EDGAR ALLAN POE AWARD BEST EPISODE OF A TV SERIES

2018:  Fargo – Somebody to Love – Noah Hawley (Winner)
Loch Ness – Episode 1 – Stephen Brady
Law & Order: SVU – Something Happened – Michael Chernuchin
George Gentley – Gentley and the New Age – Robert Murphy
Vera- The Blanket Mire – Paul Matthew Thompson & Martha Hillier

2017:  “A Blade of Grass” – Penny Dreadful, Teleplay by John Logan (Winner)
“Episode 1 – From the Ashes of Tragedy” – The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Teleplay by Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
“The Abominable Bride” – Sherlock, Teleplay by Mark Gatiss & Steven Moffat
“Dark Road” – Vera,Teleplay by Martha Hillier
“Return 0” – Person of Interest, Teleplay by Jonathan Nolan & Denise The
“The Bicameral Mind” – Westworld, Teleplay by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy

2016:  Gently with the Women by Peter Flannery, George Gently (Winner)
Episode 7 by Chris Chibnall, Broadchurch
Elise – The Final Mystery by Anthony Horowitz, Foyle’s War
Terra Incognita by Erik Mountain & Melissa Scrivner Love, Person of Interest
The Beating of Her Wings by Richard Warlow, Ripper Street

2015:  Episode 1 by Sally Wainwright, Happy Valley (Winner)
The Empty Hearse by Mark Gatiss, Sherlock
Unfinished Business by Siobhan Byrne O’Connor, Blue Bloods
Dream Baby Dream by Sean Whitesell, The Killing
Episode 6 by Toby Whithouse, The Game

2014:  Episode 1 by Allan Cubitt, The Fall  (Winner)
Episode 3 by Neil Cross, Luther
Legitimate Rape by Kevin Fox and Peter Blauner, Law & Order: SVU
Variations Under Domestication by Will Pascoe, Orphan Black
Pilot by Kevin Williamson, The Following

2013: A Scandal in Belgravia by Steven Moffat, Sherlock (Winner)
Pilot by Hunt Baldwin & John Coveny, Longmire
Child Predator by Peter Blake, elemeNtarY
Slaughterhouse by Fred Golan, Justified
New Car Smell by Meredith Stiehm, Homeland

2012: Pilot by Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, & Gideon Raff, Homeland (Winner)
The Life Inside by Benjamin Cavell, Justified
Innocence by Siobhan Byrne O’Connor, Blue Bloods
Part I by Ben Court & Caroline Ip, Whitechapel
Mask by Speed Weed, Law & Order: SVU

2011:  Episode 1 by Neil Cross, Luther (Winner)
Episode 4 by Neil Cross, Luther
Full Measure by Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad
No Mas by Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad
The Next One’s Gonna Go In Your Throat by Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman, Damages

2010: Place of Execution by Patrick Harbinson, PBS/WGBH (Winner)
Strike Three by Steven Kane, The Closer
Look What He Dug Up This Time by Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman, Damages
Grilled by George Mastras, Breaking Bad
Living the Dream by Clyde Phillips, Dexter

2009:  Prayer of the Bone… Patrick Harbinson, Wire in the Blood (Winner)
Streetwise… Paul Grellong, Law & Order: SVU
Signature… Judith McCreary, Law & Order: SVU
You May Now Kill the Bride… Barry O’Brien, CSI: Miami
Burn Card… Ed Zuckerman & David Wilcox, Law & Order

2008:  Pilot…  Matt Nix, Burn Notice   (Winner)
It’s Alive… Daniel Cerone , Dexter
Yahrzeit… Declan Croghan & Barbara Machin, Waking the Dead
Pie-Lette… Bryan Fuller , Pushing Daisies
Senseless… Warren Leight & Siobhan Byrne O’Connor, Julie Martin & Siobhan Byrne O’Connor, Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2007:  Episode 1… Matthew Graham, Life on Mars (Winner)
Blue Blood… James Duff & Mike Berchem, The Closer
Crocodile… Clyde Phillips, Dexter
Clueless… Thomas L. Moran, House
Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink… Hy Conrad, Monk

2006:  Amulet by Ed Whitmore in Sea of Souls (Winner)
911 by Patrick Harbinson in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
A Bullet Runs Through It, Parts 1 & 2 by Richard Catalani, Carol Mendelsohn in CSI,CSI
Grave Danger by Quentin Tarantino, Anthony Zuiker in CSI, CSI
Redemption by Guy Burt in Wire in the Blood

