Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series is an annual award presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. It recognizes writing excellence in regular comedic series, most of which can generally be described as situation comedies.^{[fn 1]} It was first presented in 1955 as Outstanding Written Comedy Material.

Award winners and nominations

1950s

• 1955: The George Gobel Show - James B. Allardice, Jack Douglas, Hal Kanter, Harry Winkler
  • I Love Lucy - Jess Oppenheimer, Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Pugh Davis
  • The Jack Benny Program - George Balzer, Milt Josefsberg, Sam Perrin, John Tackaberry
  • The Honeymooners - Jackie Gleason and staff writers
  • Make Room for Daddy - Danny Thomas and staff writers
  • Mr. Peepers - Jim Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

• 1956: The Phil Silvers Show - Arnold Auerbach, Barry Blitzer, Vincent Bogert, Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby, Harvey Orkin, Arnold Rosen, Terry Ryan, Tony Webster
  • Caesar's Hour - Mel Tolkin, Selma Diamond, Larry Gelbart, Mel Brooks, Sheldon Keller
  • The George Gobel Show (1955) - The Phil Silvers Show - Everett Greenbaum, Hal Kanter, Howard Leeds, Harry Winkler
  • I Love Lucy - Jess Oppenheimer & Madelyn Pugh Davis & Bob Carroll, Jr. (Emmys also credit Robert Schiller & Robert Weiskopf) for "L.A. At Last"
  • The Jack Benny Program - Sam Perrin, George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon

• 1957: The Phil Silvers Show - Billy Friedberg, Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby, Arnold Rosen, Leonard Stern, Tony Webster
  • Caesar's Hour - Mel Tolkin, Gary Belkin, Mel Brooks, Sheldon Keller, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart, Michael Stewart
  • The Ernie Kovacs Show - Ernie Kovacs, Louis M. Heyward, Rex Lardner, Mike Marmer
  • The Jack Benny Program - Sam Perrin, George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon
  • The Perry Como Show- Goodman Ace, Jay Burton, Mort Green, George Foster

• 1958: The Phil Silvers Show - Billy Friedberg, Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby, Arnold Rosen, A.J. Russell, Terry Ryan, Phil Sharp, Tony Webster, Sydney Zelinka
  • Caesar's Hour - Mel Tolkin, Larry Gelbart, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Sheldon Keller, Michael Stewart, Gary Belkin
  • The Ernie Kovacs Show - Ernie Kovacs for "No Dialogue Show"
  • Father Knows Best - Roswell Rogers and Paul West
  • Father Knows Best - Roswell Rogers for "Margaret Hires a Gardener"
  • The Jack Benny Program - Sam Perrin, George Balzer, Al Gordon, Hal Goldman

• 1959: The Jack Benny Show - George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, Sam Perrin
  • The Bob Cummings Show - Paul Henning & Dick Wesson for "Grandpa Clobbers the Air Force"
  • Father Knows Best - Roswell Rogers for "Medal for Margaret"
  • The Phil Silvers Show - Billy Friedberg, Arnie Rosen, Coleman Jacoby for "Bilko's Vampire"
  • The Real McCoys - Bill Manhoff for "Once There Was a Traveling Saleswoman"

1960s

• 1960: The Jack Benny Show - George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, Sam Perrin
  • Ballad of Louie the Louse - Nat Hiken
  • Father Knows Best - Dorothy Cooper, Roswell Rogers for various episodes

• 1961: The Red Skelton Show - Dave O'Brien, Martin Ragaway, Sherwood Schwartz, Al Schwartz, Red Skelton for various episodes
  • Hennesey - Richard Baervarious episodes
  • Make Room For Daddy - Charles Stewart, Jack Elinson for various episodes

• 1962: The Dick Van Dyke Show - Carl Reiner for various episodes
  • The Bob Newhart Show - Roland Kibbee, Bob Newhart, Don Hinkley, Milt Rosen, Ernest Chambers, Dean Hargrove, Robert Kaufman, Norm Liebman, Charles Sherman, Howard Snyder, Larry Siegel
  • Car 54, Where Are You? - Nat Hiken, Tony Webster, Terry Ryan
  • Chun King Chow Mein Hour - Stan Freberg
  • The Red Skelton Show - Ed Simmons, Dave O'Brien, Martin Ragaway, Arthur Phillips, Al Schwartz, Sherwood Schwartz, Red Skelton

