	M*A*S*H	CBS
	Taxi	ABC
	WKRP in Cincinnati	CBS
1983	Cheers	NBC
	Buffalo Bill	NBC
	M*A*S*H	CBS
	Newhart	CBS
	Taxi	NBC
1984	Cheers	NBC
	Buffalo Bill	NBC
	Family Ties	NBC
	Kate & Allie	CBS
	Newhart	CBS
1985	The Cosby Show	NBC
	Cheers	NBC
	Family Ties	NBC
	Kate & Allie	CBS
	Night Court	NBC
1986	The Golden Girls	NBC
	Cheers	NBC
	The Cosby Show	NBC
	Family Ties	NBC
	Kate & Allie	CBS
1987	The Golden Girls	NBC
	Cheers	NBC
	The Cosby Show	NBC
	Family Ties	NBC
	Night Court	NBC
1988	The Wonder Years	ABC
	Cheers	NBC
	Frank's Place	CBS
	The Golden Girls	NBC
	Night Court	NBC
1989	Cheers	NBC
	Designing Women	CBS
	The Golden Girls	NBC
	Murphy Brown	CBS
	The Wonder Years	ABC

1990-1999

Year	Program	Network
1990	Murphy Brown	CBS
	Cheers	NBC
	Designing Women	CBS
	The Golden Girls	NBC
	The Wonder Years	ABC
1991	Cheers	NBC
	Designing Women	CBS
	The Golden Girls	NBC
	Murphy Brown	CBS
	The Wonder Years	ABC
1992	Murphy Brown	CBS
	Brooklyn Bridge	CBS
	Cheers	NBC
	Home Improvement	ABC
	Seinfeld	NBC
1993	Seinfeld	NBC
	Cheers	NBC
	Home Improvement	ABC
	The Larry Sanders Show	HBO
	Murphy Brown	CBS
1994	Frasier	NBC
	Home Improvement	ABC
	The Larry Sanders Show	HBO
	Mad About You	NBC
	Seinfeld	NBC
1995	Frasier	NBC
	Friends	NBC
	The Larry Sanders Show	HBO
	Mad About You	NBC
	Seinfeld	NBC
1996	Frasier	NBC
	Friends	NBC
	The Larry Sanders Show	HBO
	Mad About You	NBC
	Seinfeld	NBC
1997	Frasier	NBC
	3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC
	The Larry Sanders Show	HBO
	Mad About You	NBC
	Seinfeld	NBC
1998	Frasier	NBC
	3rd Rock from the Sun	NBC
	Ally McBeal	Fox
	The Larry Sanders Show	HBO
	Seinfeld	NBC
1999	Ally McBeal	Fox
	Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS
	Frasier	NBC
	Friends	NBC
	Sex and the City	HBO

2000-2009

Year	Program	Network
2000	Will & Grace	NBC
	Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS
	Frasier	NBC
	Friends	NBC
	Sex and the City	HBO
2001	Sex and the City	HBO
	Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS
	Frasier	NBC
	Malcolm in the Middle	Fox
	Will & Grace	NBC
2002	Friends	NBC
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	HBO
	Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS
	Sex and the City	HBO
	Will & Grace	NBC
2003	Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	HBO
	Friends	NBC
	Sex and the City	HBO
	Will & Grace	NBC
2004	Arrested Development	Fox
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	HBO
	Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS
	Sex and the City	HBO
	Will & Grace	NBC
2005	Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS
	Arrested Development	Fox
	Desperate Housewives	ABC
	Scrubs	NBC
	Will & Grace	NBC
2006	The Office	NBC
	Arrested Development	Fox
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	HBO
	Scrubs	NBC
	Two and a Half Men	CBS
2007	30 Rock	NBC
	Entourage	HBO
	The Office	NBC
	Two and a Half Men	CBS
	Ugly Betty	ABC
2008	30 Rock	NBC
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	HBO
	Entourage	HBO
	The Office	NBC
	Two and a Half Men	CBS
2009	30 Rock	NBC
	Entourage	HBO
	Family Guy	FOX
	Flight of the Conchords	HBO
	How I Met Your Mother	CBS
	The Office	NBC
	Weeds	SHO

2010

Year	Program	Network
2010	Modern Family	ABC
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	HBO
	Glee	FOX
	Nurse Jackie	SHO
	The Office	NBC
	30 Rock	NBC

Award records

Series

5 awards

• Frasier (5 consecutive)

4 awards

• All in the Family (3 consecutive)
• Cheers (2 consecutive)

3 awards

• The Dick Van Dyke Show (consecutive)
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show (consecutive)
• The Phil Silvers Show (consecutive)
• Taxi (consecutive)
• 30 Rock (consecutive)

2 awards

• Get Smart (consecutive)
• The Golden Girls (consecutive)
• I Love Lucy (consecutive)
• Everybody Loves Raymond
• The Jack Benny Program
• Murphy Brown

Networks

• CBS - 23 (consecutive: 8 - 1971-1978)
• NBC - 23 (consecutive: 6 - 1993-1998)
• ABC - 7 (consecutive: 4 - 1979-1982)
• Fox - 2
• HBO - 1

Nomination records

Series

11 nominations

• Cheers
• M*A*S*H

9 nominations

• All in the Family

8 nominations

• Frasier

7 nominations

• Barney Miller
• Everybody Loves Raymond
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show
• Seinfeld

6 nominations

• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Friends
• The Golden Girls
• The Larry Sanders Show
• Sex and the City
• Will & Grace

5 nominations

• Murphy Brown
• The Office
• Taxi

4 nominations

• Bewitched
• Family Ties
• Get Smart
• Mad About You
• 30 Rock
• The Wonder Years

3 nominations

• The Andy Griffith Show
• Arrested Development
• The Bob Cummings Show
• The Cosby Show
• Designing Women
• Entourage
• Father Knows Best
• The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
• Hogan's Heroes
• Home Improvement
• I Love Lucy
• Kate & Allie
• Night Court
• The Odd Couple
• Our Miss Brooks
• The Red Skelton Show
• Soap
• Two and a Half Men
• WKRP in Cincinnati

2 nominations

• 3rd Rock from the Sun
• Ally McBeal
• Buffalo Bill
• The Danny Thomas Show
• Family Affair
• Love, American Style
• Make Room for Daddy
• McHale's Navy
• Mr. Peepers
• Newhart
• Sanford and Son
• Scrubs

External links

• Primetime Emmy Awards
• Emmy Awards coverage on DigitalHit.com
• Emmy Awards Online with Emmy news, nominees and winners.