De Primetime Emmy Award voor beste dramaserie (Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series) is een jaarlijkse Amerikaanse televisieprijs die gegeven wordt aan de beste dramaserie van dat jaar. In de beginjaren veranderde de naam van de categorie meermaals.
Vijf programma's konden de prijs vier keer winnen: Game of Thrones, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Mad Men en The West Wing.
De drie grote zenders (ABC, CBS en NBC) zijn de grote slokoppen en wonnen de meeste prijzen, al krijgen ze sinds het begin van de 21e eeuw steeds meer concurrentie. De (voorlopig) laatste keer dat een van de drie grote zenders de prijs won, was voor Lost in 2005 (ABC).
Winnaars en genomineerden De winnaars staan bovenaan in vette letters op een gele achtergrond. De overige series en producenten die werden genomineerd staan eronder vermeld in alfabetische volgorde.Television Academy - Outstanding Drama Series
1951-1959 Jaar Programma Netwerk 1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse KECA-TV Fireside Theatre KTLA I Remember Mama KTTV, CBS The Philco Television Playhouse KNBH, NBC Studio One KTTV, CBS 1952 Studio One CBS Celanese Theatre ABC The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse NBC Pulitzer Prize Playhouse ABC Robert Montgomery Presents NBC 1953 Beste dramatisch programma Robert Montgomery Presents NBC Celanese Theatre ABC Kraft Television Theatre NBC The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse NBC Studio One CBS Beste mysterie, actie- of avonturenprogramma Dragnet NBC The Big Story NBC Foreign Intrigue Syndicatie Martin Kane, Private Eye NBC Racket Squad CBS 1954 Beste dramatisch programma The United States Steel Hour ABC Kraft Television Theatre NBC The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse NBC Robert Montgomery Presents NBC Studio One CBS Beste mysterie, actie- of avonturenprogramma Dragnet NBC Foreign Intrigue NBC I Led Three Lives Syndicatie Suspense CBS The Web CBS 1955 Beste dramatische serie The United States Steel Hour ABC Four Star Playhouse CBS Medic NBC The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse NBC Studio One CBS Beste mysterie of intrige Dragnet NBC Foreign Intrigue NBC I Led Three Lives Syndicatie Racket Squad Waterfront Beste western of avonturenserie Stories of the Century Syndicatie The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Syndicatie Annie Oakley Death Valley Days CBS The Roy Rogers Show NBC 1956 Beste dramatische serie Producers' Showcase NBC Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre NBC Climax! CBS Studio One CBS The United States Steel Hour CBS Beste actie- of avonturenserie Disneyland ABC Alfred Hitchcock Presents CBS Dragnet NBC Gunsmoke CBS The Lineup CBS 1957 Beste serie – Half uur of minder The Phil Silvers Show (comedy) CBS Alfred Hitchcock Presents (anthologie) CBS Father Knows Best (comedy) NBC The Jack Benny Program (comedy) CBS Person to Person (interview) CBS Beste serie - Uur of meer Caesar's Hour (comedy) NBC Climax! (drama) CBS The Ed Sullivan Show (musical variety) CBS Omnibus (opvoedkundig) CBS The Perry Como Show (musical variety) NBC 1958 Beste dramatische serie met terugkerende personages Gunsmoke CBS Lassie CBS Maverick ABC Perry Mason CBS Wagon Train NBC Beste dramatische anthologieserie Playhouse 90 CBS Alfred Hitchcock Presents CBS Climax! CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame NBC Studio One CBS 1959 Beste dramatische serie - Minder dan een uur Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre NBC Alfred Hitchcock Presents CBS General Electric Theater CBS The Loretta Young Show NBC Naked City ABC Peter Gunn NBC Beste dramatische serie - Uur of langer Playhouse 90 CBS The United States Steel Hour CBS Beste western Maverick ABC Gunsmoke CBS Have Gun - Will Travel CBS The Rifleman ABC Wagon Train NBC
1960-1969 Jaar Programma Producers Netwerk 1960 Playhouse 90 CBS Ford Startime NBC The Untouchables ABC 1961 Hallmark Hall of Fame: Macbeth NBC Naked City ABC The Twilight Zone CBS The Untouchables ABC 1962 The Defenders CBS Alcoa Premiere ABC Ben Casey ABC The Dick Powell Show NBC Hallmark Hall of Fame NBC Naked City ABC 1963 The Defenders CBS Alcoa Premiere ABC The Dick Powell Show NBC The Eleventh Hour NBC Naked City ABC 1964 The Defenders CBS Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre NBC East Side/West Side CBS Mr. Novak NBC The Richard Boone Show NBC 1965 Geen prijs 1966 The Fugitive Alan A. Armer, producer ABC Bonanza David Dortort, producer NBC I Spy Morton S. Fine, producer NBC The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Norman Felton, executive producer NBC Slattery's People Irving Elman, producer CBS 1967 Mission: Impossible Joseph Gantman en Bruce Geller, producers CBS The Avengers Julian Wintle, executive producer ABC I Spy David Friedkin en Morton S. Fine, producers NBC Run for Your Life Jo Swerling Jr., producer NBC Star Trek Gene Roddenberry en Gene L. Coon, producers NBC 1968 Mission: Impossible Joseph Gantman, producer CBS The Avengers Albert Fennell en Brian Clemens, producers ABC I Spy David Friedkin en Morton S. Fine, producers NBC NET Playhouse Curtis W. Davis, executive producer NET Run for Your Life Roy Huggins, executive producer NBC Star Trek Gene Roddenberry, executive producer NBC 1969 NET Playhouse Curtis W. Davis, executive producer NET The F.B.I. Charles Larson, producer ABC Ironside Cy Chermak, executive producer NBC Judd, for the Defense Harold Gast, producer ABC Mission: Impossible Bruce Geller, executive producer CBS The Name of the Game Richard Irving, Leslie Stevens en David Victor, producers NBC
