Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Comedy
Awarded forOutstanding Production of Episodic Television, Comedy
CountryUnited States
Presented byProducers Guild of America
First awarded2000
Currently held byThe Bear (2023)

The Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Comedy, also known as the Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy, is an annual award given by the Producers Guild of America since 2000.

Previous PGA television awards

Prior to 2000, the award for outstanding producer of episodic television was not split into comedy and drama. Out of the eleven honored television programs, two were episodic comedies:[1]

  1. 1991: Brooklyn Bridge (CBS)
  2. 1995: Frasier (NBC)

Winners and nominees

2000s

Year Series Network Season Ref.
2000
(12th)		 Sex and the City HBO Season 3 [2][3]
Ally McBeal Fox Seasons 3B and 4A
Frasier NBC Seasons 7B and 8A
Friends Seasons 6B and 7A
Will & Grace Seasons 2B and 3A
2001
(13th)		 Sex and the City HBO Season 4A [4][5]
Frasier NBC Seasons 8B and 9A
Friends Seasons 7B and 8A
Malcolm in the Middle Fox Seasons 2B and 3A
Will & Grace NBC Seasons 3B and 4A
2002
(14th)		 Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO Season 3 [6]
Everybody Loves Raymond CBS Seasons 6B and 7A
Malcolm in the Middle Fox Seasons 3B and 4A
Sex and the City HBO Seasons 4B and 5
Will & Grace NBC Seasons 4B and 5A
2003
(15th)		 Sex and the City HBO Season 6A [7][8]
Everybody Loves Raymond CBS Seasons 7B and 8A
Malcolm in the Middle Fox Seasons 4B and 5A
Scrubs NBC Seasons 2B and 3A
Will & Grace Seasons 5B and 6A
2004
(16th)		 Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO Season 4 [9]
Arrested Development Fox Season 1B
Scrubs NBC Season 3B
Sex and the City HBO Season 6B
Will & Grace NBC Season 6B
2005
(17th)		 Entourage HBO Season 2 [10][11]
Arrested Development Fox Season 2
Desperate Housewives ABC Season 1
Scrubs NBC Season 4
Two and a Half Men CBS Season 2
2006
(18th)		 The Office NBC Season 2 [12]
Arrested Development Fox Season 3
Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO Season 5
My Name Is Earl NBC Season 1
Weeds Showtime Season 1
2007
(19th)		 30 Rock NBC Season 1 [13]
Entourage HBO Season 3
Extras Season 2
The Office NBC Season 3
Ugly Betty ABC Season 1
2008
(20th)		 30 Rock NBC Season 2 [14]
Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO Season 6
Entourage Season 4
The Office NBC Season 4
Weeds Showtime Season 3
2009
(21st)		 30 Rock NBC Season 3 [15]
Californication Showtime Season 2
Entourage HBO Season 5
The Office NBC Season 5
Weeds Showtime Season 4

2010s

Year Series Network Season Ref.
2010
(22nd)		 Modern Family ABC Season 1 [16]
Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO Season 7
Glee Fox Season 1
The Office NBC Season 6
30 Rock Season 4
2011
(23rd)		 Modern Family ABC Season 2 [17]
The Big Bang Theory CBS Season 4
Glee Fox Season 2
Parks and Recreation NBC Season 3
30 Rock Season 5
2012
(24th)		 Modern Family ABC Season 3 [18]
The Big Bang Theory CBS Season 5
Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO Season 8
Louie FX Season 2
30 Rock NBC Season 6
2013
(25th)		 Modern Family ABC Season 4 [19]
Arrested Development Netflix Season 4
The Big Bang Theory CBS Season 6
30 Rock NBC Season 7
Veep HBO Season 2
2014
(26th)		 Orange Is the New Black Netflix Season 1 [20]
The Big Bang Theory CBS Season 7
Louie FX Season 4
Modern Family ABC Season 5
Veep HBO Season 3
2015
(27th)		 Transparent Amazon Prime Video Season 1 [21]
Inside Amy Schumer Comedy Central Season 3
Modern Family ABC Season 6
Silicon Valley HBO Season 2
Veep Season 4
2016
(28th)		 Atlanta FX Season 1 [22]
Black-ish ABC Seasons 2 and 3A
Modern Family Seasons 7 and 8A
Silicon Valley HBO Season 3
Veep Season 5
2017
(29th)		 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Amazon Prime Video Season 1 [23]
Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO Season 9
Master of None Netflix Season 2
Silicon Valley HBO Season 4
Veep Season 6
2018
(30th)		 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Amazon Prime Video Season 2 [24]
Atlanta FX Season 2
Barry HBO Season 1
GLOW Netflix Season 2
The Good Place NBC Seasons 2B and 3A
2019
(31st)		 Fleabag Amazon Prime Video Season 2 [25]
Barry HBO Season 2
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Amazon Prime Video Season 3
Schitt's Creek Pop TV Season 5
Veep HBO Season 7

2020s

Year Series Network Season Ref.
2020
(32nd) 		Schitt's Creek Pop TV Season 6 [26]
Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO Season 10
The Flight Attendant HBO Max Season 1
Ted Lasso Apple TV+ Season 1
What We Do in the Shadows FX Season 2
2021
(33rd) 		Ted Lasso Apple TV+ Season 2 [27][28]
Cobra Kai Netflix Seasons 3 and 4
Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO Season 11
Hacks HBO Max Season 1
Only Murders in the Building Hulu Season 1
2022
(34th) 		The Bear FX Season 1 [29][30]
Abbott Elementary ABC Seasons 1 and 2A
Barry HBO Season 3
Hacks HBO Max Season 2
Only Murders in the Building Hulu Season 2
2023
(35th) 		The Bear FX Season 2 [31]
Barry HBO Season 4
Jury Duty Freevee Season 1
Only Murders in the Building Hulu Season 3
Ted Lasso Apple TV+ Season 3

Total awards by network

Total nominations by network

Programs with multiple awards

4 awards
3 awards
2 awards

Programs with multiple nominations

References

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