75 Years of Golden Globe Best Series Winners

In honor of the award show's 75th anniversary, here's a look back at every winner in TV's Drama and Musical or Comedy categories

By Elyse Dupre Dec 11, 2017 12:00 PMTags
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2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the Golden Globes, and a lot has changed since the original 1943 awards.

Take television, for instance. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association didn't even recognize the smaller screen in the beginning. In fact, the first series to be awarded were My Three Sons and What's My Line? in 1962.

The television categories continued to evolve after that. In 1963, the HFPA broke out the drama and comedy categories for Best Series. However, the organization went back to selecting a single winner from 1965 to 1969.

All in the Family, The Golden Girls and Sex and the City are some of the most awarded series. All in the Family took home the prize four times—winning three years in a row. The Golden Girls and Sex and the City also had three consecutive wins each.

In honor of the award show turning three quarters of a century, here's a look back at all of the Best Series winners in the Drama and Musical or Comedy categories.

2017

Comedy: Atlanta

Drama: The Crown

2016

Comedy: Mozart in the Jungle

Drama: Mr. Robot

2015

Comedy: Transparent

Drama: The Affair

2014

Comedy: Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Drama: Breaking Bad

2013

Comedy: Girls

Drama: Homeland

2012

Comedy: Modern Family

Drama: Homeland

2011

Comedy: Glee

Drama: Boardwalk Empire

2010

Comedy: Glee

Drama: Mad Men

2009

Comedy: 30 Rock

Drama: Mad Men

2008

Comedy: Extras

Drama: Mad Men

2007

Comedy: Ugly Betty

Drama: Grey's Anatomy

2006

Comedy: Desperate Housewives

Drama: Lost

2005

Comedy: Desperate Housewives

Drama: Nip/Tuck

2004

Comedy: The Office

Drama: 24

2003

Comedy: Curb Your Enthusiasm

Drama: The Shield

2002

Comedy: Sex and the City

Drama: Six Feet Under

2001

Comedy: Sex and the City

Drama: The West Wing

2000

Comedy: Sex and the City

Drama: The Sopranos

1999

Comedy: Ally McBeal

Drama: The Practice

1996

Comedy: Cybill

Drama: Party of Five

1994

Comedy: Seinfeld

Drama: NYPD Blue

 

1993

Comedy: Roseanne

Drama: Northern Exposure

1992

Comedy: Brooklyn Bridge

Drama: Northern Exposure 

1991

Comedy: Cheers

Drama: Twin Peaks

1990

Comedy: Murphy Brown

Drama: China Beach

 

1989

Comedy: The Wonder Years

Drama: Thirtysomething

1988

Comedy: The Golden Girls

Drama: L.A. Law 

1987

Comedy: The Golden Girls

Drama: L.A. Law

 

1986

Comedy: The Golden Girls

Drama: Murder She Wrote

 

1985

Comedy: The Cosby Show

Drama: Murder She Wrote

 

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And don't miss the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards, airing Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, at 5 p.m PST on NBC.