2005:  Want by Rene Balcer & Elizabeth Benjamin, Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Winner)
Conscience by Rene Balcer & Gerry Conway, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Consumed Rene Balcer & Warren Leight, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf by Hy Conrad, Monk
Pas De Deux Rene Balcer & Warren Leight, Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2004:  Goodbye… Peter Blake &, David E. Kelley, The Practice (Winner)
Coerced… Jonathan Greene, Law & Order: SVU
Mr. Monk and the 12th Man… Michael Angeli, Monk
Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man… Daniel Dratch, Monk
Probability… Rene Balcer & Gerry Conway, Law & Order, Criminal Intent

2003:  Waste… Dawn Denoon & Lisa Marie Petersen, Law & Order: Special Victim’s Unit (Winner)
Ho Down… Bill Clark & Nicholas Wootton, NYPD Blue
Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation… Hy Conrad, Monk
The Target… Ed Burns & David Simon, The Wire
Tuxedo Hill… Rene Balcer, Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2002:  The Pine Barrens… Tim Van Patten & Terence Winter, The Sopranos (Winner)
Countdown… Dawn Denoon & Lisa Marie Petersen, Law & Order SVU
Johnny Got His Gold… Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, & Nicholas Wootton, NYPD Blue
Killing Time… Peter Blake, David E. Kelley, Lukas Reiter, & Jonathan Shapiro The Practice
Prisoner’s Base Part 2… Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin, Nero Wolfe

2001:  Limitations… Michael R. Perry, Law & Order: SVU  (Winner) 
Black, White & Blue… Lynne Litt, Richard Sweren, & Matt Witten, Law & Order
Endurance… Matt Witten, Law & Order
Remorse… Michael R. Perry, Law & Order: SVU

2000:  Refuge, Part 2… Rene Balcer, Law & Order  (Winner)Empire… Rene Balcer & Robert Palm, Law & Order
Hate… Rene Balcer, Law & Order
Killerz… Richard Sweren, Law & Order
Merger… Lynn Mamet, Law & Order

1999:  Bad Girl… Rene Balcer & Richard Sweren, Law & Order (Winner)
Carrier… David Black, Law & Order
Fallen Idol… Gwyneth Hughes, Silent Witness
Fools Russian… Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, Allen Edwards, William M. Finkelstein, David Milch, Matt Olmstead, & Scott A. Williams, Brooklyn South
Skel in a Cell… Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, William M. Finkelstein, David Milch, Doug Palau, & Nicholas Wootton, Brooklyn South

1998: Double Down… Richard Sweren, Simon Wincelberg, & Ed Zuckerman, Law & Order (Winner)
Blood… Rene Balcer & Craig Tepper, Law & Order
Burned… Siobhan Byrne, Law & Order
First Degree… Stephen Gaghan, David E. Kelley, & Michael R. Perry, The Practice
Thrill… Rene Balcer, Law & Order

1997: Deadbeat… I. C. Rapoport & Ed Zuckerman, Law & Order (Winner)
Causa Mortis… Rene Balcer, Law & Order
Every Picture Tells a Story, Paul Haggis, EZ Streets
ID… Ed Zuckerman, Law & Order
Slave… Rene Balcer & Elaine Loeser, Law & Order

1996: Torah! Torah! Torah!… Theresa Rebeck, NYPD Blue (Winner)
Humbug… Darin Morgan, The X-Files
Rumpole and the Family Pride… John Mortimer, Mystery!: Rumpole
The Eligible Bachelor… Trevor R. Bowen, Mystery!: Sherlock Holmes
The Lost Child… Paul Billing, Masterpiece Theatre: Prime Suspect

1995: Simone Says… Steven Bochco, Walon Green & David Milch, NYPD Blue (Winner)
Family Values… Rene Balcer & William N. Fordes, Law and Order
Pilot Episode/Episode One… Jacqueline Zambrano, Under Suspicion
The Erlenmeyer Flask… Chris Carter, The X-Files

1994: 4B or Not 4B… David Milch, NYPD Blue (Winner)
Conduct Unbecoming… Rene Balcer & Michael S. Chernuchin, Law & Order
Promised Land… Julian Mitchell, Mystery!: Inspector Morse
Rising Sun… Stephen Kronish, The Commish
Turpitude… David E. Kelley, Picket Fences

1993: Conspiracy… Rene Balcer & Michael S. Chernuchin, Law & Order (Winner)
A Killer Book… Paul Bernbaum, Likely Suspects
Point of View… Rene Balcer & Walon Green, Law & Order
Smells Like Teen Spirit… Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin, Likely Suspects
The Dead File… Tom Sawyer, Murder, She Wrote

1992: Poirot: The Lost Mine… Michael Baker & David Renwick, Mystery!: Hercule Poirot (Winner)
Shoscombe Old Place… Gary Hopkins, Mystery!
Sonata for Solo Organ… Michael S. Chernuchin & Joe Morgenstern, Law & Order
The Problem of Thor Bridge… Jeremy Paul, Mystery!

