Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series is an award handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Prior to 1983, regular series competed alongside limited series and movies for Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing.
In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place:
Winners and nominations
1970s
Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound MixingOutstanding Achievement in Film or Tape Sound Mixing
Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing
1980s
Outstanding Film Sound Mixing for a Series| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1983 | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | Hill Street Blues | "Trial by Fury" | Bill Marky, John Asman, Bill Nicholson, Ken S. Polk | NBC |
| 1983 | The A-Team | "Pilot" | Jim Cook, Robert L. Harman, John Norman, 'Fast' Eddie Mahler | NBC |
| 1983 | Cagney & Lacey | "Recreational Use" | Maury Harris, John Asman, Bill Nicholson, Ken S. Polk | CBS |
| 1983 | Magnum, P.I. | "Did You See the Sunrise?" | James F. Rogers, T.A. Moore Jr., Earl Madery, B. Tennyson Sebastian II | CBS |
| 1983 | St. Elsewhere | "The Count" | Dean Vernon, John Asman, Bill Nicholson, Ken S. Polk | NBC |
| 1983 | Tales of the Gold Monkey | "Pilot" | Jim Cook, Robert L. Harman, John Norman, 'Fast' Eddie Mahler | ABC |
| 1984 | - | - | - | - |
| 1984 | Hill Street Blues | "Parting Is Such Sweep Sorrow" | David Schneiderman, John Asman, Bill Nicholson, Ken S. Polk | NBC |
| 1984 | The A-Team | "Welcome Back Range Rider" | 'Fast' Eddie Mahler, Jim Cook, Robert L. Harman, John Norman | NBC |
| 1984 | Cagney & Lacey | "Bounty Hunter" | Maury Harris, John Asman, Bill Nicholson, Ken S. Polk | CBS |
| 1984 | Falcon Crest | "The Avenger" | Eddie Knowles, John L. Anderson, Doug Davey, Chris Haire | CBS |
| 1984 | Hill Street Blues | "Praise Dilaudid" | Bill Marky, John Asman, Bill Nicholson, Ken S. Polk | NBC |
| 1985 | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | Cagney & Lacey | "Heat" | Maury Harris, John Asman, Bill Nicholson, Ken S. Polk | CBS |
| 1985 | Hill Street Blues | "Queen for a Day" | James Pilcher, John Asman, Bill Nicholson, Ken S. Polk | NBC |
| 1985 | Hill Street Blues | "The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall" | Sunny Meyer, John Asman, Bill Nicholson, Ken S. Polk | NBC |
| 1985 | St. Elsewhere | "Sweet Dreams" | Dean Vernon, John Asman, Bill Nicholson, Ken S. Polk | NBC |
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1986 | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | St. Elsewhere | "Time Heals, Part 2" | William Gazecki, Andy MacDonald, Bill Nicholson, Blake Wilcox | NBC |
| 1986 | Falcon Crest | "The Cataclysm" | John Asman, Eddie Knowles, Andy MacDonald, Ken S. Polk | CBS |
| 1986 | Hill Street Blues | "Iced Coffey" | John 'Pee Wee' Carter, William Gazecki, Andy MacDonald, Bill Nicholson | NBC |
| 1986 | Miami Vice | "Florence Italy" | Rick Alexander, Anthony Constantini, Daniel J. Leahy, Michael R. Tromer | NBC |
| 1986 | Murder, She Wrote | "A Lady in the Lake" | James L. Aicholtz, Tim Cooney, Doc Kane, Rocky Moriana Jr. | CBS |
| 1986 | Our Family Honor | "Cat and Mouse" | John Asman, Tim Philben, Ken S. Polk, John Speak | ABC |
| 1987 | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | Max Headroom | "Blipverts" | Gary Alexander, Joe Kenworthy, Tim Philben, Bill Thiederman | ABC |
| 1987 | Crime Story | "Pilot" | Alan Bernard, Randy McDonald, Bill Nicholson, Dean Okrand | NBC |
| 1987 | Hill Street Blues | "It Ain't Over Till It's Over" | William Gazecki, Bill Nicholson, Peter Reale, Dean Vernon | NBC |
| 1987 | L.A. Law | "Pilot" | Dan Dillon, John Norman, David Schneiderman, Theodore Soderberg | NBC |
