Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)
The Primetime Emmy Award for Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series is an award handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Prior to 1976 and between 1979 and 1983, regular series competed with limited series and movies for Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing. In 2018, the category was split to separately recognize one-hour and half-hour series.
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
'''Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing'''1970s
Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing for a Single Episode of a Regular or Limited Series| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1976 (28th) | - | - | - | - |
| 1976 (28th) | Medical Story | "The Quality of Mercy" | William Andrews, Dick Friedman, Stan Gilbert, Doug Grindstaff, Al Kajita, Marvin I. Kosberg, Hans Newman, Hank Salerno, Leon Selditz, Larry Singer | NBC |
| 1976 (28th) | Police Woman | "Task Force" | William Andrews, Dick Friedman, Stan Gilbert, Jeremy Hoenack, Bob Human, Al Kajita, Marvin I. Kosberg, Jack Milner, Hans Newman, Hank Salerno, Leon Selditz, Larry Singer, Luke Wolfram | NBC |
| 1976 (28th) | The Six Million Dollar Man | "The Secret of Bigfoot" | Jerry Christian, Dennis Diltz, Jack Jackson, Walter Jenevein, Dale Johnston, George E. Luckenbacher, Thomas M. Patchett, David A. Schonleber, John Singleton, Ken Sweet | ABC |
'''Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing for a Series'''
1980s
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1983 (35th) | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 (35th) | Hill Street Blues | "Stan the Man" | Sam Horta, Donald W. Ernst, Avram D. Gold, Eileen Horta, Constance A. Kazmer, Gary Krivacek | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) | Knight Rider | "Knight of the Phoenix" | Walt Jenevein, Barney Cabral, John Detra, Dennis Diltz, Sam Gemette, Robert Gravenor, Phil Haberman, Jerry Jacobson, Marvin I. Kosberg, Billy Mauch, Anthony Palk, Edward L. Sandlin, Kyle Wright, Sam F. Shaw, William Shenberg, Bruce Stambler, Andrew Torres | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) | M*A*S*H | "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" | Edward Rossi, William Hartman, David M. Ice, Godfrey Marks, Richard Sperber, Don Isaacs | CBS |
| 1983 (35th) | St. Elsewhere | "Working" | Sam Horta, Donald W. Ernst, Jerelyn J. Harding, Avram D. Gold, Constance A. Kazmer, Gary Krivacek | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) | Tales of the Gold Monkey | "Honor Thy Brother" | Sam F. Shaw, Barney Cabral, John Detra, Sam Gemette, Donlee Jorgensen, Mark Roberts, Eric Shrader, John Stacy, Bob Weatherford, Paul Wittenberg, William Shenberg | ABC |
| 1984 (36th) | - | - | - | - |
| 1984 (36th) | Airwolf | "Shadow of the Hawke" | Sam F. Shaw, Michael H. Ford, Donlee Jorgensen, Mark Roberts, Breck Warwick, Bob Weatherford, Michael D. Wilhoit, Nicholas Vincent Korda, Gene L. Gillette | CBS |
| 1984 (36th) | Falcon Crest | "Ashes to Ashes" | Bill Wistrom, Mace Matiosian, Joanie Diener | CBS |
| 1984 (36th) | Hill Street Blues | "Parting Is Such Sweep Sorrow" | Gary Krivacek, Timothy J. Borquez, Mark R. Crookston, Bill Dannevick, Stephen Janisz, Mary Ruth Smith, Jerelyn J. Harding, Don Sanders | NBC |
| 1984 (36th) | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | "Hindenburg" | David R. Elliott, Anthony Mazzei, Michael J. Mitchell, David A. Whittaker | ABC |
| 1984 (36th) | Simon & Simon | "Betty Grable Flies Again" | Kyle Wright, Bruce Bell, Golden Felton, Phil Haberman, Donlee Jorgensen, Ian MacGregor-Scott, Don Tomlinson, Sabato Fiorello, Dave Kahn | CBS |
| 1985 (37th) | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 (37th) | Miami Vice | "Brother's Keeper" | Charles E. Moran, Bruce Bell, Victor B. Lackey, Ian MacGregor-Scott, Carl Mahakian, John Oettinger, Bernard F. Pincus, Warren Smith, Bruce Stambler, Michael D. Wilhoit, Kyle Wright, Paul Wittenberg, Jerry Cohen | NBC |
