TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama explained

The TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama is an award given by the Television Critics Association.^[1]

Winners and nominees

Year	Winner	Other Nominees
1984-1985 (1st)	The Jewel in the Crown (PBS)	Farrah Fawcett – The Burning Bed (NBC) American Playhouse (PBS) The Burning Bed (NBC) Cagney & Lacey (CBS) Call to Glory (ABC) Fatal Vision (NBC) Hill Street Blues (NBC) Miami Vice (NBC) St. Elsewhere (NBC)
1985-1986 (2nd)	Death of a Salesman (CBS)	Anne of Green Gables (PBS) An Early Frost (NBC) Love Is Never Silent (NBC) Nobody's Child (CBS) St. Elsewhere (NBC)
1986-1987 (3rd)	L.A. Law (NBC)	St. Elsewhere (NBC)
1987-1988 (4th)	St. Elsewhere (NBC)	L.A. Law (NBC) thirtysomething (ABC)
1988-1989 (5th)	Lonesome Dove (CBS)	China Beach (ABC) L.A. Law (NBC) thirtysomething (ABC) War and Remembrance (ABC)
1989-1990 (6th)	Twin Peaks (ABC)	The Final Days (ABC) L.A. Law (NBC) Shannon's Deal (NBC) thirtysomething (ABC)
1990-1991 (7th)	thirtysomething (ABC)	The Civil War (PBS) Law & Order (NBC) Northern Exposure (CBS) Separate but Equal (ABC)
1991-1992 (8th)	I'll Fly Away (NBC)	Civil Wars (ABC) Homefront (ABC) Law & Order (NBC) Northern Exposure (CBS)
1992-1993 (9th)	I'll Fly Away (NBC)	Barbarians at the Gate (HBO) Homefront (ABC) (NBC) Law & Order (NBC) Prime Suspect 2 (PBS)
1993-1994 (10th)	NYPD Blue (ABC)	(NBC) Law & Order (NBC) Prime Suspect 3 (PBS) The X-Files (Fox)
1994-1995 (11th)	My So-Called Life (ABC)	ER (NBC) (NBC) NYPD Blue (ABC) The X-Files (Fox)
1995-1996 (12th)	(NBC)	ER (NBC) Murder One (ABC) NYPD Blue (ABC) The X-Files (Fox)
1996-1997 (13th)	(NBC)	EZ Streets (CBS) Law & Order (NBC) NYPD Blue (ABC) The X-Files (Fox)
1997-1998 (14th)	(NBC)	ER (NBC) Law & Order (NBC) The Practice (ABC) The X-Files (Fox)
1998-1999 (15th)	The Sopranos (HBO)	(NBC) Law & Order (NBC) NYPD Blue (ABC) The Practice (ABC)
1999-2000 (16th)	The West Wing (NBC)	Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB) Freaks and Geeks (NBC) Once and Again (ABC) The Practice (ABC) The Sopranos (HBO)
2000-2001 (17th)	The Sopranos (HBO) and The West Wing (NBC)	Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB) (CBS) Gilmore Girls (The WB)
2001-2002 (18th)	Six Feet Under (HBO)	24 (Fox) (CBS) Gilmore Girls (The WB) The Shield (FX)
2002-2003 (19th)	Boomtown (NBC)	24 (Fox) The Shield (FX) Six Feet Under (HBO) The Sopranos (HBO) The Wire (HBO)
2003-2004 (20th)	The Sopranos (HBO)	24 (Fox) Deadwood (HBO) The Shield (FX) The Wire (HBO)
2004-2005 (21st)	Lost (ABC)	24 (Fox) Deadwood (HBO) House (Fox) Rescue Me (FX)
2005-2006 (22nd)	Lost (ABC)	24 (Fox) Grey's Anatomy (ABC) House (Fox) The Sopranos (HBO)
2006-2007 (23rd)	The Sopranos (HBO)	Friday Night Lights (NBC) Heroes (NBC) Lost (ABC) The Wire (HBO)
2007-2008 (24th)	Mad Men (AMC)	Damages (FX) Friday Night Lights (NBC) Lost (ABC) The Wire (HBO)
2008-2009 (25th)	Mad Men (AMC)	Breaking Bad (AMC) Friday Night Lights (The 101 Network / NBC) Lost (ABC) The Shield (FX)
2009-2010 (26th)	Breaking Bad (AMC) and Lost (ABC)	The Good Wife (CBS) Mad Men (AMC) Sons of Anarchy (FX)
2010-2011 (27th)	Mad Men (AMC)	Friday Night Lights (The 101 Network / NBC) Game of Thrones (HBO) The Good Wife (CBS) Justified (FX)
2011-2012 (28th)	Breaking Bad (AMC)	Game of Thrones (HBO) Homeland (Showtime) Justified (FX) Mad Men (AMC)
2012-2013 (29th)	Game of Thrones (HBO)	The Americans (FX) Breaking Bad (AMC) Homeland (Showtime) Mad Men (AMC)
2013-2014 (30th)	The Good Wife (CBS)	The Americans (FX) Breaking Bad (AMC) Game of Thrones (HBO) House of Cards (Netflix)
2014-2015 (31st)	The Americans (FX)	Empire (Fox) Game of Thrones (HBO) Justified (FX) Mad Men (AMC)
2015-2016 (32nd)	The Americans (FX)	Better Call Saul (AMC) Game of Thrones (HBO) The Leftovers (HBO) Mr. Robot (USA) UnREAL (Lifetime)
2016-2017 (33rd)^[2]	The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)	The Americans (FX) Better Call Saul (AMC) The Crown (Netflix) Stranger Things (Netflix) This Is Us (NBC)
2017-2018 (34th)^[3]	The Americans (FX)	The Crown (Netflix) The Good Fight (CBS All Access) The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Killing Eve (BBC America) This Is Us (NBC)
2018-2019 (35th)^[4]	Better Call Saul (AMC)	The Good Fight (CBS All Access) Homecoming (Amazon) Killing Eve (BBC America) Pose (FX) Succession (HBO)
2019-2020 (36th)^[5]	Succession (HBO)	Better Call Saul (AMC) The Crown (Netflix) Euphoria (HBO) The Good Fight (CBS All Access) Pose (FX)
2020-2021 (37th)^[6]	The Crown (Netflix)	Bridgerton (Netflix) For All Mankind (Apple TV+) The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Lovecraft Country (HBO) The Mandalorian (Disney+) Pose (FX) P-Valley (Starz)
2021-2022 (38th)^[7]	Succession (HBO)	Better Call Saul (AMC) The Good Fight (Paramount+) Pachinko (Apple TV+) Severance (Apple TV+) Squid Game (Netflix) This Is Us (NBC) Yellowjackets (Showtime)
2022-2023 (39th)^[8]	Succession (HBO)	Andor (Disney+) Better Call Saul (AMC) The Good Fight (Paramount+) Interview with the Vampire (AMC) The Last of Us (HBO) The White Lotus (HBO) Yellowjackets (Showtime)
2023-2024 (40th)^[9]	Shōgun (FX)	Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Fallout (Amazon) Fargo (FX) Ripley (Netflix) True Detective: Night Country (HBO / Max)

