Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series explained

Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series
Awarded For:Outstanding Writing for a New Series
Presenter:Writers Guild of America
Country:United States
Year:2006
Holder:The Last of Us (2023)
Website:www.wga.org

The Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Best Written New Series is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the writers of the best new television series of the season. It has been awarded since the 58th Annual Writers Guild of America Awards in 2006. The year indicates when each season aired. The winners are highlighted in gold.

Winners and nominees

2000s

YearProgramWriter(s)Network
2005
(58th)
[1] [2]
Grey's AnatomyZoanne A. Clack, Ann Hamilton, Kip Koenig, Stacy McKee, James Parriott, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, Shonda Rhimes, Mimi Schmir, Gabrielle Stanton, Krista Vernoff, Harry WerksmanABC
Everybody Hates ChrisUPN
My Name Is EarlBarbie Adler, Bobby Bowman, Vali Chandrasekaran, J. B. Cook, Brad Copeland, Victor Fresco, Greg Garcia, John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, Mike Pennie, Tim Stack, Hilary Winston, Danielle Sanchez-WitzelNBC
The OfficeJennifer Celotta, Greg Daniels, Lee Eisenberg, Ricky Gervais, Mindy Kaling, Paul B. Lieberstein, Stephen Merchant, B. J. Novak, Michael Schur, Gene Stupnitsky, Larry Wilmore
RomeAlexandra Cunningham, David Frankel, Bruno Heller, Adrian Hodges, William MacDonald, John MiliusHBO
2006
(59th)
[3] [4]
Ugly BettyVeronica Becker, Oliver Goldstick, Silvio Horta, Sarah Kucserka, Sheila R. Lawrence, Cameron Litvack, Myra Jo Martino, Jim Parriott, Marco Pennette, Dailyn Rodriguez, Donald ToddABC
30 RockBrett Baer, Jack Burditt, Kay Cannon, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Dave Finkel, Daisy Gardner, Donald Glover, Matt Hubbard, John RiggiNBC
Friday Night LightsPeter Berg, Bridget Carpenter, Kerry Ehrin, Carter Harris, Elizabeth Heldens, David Hudgins, Jason Katims, Patrick Massett, Andy Miller, Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, John Zinman
HeroesJesse Alexander, Adam Armus, Natalie Chaidez, Aron Eli Coleite, Kay Foster, Bryan Fuller, Michael J. Green, Chuck Kim, Tim Kring, Jeph Loeb, Joe Pokaski
Studio 60 on the Sunset StripEli Attie, Christina Kiang Booth, Jessica Brickman, Dana Calvo, Mark Goffman, David M. Handelman, Cinque Henderson, Mark McKinney, Melissa Myers, Aaron Sorkin, Amy Turner
2007
(60th)
[5] [6]
Mad MenLisa Albert, Bridget Bedard, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Tom Palmer, Chris Provenzano, Robin Veith, Matthew WeinerAMC
DamagesJeremy Doner, Mark Fish, Davey Holmes, Glenn Kessler, Todd A. Kessler, Willie Reale, Adam Stein, Aaron Zelman, Daniel ZelmanFX
Flight of the ConchordsDamon Beesley, James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Eric Kaplan, Bret McKenzie, Iain Morris, Duncan Sarkies, Paul Simms, Taika WaititiHBO
Pushing DaisiesChad Gomez Creasey, Dara Resnick Creasey, Bryan Fuller, Abby Gewanter, Jim Danger Gray, Lisa Joy, Kath Lingenfelter, Rina Mimoun, Jack Monaco, Scott Nimerfro, Peter OckoABC
The Sarah Silverman ProgramDan Fybel, Rich Rinaldi, Rob Schrab, Jon Schroeder, Sarah Silverman, Dan Sterling, Harris WittelsComedy Central
2008
(61st)
[7] [8]
In TreatmentRodrigo Garcia, Bryan Goluboff, Davey Holmes, William Merritt Johnson, Amy Lippman, Sarah TreemHBO
Breaking BadVince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Patty Lin, George Mastras, J RobertsAMC
FringeJ. J. Abrams, Jason Cahill, Julia Cho, David H. Goodman, Felicia Henderson, Brad Caleb Kane, Alex Kurtzman, Darin Morgan, J. R. Orci, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, Zack WhedonFox
Life on MarsJosh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Scott Rosenberg, Becky Hartman Edwards, David Wilcox, Adele Lim, Bryan Oh, Tracy McMillan, Sonny Postiglione, Phil M. Rosenberg, Meredith AverillABC
True BloodAlan Ball, Brian Buckner, Raelle Tucker, Alexander Woo, Nancy Oliver, Chris OffuttHBO
2009
(62nd)
[9] [10]
Modern FamilyPaul Corrigan, Sameer Gardezi, Joe Lawson, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Dan O'Shannon, Brad Walsh, Caroline Williams, Bill Wrubel, Danny ZukerABC
GleeIan Brennan, Brad Falchuk, Ryan MurphyFox
The Good WifeAngela Amato Velez, Corinne Brinkerhoff, Ted Humphrey, Dee Johnson, Todd Ellis Kessler, Michelle King, Robert KingCBS
HungColette Burson, Ellie Herman, Emily Kapnek, Brett C. Leonard, Dmitry Lipkin, Angela RobinsonHBO
Nurse JackieTaii K. Austin, Liz Brixius, Rick Cleveland, Evan Dunsky, Nancy Fichman, Liz Flahive, Jennifer Hoppe, Mark Hudis, John Hilary Shepherd, Linda Wallem, Christine ZanderShowtime

