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TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
Television award
Television award
The TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy is an award given by the Television Critics Association.
Winners and nominees
| Year | Winner | Other Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| 1984-1985 | ||
| (1st) | The Cosby Show (NBC) | |
| 1985-1986 | ||
| (2nd) | The Cosby Show (NBC) | |
| 1986-1987 | ||
| (3rd) | It's Garry Shandling's Show (Showtime) | |
| 1987-1988 | ||
| (4th) | Frank's Place (NBC) | |
| and | ||
| The Wonder Years (ABC) | ||
| 1988-1989 | ||
| (5th) | Murphy Brown (CBS) | |
| 1989-1990 | ||
| (6th) | The Simpsons (Fox) | |
| 1990-1991 | ||
| (7th) | Murphy Brown (CBS) | |
| 1991-1992 | ||
| (8th) | Seinfeld (NBC) | |
| 1992-1993 | ||
| (9th) | Seinfeld (NBC) | |
| 1993-1994 | ||
| (10th) | Frasier (NBC) | |
| 1994-1995 | ||
| (11th) | Frasier (NBC) | |
| 1995-1996 | ||
| (12th) | Frasier (NBC) | |
| 1996-1997 | ||
| (13th) | The Larry Sanders Show (HBO) | |
| 1997-1998 | ||
| (14th) | The Larry Sanders Show (HBO) | |
| 1998-1999 | ||
| (15th) | Sports Night (ABC) | |
| 1999-2000 | ||
| (16th) | Malcolm in the Middle (Fox) | |
| 2000-2001 | ||
| (17th) | Malcolm in the Middle (Fox) | |
| 2001-2002 | ||
| (18th) | The Bernie Mac Show (Fox) | |
| 2002-2003 | ||
| (19th) | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) | |
| 2003-2004 | ||
| (20th) | Arrested Development (Fox) | |
| 2004-2005 | ||
| (21st) | Arrested Development (Fox) | |
| 2005-2006 | ||
| (22nd) | The Office (NBC) | |
| 2006-2007 | ||
| (23rd) | The Office (NBC) | |
| 2007-2008 | ||
| (24th) | 30 Rock (NBC) | |
| 2008-2009 | ||
| (25th) | The Big Bang Theory (CBS) | |
| 2009-2010 | ||
| (26th) | Modern Family (ABC) | |
| 2010-2011 | ||
| (27th) | Modern Family (ABC) | |
| 2011-2012 | ||
| (28th) | Louie (FX) | |
| 2012-2013 | ||
| (29th) | The Big Bang Theory (CBS) | |
| and | ||
| Parks and Recreation (NBC) | ||
| 2013-2014 | ||
| (30th) | Louie (FX) | |
| and | ||
| Veep (HBO) | ||
| 2014-2015 | ||
| (31st) | Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central) | |
| 2015-2016 | ||
| (32nd) | Black-ish (ABC) | |
| 2016-2017 | ||
| (33rd) | Atlanta (FX) | |
| 2017-2018 | ||
| (34th) | The Good Place (NBC) | |
| 2018-2019 | ||
| (35th) | Fleabag (Amazon) | |
| 2019-2020 | ||
| (36th) | Schitt's Creek (Pop) | |
| 2020-2021 | ||
| (37th) | Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) | |
| 2021-2022 | ||
| (38th) | Abbott Elementary (ABC) | |
| 2022-2023 | ||
| (39th) | The Bear (FX) | |
| 2023-2024 | ||
| (40th) | Hacks (HBO / Max) | |
| 2024-2025 | ||
| (41st) | The Studio (Apple TV+) |
Multiple wins
3 wins
- Frasier (consecutive)
2 wins
- Arrested Development (consecutive)
- The Big Bang Theory
- The Cosby Show (consecutive)
- The Larry Sanders Show (consecutive)
- Louie
- Malcolm in the Middle (consecutive)
- Modern Family (consecutive)
- Murphy Brown
- The Office (US) (consecutive)
- Seinfeld (consecutive)
Multiple nominees
7 nominations
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- Seinfeld
6 nominations
- The Big Bang Theory
- Frasier
- The Larry Sanders Show
- The Simpsons
5 nominations
- Veep
4 nominations
- Abbott Elementary
- Barry
- Cheers
- The Good Place
- Hacks
- Louie
- Murphy Brown
- The Office (U.S.)
- Parks and Recreation
3 nominations
- 30 Rock
- Atlanta
- Friends
- Modern Family
- Newhart
- Reservation Dogs
- Sex and the City
- What We Do in the Shadows
- The Wonder Years
2 nominations
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Ally McBeal
- Arrested Development
- The Bear
- Black-ish
- Community
- The Cosby Show
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Fleabag
- Girls5eva
- Malcolm in the Middle
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Master of None
- Northern Exposure
- The Office (U.K.)
- Roseanne
- Schitt's Creek
- Scrubs
- Shrinking
- Ted Lasso
- Will & Grace
Total awards by network
- NBC – 23
- ABC – 6
- Fox – 6
- CBS – 4
- FX – 4
- HBO/Max – 4
- Apple TV+ – 2
- Comedy Central – 2
- Amazon – 1
- Pop – 1
- Showtime – 1
Total nominations by network
- NBC – 57
- HBO/Max – 33
- CBS – 28
- Fox – 20
- ABC – 19
- FX – 17
- Comedy Central – 9
- Netflix - 9
- Apple TV+ - 6
- Amazon – 5
- Peacock - 3
- BBC America - 2
- The CW - 2
- Pop – 2
- Showtime – 2
- FXX - 1
- Hulu - 2
- MTV - 1
- Starz - 1
- UPN - 1
- The WB - 1
References
References
- "Past winners of the TCA Awards". [[Television Critics Association]].
- [https://screenrant.com/2017-television-critics-association-awards-winners-handmaids-tale-atlanta-seinfeld/ 2017 TCA Awards Winners Full List. Screen Rant]
- [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/americans-wins-big-at-tv-critics-awards-2018-tca-award-winners-1132272 'The Americans' Wins Big at TV Critics Awards. Hollywood Reporter]
- [https://deadline.com/2019/08/fleabag-is-the-big-winner-at-tca-awards-2019-1202660684/ 'Fleabag', 'Chernobyl' & 'Leaving Neverland' Win Big At TCA Awards 2019 —— Deadline]
- [https://ew.com/tv/2020-tca-awards-winners/ 2020 TCA Awards full winners list. EW.com]
- Ausiello, Michael. (September 15, 2021). "TCA Awards: Ted Lasso Scores With 3 Wins, Including Program of the Year".
- Hailu, Selome. (August 6, 2022). "'Abbott Elementary' Tops 2022 TCA Awards".
- Schneider, Michael. (August 7, 2023). "'Succession' and 'The Bear' Dominate TCA Awards; Mel Brooks and 'The Carol Burnett Show' Honored".
- Longeretta, Emily. (July 12, 2024). "‘Shogun’ and ‘Hacks’ Dominate TCA Awards, Andre Braugher and ‘Twin Peaks’ Receive Top Honors: Full Winners List".
- Porter, Rick. (June 9, 2025). "'Severance' Leads TCA Awards Nominations".
- Schneider, Michael. (August 20, 2025). "'The Pitt' Dominates 2025 Television Critics Association Awards With Four Wins".
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