TCA Award for Program of the Year

Annual US television award From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The TCA Award for Program of the Year is an award given by the Television Critics Association.[1] It was first presented in 1985 with British television serial The Jewel in the Crown being the first recipient of the award. The category includes both drama and comedy television series as well as limited series.

Awarded forBest Television Program
Presented byTelevision Critics Association
First award1985
Currently held byThe Pitt (2025)
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TCA Award for Program of the Year
Awarded forBest Television Program
Presented byTelevision Critics Association
First award1985
Currently held byThe Pitt (2025)
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Only two programs have received the award more than once, HBO's The Sopranos in 1999 and 2001, and AMC's Breaking Bad in 2013 and 2014. HBO's Game of Thrones holds the record of most nominations in the category with seven followed by Homicide: Life on the Street, Lost and The Sopranos with five nominations each.

Winners and nominees

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Year Winner Other Nominees
1984–1985
(1st)		 The Jewel in the Crown (PBS)
1985–1986
(2nd)		 Death of a Salesman (CBS)
and
The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America (CBS)
1986–1987
(3rd)		 Eyes on the Prize (PBS)
1987–1988
(4th)		 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (HBO)
1988–1989
(5th)		 Lonesome Dove (CBS)
1989–1990
(6th)		 Twin Peaks (ABC)
1990–1991
(7th)		 The Civil War (PBS)
1991–1992
(8th)		 Northern Exposure (CBS)
1992–1993
(9th)		 Barbarians at the Gate (HBO)
1993–1994
(10th)		 Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
1994–1995
(11th)		 ER (NBC)
1995–1996
(12th)		 Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC)
1996–1997
(13th)		 EZ Streets (CBS)
1997–1998
(14th)		 From the Earth to the Moon (HBO)
1998–1999
(15th)		 The Sopranos (HBO)
1999–2000
(16th)		 The West Wing (NBC)
2000–2001
(17th)		 The Sopranos (HBO)
2001–2002
(18th)		 24 (Fox)
2002–2003
(19th)		 American Idol (Fox)
2003–2004
(20th)		 Angels in America (HBO)
2004–2005
(21st)		 Desperate Housewives (ABC)
2005–2006
(22nd)		 Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
2006–2007
(23rd)		 Heroes (NBC)
2007–2008
(24th)		 Mad Men (AMC)
2008–2009
(25th)		 Battlestar Galactica (Syfy)
2009–2010
(26th)
[2][3]		 Glee (Fox)
2010–2011
(27th)
[4][5]		 Friday Night Lights (NBC / Audience Network)
2011–2012
(28th)
[6][7]		 Game of Thrones (HBO)
2012–2013
(29th)
[8][9]		 Breaking Bad (AMC)
2013–2014
(30th)
[10][11]		 Breaking Bad (AMC)
2014–2015
(31st)
[12][13]		 Empire (Fox)
2015–2016
(32nd)
[14]		 The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)
2016–2017
(33rd)
[15]		 The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
2017–2018
(34th)
[16]		 The Americans (FX)
2018–2019
(35th)
[17]		 Fleabag (Amazon)
2019–2020
(36th)
[18][19]		 Watchmen (HBO)
2020–2021
(37th)
[20][21]		 Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
2021–2022
(38th)
[22]		 Abbott Elementary (ABC)
2022–2023
(39th)
[23]		 Succession (HBO)
2023–2024
(40th)
[24][25]		 Shōgun (FX)
2024–2025
(41st)
[26][27]		 The Pitt (HBO Max)
2025–2026
(42nd)[28]
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Multiple wins

2 wins

Multiple nominees

Total awards by network

  • HBO/Max – 53
  • NBC – 34
  • ABC – 24
  • FX – 17
  • CBS – 15
  • Fox – 15
  • AMC – 12
  • PBS – 11
  • Apple TV – 6
  • The WB – 3
  • The 101 Network/Audience Network – 2
  • Amazon Prime Video – 2
  • Discovery Channel – 1
  • Hulu – 1
  • Syfy – 1

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