2010s

YearProgramWriter(s)Network
2010
(63rd)
[11] [12]
Boardwalk EmpireMeg Jackson, Lawrence Konner, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Margaret Nagle, Tim Van Patten, Paul Simms, Terence WinterHBO
JustifiedDave Andron, Wendy Calhoun, Benjamin Cavell, Fred Golan, Gary Lennon, Benjamin Daniel Lobato, Chris Provenzano, Graham YostFX
Men of a Certain AgeBridget Bedard, Tucker Cawley, Warren Hutcherson, Rick Muirragui, Jack Orman, Ray Romano, Mike Royce, Lew Schneider, Mark StegemannTNT
TremeLolis Eric Elie, David Mills, Eric Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Tom Piazza, Davis Rogan, David SimonHBO
The Walking DeadFrank Darabont, Charles H. Eglee, Adam Fierro, Robert Kirkman, Jack LoGiudice, Glen MazzaraAMC
2011
(64th)
[13]
HomelandHenry Bromell, Alexander Cary, Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Gideon Raff, Meredith StiehmShowtime
Game of ThronesDavid Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, George R. R. Martin, D. B. WeissHBO
The KillingLinda Burstyn, Jeremy Doner, Soo Hugh, Dan Nowak, Nic Pizzolatto, Dawn Prestwich, Veena Sud, Nicole Yorkin, Aaron ZelmanAMC
EpisodesDavid Crane, Jeffrey KlarikShowtime
New GirlNick Adams, Rachel Axler, Brett Baer, Donick Cary, Dave Finkel, Berkley Johnson, Josh Malmuth, Elizabeth Meriwether, J.J. Philbin, Joe Port, Luvh Rakhe, Joe WisemanFox
2012
(65th)
[14]
GirlsJudd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, Dan SterlingHBO
The Mindy ProjectIke Barinholtz, Jeremy Bronson, Linwood Boomer, Adam Countee, Harper Dill, Mindy Kaling, Chris McKenna, B. J. Novak, David Stassen, Matt WarburtonFox
NashvilleWendy Calhoun, Jason George, David Gould, David Marshall Grant, Dana Greenblatt, Dee Johnson, Todd Ellis Kessler, Callie Khouri, Meredith Lavender, Nancy Miller, James Parriott, Liz Tigelaar, Marcie UlinABC
The NewsroomBrendan Fehily, David M. Handelman, Cinque Henderson, Paul Redford, Ian Reichbach, Amy Rice, Aaron Sorkin, Gideon YagoHBO
VeepJesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, Tony Roche, Will Smith
2013
(66th)
[15] [16]
House of CardsKate Barnow, Rick Cleveland, Sam Forman, Gina Gionfriddo, Keith Huff, Sarah Treem, Beau WillimonNetflix
The AmericansMichael Batistick, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Melissa James Gibson, Sneha Koorse, Joe Weisberg, Bradford WintersFX
Masters of SexMichelle Ashford, Tyler Bensinger, Michael Cunningham, Lyn Greene, Richard Levine, Amy Lippman, Sam Shaw, Noelle ValdiviaShowtime
Orange Is the New BlackLiz Friedman, Sian Heder, Tara Herrmann, Sara Hess, Nick Jones, Jenji Kohan, Gary Lennon, Lauren Morelli, Marco RamirezNetflix
Ray DonovanAnn Biderman, Sean Conway, David Hollander, Brett Johnson, Ron NyswanerShowtime
2014
(67th)
[17]
True DetectiveNic PizzolattoHBO
The AffairDan LeFranc, Hagai Levi, Melanie Marnich, Eric Overmyer, Kate Robin, Sarah TreemShowtime
The KnickJack Amiel, Michael Begler, Steven KatzCinemax
Silicon ValleyJohn Altschuler, Alec Berg, Matteo Borghese, Jessica Gao, Mike Judge, Dave Krinsky, Carson Mell, Dan O'Keefe, Clay Tarver, Rob Turbovsky, Ron WeinerHBO
TransparentBridget Bedard, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Ethan Kuperberg, Ali Liebegott, Faith Soloway, Jill SolowayAmazon
2015
(68th)
[18]
Mr. RobotKyle Bradstreet, Kate Erickson, Sam Esmail, David Iserson, Randolph Leon, Adam Penn, Matt PykenUSA
Better Call SaulVince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, Bradley Paul, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon SmithAMC
BloodlineJonathan Glatzer, Carter Harris, Glenn Kessler, Todd A. Kessler, Addison McQuigg, Arthur Phillips, Jeff Shakoor, Daniel ZelmanNetflix
