| 1997-1998 (14th) | Ally McBeal (Fox) | Dawson's Creek (The WB) Dharma & Greg (ABC) Nothing Sacred (ABC) South Park (Comedy Central) |
| 1998-1999 (15th) | The Sopranos (HBO) | Cupid (ABC) Felicity (The WB) It's Like, You Know... (ABC) Sports Night (ABC) Will & Grace (NBC) |
| 1999-2000 (16th) | The West Wing (NBC) | Freaks and Geeks (NBC) Judging Amy (CBS) Malcolm in the Middle (Fox) Once and Again (ABC) |
| 2000-2001 (17th) | Gilmore Girls (The WB) | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) Ed (NBC) The Job (ABC) Survivor (CBS) |
| 2001-2002 (18th) | 24 (Fox) | Alias (ABC) The Osbournes (MTV) The Shield (FX) Six Feet Under (HBO) |
| 2002-2003 (19th) | Boomtown (NBC) | American Dreams (NBC) Everwood (The WB) Lucky (FX) The Wire (HBO) |
| 2003-2004 (20th) | Arrested Development (Fox) | Deadwood (HBO) Joan of Arcadia (CBS) The O.C. (Fox) Wonderfalls (Fox) |
| 2004-2005 (21st) | Lost (ABC) | Desperate Housewives (ABC) House (Fox) Rescue Me (FX) Veronica Mars (UPN) |
| 2005-2006 (22nd) | My Name Is Earl (NBC) | Big Love (HBO) The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Everybody Hates Chris (UPN) Prison Break (Fox) |
| 2006-2007 (23rd) | Friday Night Lights (NBC) | 30 Rock (NBC) Dexter (Showtime) Heroes (NBC) Ugly Betty (ABC) |
| 2007-2008 (24th) | Mad Men (AMC) | Breaking Bad (AMC) Damages (FX) Flight of the Conchords (HBO) Pushing Daisies (ABC) |
| 2008-2009 (25th) | True Blood (HBO) | Fringe (Fox) The Mentalist (CBS) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (HBO) United States of Tara (Showtime) |
| 2009-2010 (26th) | Glee (Fox) | The Good Wife (CBS) Justified (FX) Modern Family (ABC) Parenthood (NBC) |
| 2010-2011 (27th) | Game of Thrones (HBO) | Boardwalk Empire (HBO) The Killing (AMC) Terriers (FX) The Walking Dead (AMC) |
| 2011-2012 (28th) | Homeland (Showtime) | Girls (HBO) New Girl (Fox) Revenge (ABC) Smash (NBC) |
| 2012-2013 (29th) | The Americans (FX) | Elementary (CBS) House of Cards (Netflix) The Mindy Project (Fox) Orphan Black (BBC America) |
| 2013-2014 (30th) | Orange Is the New Black (Netflix) | Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox) Fargo (FX) Sleepy Hollow (Fox) True Detective (HBO) |
| 2014-2015 (31st) | Better Call Saul (AMC) | Empire (Fox) The Flash (The CW) Jane the Virgin (The CW) Transparent (Amazon) |
| 2015-2016 (32nd) | Mr. Robot (USA) | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW) Marvel's Jessica Jones (Netflix) Master of None (Netflix) Underground (WGN America) UnREAL (Lifetime) |
| 2016-2017 (33rd) | This Is Us (NBC) | Atlanta (FX) The Crown (Netflix) The Good Place (NBC) The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Stranger Things (Netflix) |
| 2017-2018 (34th) | Killing Eve (BBC America) | Barry (HBO) Counterpart (Starz) GLOW (Netflix) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Mindhunter (Netflix) |
| 2018-2019 (35th) | Russian Doll (Netflix) | Dead to Me (Netflix) The Other Two (Comedy Central) Pose (FX) Succession (HBO) What We Do in the Shadows (FX) |
| 2019-2020 (36th) | Watchmen (HBO) | The Great (Hulu) The Mandalorian (Disney+) The Morning Show (Apple TV+) Never Have I Ever (Netflix) Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC) |
| 2020-2021 (37th) | Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) | Bridgerton (Netflix) The Flight Attendant (HBO Max) Hacks (HBO Max) I May Destroy You (HBO) Mare of Easttown (HBO) P-Valley (Starz) WandaVision (Disney+) |
| 2021-2022 (38th) | Abbott Elementary (ABC) | Ghosts (CBS) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Pachinko (Apple TV+) Reservation Dogs (FX on Hulu) Severance (Apple TV+) The White Lotus (HBO) Yellowjackets (Showtime) |
| 2022-2023 (39th) | The Bear (FX) | Andor (Disney+) Interview with the Vampire (AMC) Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee) The Last of Us (HBO) Mrs. Davis (Peacock) Poker Face (Peacock) Shrinking (Apple TV+) |
| 2023-2024 (40th) | Shōgun (FX) | Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Fallout (Amazon) Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Amazon) Ripley (Netflix) X-Men '97 (Disney+) |
| 2024-2025 (41st) | The Pitt (HBO Max) | Common Side Effects (Adult Swim) English Teacher (FX) Matlock (CBS) Nobody Wants This (Netflix) North of North (Netflix) Paradise (Hulu) The Studio (Apple TV+) |
| 2025-2026 (41st) | Heated Rivalry (Crave) | Alien: Earth (FX) The Chair Company (HBO) How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (Netflix) The Lowdown (FX) Pluribus (Apple TV) Riot Women (BBC One) Task (HBO) |