Best TV Show Drama - 2009

Whether it's bone chilling, edgy, or downright dark, some of the most enticing shows on television are dramas and most of them go online right after they air. Check out our most dramatic nominees and see which one took home the highest Clicker honor.
House
House, also known as House M.D., is a Fox medical drama TV series, with it's hero Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) as an unorthodox and controversial doctor who often feuds with his boss Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein), and...
2009 Winner
Lost
Lost is an action-adventure and science fiction series on ABC centering on the survivors of a plane crash, Flight 815, which landed them on a mysterious island. It was created by Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams and Damon Linde...
2009 Finalist
Dollhouse
Dollhouse is the latest science fiction series from creator Joss Whedon, starring Eliza Dushku as Echo. Part mystery, part action adventure, and part conspiracy thriller, Dollhouse is about a secret corporation that can ta...
2009 Finalist
V (2009)
V (2009) is the ABC tv series where an advanced species of alien comes to Earth claiming to be friendly, but turns out to have sinister plans. When the alien race and their leader Anna appear over major cities, they claim...
2009 Finalist
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an ABC primetime medical drama that begins with surgical interns Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), George O'Malley (T. R. Knight), Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) and Cristin...
2009 Finalist
Fringe
Fringe is the Fox TV series created by J.J. Abrams, a drama that follows investigations of fringe science with FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv), her partner John Scott (Mark Valley), and Peter (Joshua Jackson), ...
FlashForward
FlashForward is an ABC sci-fi drama series based on the book by Robert J. Sawyer, which shows a world where a mysterious event causes almost everyone on earth to lose consciousness for two minutes and seventeen seconds. D...
NCIS
NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) is an action drama series created by CBS as a spin-off to its long-running series, JAG that focuses on the complex and humorous dynamics of a team of special agents investigating...
Stargate Universe
Stargate: Universe takes over the Stargate torch that past shows like Stargate: SG1 and Stargate: Atlantis carried by bringing the story of Stargate to a new audience. The story on Stargate: Universe begins after the secre...
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is part of the CSI series, following a forensics team led by Horatio Caine (David Caruso), which includes Lt. Megan Donner (Kim Delaney), Calleigh Duquesne (Emily Proctor), Natalia Boa Vista (Eva LaRue), Tim Spe...
Heroes
Created by Tim Kring, Heroes is a science fiction drama following the lives of protagonist Peter Petrelli, cheerleader Claire Bennet, office worker Hiro, watchmaker Sylar, and dozens of other people who are finding out the...
CSI: NY
CSI: NY, short for Crime Scene Investigation: New York, is a police procedural on CBS that follows detectives as they investigate crimes in New York City. The northeast based team is led by Sgt Mac Taylor (Gary Sinise) an...
The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries the CW fantasy-horror TV show based on the books by L.J. Smith, including The Awakening, The Struggle, and The Fury, which follow the life of Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev), her vampire love interest Stefa...
Mercy
Mercy was a medical drama that aired on NBC and starred Taylor Schilling, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jaime Lee Kirchner, James Tupper, Diego Klattenhoff, Guillermo Diaz, and James LeGros. The series was set in the fictional Me...
White Collar
White Collar is the USA Network dramedy about con artist Neal Caffrey (Matthew Bomer), who has been playing a cat and mouse game with the FBI for years. When the forger and thief is caught by his nevemisi, FBI Agent Peter...
Castle
Castle is a comedy-drama TV series developed by ABC follows the exploits of a quirky famous mystery novelist Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion), who gains his story inspirations by real world criminals. When a fan liked one o...
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy continues the tradition of smart, thrilling dramas on FX, starring Charlie Hunnam as Jax Teller, the heir apparent in a close-knit gang of outlaws in Charming, California. The Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Clu...
The Closer
The Closer is a crime series from TNT starring Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson. Johnson is a detective from Georgia who moves to Los Angeles to head up the Major Crimes Division of the LAPD. The Closer b...
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles is an action drama series created by CBS as a spin-off to its long-running and highly acclaimed series, NCIS, that follows a team working in the Los Angeles Office of Special Projects (OSP), a clandestine...
Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck is a television show on FX, home to Rescue Me and Sons of Anarchy, about Miami plastic surgery center McNamara- Troy, headed by Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh) and Christian Troy (Julian McMahon). While Sean tries to ...
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