The Last Man on EarthAndy Bobrow, Liz Cackowski, Erik Durbin, Will Forte, Kira Kalush, Matt Marshall, Tim McAuliffe, David Noel, Erica Rivinoja, John Solomon, Emily SpiveyFox
Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtEmily Altman, Jack Burditt, Robert Carlock, Azie Mira Dungey, Tina Fey, Lauren Gurganous, Charla Lauriston, Sam Means, Dan Rubin, Meredith Scardino, Allison Silverman, Lon ZimmetNetflix
2016
(69th)
[19]
AtlantaDonald Glover, Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms FX
Better ThingsPamela Adlon, Louis C.K., Cindy Chupack, Gina FattoreFX
Stranger ThingsPaul Dichter, Justin Doble, The Duffer Brothers, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison TatlockNetflix
This Is UsIsaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger, Bekah Brunstetter, Dan Fogelman, Vera Herbert, Joe Lawson, Kay Oyegun, Aurin Squire, K.J. Steinberg, Donald ToddNBC
WestworldEd Brubaker, Bridget Carpenter, Dan Dietz, Halley Gross, Lisa Joy, Katherine Lingenfelter, Dominic Mitchell, Jonathan Nolan, Roberto Patino, Daniel T. Thomsen, Charles YuHBO
2017
(70th)
[20]
The Handmaid's TaleIlene Chaiken, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Leila Gerstein, John Herrera, Lynn Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder, Wendy Straker Hauser, Eric TuchmanHulu
American VandalSeth Cohen, Lauren Herstik, Dan Lagana, Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus, Jessica Meyer, Dan Perrault, Amy Pocha, Mike Rosolio, Tony YacendaNetflix
The DeuceMegan Abbott, Marc Henry Johnson, Lisa Lutz, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, Will Ralston, David Simon, Chris YakaitisHBO
GLOWArabella Anderson, Kristoffer Diaz, Liz Flahive, Tara Herrmann, Nick Jones, Jenji Kohan, Emma Rathbone, Sascha Rothchild, Rachel ShukertNetflix
OzarkWhit Anderson, Bill Dubuque, Ryan Farley, Alyson Feltes, Paul Kolsby, David Manson, Chris Mundy, Mark Williams, Ning Zhou, Martin Zimmerman
2018
(71st)
[21]
BarryAlec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily Heller, Liz Sarnoff, Ben Smith, Sarah SolemaniHBO
The Haunting of Hill HouseMeredith Averill, Charise Castro Smith, Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard, Rebecca Leigh Klingel, Scott Kosar, Liz PhangNetflix
HomecomingMicah Bloomberg, Cami Delavigne, Eli Horowitz, Shannon Houston, Eric Simonson, David WienerAmazon
PoseSteven Canals, Brad Falchuk, Todd Kubrak, Janet Mock, Ryan Murphy, Our Lady JFX
SuccessionJesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Jon Brown, Jonathan Glatzer, Anna Jordan, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Susan Soon He Stanton, Daniel ZelmanHBO
2019
(72nd)
[22]
WatchmenLila Byock, Nick Cuse, Christal Henry, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Cord Jefferson, Jeff Jensen, Claire Kiechel, Damon Lindelof, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Tom Spezialy, and Carly WrayHBO
Dead to MeRebecca Addelman, Njeri Brown, Liz Feldman, Kelly Hutchinson, Anthony King, Emma Rathbone, Kate Robin, and Abe SylviaNetflix
PEN15Jeff Chan, Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Gabe Liedman, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Andrew Rhymer, Jessica Watson, and Sam ZviblemanHulu
Russian DollJocelyn Bioh, Flora Birnbaum, Cirocco Dunlap, Leslye Headland, Natasha Lyonne, Amy Poehler, Tami Sagher, and Allison SilvermanNetflix
What We Do in the ShadowsJesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Jemaine Clement, Josh Lieb, Iain Morris, Stefani Robinson, Duncan Sarkies, Marika Sawyer, Tom Scharpling, Paul Simms, and Taika WaititiFX