| 1987 | Moonlighting | "Atomic Shakespeare" | Martin Raymond Bolger, David J. Hudson, Mel Metcalfe, Terry Porter | ABC |
| 1988 | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | Tour of Duty | "Under Siege" | Susan Moore-Chong, Thomas J. Huth, Tim Philben, Sam Black | CBS |
| 1988 | L.A. Law | "Leapin' Lizards" | David Schneiderman, Sergio Reyes, Robert Appere, David Dockendorf | NBC |
| 1988 | Magnum, P.I. | "Resolution" | William L. McCaughey, Doug Botnick, Paul Wells, Stan Gordon | CBS |
| 1988 | Miami Vice | "Like a Hurricane" | Ray West, Joseph D. Citarella, Grover B. Helsley, Joe Foglia | NBC |
| 1988 | ' | "Where No One Has Gone Before" | Chris Haire, Doug Davey, Jerry Clemans, Alan Bernard | Syndicated |
| 1989 | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | ' | "Q Who" | Chris Haire, Doug Davey, Richard L. Morrison, Alan Bernard | Syndicated |
| 1989 | China Beach | "Vets" | Tim Cooney, Don Cahn, Artie Torgersen, James G. Williams | ABC |
| 1989 | "Spy" | Tim Philben, Scott Millan, Clark Conrad, Paul Clark | ABC | |
| 1989 | Thirtysomething | "Michael Writes a Story" | Tim Philben, Scott Millan, Clark Conrad, Will Yarbrough | ABC |
| 1989 | Tour of Duty | "I Wish It Would Rain" | Thomas J. Huth, Anthony Constantini, Sam Black, Susan Moore-Chong | CBS |
1990s
2000s
Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 2001 | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | The West Wing | "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part 2" | Mark Weingarten, Gary D. Rogers, Dan Hiland | NBC |
| 2001 | ER | "The Crossing" | James Clark, Michael Jiron, Dave Concors, Allen L. Stone | NBC |
| 2001 | Law & Order | "School Daze" | James Clark, Michael Jiron, Dave Concors, Allen L. Stone | NBC |
| 2001 | The Practice | "The Day After" | Clark King, David John West, Eric Clopein, David Dondorf | ABC |
| 2001 | The Sopranos | "Another Toothpick" | Mathew Price, Kevin Patrick Burns, Todd Orr, Fred Tator | HBO |
| 2002 | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | ER | "Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain" | James Clark, Michael Jiron, Dave Concors, Mike Brooks | NBC |
| 2002 | ' | "Primum Non Nocere" | Yuri Reese, William Smith, Michael Fowler | CBS |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | "Johnny Got His Gold" | Joe Kenworthy, Pete Elia, J. Stanley Johnston | ABC |
| 2002 | Six Feet Under | "Pilot" | Richard Van Dyke, Peter Reale, Roberta Doheny | HBO |
| 2002 | 24 | "11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m." | Mike Olman, Ken Kobett, William Gocke | Fox |
| 2003 | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | ER | "Chaos Theory" | Doug Davey, Adam Sawelson, Dave Concors, James Clark | NBC |
| 2003 | ' | "Revenge Is Best Served Cold" | Yuri Reese, William Smith, Michael Fowler | CBS |
| 2003 | The Sopranos | "Whoever Did This" | Kevin Patrick Burns, Todd Orr, Mathew Price | HBO |
| 2003 | 24 | "10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m." | Mike Olman, Ken Kobett, William Gocke | Fox |
| 2003 | The West Wing | "Twenty Five" | Gary D. Rogers, Dan Hiland, Patrick Hanson | NBC |
| 2004 | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | 24 | "5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m." | Mike Olman, Ken Kobett, William Gocke | Fox |
| 2004 | Alias | "Hourglass" | Robert Appere, Ed Carr, Douglas Axtell | ABC |
| 2004 | ' | "Grissom vs. The Volcano" | Yuri Reese, William Smith, Michael Fowler | CBS |
| 2004 | The Sopranos | "Irregular Around the Margins" | Kevin Patrick Burns, Todd Orr, Mathew Price | HBO |
| 2004 | The West Wing | "Gaza" | Gary D. Rogers, Dan Hiland, Patrick Hanson | NBC |
| 2005 | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 24 | "6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m." | William Gocke, Mike Olman, Ken Kobett | Fox |
