The TCA Career Achievement Award is an award given by the Television Critics Association. The Career Achievement Award annually honors an individual who has inspired his or her work in television. In 2014, director James Burrows became the 30th recipient of the award.
Winners and nominees YearWinnerOther nominees 1984–1985(1st) Grant Tinker n/a 1985–1986(2nd) Walter Cronkite Roone Arledge Bill Moyers Brandon Tartikoff David L. Wolper 1986–1987(3rd) Hill Street Blues (NBC) David Brinkley Ted Koppel Bill Moyers Brandon Tartikoff 1987–1988(4th) David Brinkley Jim Henson 1988–1989(5th) Lucille Ball Roone Arledge Dan Curtis Jim Henson Brandon Stoddard 1989–1990(6th) Jim Henson Roone Arledge Carol Burnett Bob Newhart Ted Turner 1990–1991(7th) Brandon Tartikoff Roone Arledge Bill Moyers Ted Turner 1991–1992(8th) Johnny Carson Roone Arledge Steven Bochco Joshua Brand & John Falsey Peggy Charren Ted Turner 1992–1993(9th) Bob Hope Roone Arledge David Letterman Bill Moyers Fred Rogers 1993–1994(10th) Charles Kuralt Roone Arledge Steven Bochco David Letterman Ted Turner 1994–1995(11th) Ted Turner Roone Arledge Steven Bochco David Letterman Bill Moyers 1995–1996(12th) Angela Lansbury Roone Arledge Steven Bochco Mike Wallace Barbara Walters 1996–1997(13th) Fred Rogers Roone Arledge Steven Bochco Bill Cosby Jack Paar Roseanne (ABC) 1997–1998(14th) Roone Arledge Candice Bergen Steven Bochco Don Hewitt David E. Kelley Jerry Seinfeld 1998–1999(15th) Norman Lear Dick Clark Don Hewitt David E. Kelley Aaron Spelling Barbara Walters 1999–2000(16th) Dick Van DykeMary Tyler Moore Aaron Spelling Mike Wallace Dick Wolf 2000–2001(17th) Sid CaesarMilton Berle David Letterman Mary Tyler Moore Barbara Walters 2001–2002(18th) Bill Cosby (rescinded in 2018))Carol Burnett Larry Gelbart Aaron Spelling Mike Wallace 2002–2003(19th) Carl ReinerLarry Gelbart Don Hewitt Aaron Spelling Oprah Winfrey 2003–2004(20th) Don Hewitt No other nominees 2004–2005(21st) Bob Newhart No other nominees 2005–2006(22nd) Carol Burnett No other nominees 2006–2007(23rd) Mary Tyler Moore No other nominees 2007–2008(24th) Lorne MichaelsJames Garner Bill Moyers William Shatner Mike Wallace 2008–2009(25th) Betty White No other nominees 2009–2010(26th) James Garner Bill Moyers Sherwood Schwartz William Shatner Dick Wolf 2010–2011(27th) Oprah WinfreySteven Bochco Dick Ebersol Cloris Leachman David Letterman William Shatner 2011–2012(28th) David LettermanDick Clark Andy Griffith Regis Philbin William Shatner 2012–2013(29th) Barbara WaltersJames L. Brooks James Burrows Jay Leno William Shatner 2013–2014(30th) James BurrowsMark Burnett Valerie Harper Jay Leno William Shatner 2014–2015(31st) James L. Brooks No other nominees 2015–2016(32nd) Lily Tomlin No other nominees 2016–2017(33rd) Ken Burns No other nominees 2017–2018(34th) Rita Moreno No other nominees 2018–2019(35th) David Milch No other nominees 2019–2020(36th) Alex Trebek No other nominees 2020–2021(37th) Jean Smart No other nominees 2021–2022(38th) Ted Danson and Steve Martin No other nominees 2022–2023(39th) Mel Brooks No other nominees2023–2024(40th) Andre Braugher No other nominees2024–2025(41st) Kathy Bates No other nominees2025–2026(42nd) Stephen Colbert No other nominees
References
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