The Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series is an award presented by the

Writers Guild of America The Writers Guild of America is the joint efforts of two different US labor unions representing TV and film writers: * The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), headquartered in New York City and affiliated with the AFL–CIO * The Writers Guil ...

to the writers of the best dramatic television series of the season. It has been awarded since the 58th Annual

Writers Guild of America Award The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility Th ...

s in 2006. The year indicates when each season aired. The winners are highlighted in gold.

Winners and nominees

2000s

2010s

2020s

Total awards by network

* AMC – 7 * HBO – 5 * FX – 2 * ABC – 1 * Hulu – 1 * Netflix - 1

Total nominations by network

* HBO – 25 * AMC – 19 * Netflix - 12 * Showtime - 10 * ABC – 6 * FX – 4 * The 101 Network - 3 * CBS - 3 * Hulu – 4 * Disney+ - 3 * NBC - 2 *Apple TV+ - 2 * Fox - 1 * Prime Video - 1 * USA - 1

Programs with multiple awards

;4 awards *''Mad Men'' (AMC) ;3 awards *''Breaking Bad'' (AMC) ;2 awards *''The Americans'' (FX) *''Succession'' (HBO)

Programs with multiple nominations

;8 nominations *''Mad Men'' (AMC) ;6 nominations *''Better Call Saul'' (AMC) *''Game of Thrones'' (HBO) ;5 nominations *''Breaking Bad'' (AMC) *''The Crown'' (Netflix) ;4 nominations *''The Americans'' (FX) *''Dexter'' (Showtime) *''Friday Night Lights'' (NBC), (The 101 Network) *''The Handmaid's Tale'' (Hulu) *''Lost'' (ABC) *''Succession'' (HBO) ;3 nominations *''Boardwalk Empire'' (HBO) *''The Good Wife'' (CBS) *''Homeland'' (Showtime) ;2 nominations *''Deadwood'' (HBO) *''Grey's Anatomy'' (ABC) *''House of Cards'' (Netflix) *''The Sopranos'' (HBO) *''Stranger Things'' (Netflix) *''The Wire'' (HBO) *''Yellowjackets'' (Showtime)

References

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Screenwriting awards for television