1970-1979 Jaar Programma Producers Netwerk 1970 Marcus Welby, M.D. David Victor, executive producer; David J. O'Connell, producer ABC The Forsyte Saga Donald Wilson, producer PBS Ironside Cy Chermak, executive producer; Douglas Benton, Winston Miller, Joel Rogosin en Albert Aley, producers NBC The Mod Squad Danny Thomas en Aaron Spelling, executive producers; Tony Barrett en Harve Bennett, producers ABC The Name of the Game Richard Irving, executive producer; George Eckstein, Dean Hargrove, Norman Lloyd en Boris Sagal, producers NBC NET Playhouse Jac Venza, executive producer NET 1971 The Bold Ones: The Senator David Levinson, producer NBC The First ChurchillsOnderdeel van Masterpiece Theatre. Christopher Sarson en Donald Wilson, producers PBS Ironside Cy Chermak, executive producer; Douglas Benton, Winston Miller, Joel Rogosin en Albert Aley, producers NBC Marcus Welby, M.D. David Victor, executive producer; David J. O'Connell, producer ABC NET Playhouse Jac Venza, executive producer NET 1972 Elizabeth R Christopher Sarson, executive producer; Roderick Graham, producer PBS ColumboOnderdeel van The NBC Mystery Movie serie. Richard Levinson en William Link, executive producers; Everett Chambers, producer NBC Mannix Bruce Geller, executive producer; Ivan Goff en Ben Roberts, producers CBS Marcus Welby, M.D. David Victor, executive producer; David J. O'Connell, producer ABC The Six Wives of Henry VIII Ronald Travers en Mark Shivas, producers PBS 1973 The Waltons Lee Rich, executive producer; Robert L. Jacks, producer CBS Cannon Quinn Martin, executive producer; Harold Gast en Adrian Samish, producers CBS Columbo Dean Hargrove, producer NBC Hawaii Five-O Leonard Freeman, executive producer; Bob Sweeney en Bill Finnegan, producers CBS Kung Fu Jerry Thorpe, producer ABC Mannix Bruce Geller, executive producer; Ivan Goff en Ben Roberts, producers CBS 1974 Upstairs, Downstairs Rex Firkin, executive producer; John Hawkesworth, producer PBS Kojak Abby Mann en Matthew Rapf, executive producers; James Duff McAdams, producer CBS Police Story David Gerber, executive producer; Stanley Kallis, producer NBC The Streets of San Francisco Quinn Martin, executive producer; John Wilder, producer ABC The Waltons Lee Rich, executive producer; Robert L. Jacks, producer CBS 1975 Upstairs, Downstairs Rex Firkin, executive producer; John Hawkesworth, producer PBS Kojak Matthew Rapf, executive producer; Jack Laird en James Duff McAdams, producer CBS Police Story David Gerber en Stanley Kallis, executive producers; Christopher Morgan, producer NBC The Streets of San Francisco Quinn Martin, executive producer; John Wilder en William Robert Yates, producers ABC The Waltons Lee Rich, executive producer; Robert L. Jacks, producer CBS 1976 Police Story David Gerber en Stanley Kallis, executive producers; Liam O'Brien en Carl Pingitore, producers NBC Baretta Bernard L. Kowalski, executive producer; Jo Swerling Jr., Robert Harris, Howie Horwitz en Robert Levin, producers ABC Columbo Everett Chambers, producer NBC The Streets of San Francisco Quinn Martin, executive producer; William Robert Yates, producer ABC 1977 Upstairs, Downstairs John Hawkesworth en Joan Sullivan, producers PBS Baretta Anthony Spinner, Bernard L. Kowalski en Leigh Vance, executive producers; Charles Dismukes, producer ABC Columbo Everett Chambers, producer NBC Family Aaron Spelling, Leonard Goldberg en Mike Nichols, executive producers; Nigel McKeand, producer ABC Police Story David Gerber, executive producer; Liam O'Brien, producer; Mel Swope, co-producer NBC 1978 The Rockford Files Meta Rosenberg, executive producer; Stephen J. Cannell, supervising producer; David Chase en Chas. Floyd Johnson, producers NBC Columbo Richard Alan Simmons, producer NBC Family Aaron Spelling en Leonard Goldberg, executive producers; Nigel McKeand, producer ABC Lou Grant James L. Brooks en Allan Burns, executive producers; Gene Reynolds, producer CBS Quincy, M.E. Glen A. Larson, Jud Kinberg en Richard Irving, executive producers; B.W. Sandefur, supervising producer; Christopher Morgan, Peter J. Thompson, Edward Montagne en Robert F. O'Neill, producers; Michael Sloan, associate executive producer NBC 1979 Lou Grant Gene Reynolds, executive producer; Seth Freeman en Gary David Goldberg, producers CBS The Paper Chase Robert C. Thompson, executive producer; Robert Lewin en Albert Aley, producers CBS The Rockford Files Meta Rosenberg, executive producer; Stephen J. Cannell, supervising producer; Chas. Floyd Johnson, David Chase en Juanita Bartlett, producers NBC
1980-1989