2020s

YearProgramWriter(s)Network
2020
(73rd)
[23]
Ted LassoJane Becker, Leann Bowen, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Bill Lawrence, Jamie Lee, Jason Sudeikis, Phoebe Walsh, Bill WrubelApple TV+
DaveDave Burd, Vanessa McGee, Saladin Patterson, Luvh Rakhe, Alex Russell, Jeff Schaffer, Max Searle, Yamara TaylorFXX
The Flight AttendantKara Lee Corthron, Michael Foley, Ryan Jennifer Jones, Ticona S. Joy, Meredith Lavender, Jess Meyer, Daniele Nathanson, Marcie Ulin, Ian Weinreich, Steve YockeyHBO Max
The GreatVanessa Alexander, Tony McNamara, Tess Morris, Amelia Roper, Gretel Vella, James WoodHulu
Lovecraft CountryMisha Green, Shannon Houston, Jonathan Kidd, Kevin Lau, Ihuoma Ofordire, Wes Taylor, Sonya WintonHBO
2021
(74th)
[24]
HacksLucia Aniello, Joanna Calo, Jessica Chaffin, Paul W. Downs, Cole Escola, Janis E. Hirsch, Ariel Karlin, Katherine Kearns, Andrew Law, Joe Mande, Pat Regan, Samantha Riley, Michael Schur, Jen StatskyHBO Max
Loki Bisha K. Ali, Jess Dweck, Elissa Karasik, Tom Kauffman, Eric Martin, Michael WaldronDisney+
Only Murders in the Building Thembi Banks, Matteo Borghese, Rachel Burger, Kirker Butler, Madeleine George, John Hoffman, Stephen Markley, Steve Martin, Kristin Newman, Ben Philippe, Kim Rosenstock, Ben Smith, Rob TurbovskyHulu
Reservation Dogs Tazbah Rose Chavez, Sydney Freeland, Sterlin Harjo, Migizi Pensoneau, Tommy Pico, Taika Waititi, Bobby WilsonFX
Yellowjackets Cameron Brent Johnson, Katherine Kearns, Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Liz Phang, Ameni Rozsa, Sarah L. Thompson, Chantelle M. WellsShowtime
2022
(75th)
[25]
SeveranceChris Black, Andrew Colville, Kari Drake, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Helen Leigh, Anna Moench, Amanda OvertonApple TV+
Abbott ElementaryQuinta Brunson, Ava Coleman, Riley Dufurrena, Justin Halpern, Joya McCrory, Morgan Murphy, Brittani Nichols, Kate Peterman, Brian Rubenstein, Patrick Schumacker, Justin Tan, Jordan Temple, Garrett WernerABC
AndorDan Gilroy, Tony Gilroy, Stephen Schiff, Beau WillimonDisney+
Bad SistersBrett Baer, Dave Finkel, Sharon HorganApple TV+
The BearKaren Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Rene Gube, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Alex O’Keefe, Catherine Schetina, Christopher StorerFX
2023
(76th)
[26]
The Last of UsNeil Druckmann, Halley Gross, Craig Mazin, Bo ShimHBO/Max
The DiplomatEli Attie, Debora Cahn, Mia Chung, Anna Hagen, Amanda Johnson-Zetterstrom, Peter NoahNetflix
Jury DutyTanner Bean, Lee Eisenberg, Marcos Gonzalez, Cody Heller, Mekki Leeper, Katrina Mathewson, Kerry O’Neill, Ese Shaw, Gene Stupnitsky, Andrew Weinberg, Evan WilliamsAmazon Freevee
Poker FaceChristine Boylan, Wyatt Cain, Chris Downey, CS Fischer, Rian Johnson, Alice Ju, Joe Lawson, Natasha Lyonne, Charlie Peppers, Lilla Zuckerman, Nora ZuckermanPeacock
ShrinkingWally Baram, Rachna Fruchbom, Brian Gallivan, Neil Goldman, Brett Goldstein, Bill Lawrence, Annie Mebane, Bill Posley, Jason Segel, Sofia SeligApple TV+

