2015/2016: Best Drama Serial

BEST DRAMA SERIAL 2015/2016:

Actually two winners will be awarded in this voting:
– the best drama of the last season
and
– the best new drama of the last season.
( | | ) = paused, (w/c) = wildcard, (n/a) = not available

  • 01. (01.) The Americans [FX] (Season 4)    
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    02. (10.) Better Call Saul [AMC] (Season 2)    
    03. (n/a) Billions [SHO] (new)                  
    04. (n/a) Horace & Pete [LCK] (new)    
    05. (n/a) Narcos [FLX] (new)          
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    06. (08.) Game of Thrones [HBO] (Season 6)      
    07. (04.) Manhattan [WGN] (Season 2)        
    08. (18.) Masters of Sex [SHO] (Season 3)
    09. (n/a) Vinyl [HBO] (new)
    10. (n/a) Mr. Robot [USA] (new)
    11. (n/a) Hap & Leonard [sund] (new)
    12. (17.) The Knick [cine] (Season 2)
    13. (n/a) Preacher [AMC] (new)
    14. ( | | ) Hannibal [NBC] (Season 3)
    15. (w/c) Black Sails [starz] (Season 3)
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    16. (11.) Penny Dreadful [SHO] (Season 3)
    17. (07.) Rectify [sund] (Season 3)
    18. (16.) The Affair [SHO] (Season 2)
    19. (14.) Transparent [a] (Season 2)
    20. (w/c) House of Cards [FLX] (Season 4)
    21. (n/a) Outsiders [WGN] (new)
    22. (n/a) Humans U.S. [4] (new)
    23. (15.) Bates Motel [A&E] (Season 4)
    24. (w/c) Ray Donovan [SHO] (Season 3)
    25. (w/c) Vikings [H] (Season 4.1)
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    Wildcard: 11.22.63 [hulu] (new)
    Wildcard: Bloodline [FLX] (Season 2)
    Wildcard: Bosch [a] (Season 2)
    Wildcard: Gomorrah [SKY] (Season 2)
    Wildcard: Hell on Wheels [AMC] (Season 5.1)
    Wildcard: Homeland U.S. [SHO] (Season 5)
    Wildcard: Jessica Jones [FLX] (new)
    Wildcard: Peaky Blinders [BBC] (Season 3)
    Wildcard: Power [starz] (Season 2)
    Wildcard: The Good Wife [CBS] (Season 7)
    Wildcard: The Leftovers [HBO] (Season 2)
    Wildcard: The Path [hulu] (new)
    Wildcard: The Walking Dead [AMC] (Season 6)
    Wildcard: UnREAL [Life] (new)

Excluded:
– productions that did not air at minimum 50% of their episodes between July 1st, 2015 and June 30th, 2016 (in case of productions of VoD services like Netflix: since 2014/2015 the release of the season represents the date of the season and will be included, if it gets published – even in June), because they ended or were canceled prematurely, or paused this season (for example The Village [BBC], Halt and Catch Fire [AMC], Fortitude [SKY], 1992 [SKY], Broadchurch [ITV], UnREAL [Life] or Engrenages [C+]),

– productions that underperformed in this competition () and

– productions that didn’t air enough episodes/minutes ().

» FYI, the winners of recent years:

2014/2015: The Americans [FX] (Season 3) + new: Manhattan [WGN]
2013/2014: Breaking Bad [AMC] (Season 5.2) + new: Masters of Sex [SHO]
2012/2013: Breaking Bad [AMC] (Season 5.1) + new: Rectify [sund]
2011/2012: Breaking Bad [AMC] (Season 4) + new: Homeland U.S. [SHO]
2010/2011: Game of Thrones [HBO] (Season 1) + new: Game of Thrones [HBO]
2009/2010: Breaking Bad [AMC] (Season 3) + new: Justified [FX]
2008/2009: Breaking Bad [AMC] (Season 2) + new: True Blood [HBO]
2007/2008: Mad Men [AMC] (Season 1) + new: Mad Men [AMC]
2006/2007: Dexter [SHO] (Season 1) + new: Dexter [SHO]
2005/2006: Six Feet Under [HBO] (Season 5) + new: Big Love [HBO]
2004/2005: The Wire [HBO] (Season 3) + new: LOST [abc]
2003/2004: The Wire [HBO] (Season 2) + new: Carnivàle [HBO]
2002/2003: The Sopranos [HBO] (Season 4) + new: The Wire [HBO]
2001/2002: Six Feet Under [HBO] (Season 1+2) + new: Six Feet Under [HBO]
2000/2001: The Sopranos [HBO] (Season 3) + new: Soul Food [HBO]
1999/2000: The Sopranos [HBO] (Season 2) + new: The West Wing [NBC]