• 1963: The Dick Van Dyke Show - Carl Reiner
  • The Beverly Hillbillies - Paul Henning
  • Car 54, Where Are You? - Nat Hiken
  • The Jack Benny Program - Sam Perrin, George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon
  • The Red Skelton Show - Ed Simmons, Dave O'Brien, Martin A. Ragaway, Arthur Phillips, Larry Rhine, Mort Greene, Hugh Wedlock, Red Skelton, Bruce Howard, Rick Mittleman

• 1964: The Dick Van Dyke Show - Carl Reiner, Sam Denoff, William Persky for various episodes
  • The Danny Kaye Show (1963) - Herbert Baker, Mel Tolkin, Ernest Chambers, Saul Ilson, Sheldon Keller, Paul Mazursky, Larry Tucker, Gary Belkin, Larry Gelbart
  • The Farmer's Daughter - Steven Gethers, Jerry Davis, Lee Loeb, John McGreevey for various episodes
  • That Was The Week That Was - Robert Emmett, Gerald Gardner, Saul Turteltaub, David Panich, Tony Webster, Thomas Meehan, Ed Sherman

• 1966: The Dick Van Dyke Show - Sam Denoff, Bill Persky for "Coast to Coast Big Mouth"
  • The Dick Van Dyke Show - Sam Denoff & William Persky for "The Ugliest Dog in the World"
  • Get Smart - Buck Henry & Mel Brooks for "Mr. Big"

• 1967: Get Smart - Buck Henry, Leonard B. Stern for "Ship of Spies Parts 1 and 2"
  • Family Affair - Edmund Hartmann for "Buffy"
  • I Dream of Jeannie - Sidney Sheldon

• 1968: He and She - Allan Burns, Chris Hayward for "The Coming Out Party"
  • He and She - Leonard Stern & Arne Sultan for "The Old Man and the She"
  • The Lucy Show - Milt Josefsberg & Ray Singer for "Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account"
  • That Girl - Danny Arnold and Ruth Brooks Flippen for "The Mailman Cometh"

1970s

• 1971: The Mary Tyler Moore Show - James L. Brooks, Allan Burns for "Support Your Local Mother"
  • All In The Family - Norman Lear for "Meet the Bunkers"
  • All in the Family - Stanley Ralph Ross for "Oh, My Aching Back"
  • Here's Lucy - Madelyn Pugh Davis & Bob Carroll, Jr. for "Lucy Meets the Burtons"

• 1972: All In The Family - Burt Styler and Steve Zacharias for "Edith's Problem"
  • All in the Family - Alan J. Levitt and Phil Mishkin for "Mike's Problem"
  • All In The Family - Norman Lear & Burt Styler for "The Saga of Cousin Oscar"

• 1973: All In The Family - Lee Kalcheim, Michael Ross, Bernard West, Norman Lear for "The Bunkers and the Swingers"
  • M*A*S*H - Larry Gelbart for "M*A*S*H"
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Allan Burns & James L. Brooks for "The Good-Time News"

• 1974: The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Treva Silverman for "The Lou and Edie Story"
  • M*A*S*H - Linda Bloodworth-Thomason & Mary Kay Place for "Hot Lips and Empty Arms"
  • M*A*S*H - McLean Stevenson for "The Trial of Henry Blake"

• 1975: The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Stan Daniels, Ed. Weinberger for the episode "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?"
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show - David Lloyd for "Lou and That Woman"
  • Rhoda - Norman Barasch & Carroll Moore and David Davis & Lorenzo Music and James L. Brooks & Allan Burns and David Lloyd for "Rhoda's Wedding"

• 1976: The Mary Tyler Moore Show - David Lloyd for "Chuckles Bites the Dust"
  • Barney Miller - Danny Arnold & Chris Hayward for "The Hero"
  • M*A*S*H - Larry Gelbart & Simon Muntner for "Hawkeye"
  • M*A*S*H - Larry Gelbart & Gene Reynolds for "The More I See You"
  • Maude - Jay Folb for "The Analyst"

