42nd TCA Awards

42nd TCA Awards
42nd TCA Awards
Date	TBA 2026
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The 42nd TCA Awards are set to be announced in mid-2026. The nominees were announced by the Television Critics Association on June 12, 2026.^[1]

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This year, two new categories were introduced: Outstanding Achievement in Animation and Outstanding International Series.^[1]

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Category	Winner	Nominees
Program of the Year		The Comeback (HBO) Hacks (HBO Max) Heated Rivalry (Crave/HBO Max) Industry (HBO) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) The Pitt (HBO Max) Pluribus (Apple TV) Shrinking (Apple TV) Widow's Bay (Apple TV)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy		Abbott Elementary (ABC) The Comeback (HBO) The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (NBC) Hacks (HBO Max) The Lowdown (FX) Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) Shrinking (Apple TV) Widow's Bay (Apple TV)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama		The Gilded Age (HBO) Heated Rivalry (Crave/HBO Max) Industry (HBO) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO) Paradise (Hulu) The Pitt (HBO Max) Pluribus (Apple TV) Task (HBO)
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials		All Her Fault (Peacock) The Beast in Me (Netflix) Beef (Netflix) Death by Lightning (Netflix) DTF St. Louis (HBO Max) Half Man (HBO Max) Lord of the Flies (Netflix) Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (FX)
Outstanding New Program		Alien: Earth (FX) The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (NBC) Heated Rivalry (Crave/HBO Max) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO) The Lowdown (FX) Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) Pluribus (Apple TV) Widow's Bay (Apple TV)
Individual Achievement in Comedy		Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO Max) Elle Fanning – Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) Harrison Ford – Shrinking (Apple TV) Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback (HBO) Kate O'Flynn – Widow's Bay (Apple TV) Matthew Rhys – Widow's Bay (Apple TV) Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max) Tim Robinson – The Chair Company (HBO)
Individual Achievement in Drama		Marisa Abela – Industry (HBO) Sterling K. Brown – Paradise (Hulu) David Harbour – DTF St. Louis (HBO Max) Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt (HBO Max) Ken Leung – Industry (HBO) Myha'la – Industry (HBO) Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus (Apple TV+) Connor Storrie – Heated Rivalry (Crave/HBO Max) Hudson Williams – Heated Rivalry (Crave/HBO Max) Noah Wyle – The Pitt (HBO Max)
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information		60 Minutes (CBS) The American Revolution (PBS) CBS This Morning (CBS) Disneyland Handcrafted (Disney+) Frontline (PBS) Have I Got News For You (CNN) Marty, Life Is Short (Netflix) Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV)
Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk or Sketch		The Daily Show (Comedy Central) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) The Muppet Show: Sabrina Carpenter (Disney+) Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Reality		Couples Therapy (Showtime/Paramount+) Finding Mr. Christmas (Hallmark Channel) The Great British Baking Show (Netflix) Love on the Spectrum (Netflix) RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV) Survivor (CBS) Top Chef (Bravo) The Traitors (Peacock)
Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming		Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation (Disney+) Electric Bloom (Disney+/Disney Channel) Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+/Hulu) Phineas and Ferb (Disney+/Disney Channel) Stranger Things: Tales from '85 (Netflix) Vampirina: Teenage Vampire (Disney+/Disney Channel) Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (Disney+/Disney Channel) WondLa (Apple TV)
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming		Carl the Collector (PBS Kids) The First Snow of Fraggle Rock (Apple TV) Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ (Disney+/Disney Jr.) Phoebe & Jay (PBS Kids) Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical (Apple TV) Sofia the First: Royal Magic (Disney+/Disney Jr.) Weather Hunters (PBS Kids) The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball (Hulu)
Outstanding Achievement in Animation^[2]^[3]		Bob's Burgers (Fox) Haunted Hotel (Netflix) Invincible (Prime Video) King of the Hill (Hulu) Long Story Short (Netflix) The Simpsons (Fox) South Park (Comedy Central) Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord (Disney+) Women Wearing Shoulder Pads (Adult Swim)
Outstanding International Series		The Boyfriend (Netflix) Crime Scene Zero (Netflix) Drops of God (Apple TV) // The House of the Spirits (Prime Video) Last Samurai Standing (Netflix) Squid Game (Netflix)

Nominations	Recipient	Category	Network/Platform
5	Heated Rivalry	Drama	Crave/HBO Max
	Industry	Drama	HBO
	Widow's Bay	Comedy	Apple TV
4	Hacks	Comedy	HBO Max
	The Pitt	Drama	HBO Max
	Pluribus	Drama	Apple TV
3	The Comeback	Comedy	HBO
	Margo's Got Money Troubles		Apple TV
	Shrinking		Apple TV
2	DTF St. Louis	Drama	HBO Max
	The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins	Comedy	NBC
	A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms	Drama	HBO
	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Variety	CBS
	The Lowdown	Comedy	FX
	Paradise	Drama	Hulu

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