TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama

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

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) Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC) Law & Order (NBC) Prime Suspect 2 (PBS)
1993-1994 (10th)	NYPD Blue (ABC)	Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC) Law & Order (NBC) Prime Suspect 3 (PBS) The X-Files (Fox)
1994-1995 (11th)	My So-Called Life (ABC)	ER (NBC) Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC) NYPD Blue (ABC) The X-Files (Fox)
1995-1996 (12th)	Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC)	ER (NBC) Murder One (ABC) NYPD Blue (ABC) The X-Files (Fox)
1996-1997 (13th)	Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC)	EZ Streets (CBS) Law & Order (NBC) NYPD Blue (ABC) The X-Files (Fox)
1997-1998 (14th)	Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC)	ER (NBC) Law & Order (NBC) The Practice (ABC) The X-Files (Fox)
1998-1999 (15th)	The Sopranos (HBO)	Homicide: Life on the Street (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) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) Gilmore Girls (The WB)
2001-2002 (18th)	Six Feet Under (HBO)	24 (Fox) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (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)	The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)	The Americans (FX) Better Call Saul (AMC) The Crown (Netflix) Stranger Things (Netflix) This Is Us (NBC)

Multiple wins

4 wins

• The Sopranos

3 wins

• Homicide: Life on the Street (consecutive)
• Lost (2 consecutive)
• Mad Men (2 consecutive)

2 wins

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

Multiple nominees

7 nominations

• Homicide: Life on the Street
• Law & Order
• Mad Men
• The Sopranos

6 nominations

• Game of Thrones
• Lost

5 nominations

• 24
• The Americans
• Breaking Bad
• NYPD Blue
• The X-Files

4 nominations

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

3 nominations

• ER
• The Good Wife
• Justified
• The Practice

2 nominations

• Better Call Saul
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Deadwood
• Gilmore Girls
• Homefront
• Homeland
• House
• I'll Fly Away
• Northern Exposure
• Six Feet Under
• The West Wing

External links

• Official website

TCA Awards
Current awards	Program of the Year • Outstanding Achievement in Comedy • Outstanding Achievement in Drama • Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, and Specials • Outstanding New Program • Individual Achievement in Comedy • Individual Achievement in Drama • Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming • Outstanding Achievement in News and Information • Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming • Heritage Award • Career Achievement Award
Retired awards	Outstanding Achievement in Sports
Ceremonies	1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017