| 1985 (37th) | Airwolf | "Firestorm" | Michael D. Wilhoit, Gene Corso, Donlee Jorgensen, Gary Mundheim, Bob Newlan, Asher Yates, Barney Cabral, Gene L. Gillette | CBS |
| 1985 (37th) | Miami Vice | "Smuggler's Blues" | John A. Larsen, Scott Hecker, Harry B. Miller III, Robert Rutledge, Gary Vaughan, Jay Wilkinson, Norto Sepulveda, Jerry Cohen | NBC |
| 1985 (37th) | Murder, She Wrote | "Funeral at Fifty-Mile" | Anthony Magro, Anthony Milch, Linda Moss, Steve Shearsby, Billy Mauch, Laurie Higgins Tobias | CBS |
| 1985 (37th) | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | "Accident Research" | David R. Elliott, Doug Gray, James Wolvington, Robert Fisher, Michael J. Mitchell | ABC |
| 1986 (38th) | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 (38th) | Amazing Stories | "The Mission" | Richard L. Anderson, Wayne Allwine, James Christopher, George Fredrick, John Stacy, Burton Weinstein, Lettie Odney, Denise Whiting, Kenneth Wannberg | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | Airwolf | "Eagles" | Michael D. Wilhoit, Gene Corso, Michael H. Ford, Hector C. Gika, Donlee Jorgensen, Asher Yates, Ernesto Mas, Gene L. Gillette | CBS |
| 1986 (38th) | Hill Street Blues | "Two Easy Pieces" | Gary Krivacek, Timothy J. Borquez, Mark R. Crookston, Bill Dannevick, Stephen Janisz, Mary Ruth Smith, Jerelyn J. Harding, Don Sanders | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | Misfits of Science | "Deep Freeze" | Kyle Wright, Bruce Bell, Barney Cabral, Phil Haberman, Mark Hollingsworth, Donlee Jorgensen, Jimmy Ling, Bernard F. Pincus, Vern Shaw, Bruce Stambler, Michael D. Wilhoit, Richard Marx, Laurie Higgins Tobias | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | St. Elsewhere | "Time Heals, Part 1" | Kevin Spears, Mark R. Crookston, Andrea Horta, Constance A. Kazmer, Brian F. Mars, John O. Robinson III, Dan Garde | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 (39th) | Max Headroom | "Blipverts" | Doug Grindstaff, Richard Corwin, Clark Conrad, Brad Sherman, Richard Taylor, James Wolvington, Dick Bernstein | ABC |
| 1987 (39th) | The A-Team | "Firing Line" | Dick Wahrman, Gene Craig, Thomas McMullen, John Kaufman, Jack Woods, Roxanne Jones, Cliff Bell Jr., John Caper | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | Hunter | "The Castro Connection" | Sam Gemette, Dave Kulczycki, Ed Osborne, John Post, Edward L. Sandlin, Gary Vaughan, Cliff Bell Jr., John Caper Jr. | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | L.A. Law | "Pilot" | Sam Horta, Petra Bach, Sam Black, Donald W. Ernst, Terence Thomas, Andrea Horta, Ron Horwitz, Constance A. Kazmer, Gary Krivacek, Russ Hill, Warner E. Leighton, Margaret Webb, Eileen Horta, John R. Harris | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | Stingray | "Gemini" | Larry Mann, Ray Alba, Allan Bromberg, John M. Colwell, Joe Divitale, Jim Siracusa, John Kline, Angelo Bruzzese, Michael Dittrick | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 (40th) | Star Trek: The Next Generation | "11001001" | Bill Wistrom, Wilson Dyer, Mace Matiosian, James Wolvington, Gerry Sackman, Keith Bilderbeck | Syndicated |
| 1988 (40th) | Beauty and the Beast | "No Way Down" | Anthony Mazzei, Scott Martin Gershin, Bobby Mackston, Steve Dutkovich, Dave Weathers, David Hankins, Don Sanders | CBS |
| 1988 (40th) | Hunter | "The Black Dahlia" | Sam Gemette, Ray Alba, John M. Colwell, William Jacobs, Jim Siracusa, Craig Vandagriff, Cliff Bell Jr., Jeff Charbonneau | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) | J.J. Starbuck | "Incident at Sam September" | Dick Wahrman, Joe Divitale, John Kline, Allan Bromberg, Ed Osborne, Steve Olson, Cliff Bell Jr., John Caper Jr. | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) | Wiseguy | "Pilot" | Gary Winter, William Jacobs, John M. Colwell, Ray Alba, Jim Siracusa, Michael O'Corrigan, William Hooper, Bill Young, Robert Gutknecht, Joe Divitale, John Kaufman, Thomas McMullen, John Kline, Cliff Bell Jr., John Caper Jr. | CBS |
