The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series is an annual award given to the best television comedy series of the year. From 1960 to 1964, this category was combined with the Comedy Specials (one time programs) category so that both type of programs competed for the same award during those years.
The Flintstones and Family Guy are the only animated series to be nominated for the award. Outside the Big Three networks (ABC, CBS and NBC), Fox has won this award twice, with Ally McBeal and Arrested Development and cable network HBO has won this award four times, one with Sex and the City and three times with Veep.
Winners and nominations
The following tables, divided by decade, show the winners and nominees of the "Comedy Series" award, according to the Primetime Emmy Awards database:
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Total awards by network
- NBC â€" 26
- CBS â€" 22
- ABC â€" 11
- HBO â€" 4
- FOX â€" 2
Programs with multiple awards
Programs with multiple nominations
See also
- Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series â€" Musical or Comedy
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
References
External links
- Primetime Emmy® Awards
- Emmy Awards coverage on DigitalHit.com
- Primetime Emmy® Awards Historical Database
- Emmy Awards Online with Emmy news, nominees and winners
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