Saturn Award for Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series

The Saturn Award for Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series was presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, honoring the best syndicated or cable television series. It was first introduced in 1996 and discontinued in 2015 when the Saturn Awards went through major changes in their television categories.

Battlestar Galactica, Breaking Bad, Stargate SG-1, and The Walking Dead hold the record of most wins in the category with three. Stargate SG-1 also had the most nominations with eleven.

Winners and nominees

The following is a list of award winners and nominees. The winners are listed in bold.

(NOTE: Year refers to year of eligibility. The actual ceremonies were held the following year.)

1990s

Year	Program	Network
1996	The Outer Limits	Showtime
	Babylon 5	Syndicated
	Highlander
	The New Adventures of Robin Hood	TNT
	Poltergeist: The Legacy	Showtime
	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Syndicated
1997	The Outer Limits	Showtime
	Babylon 5	Syndicated
	Earth: Final Conflict
	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
	Stargate SG-1	Showtime
	Xena: Warrior Princess	Syndicated
1998	Babylon 5	TNT
	The Outer Limits	Showtime
	PSI Factor	Syndicated
	Sliders	Sci-Fi
	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Syndicated
	Stargate SG-1	Showtime
1999	Stargate SG-1	Showtime
	Amazon	Syndicated
	Farscape	Sci-Fi
	G vs E	USA Network
	The Outer Limits	Showtime
	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Syndicated

2000s

Year	Program	Network
2000	Farscape	Sci-Fi
	Andromeda	Syndicated
	Beastmaster
	The Invisible Man	Sci-Fi
	The Outer Limits	Showtime
	Stargate SG-1
2001	Farscape	Sci-Fi
	Andromeda	Syndicated
	The Chronicle	Sci-Fi
	The Invisible Man
	Stargate SG-1	Showtime
	Witchblade	TNT
2002	Farscape	Sci-Fi
	Andromeda	Syndicated
	The Dead Zone	USA Network
	Jeremiah	Showtime
	Mutant X	Syndicated
	Stargate SG-1	Sci-Fi
2003	Stargate SG-1	Sci-Fi
	Andromeda	Syndicated
	Carnivàle	HBO
	Dead Like Me	Showtime
	The Dead Zone	USA Network
	Farscape	Sci-Fi
2004	Stargate SG-1	Sci-Fi
	Dead Like Me	Showtime
	The Dead Zone	USA Network
	The 4400
	Nip/Tuck	FX
	Stargate: Atlantis	Sci-Fi
2005	Battlestar Galactica	Sci-Fi
	The Closer	TNT
	The 4400	USA Network
	Nip/Tuck	FX
	Stargate: Atlantis	Sci-Fi
	Stargate SG-1
2006	Battlestar Galactica	Sci-Fi
	The Closer	TNT
	Dexter	Showtime
	Doctor Who	Sci-Fi
	Eureka
	Kyle XY	ABC Family
	Stargate SG-1	Sci-Fi
2007	Dexter	Showtime
	Battlestar Galactica	Sci-Fi
	The Closer	TNT
	Kyle XY	ABC Family
	Saving Grace	TNT
	Stargate SG-1	Sci-Fi
2008	Battlestar Galactica	Sci-Fi
	The Closer	TNT
	Dexter	Showtime
	Leverage	TNT
	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Cartoon Network
	True Blood	HBO
2009	Breaking Bad	AMC
	Battlestar Galactica	Sci-Fi
	The Closer	TNT
	Dexter	Showtime
	Leverage	TNT
	True Blood	HBO

2010s

Year	Program	Network
2010	Breaking Bad	AMC
	The Closer	TNT
	Dexter	Showtime
	Eureka	Syfy
	Leverage	TNT
	Spartacus: Blood and Sand	Starz
	True Blood	HBO
2011	Breaking Bad	AMC
	American Horror Story: Murder House	FX
	The Closer	TNT
	Dexter	Showtime
	The Killing	AMC
	Leverage	TNT
	True Blood	HBO
2012	The Walking Dead	AMC
	American Horror Story: Asylum	FX
	Dexter	Showtime
	The Killing	AMC
	Leverage	TNT
	True Blood	HBO
2013	The Walking Dead	AMC
	American Horror Story: Coven	FX
	The Americans
	Continuum	Syfy
	Dexter	Showtime
	Haven	Syfy
2014	The Walking Dead	AMC
	American Horror Story: Freak Show	FX
	Continuum	Syfy
	Falling Skies	TNT
	Salem	WGN America
	The Strain	FX
	12 Monkeys	Syfy

Most nominations

• 11 nominations - Stargate SG-1 (consecutive)
• 8 nominations - Dexter (consecutive)
• 7 nominations - The Closer (consecutive)
• 5 nominations:
  • Battlestar Galactica (consecutive)
  • Farscape (consecutive)
  • Leverage (consecutive)
  • The Outer Limits (consecutive)
  • True Blood (consecutive)
• 4 nominations:
  • American Horror Story (consecutive)
  • Andromeda (consecutive)
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (consecutive)
• 3 nominations:
  • Babylon 5 (consecutive)
  • Breaking Bad (consecutive)
  • Dead Like Me (consecutive)
  • The Dead Zone (consecutive)
  • The Walking Dead (consecutive)
• 2 nominations:
  • Continuum (consecutive)
  • Eureka
  • The 4400 (consecutive)
  • The Invisible Man (consecutive)
  • The Killing (consecutive)
  • Kyle XY (consecutive)
  • Nip/Tuck (consecutive)
  • Stargate: Atlantis (consecutive)

Most wins

• 3 wins:
  • Battlestar Galactica (2 consecutive)
  • Breaking Bad (consecutive)
  • Farscape (consecutive)
  • Stargate SG-1 (2 consecutive)
  • The Walking Dead (consecutive)
• 2 wins - The Outer Limits (consecutive)

See also

• Saturn Award for Best Action-Thriller Television Series
• Saturn Award for Best Animated Series or Film on Television
• Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Television Series
• Saturn Award for Best Horror Television Series
• Saturn Award for Best Network Television Series
• Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Television Series

External links

• Official Site