| 1989 (41st) | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 (41st) | Star Trek: The Next Generation | "Q Who" | Bill Wistrom, James Wolvington, Mace Matiosian, Wilson Dyer, Guy Tsujimoto, Gerry Sackman | Syndicated |
| 1989 (41st) | Beauty and the Beast | "The Watcher" | David Hankins, Bobby Mackston, Michael L. DePatie, Pat McCormick, Ralph Osborn, Richard Taylor, Bruce P. Michaels, Lori Slomka | CBS |
| 1989 (41st) | Hunter | "City Under Siege, Part 3" | Craig Vandagriff, Ray Alba, Cindy Marty, Ed Osborne, Steve Olson, Ian MacGregor-Scott, Jack Woods, Susan Mick | NBC |
| 1989 (41st) | MacGyver | "Gold Rush" | William H. Angarola, Miguel Rivera, Barbara Issak, Jon Johnson, Keith Bilderbeck, Art Ottinger, Steve Danforth | ABC |
| 1989 (41st) | Wiseguy | "All or Nothing" | Robert Gutknecht, John Kaufman, William Hooper, Bill Young, Edward L. Sandlin, Roxanne Jones, Paul Wittenberg, Jeff Charbonneau | CBS |
Individuals with multiple awards
;8 awards- Casey J. Crabtree
- David Klotz
- Jeffrey Wilhoit
- Bill Wistrom
- Jeff Charbonneau
- Michael Crabtree
- Doug Grindstaff
- Thomas A. Harris
- Mace Matiosian
- Walter Newman
- Brett Voss
- James Wolvington
- Rick Camera
- Wilson Dyer
- Darleen Stoker
- Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit
- Darren Wright
- Pembrooke Andrews
- Michael Baber
- James Bailey
- Zane D. Bruce
- Bradley C. Katona
- Timothy A. Cleveland
- Benjamin L. Cook
- Paul J. Diller
- William Dotson
- Paula Fairfield
- Tony Garber
- Jessica Goodwin
- Tim Hands
- Craig Henighan
- Rick Hromadka
- Al Kajita
- Shawn Kennelly
- Tim Kimmel
- Michael E. Lawshe
- Laura Macias
- Chris McGeary
- Vince Nicastro
- Richard Raderman
- Joe Sabella
- Gerry Sackman
- Hank Salerno
- Larry Singer
- Cathie Speakman
- Jeffrey R. Whitcher
- William Andrews
- Paul Bercovitch
- Susan Cahill
- Stuart Calderon
- Marko A. Costanzo
- Thierry J. Couturier
- Don Crosby
- Mark Dennis
- Catherine Flynn
- Karyn Foster
- George Fredrick
- Sharyn Gersh
- Tiffany S. Griffth
- Eileen Horta
- Samuel Horta
- Don Isaacs
- Constance A. Kazmer
- Marvin I. Kosberg
- Ira Leslie
- Maciek Malish
- John Matter
- James Moriana
- Bradley North
- Jeffrey A. Pitts
- Christopher B. Reeves
- Allan K. Rosen
- Fred Rosenberg
- Debby Ruby-Winsberg
- John Stacy
- Josef von Stroheim
- Tim Tuchrello
- Steven Visscher
- Bob Weatherford
- Susan Welsh
- David Werntz
- Jordan Wilby
- Michael D. Wilhoit
Programs with multiple awards
;4 awardsERStar Trek: The Next GenerationStranger Things;3 awardsGame of ThronesHill Street BluesSmallville24
;2 awardsBlack SailsBoardwalk EmpireThe Last of Us
- ''The X-Files''
Programs with multiple nominations
Totals combined for programs also nominated for Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation.;11 nominationsER
;8 nominationsGame of Thrones
;7 nominationsCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationStar Trek: The Next Generation24
;6 nominationsSmallvilleThe X-Files
;5 nominationsBoardwalk EmpireHill Street BluesStranger Things
;4 nominationsBlack SailsBreaking BadGothamLostThird WatchThe Walking Dead
;3 nominationsAirwolfBetter Call SaulCSI: MiamiHunterNorthern ExposureQuantum LeapStar Trek: DiscoveryWestworldWiseguy
;2 nominationsAliasAndorBattlestar GalacticaBeauty and the BeastThe BoysDr. Quinn, Medicine WomanHomelandThe Last of UsLaw & OrderMacGyverThe MandalorianMarvel's DaredevilMiami ViceNikitaPolice StoryRipley's Believe It or Not!St. ElsewhereStar Trek: PicardStar Trek: Strange New WorldsStar Trek: VoyagerSupernaturalTrue BloodTwin PeaksThe Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
- ''Vikings''