NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series. Originally entitled Outstanding Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie, the award was first given in 1991, before being retitled to its current name in 1995. Grey's Anatomy currently holds the record for most wins in this category with five.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1990s

Year	Series	Ref
1991
	The Women of Brewster Place	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1992
	In the Heat of the Night	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1993
	In the Heat of the Night	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1994
	I'll Fly Away	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	In the Heat of the Night
	L.A. Law
	Law & Order
	TriBeCa
1995
	I'll Fly Away	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1996
	New York Undercover	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Chicago Hope
	ER
	Homicide: Life on the Street
	Under One Roof
1997
	New York Undercover	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	ER
	Homicide: Life on the Street
	NYPD Blue
	Touched by an Angel
1998
	Touched by an Angel	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	413 Hope St.
	Chicago Hope
	ER
	New York Undercover
1999
	Touched by an Angel	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Ally McBeal
	ER
	Homicide: Life on the Street
	Law & Order

2000s

Year	Series	Ref
2000
	Touched by an Angel	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Ally McBeal
	ER
	Oz
	The Practice
2001
	City of Angels	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Any Day Now
	Gideon's Crossing
	The Practice
	Soul Food
2002
	Soul Food	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Any Day Now
	Boston Public
	ER
	The Practice
2003
	Soul Food	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	24
	Boston Public
	Six Feet Under
	The Wire
2004
	Soul Food	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	24
	Boston Public
	CSI: Miami
	The Wire
2005
	Law & Order	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	ER
	Kevin Hill
	Soul Food
	The Wire
2006
	Grey's Anatomy	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Commander in Chief
	CSI: Miami
	House
	Lost
2007
	Grey's Anatomy	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	24
	Heroes
	The Unit
	The Wire
2008
	Grey's Anatomy	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	House
	K-Ville
	Lincoln Heights
	The Unit
2009
	Grey's Anatomy	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	House
	Lincoln Heights
	The Unit
	The Wire

2010s

Year	Series	Ref
2010
	Lincoln Heights	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Cold Case
	Grey's Anatomy
	Hawthorne
	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2011
	Grey's Anatomy	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Hawthorne
	Detroit 1-8-7
	Treme
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2012
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Boardwalk Empire
	Grey's Anatomy
	The Good Wife
	Treme
2013
	Scandal	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Boardwalk Empire
	Grey's Anatomy
	Treme
	True Blood
2014
	Scandal	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Boardwalk Empire
	Grey's Anatomy
	The Good Wife
	Treme
2015
	How to Get Away with Murder	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Being Mary Jane
	Grey's Anatomy
	House of Cards
	Scandal
2016
	Empire	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Being Mary Jane
	How to Get Away with Murder
	Power
	Scandal
2017
	Queen Sugar	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Empire
	Power
	This Is Us
	Underground
2018
	Power
	Greenleaf
	Queen Sugar
	This Is Us
	Underground
2019
	Power
	The Chi
	How to Get Away with Murder
	Queen Sugar
	This Is Us

2020s

Year	Series	Network	Ref
2020
	Greenleaf	OWN	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Godfather of Harlem	Epix
	Queen Sugar	OWN
	The Chi	Showtime
	Watchmen	HBO
2021
	Power Book II: Ghost	Starz	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	All Rise	CBS
	Bridgerton	Netflix
	Lovecraft Country	HBO
	This Is Us	NBC
2023
	Queen Sugar	OWN	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	9-1-1	FOX
	All American	The CW
	Godfather of Harlem	MGM+
	Pose	FX
2022
	P-Valley	Starz
	Bel-Air	Peacock
	Bridgerton	Netflix
	Euphoria	HBO
	Queen Sugar	OWN
2024
	Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story	Netflix
	Bel-Air	Peacock
	Black Cake	Hulu
	Found	NBC
	Snowfall	FX

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

5 wins

• Grey's Anatomy

3 wins

• Soul Food
• Touched by an Angel

2 wins

• I'll Fly Away
• In the Heat of the Night
• New York Undercover
• Queen Sugar
• Scandal

Nominations

10 nominations

• Grey's Anatomy

7 nominations

• ER

5 nominations

• Queen Sugar
• Soul Food
• The Wire

4 nominations

• This Is Us
• Touched by an Angel
• Treme

3 nominations

• 24
• Boardwalk Empire
• Boston Public
• Homicide: Life on the Street
• House
• Lincoln Heights
• New York Undercover
• The Practice
• Scandal
• The Unit

2 nominations

• The Chi
• Greenleaf
• Godfather of Harlem
• Power
• Underground