• 1977: The Mary Tyler Moore Show - James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Stan Daniels, Bob Ellison, David Lloyd, Ed. Weinberger for "The Last Show"
  • Barney Miller - Tony Sheehan & Danny Arnold for "Quarantine Part II"
  • M*A*S*H - Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund"
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show - David Lloyd for "Mary Midwife"
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Earl Pomerantz for "Ted's Change of Heart"

• 1978: All In The Family- Harve Brosten, Barry Michael Harman, Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf for "Cousin Liz"
  • All in the Family - Erik Tarloff and Larry Rhine & Mel Tolkin for "Edith's Crisis of Faith - Part II"
  • All in the Family - Robert Schiller & Robert Weiskopf for "Edith’s 50th Birthday"
  • M*A*S*H - Alan Alda for "Fallen Idol"

• 1979: This category was combined with another one for the single year of 1979. (Alan Alda - M*A*S*H won in the merged category)

1980s

• 1980: Barney Miller - R.J. Colleary for "Photograph"
  • The Associates - Stan Daniels and Ed Weinberger for "The Censors"
  • The Associates - Michael Leeson and Charlie Hauck for "The First Day"
  • M*A*S*H - David Isaacs and Ken Levine for "Goodbye Radar, Part II"
  • Taxi - Glen Charles and Les Charles for "Honor Thy Father"

• 1981: Taxi - Michael J. Leeson for "Tony's Sister and Jim"
  • The Greatest American Hero - Stephen J. Cannell for "Pilot"
  • M*A*S*H - Mike Farrell, Dennis Koenig, Burt Metcalfe, Thad Mumford, John Rappaport and Dan Wilcox for "Death Takes a Holiday"
  • Taxi - Glen Charles and Les Charles for "Going Home"
  • Taxi - David Lloyd for "Elaine's Strange Triangle"

• 1982: Taxi - Ken Estin for "Elegant Iggy"
  • Barney Miller - Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein and Tony Sheehan for "Landmark, Part III"
  • M*A*S*H - Alan Alda for "Follies of the Living, Concerns of the Dead"
  • Police Squad! - Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker for "A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)"
  • Taxi - Holly Holmberg Brooks and Barry Kemp for "Jim the Psychic"

• 1983: Cheers - Glen Charles and Les Charles for "Give Me a Ring Sometime"
  • Buffalo Bill - Tom Patchett and Jay Tarses for "Pilot"
  • Cheers - David Isaacs and Ken Levine for "The Boys in the Bar"
  • Cheers - David Lloyd for "Diane's Perfect Date"
  • Taxi - Ken Estin for "Jim's Inheritance"

• 1984: Cheers - David Angell for "Old Flames"
  • Buffalo Bill - Tom Patchett for "Wilkinson's Sword"
  • Buffalo Bill - Jay Tarses for "Jo-Jo's Problem, Part 2"
  • Cheers - Glen Charles and Les Charles for "Power Play"
  • Cheers - David Lloyd for "Homicidal Ham"

• 1985: The Cosby Show - Ed. Weinberger and Michael J. Leeson for "Pilot"
  • Cheers - Peter Casey and David Lee for "I Call Your Name"
  • Cheers - Glen Charles and Les Charles for "Rebound, Part II"
  • Cheers - David Lloyd for "Sam Turns the Other Cheek"
  • The Cosby Show - Earl Pomerantz for "Goodbye Mr. Fish"

• 1986: The Golden Girls - Barry Fanaro and Mort Nathan for "A Little Romance"
  • Cheers - Peter Casey and David Lee for "2 Good 2 Be 4 Real"
  • The Cosby Show - John Markus for "Denise's Friend"
  • The Cosby Show - Matt Williams, Carmen Finestra and John Markus for "Theo's Holiday"
  • Family Ties - Michael J. Weithorn for "The Real Thing, Part II"
  • The Golden Girls - Susan Harris for "Pilot"

