TV shows with Most Emmys

TV shows with Most Emmys

As a big fan of TV shows, I prepared a list of some TV shows with most Emmys. The popularity of a TV show does not always go together with TV critic choices. Friends and Seinfeld were super hits but did not win as many Emmy awards as other TV shows. On the other hand, there is Game of Thrones, which won “Outstanding Drama Series” four times and a total of 59 Emmy Awards.  

In the list, I included the number of times the TV show won the main prize, “Best TV Show,” and the total number of awards. As I mentioned in the beginning, this list only lists some of the most Emmy-awarded TV shows. For a complete list, visit the official Emmy Awards website.

Here is the list:

• Game of Thrones (59 wins):
• Outstanding Drama Series (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
• • Key Acting Wins:
    • Peter Dinklage: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2011, 2015, 2018)
    • Lena Headey: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2011)
    • Emilia Clarke: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2019)
• Saturday Night Live (90 wins):
  • Key Acting Wins:
    • Bill Murray: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (1977)
    • Eddie Murphy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Variety or Music Program (1983)
    • Tina Fey: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2008)

• Frasier (37 wins):
• Outstanding Comedy Series (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
• • Key Acting Wins:
    • Kelsey Grammer: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
    • David Hyde Pierce: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004)
    • Jane Leeves: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1995)
• The Simpsons (37 wins):
• • Key Acting Wins:
    • Dan Castellaneta: Outstanding Voice-Over Performance (1999)
    • Julie Kavner: Outstanding Voice-Over Performance (2010)

• Modern Family (22 wins):
• Outstanding Comedy Series (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020)
• • Key Acting Wins:
  • Julie Bowen: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
  • Ty Burrell: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2011, 2014)

• Ted Lasso (20 wins):
• Outstanding Comedy Series (2021, 2022)
• • Key Acting Wins:
  • Jason Sudeikis: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (2021, 2022)
  • Brett Goldstein: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2021, 2022)
  • Hannah Waddingham: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2021)

• 30 Rock (16 wins):
• Outstanding Comedy Series (2008, 2009, 2013)
• • Key Acting Wins:
  • Alec Baldwin: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
  • Tina Fey: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2008)

• Cheers (28 wins):
• Outstanding Comedy Series (1983, 1984, 1989, 1991)
• • Key Acting Wins:
  • Ted Danson: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1990, 1993)
  • Shelley Long: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1983, 1984, 1985)
  • Rhea Perlman: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1984, 1986)

• The Mary Tyler Moore Show (29 wins):
• Outstanding Comedy Series (1975, 1976, 1977)
• • Key Acting Wins:
  • Mary Tyler Moore: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1974, 1976, 1977)
  • Ed Asner: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977)

• All in the Family (22 wins):
• Outstanding Comedy Series (1971, 1972, 1973, 1975)
• • Key Acting Wins:
  • Carroll O’Connor: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1971, 1972, 1973, 1976)
  • Jean Stapleton: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1972, 1974)

• Friends (6 wins):

  • Outstanding Comedy Series (2002)
  • Key Acting Wins:
    • Jennifer Aniston: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2002)
    • Lisa Kudrow: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1998)

• Seinfeld (10 wins):

  • Outstanding Comedy Series (1993)
  • Key Acting Wins:
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1994, 1996)

• Band of Brothers (19 wins):
• Outstanding Miniseries (2001)

• Breaking Bad (16 wins):
• Outstanding Drama Series (2013, 2014)
• • Key Acting Wins:
    • Bryan Cranston: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2008, 2009, 2010, 2014)
    • Aaron Paul: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2010, 2012, 2014)
    • Anna Gunn: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2013, 2014)

• John Adams (13 wins):
• Outstanding Miniseries (2008)

• The Crown (11 wins):
• Outstanding Drama Series (2021)
• • Key Acting Wins:
    • Olivia Colman: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2020)
    • Emma Corrin: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2021)
    • Tobias Menzies: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2021)

• The Queen’s Gambit (11 wins):
• Outstanding Limited Series (2021)
  • Key Acting Wins:
    • Anya Taylor-Joy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie (2021)
• Angels in America (11 wins):
• Outstanding Miniseries (2003)

• • Key Acting Wins:
    • Al Pacino: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (2004)
    • Meryl Streep: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (2004)
• The West Wing (26 wins):
• Outstanding Drama Series (2000, 2001, 2003)
• • Key Acting Wins:
    • Martin Sheen: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2000, 2001)
    • Allison Janney: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005)

If you have missed some of these shows, now is the time to find them on one of the streaming services and watch them for the first time or again.