1991: Goodnight, Dear Heart… Paul Brown, Quantum Leap (Winner)
Gabriel’s Fire… Coleman Luck & Jacqueline Zambrano, Gabriel’s Fire
Happily Ever After… David Black & Robert Stuart Nathan, Law & Order
Justice Swerved… David E. Kelley & Bruce Zabel, L.A. Law

1990: White Noise… David J. Burke & Alfonse Ruggiero Jr., Wiseguy (Winner)
Blues for Buder… Robert B. Parker & Joan Parker, Blues for Buder
Investment in Death… Nick Gore & Jerry Jacobius, Hunter
Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation… John Mortimer, Mystery!: Rumpole
Urine Trouble Now… William M. Finkelstein, Michelle Gallery, David E. Kelley, & Judith Parker, L.A. Law

1989: The Devil’s Foot… Gary Hopkins, Mystery!: Return of Sherlock Holmes (Winner)
Date with an Angel… David J. Burke & Stephen Kronish, Wiseguy
May the Road Rise Up… Richard C. Okie, Simon & Simon
Rumpole and the Bright Seraphim… John Mortimer, Mystery!: Rumpole
The Black Tower, Episode 1… William Humble, Mystery!: P. D. James’ Adam Dalgliesh

1988: The Musgrave Ritual… Jeremy Paul, Mystery!: Return of Sherlock Holmes (Winner)
Blue Movie… Ron Hansen, Private Lives
Nicky the Rose… John Leekley & Alfonse Ruggiero Jr., Private Eye
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell… Eric Blakeney, Wiseguy
The Right to Remain Silent… David Abramowitz, Cagney & Lacey

1987: The Cup… David Jackson, The Equalizer (Winner)
Deirdre… Herman Miller, The New Mike Hammer
Diary of a Perfect Murder… Dean Hargrove, Matlock
Wax Poetic… Lee Sheldon, Blacke’s Magic

1986: The Amazing Falsworth… Mick Garris, Amazing Stories (Winner)
The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice… Debra Frank & Carl Sautter, Moonlighting
Wake Me When I’m Dead… Buck Henry, Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985: Deadly Lady… Peter S. Fischer, Murder, She Wrote (Winner)
Miami Vice… Anthony Yerkovich, Miami Vice
Seven Dead Eyes… Joe Gores, Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer

1984: The Pencil… Jo Eisinger, Philip Marlowe (Winner)
Altered Steele… Jeff Melvoin, Remington Steele
Grand Illision… E. Jack Kaplan, Simon & Simon

1983: In The Steele of the Night… Joel Steiger, Remington Steele (Winner)
Ashes to Ashes, None Too Soon… Bob Shayne, Simon & Simon
Matt Houston… Richard Christian Danus & Ken Trevey, Matt Houston

1982: Hill Street Station… Steven Bochco & Michael Kozoll, Hill Street Blues (Winner)
Simon Eyes… Philip DeGuere, Simon & Simon
Stain of Guilt… Sam Egan, Quincy

1981: China Doll… Donald P. Bellisario & Glen A. Larson, Magnum P.I. (Winner)
A Matter of Principle… Steven Greenberg & Aubrey Solomon, Quincy
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe… Stephen J. Cannell, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

1980: Skin… Robin Chapman & Roald Dahl, Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected (Winner)
A Hollywood Whodunit… Michelle Gallery, Lou Grant
Only the Pretty Girls Die… Mark Rodgers, Eischield
Stone… Stephen J. Cannell, Stone

1979: Murder Under Glass… Robert Van Scoyk, Columbo (winner)
Murder on the Flip Side… Lee Sheldon, Eddie Capra Mysteries
Vega$… Michael Mann, Vega$

1978: The Thighbone Is Connected to the Knee Bone… Tony Lawrence & Lou Shaw, Quincy (Winner)
In the Event of My Death… Jerome Coopersmith, The Andros Targets
The Deadly Maze… Juanita Bartlett, The Rockford Files

1977: Requiem for Murder… James J. Sweeney, Streets of San Francisco
Dear Tony… Norman Hudis, Baretta
The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit… David Chase, The Rockford Files

1976: No Immunity for Murder… Joe Gores, Kojak (Winner)
Murder Comes in Little Pills… Robert Foster & Milt Rosen, Kate McShane
The Mark of Cain… Leonard Katzman, Petrocelli

1975: Requiem for C.Z. Smith… Roberts Collins, Police Story (Winner)
Anatomy of Two Rapes… Richard Bluel & Pat Fielder, Policewoman
Gertrude… Howard Rodman, Harry O.