• 1987: Family Ties - Gary David Goldberg and Alan Uger for "'A,' My Name Is Alex"
  • Cheers - Janet Leahy for "Abnormal Psychology"
  • The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd - Jay Tarses for "Here's Why Cosmetics Should Come in Unbreakable Bottles"
  • The Golden Girls - Jeffrey Duteil for "Isn't It Romantic"
  • Newhart - David Mirkin for "Co-Hostess Twinkie"

• 1988: Frank's Place - Hugh Wilson for "The Bridge"
  • Cheers - Glen Charles and Les Charles for "Home Is the Sailor"
  • Designing Women - Linda Bloodworth-Thomason for "Killing All the Right People"
  • It's Garry Shandling's Show - Tom Gamill, Max Pross and Sam Simon for "It's Garry and Angelica's Show"
  • It's Garry Shandling's Show - Garry Shandling and Alan Zweibel for "No Baby, No Show"
  • The Wonder Years - Carol Black and Neal Marlens for "Pilot"

• 1989: Murphy Brown - Diane English for "Pilot"
  • The Wonder Years - Matthew Carlson for "Pottery Will Get You Nowhere"
  • The Wonder Years - Todd W. Langen for "Coda"
  • The Wonder Years - David M. Stern for "Loosiers"
  • The Wonder Years - Michael J. Weithorn for "Our Miss White"

1990s

• 1990: The Wonder Years - Bob Brush for "Good-bye"
  • Cheers - David Isaacs and Ken Levine for "Death Takes a Holiday on Ice"
  • The Famous Teddy Z - Hugh Wilson for "Pilot"
  • Murphy Brown - Diane English for "Brown Like Me"
  • Newhart - Bob Bendetson, Mark Egan and Mark Solomon for "The Last Newhart"

• 1991: Murphy Brown - Gary Dontzig and Steven Peterman for "Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way"
  • The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd - Jay Tarses for "Here's a Little Touch of Harry in the Night"
  • Murphy Brown - Diane English for "On Another Plane"
  • Seinfeld - Larry David for "The Deal"
  • Seinfeld - Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld for "The Pony Remark"

• 1992: Seinfeld - Larry Charles and Elaine Pope for "The Fix-Up"
  • Murphy Brown - Diane English and Korby Siamis for "Uh-Oh: Part 2"
  • Roseanne - Jennifer Heath and Amy Sherman for "A Bitter Pill to Swallow"
  • Seinfeld - Larry David for "The Parking Garage"
  • Seinfeld - Larry David, Don McEnery and Bob Shaw for "The Tape"

• 1993: Seinfeld - Larry David for "The Contest"
  • Dream On - David Crane and Marta Kauffman for "For Peter's Sake"
  • The Larry Sanders Show - Dennis Klein and Garry Shandling for "Pilot"
  • The Larry Sanders Show - Garry Shandling, Rosie Shuster, Paul Simms and Peter Tolan for "The Spider Episode"
  • Seinfeld - Larry Charles for "The Outing"

• 1994: Frasier - David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee for "The Good Son"
  • Frasier - David Isaacs and Ken Levine for "The Show Where Lilith Comes Back"
  • The Larry Sanders Show - Maya Forbes for "Larry's Agent"
  • Seinfeld - Larry David and Lawrence H. Levy for "The Mango"
  • Seinfeld - Larry David for "The Puffy Shirt"

• 1995: Frasier - Anne Flett-Giordano and Chuck Ranberg for "An Affair to Forget"
  • Frasier - Joe Keenan for "The Matchmaker"
  • Friends - Jeff Greenstein and Jeff Strauss for "The One Where Underdog Gets Away"
  • The Larry Sanders Show - Garry Shandling and Peter Tolan for "The Mr. Sharon Stone Show"
  • The Larry Sanders Show - Peter Tolan for "Hank's Night in the Sun"

• 1996: Frasier - Joe Keenan, Christopher Lloyd, Rob Greenberg, Jack Burditt, Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, Linda Morris and Vic Rauseo for "Moon Dance"
  • The Larry Sanders Show - Maya Forbes, Steve Levitan and Garry Shandling for "Roseanne's Return"
  • The Larry Sanders Show - Peter Tolan for "Arthur After Hours"
  • The Larry Sanders Show - Jon Vitti for "Hank's Sex Tape"
  • Seinfeld - Spike Feresten for "The Soup Nazi"