Multiple wins

4 wins

• The Sopranos

3 wins

• The Americans (2 consecutive)
• (consecutive)
• Lost (2 consecutive)
• Mad Men (2 consecutive)
• Succession (2 consecutive)

2 wins

• Breaking Bad
• I'll Fly Away (consecutive)
• The West Wing (consecutive)

Multiple nominees

7 nominations

• Law & Order
• Mad Men
• The Sopranos

6 nominations

• The Americans
• Better Call Saul
• Game of Thrones
• Lost

5 nominations

• 24
• Breaking Bad
• The Good Fight
• NYPD Blue
• The X-Files

4 nominations

• The Crown
• Friday Night Lights
• L.A. Law
• The Shield
• St. Elsewhere
• Succession
• thirtysomething
• The Wire

3 nominations

• ER
• The Good Wife
• The Handmaid's Tale
• Justified
• Pose
• The Practice
• This Is Us

2 nominations

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Deadwood
• Gilmore Girls
• Homefront
• Homeland
• House
• I'll Fly Away
• Killing Eve
• Northern Exposure
• Six Feet Under
• The West Wing
• Yellowjackets

Total awards by network

• NBC – 10
• HBO/Max – 9
• ABC – 7
• AMC – 6
• FX – 4
• CBS – 3
• Hulu – 1
• Netflix - 1
• PBS – 1

Total nominations by network

• NBC – 47
• HBO/Max – 32
• ABC – 31
• FX – 21
• AMC – 19
• Fox - 13
• CBS – 12
• Netflix - 10
• PBS – 6
• Showtime - 4
• The WB - 4
• Apple TV+ - 3
• CBS All Access - 3
• Hulu – 3
• Amazon - 2
• BBC America - 2
• Disney+ - 2
• Paramount+ - 2
• The 101 Network - 2
• Lifetime - 1
• Starz - 1
• USA - 1

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Past winners of the TCA Awards. Television Critics Association. 2013-06-21. 2011-01-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20110128231105/http://tvcritics.org/tca-awards/. dead.
2. https://screenrant.com/2017-television-critics-association-awards-winners-handmaids-tale-atlanta-seinfeld/ 2017 TCA Awards Winners Full List|Screen Rant
3. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/americans-wins-big-at-tv-critics-awards-2018-tca-award-winners-1132272 'The Americans' Wins Big at TV Critics Awards|Hollywood Reporter
4. https://deadline.com/2019/08/fleabag-is-the-big-winner-at-tca-awards-2019-1202660684/ 'Fleabag', 'Chernobyl' & 'Leaving Neverland' Win Big At TCA Awards 2019 —— Deadline
5. https://ew.com/tv/2020-tca-awards-winners/ 2020 TCA Awards full winners list|EW.com
6. Web site: TCA Awards: Ted Lasso Scores With 3 Wins, Including Program of the Year . Ausiello . Michael . September 15, 2021 . . August 6, 2022.
7. Web site: 'Abbott Elementary' Tops 2022 TCA Awards . Hailu . Selome . August 6, 2022 . . August 6, 2022.
8. Web site: 'Succession' and 'The Bear' Dominate TCA Awards; Mel Brooks and 'The Carol Burnett Show' Honored . Schneider . Michael . August 7, 2023 . . August 7, 2023.
9. Web site: Longeretta. Emily. ‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘Ripley’ and ‘Shogun’ Lead 2024 TCA Awards Nominations: Full List. June 10, 2024. June 10, 2024. Variety.