Total awards by network

7 awards
3 awards
1 award

Total nominations by network

20 nominations
12 nominations
10 nominations
7 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
2 nominations
1 nomination

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peacock laffers have the write stuff. McNary. Dave. 14 December 2005. Variety. 23 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Writers Guild Awards Winners. 23 February 2019. Writers Guild of America, West. 2010. https://archive.today/20120525050852/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517. 2012-05-25.
  3. Web site: HBO, NBC dominate WGA noms. DiOrio. Carl. 14 December 2006. The Hollywood Reporter. 23 February 2019.
  4. Web site: 'Departed' shines at WGA kudos. McNary. Dave. 11 February 2007. Variety. 23 February 2019.
  5. Web site: HBO tops WGA Award noms with five. DiOrio. Carl. 13 December 2007. The Hollywood Reporter. 23 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Cody, Coens bros. top WGA Awards. Thielman. Sam. McNary. Dave. 9 February 2008. Variety. 23 February 2019.
  7. Web site: 2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, And Graphic Animation Nominees Announced. 8 December 2008. Writers Guild of America East. 23 February 2019.
  8. Web site: 'Milk,' 'Slumdog' top WGA Awards. McNary. Dave. Littleton. Cynthia. 7 February 2009. Variety. 23 February 2019.
  9. Web site: WGA announces TV noms. 14 December 2009. Variety. 23 February 2019.
  10. Web site: 2010 Writers Guild Award Winners. McNary. Dave. 21 February 2010. TV Source Magazine. 23 February 2019.
  11. Web site: PBS Dominates News Categories in Writers Guild Award Nominations. Weprin. Alex. 8 December 2010. TV Newser. 23 February 2019.
  12. Web site: 'Inception,' 'Social Network' Win Top WGA Awards. Fernandez. Jay A.. Szalai. Georg. 5 February 2011. The Hollywood Reporter. 23 February 2019.
  13. Web site: Writers Guild Awards: Complete Winners List. Fernandez. Jay A.. 19 February 2012. The Hollywood Reporter. 23 February 2019.
  14. 2013 WGA Awards: The Complete List Of Winners. Kim. Wook. 18 February 2013. Time. 23 February 2019.
  15. Web site: 'Captain Phillips,' 'Her' Win Top Screenplay Awards. McNary. Dave. 1 February 2014. Variety. 23 February 2019.
  16. Web site: 'Simpsons' & 'Futurama' Dominate WGA Nominations. Milligan. Mercedes. 5 December 2013. Animation Magazine. 23 February 2019.
  17. Web site: 'Grand Budapest Hotel,' 'True Detective' Top WGA Awards. McNary. Dave. 14 February 2015. Variety. 23 February 2019.
  18. Web site: WGA Honors 'Big Short,' 'Spotlight,' 'Mad Men' at 68th Awards. McNary. Dave. 13 February 2016. Variety. 23 February 2019.
  19. Web site: WGA Awards: 'Moonlight,' 'Arrival' Win For Best Screenplay, 'Atlanta' Wins Twice. Littleton. Cynthia. McNary. Dave. 19 February 2017. Variety. 23 February 2019.
  20. Web site: WGA Awards: The Complete Winners List. 11 February 2018. Variety. 23 February 2019.
  21. Web site: WGA Awards 2019 Winners: 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?,' 'Eighth Grade' Win Screenplay Awards. McNary. Dave. 17 February 2019. Variety. 23 February 2019.
  22. Web site: Writers Guild Awards 2020: 'Parasite' and 'JoJo Rabbit' Win Screenplay Awards. Lindhal. Chris. 1 February 2020. IndieWire. 3 February 2020.
  23. Web site: WGA Awards: TV, New Media, News Nominations Revealed. The Hollywood Reporter. Hilary. Lewis. February 3, 2021. February 3, 2021.
  24. Web site: Writers Guild Unveils 2022 WGA TV Award Nominees: 'Yellowjackets,' 'Hacks,' 'Reservation Dogs,' 'Only Murders in the Building' and More. Variety. Michael. Schneider. January 13, 2022. January 14, 2022.
  25. Web site: WGA Awards TV Nominations: 'Abbott Elementary,' 'Better Call Saul,' 'The Crown,' 'Severance', 'Yellowjackets' Among Shows Vying for Top Prizes . Pedersen . Erik . January 11, 2023 . . March 8, 2024.
  26. Web site: Lewis . Hilary . WGA Awards: 'Air,' 'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer,' 'May December' Among Film Screenplay Nominees . . February 22, 2024 . February 21, 2024.