• 1997: Ellen - Ellen DeGeneres, Mark Driscoll, Dava Savel, Tracy Newman and Jonathan Stark for "The Puppy Episode"
  • The Larry Sanders Show - Judd Apatow, John Markus and Garry Shandling for "Ellen, or Isn't She?"
  • The Larry Sanders Show - Peter Tolan for "My Name is Asher Kingsley"
  • The Larry Sanders Show - Jon Vitti for "Everybody Loves Larry"
  • Seinfeld - Jill Franklyn and Peter Mehlman for "The Yada Yada"

• 1998: The Larry Sanders Show - Peter Tolan and Garry Shandling for "Flip"
  • Ally McBeal - David E. Kelley for "Theme of Life"
  • Ellen - Lawrence Broch for "Emma"
  • Frasier - Joe Keenan for "The Ski Lodge"
  • The Larry Sanders Show - Richard Day, Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck for "Putting the 'Gay' Back in Litigation"

• 1999: Frasier - Jay Kogen for "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz"
  • Ally McBeal - David E. Kelley for "Sideshow"
  • Friends - Alexa Junge for "The One Where Everybody Finds Out"
  • Just Shoot Me! - Steven Levitan for "Slow Donnie"
  • Sports Night - Aaron Sorkin for "The Apology"

2000s

• 2000: Malcolm in the Middle - Linwood Boomer for "Pilot"
  • Everybody Loves Raymond - Ray Romano & Philip Rosenthal for "Bad Moon Rising"
  • Frasier - Joe Keenan & Christopher Lloyd for "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue"
  • Freaks and Geeks - Paul Feig for "Pilot"
  • Sex and the City - Cindy Chupack for "Evolution"
  • Sex and the City - Michael Patrick King for "Ex in the City"

• 2001: Malcolm in the Middle - Alex Reid for "Bowling"
  • Ed - Rob Burnett & Jon Beckerman for "Pilot"
  • Freaks and Geeks - Paul Feig for "Discos and Dragons"
  • Sex and the City - Michael Patrick King for "Easy Come, Easy Go"
  • Will & Grace - Jeff Greenstein for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties"

• 2002: The Bernie Mac Show - Larry Wilmore for "Pilot"
  • Andy Richter Controls the Universe - Victor Fresco for "Pilot"
  • Everybody Loves Raymond - Jennifer Crittenden for "Marie's Sculpture"
  • Everybody Loves Raymond - Philip Rosenthal for "The Angry Family"
  • Sex and the City - Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky for "My Motherboard, My Self"

• 2003: Everybody Loves Raymond - Tucker Cawley for "Baggage"
  • The Bernie Mac Show - Steve Tompkins for "Goodbye Dolly"
  • Everybody Loves Raymond - Mike Royce for "Counseling"
  • Lucky - Mark and Robb Cullen for "Pilot"
  • Sex and the City - Cindy Chupack & Michael Patrick King for "I Love a Charade"

• 2004: Arrested Development - Mitchell Hurwitz for "Pilot"
  • Frasier - Joe Keenan & Christopher Lloyd for "Goodnight, Seattle"
  • Scrubs - Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan for "My Screw Up"
  • Sex and the City - Michael Patrick King for "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux"
  • Sex and the City - Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky for "The Ick Factor"

• 2005: Arrested Development - Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for "Righteous Brothers"
  • Arrested Development - Barbara Feldman for "Sad Sack"
  • Arrested Development - Brad Copeland for "Sword of Destiny"
  • Desperate Housewives - Marc Cherry for "Pilot"
  • Everybody Loves Raymond - Philip Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Tucker Cawley, Lew Schneider, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Mike Royce, Aaron Shure, Tom Caltabiano & Leslie Caveny for "The Finale"

• 2006: My Name Is Earl - Greg Garcia for "Pilot"
  • Arrested Development - Chuck Tatham, Jim Vallely, Richard Day, and Mitchell Hurwitz for "Development Arrested"
  • Entourage - Doug Ellin for "Exodus"
  • Extras - Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant for "Kate Winslet"
  • The Office - Michael Schur for "Christmas Party"

