The TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy is an award given by the Television Critics Association.
Winners and nominees YearWinnerOther Nominees 1984-1985(1st) The Cosby Show (NBC) Bill Cosby – The Cosby Show (NBC) Martin Short – Saturday Night Live (NBC) Brothers (Showtime) Cheers (NBC) Family Ties (NBC) Kate & Allie (CBS) Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) Newhart (CBS) Night Court (NBC) Not Necessarily the News (HBO) 1985-1986(2nd) The Cosby Show (NBC) Cheers (NBC) The Golden Girls (NBC) Moonlighting (ABC) Newhart (CBS) 1986-1987(3rd) It's Garry Shandling's Show (Showtime) n/a 1987-1988(4th) Frank's Place (NBC)andThe Wonder Years (ABC) n/a 1988-1989(5th) Murphy Brown (CBS) Roseanne (ABC) The Wonder Years (ABC) 1989-1990(6th) The Simpsons (Fox) Designing Women (CBS) Murphy Brown (CBS) Newhart (CBS) The Wonder Years (ABC) 1990-1991(7th) Murphy Brown (CBS) Cheers (NBC) Northern Exposure (CBS) The Simpsons (Fox) 1991-1992(8th) Seinfeld (NBC) Brooklyn Bridge (CBS) Murphy Brown (CBS) Northern Exposure (CBS) The Simpsons (Fox) 1992-1993(9th) Seinfeld (NBC) Cheers (NBC) The Larry Sanders Show (HBO) Roseanne (ABC) The Simpsons (Fox) 1993-1994(10th) Frasier (NBC) The Larry Sanders Show (HBO) Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) Seinfeld (NBC) The Simpsons (Fox) 1994-1995(11th) Frasier (NBC) Friends (NBC) The Larry Sanders Show (HBO) Mad About You (NBC) Seinfeld (NBC) 1995-1996(12th) Frasier (NBC) 3rd Rock from the Sun (NBC) The Larry Sanders Show (HBO) Seinfeld (NBC) The Simpsons (Fox) 1996-1997(13th) The Larry Sanders Show (HBO) 3rd Rock from the Sun (NBC) Frasier (NBC) King of the Hill (Fox) Seinfeld (NBC) 1997-1998(14th) The Larry Sanders Show (HBO) Ally McBeal (Fox) Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) Frasier (NBC) Seinfeld (NBC) 1998-1999(15th) Sports Night (ABC) Ally McBeal (Fox) Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) Friends (NBC) Will & Grace (NBC) 1999-2000(16th) Malcolm in the Middle (Fox) Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) Frasier (NBC) Sex and the City (HBO) Will & Grace (NBC) 2000-2001(17th) Malcolm in the Middle (Fox) Ed (NBC) Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) The Job (ABC) Sex and the City (HBO) 2001-2002(18th) The Bernie Mac Show (Fox) Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) Friends (NBC) The Osbournes (MTV) Scrubs (NBC) 2002-2003(19th) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Andy Richter Controls the Universe (Fox) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) The Office (BBC America) 2003-2004(20th) Arrested Development (Fox) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) The Office (BBC America) Sex and the City (HBO) 2004-2005(21st) Arrested Development (Fox) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Desperate Housewives (ABC) Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) Gilmore Girls (The WB) 2005-2006(22nd) The Office (NBC) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Everybody Hates Chris (UPN) My Name Is Earl (NBC) Scrubs (NBC) 2006-2007(23rd) The Office (NBC) 30 Rock (NBC) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Entourage (HBO) Ugly Betty (ABC) 2007-2008(24th) 30 Rock (NBC) The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Flight of the Conchords (HBO) The Office (NBC) 2008-2009(25th) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 30 Rock (NBC) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) How I Met Your Mother (CBS) The Office (NBC) 2009-2010(26th) Modern Family (ABC) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Glee (Fox) Parks and Recreation (NBC) Party Down (Starz) 2010-2011(27th) Modern Family (ABC) Community (NBC) Louie (FX) Parks and Recreation (NBC) Raising Hope (Fox) 2011-2012(28th) Louie (FX) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Community (NBC) Modern Family (ABC) Parks and Recreation (NBC) 2012-2013(29th) The Big Bang Theory (CBS)andParks and Recreation (NBC) Louie (FX) New Girl (Fox) Veep (HBO) 2013-2014(30th) Louie (FX)andVeep (HBO) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox) The Mindy Project (Fox) 2014-2015(31st) Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Jane the Virgin (The CW) Transparent (Amazon) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) 2015-2016(32nd) Black-ish (ABC) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW) Master of None (Netflix) Silicon Valley (HBO) Veep (HBO) You're the Worst (FXX) 2016-2017(33rd)2017 TCA Awards Winners Full List|Screen Rant Atlanta (FX) Black-ish (ABC) Fleabag (Amazon) The Good Place (NBC) Master of None (Netflix) Veep (HBO) 2017-2018(34th)'The Americans' Wins Big at TV Critics Awards|Hollywood Reporter The Good Place (NBC) Atlanta (FX) Barry (HBO) GLOW (Netflix) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) One Day at a Time (Netflix) 2018-2019(35th)'Fleabag', 'Chernobyl' & 'Leaving Neverland' Win Big At TCA Awards 2019 —— Deadline Fleabag (Amazon) Barry (HBO) The Good Place (NBC) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Russian Doll (Netflix) Schitt's Creek (Pop) Veep (HBO) 2019-2020(36th)2020 TCA Awards full winners list|EW.com Schitt's Creek (Pop) Better Things (FX) Dead to Me (Netflix) The Good Place (NBC) Insecure (HBO) What We Do in the Shadows (FX) 2020-2021(37th) Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) The Flight Attendant (HBO Max) Girls5eva (Peacock) Hacks (HBO Max) Mythic Quest (Apple TV+) PEN15 (Hulu) Superstore (NBC) Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC) 2021-2022(38th) Abbott Elementary (ABC) Atlanta (FX) Barry (HBO) Ghosts (CBS) Hacks (HBO Max) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Reservation Dogs (FX) Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) 2022-2023(39th) The Bear (FX) Abbott Elementary (ABC) Barry (HBO) The Other Two (HBO Max) Poker Face (Peacock) Reservation Dogs (FX) Shrinking (Apple TV+) What We Do in the Shadows (FX) 2023-2024(40th) Hacks (HBO / Max) Abbott Elementary (ABC) The Bear (FX) Girls5eva (Netflix) Reservation Dogs (FX) We Are Lady Parts (Peacock) 2024-2025(41st) The Studio (Apple TV+) Abbott Elementary (ABC) English Teacher (FX) Hacks (HBO Max) Nobody Wants This (Netflix) The Rehearsal (HBO) Shrinking (Apple TV+) Somebody Somewhere (HBO) What We Do in the Shadows (FX) 2025–2026(42nd) Widow's Bay (Apple TV) Abbott Elementary (ABC) The Comeback (HBO Max) The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (NBC) Hacks (HBO Max) The Lowdown (FX) Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) Shrinking (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 Abbott Elementary Hacks Veep
4 nominations Barry Cheers The Good Place 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 Shrinking 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 Ted Lasso Will & Grace
Total awards by network
NBC – 23 ABC – 6 Fox – 6 CBS – 4 FX – 4 HBO/Max – 4 Apple TV – 3 Comedy Central – 2 Amazon – 1 Pop – 1 Showtime – 1
Total nominations by network
NBC – 58 HBO/Max – 35 CBS – 28 ABC – 20 Fox – 20 FX – 18 Apple TV - 9 Comedy Central – 9 Netflix - 9 Amazon – 5 Peacock - 3 BBC America - 2 The CW - 2 Hulu - 2 Pop – 2 Showtime – 2 FXX - 1 MTV - 1 Starz - 1 UPN - 1 The WB - 1
References
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