| 2005 | ' | "Down the Drain" | Michael Fowler, Yuri Reese, William Smith | CBS |
| 2005 | Deadwood | "A Lie Agreed Upon, Part 1" | Geoffrey Patterson, R. Russell Smith, William Freesh | HBO |
| 2005 | Lost | "Outlaws" | Michael C. Moore, Scott Weber, Frank Morrone | ABC |
| 2005 | The West Wing | "2162 Votes" | Patrick Hanson, Gary D. Rogers, Dan Hiland | NBC |
| 2006 | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Boston Legal | "Finding Nimmo" | Craig Hunter, Peter Kelsey, Clark King, William Butler | ABC |
| 2006 | Battlestar Galactica | "Scattered" | Ken Kobett, Mike Olman, Rick Bal | Sci Fi |
| 2006 | ' | "A Bullet Runs Through It" | Yuri Reese, William Smith, Michael Fowler | CBS |
| 2006 | House | "Euphoria, Part 1" | Gerry Lentz, Rich Weingart, Russell C. Fager | Fox |
| 2006 | Lost | "Live Together, Die Alone, Part 2" | David Yaffe, Sean Rush, Frank Morrone, Scott Weber | ABC |
| 2006 | 24 | "7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." | Mike Olman, Ken Kobett, William Gocke | Fox |
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 2007 | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | ' | "Living Doll" | Michael Fowler, Yuri Reese, William Smith | CBS |
| 2007 | Boston Legal | "Lincoln" | Clark King, David Rawlinson, Peter Kelsey | ABC |
| 2007 | Deadwood | "A Two-Headed Beast" | Geoffrey Patterson, R. Russell Smith, William Freesh | HBO |
| 2007 | Heroes | "Genesis" | Kenn Fuller, Gerry Lentz, Rich Weingart | NBC |
| 2007 | The Sopranos | "Stage 5" | Mathew Price, Kevin Patrick Burns, Todd Orr | HBO |
| 2007 | 24 | "10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m." | William Gocke, Ken Kobett, Mike Olman, Jeff Gomillion | Fox |
| 2008 | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | Lost | "Meet Kevin Johnson" | Robert J. Anderson Jr., Frank Morrone, Scott Weber | ABC |
| 2008 | Battlestar Galactica | "" | Rick Bal, Mike Olman, Ken Kobett | Sci Fi |
| 2008 | Boston Legal | "Beauty and the Beast" | Clark King, Peter Kelsey, David Rawlinson | ABC |
| 2008 | Burn Notice | "Dead Drop" | Scott Clements, Sherry Klein, David Raines | USA |
| 2008 | Dexter | "It's Alive!" | Patrick Hanson, Elmo Ponsdomenech, Joe Earle | Showtime |
| 2009 | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | House | "House Divided" | Von Varga, Juan Cisneros, Gerry Lentz, Rich Weingart | Fox |
| 2009 | Battlestar Galactica | "Daybreak, Part 2" | Rick Bal, Mike Olman, Ken Kobett | Syfy |
| 2009 | Boston Legal | "Last Call" | Clark King, Peter Kelsey, David Rawlinson | ABC |
| 2009 | Lost | "The Incident" | Robert J. Anderson Jr., Ken King, Scott Weber, Frank Morrone | ABC |
| 2009 | 24 | "10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m." | William Gocke, Mike Olman, Ken Kobett | Fox |
2010s
2020s
Programs with multiple awards
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- Game of Thrones
- Hill Street Blues
- House
- 24
- The X-Files
Programs with multiple nominations
- ER
- Hill Street Blues
- NYPD Blue
- 24
- Game of Thrones
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- Better Call Saul
- Lost
- The West Wing
- Boston Legal
- Downton Abbey
- Homeland
- House
- House of Cards
- L.A. Law
- Law & Order
- Northern Exposure
- The X-Files
- Battlestar Galactica
- Breaking Bad
- Chicago Hope
- China Beach
- Dexter
- Mr. Robot
- St. Elsewhere
- Stranger Things
- Tour of Duty
- Westworld
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
- The A-Team
- Boardwalk Empire
- Burn Notice
- Cagney & Lacey
- Deadwood
- Falcon Crest
- Glee
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Mad Men
- Magnum, P.I.
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Miami Vice
- Ozark
- The Practice