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for Best Network Television Series was presented annually by the

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, honoring the best network television series. It was introduced in 1988 and discontinued in 2015 when the Saturn Award went through major changes in their television categories. ''

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'' holds the record of the most wins in this category with five; additionally, ''

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'' and ''

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'' both won the award three times. ''The X-Files'' is also the most nominated series in the category, with eight nominations. (NOTE: Year refers to year of eligibility, the actual ceremonies are held the following year) The winners are listed in bold.

Winners and nominees

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1990s

2000s

2010s

Most nominations

* 8 nominations - ''The X-Files'' (2 consecutive; 6 consecutive) * 7 nominations: ** ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (consecutive) ** ''Lost'' (consecutive) ** ''The Simpsons'' (consecutive) ** ''Smallville'' (6 consecutive) * 6 nominations: ** ''Angel'' (consecutive) ** ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (consecutive) ** ''Supernatural'' (2 consecutive; 3 consecutive) * ''Fringe'' (consecutive) * 4 nominations: ** ''Heroes'' (consecutive) ** ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' (consecutive) * 3 nominations: ** ''Alias'' (consecutive) ** ''The Following'' (consecutive) ** ''Star Trek: Voyager'' (2 consecutive) ** ''Tales from the Crypt'' (2 consecutive) * 2 nominations: ** ''The Blacklist'' (consecutive) ** ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (consecutive) ** ''Dark Angel'' (consecutive) ** ''Grimm'' ** ''Hannibal'' (consecutive) ** ''Once Upon a Time'' (consecutive) ** ''Quantum Leap'' (consecutive) ** ''Revolution'' (consecutive) ** ''Roswell'' (consecutive) ** ''Seven Days'' (consecutive) ** ''Sleepy Hollow'' (consecutive) ** ''Sliders'' (consecutive) ** ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' ** ''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' (consecutive) ** ''The Vampire Diaries'' (consecutive) ** ''Veronica Mars'' (consecutive)

Most wins

* 5 wins - ''Lost'' (2 consecutive; 3 consecutive) * 3 wins: ** ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2 consecutive) ** ''The X-Files'' * 2 wins: ** ''Fringe'' (consecutive) ** ''Hannibal'' (consecutive) ** ''Revolution'' (consecutive) ** ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (consecutive)

External links

Official Site
* Internet Movie Database
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