1974: Requiem for an Informer… Sy Salkowitz, Police Story (Winner)
Here Today, Gone Tonight… Jerome Coopersmith, Hawaii Five-O
One for the Morgue… Jerrold Freedman, Kojak
Requiem for a Falling Star… Jackson Gillis, Columbo
The Cain Connection… Stephen J. Cannell, Toma

1973: The New Mexico Connection… Glen A. Larson, McCloud (Winner)
A Date with Death… Mort Fine & Milton S. Gelman, Banyon
Bait Once, Bait Twice… Will Lorin, Hawaii Five-O
The Crimson Halo… Simon Wincelberg, Mannix
Victim in Shadow… Richard Bluel… Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law

1972: A Step in Time… Mann Rubin, Mannix (Winner)
Company Town… Cliff Gould, Cade’s County
Murder by the Book… Steven Bochco, Columbo
Somebody’s Out to Get Jennie… Robert Presnell Jr., McCloud

1971: Berlin Affair… E. Jack Neuman & Richard Alan Simmons, NBC Movie of the Week (Winner)
The Mouse that Died… Chester Krumholtz, Mannix
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf… Luther Davis, ABC Movie of the Week
The Other Man… Eric Bercovici & Michael Blankfort, NBC Movie of the Week
To Taste of Death but Once… Joel Oliansky, The Senator

1970: Daughter of the Mind… Luther Davis, ABC Movie of the Week (Winner)
In This Corner… Sol Albert, Harve Bennett, & Rita Lakin, Mod Squad
Night Gallery… Rod Serling… Rod Serling’s Night Gallery
The Sound of Darkness… Barry Trivers, Mannix

1969: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekll and Mr. Hyde… Ian Hunter, ABC Special (Winner)
Companions in Nightmare… Robert L. Joseph, NBC World Premier Film

1968: Tempest in a Texas Town… Harold Gast & Leon Tokatyan, Judd for Defense (Winner)

1967: Operation Rogesh… Jerome Ross, Mission: Impossible (Winner)
After the Lion, Jackals… Stanford Whitmore, Bob Hope Presents
The Fatal Mistake… Jacques Gillies & Oscar Millard, Bob Hope Presents

1966: An Unlocked Window… James Bridges, Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Winner)
Carry Me back to Old Tsing Tao… David Karp, I, Spy
Memorandum for a Spy… Robert L. Joseph, Bob Hope Presents
The Gray Lady… Richard Levinson & William Link, Honey West

1965: The Fugitive series… Alan Armer, The Fugitive (Winner)

1964: The End of the World Baby… Luther Davis, Kraft Suspense Hour (Winner)
The Defenders…the series won for it’s overall excellence
To Bury Caesar… Berkely Mather, Dupont Show of the Week

1963: The Problem of Cell 13… A.A. Roberts, Kraft Mystery Theatre (Winner)
Scene of the Crime… Sidney Carroll, U.S. Steel Hour
The Apostle… Stanley R. Greenberg, The Defenders

1962: Witness in the Dark… John Lemont & Leigh Vance, Kraft Mystery Theater (Winner)
The Legend of Jim Riva… John K. Butler & Boyd Correll, The Defenders

1961: The Case of the Burning Court… Kelley Roos, Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (Winner)
The Day of the Bullet… Bill Ballinger, Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1960: The Empty Chair… David Karp, ABC (Winner)
The Comic… Blake Edwards, NBC

1959: The Edge of Truth… Adrian Spies, Studio One
Capital Punishment… James Lee, Omnibus

1958:  Best Episode in a TV Series “Mechanical Manhunt” Harold Swanton NBC-TV Series: Alcoa Hour
The Trial of Lizzie Borden… Omnibus staff, Omnibus

1957: The Fine Art of Murder… Sidney Carroll, Omnibus
Playhouse 90 Awarded a special award for excellent productions

1956: A Taste of Honey… Alvin Sapinsley Jr., Elgin Hour
Thin Air… Ben Starr, Climax

1955: Smoke… Gore Vidal, Suspense
The Long Goodbye… E. Jack Neuman, Climax

1954: Crime at Blossoms… Jerome Ross, Studio One

1953: Dragnet… Jack Webb & Michael Meshekoff(Producer)

1952: The Web… Franklin Heller & the Goodson-Todman Production