• 2007: The Office - Greg Daniels for "Gay Witch Hunt"
  • 30 Rock - Robert Carlock for "Jack-Tor"
  • 30 Rock - Tina Fey for "Tracy Does Conan"
  • Extras - Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant for "Daniel Radcliffe"
  • The Office - Michael Schur for "The Negotiation"

• 2008: 30 Rock - Tina Fey for "Cooter"
  • 30 Rock - Jack Burditt for "Rosemary's Baby"
  • Flight of the Conchords - James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, and Bret McKenzie for "Yoko"
  • The Office - Lee Eisenberg & Gene Stupnitsky for "Dinner Party"
  • Pushing Daisies - Bryan Fuller for "Pie-lette"

• 2009: 30 Rock - Matt Hubbard for "Reunion"
  • 30 Rock - Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock for "Kidney Now!"
  • 30 Rock - Robert Carlock for "Apollo, Apollo"
  • 30 Rock - Ron Weiner for "Mamma Mia"
  • Flight of the Conchords - James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, and Bret McKenzie for "Prime Minister"

2010s

• 2010: Modern Family - Steven Levitan & Christopher Lloyd for "Pilot"
  • 30 Rock - Tina Fey & Kay Cannon for "Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter"
  • 30 Rock - Matt Hubbard for "Anna Howard Shaw Day"
  • Glee - Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan for "Pilot - Director's Cut"
  • The Office - Greg Daniels & Mindy Kaling for "Niagara"

• 2011: Modern Family - Steven Levitan & Jeffrey Richman for "Caught in the Act"
  • 30 Rock - Matt Hubbard for "Reaganing"
  • Episodes - David Crane & Jeffrey Klarik for "Episode Seven"
  • Louie - Louis C.K. for "Poker/Divorce"
  • The Office - Greg Daniels for "Goodbye, Michael"

Total awards

• CBS - 21
• NBC - 17
• Fox - 5
• ABC - 7
• HBO - 1

Programs with multiple awards

5 awards

• The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)

4 awards

• Frasier (NBC)

3 awards

• All in the Family (CBS)
• The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS)

2 awards

• 30 Rock (NBC)
• Arrested Development (FOX)
• Cheers (NBC)
• The Jack Benny Show (CBS)
• Malcolm in the Middle (FOX)
• Modern Family (ABC)
• Murphy Brown (CBS)
• The Phil Silvers Show (CBS)
• Seinfeld (NBC)
• Taxi (ABC/NBC)

Programs with multiple nominations

13 nominations

• Cheers (NBC)
• The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)

11 nominations

• 30 Rock (NBC)
• Seinfeld (NBC)

10 nominations

• M*A*S*H (CBS)

9 nominations

• All in the Family (CBS)
• Frasier (NBC)
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)

7 nominations

• Sex and the City (HBO)
• Taxi (ABC/NBC)

6 nominations

• Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
• The Jack Benny Show (CBS)
• Murphy Brown (CBS)
• The Office (NBC)
• The Wonder Years (ABC)

5 nominations

• Arrested Development (FOX)

4 nominations

• Barney Miller (ABC)
• The Cosby Show (NBC)
• The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS)

3 nominations

• Buffalo Bill (NBC)
• Father Knows Best (ABC)
• The Golden Girls (NBC)
• The Phil Silvers Show (CBS)
• The Red Skelton Show (NBC/CBS)

2 nominations

• Ally McBeal (FOX)
• The Associates (ABC)
• The Bernie Mac Show (FOX)
• Caesar's Hour (NBC)
• Car 54, Where Are You? (NBC)
• The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (NBC/Lifetime)
• Ellen (ABC)
• Extras (HBO)
• Family Ties (NBC)
• Flight of the Conchords (HBO)
• Freaks and Geeks (NBC)
• Friends (NBC)
• The George Gobel Show (NBC/CBS)
• Get Smart (NBC)
• He and She (CBS)
• I Love Lucy (CBS)
• It's Garry Shandling's Show (Showtime)
• Malcolm in the Middle (FOX)
• Modern Family (ABC)
• Newhart (CBS)

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