The TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in News and Information is an award given by the Television Critics Association.
Winners and nominees YearWinnerOther Nominees 1984–1985(1st) Ted Koppel – Nightline (ABC) n/a 1985–1986(2nd) Ted Koppel – Nightline (ABC) and Bill Moyers – The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America (CBS) CNN 1986–1987(3rd) Eyes on the Prize (PBS) n/a 1987–1988(4th) CNN and Nightline (ABC) n/a 1988–1989(5th) CNN C-SPAN Frontline (PBS) Nightline (ABC) 1989–1990(6th) CNN Eyes on the Prize II (PBS) Frontline (PBS) Nightline (ABC) World News Tonight with Peter Jennings (ABC) 1990–1991(7th) Gulf War coverage (CNN) Peter Arnett The Civil War (PBS) Frontline (PBS) Nightline (ABC) 1991–1992(8th) Frontline (PBS) C-SPAN Russian coup coverage (CNN) Nightline (ABC) 1992–1993(9th) Frontline (PBS) 60 Minutes (CBS) Nightline (ABC) POV (PBS) World News Tonight with Peter Jennings (ABC) 1993–1994(10th) Nightline (ABC) 60 Minutes (CBS) CBS News Sunday Morning (CBS) Frontline (PBS) The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (PBS) 1994–1995(11th) Frontline (PBS) and Nightline (ABC) CNN The O. J. Simpson Trial coverage (CNN) The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (PBS) 1995–1996(12th) Frontline (PBS) CNN 20/20 (ABC) 60 Minutes (CBS) Nightline (ABC) 1996–1997(13th) The American Experience (PBS) 20/20 (ABC) 60 Minutes (CBS) Frontline (PBS) Nightline (ABC) 1997–1998(14th) The American Experience (PBS) 60 Minutes (CBS) Dateline (NBC) Frontline (PBS) Nightline (ABC) 1998–1999(15th) Cold War (CNN) 60 Minutes (CBS) The American Experience (PBS) The Century (ABC / The History Channel) The Farmer's Wife (PBS) 1999–2000(16th) ABC 2000: The Millennium (ABC) 60 Minutes (CBS) The American President (PBS) Frontline (PBS) Walking with Dinosaurs (Discovery Channel) 2000–2001(17th) Jazz (PBS) 60 Minutes (CBS) America Undercover (HBO) Frontline (PBS) On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying (PBS) 2001–2002(18th) Frontline (PBS) 60 Minutes (CBS) American Masters (PBS) Nightline (ABC) The O'Reilly Factor (Fox News Channel) 2002–2003(19th) Frontline (PBS) David Bloom (NBC) 60 Minutes (CBS) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Nightline (ABC) 2003–2004(20th) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) 60 Minutes (CBS) Frontline (PBS) Meet the Press (NBC) Nightline (ABC) 2004–2005(21st) Frontline (PBS) 60 Minutes: Sunday Edition (CBS) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Meet the Press (NBC) The News Hour with Jim Lehrer (PBS) Nightline (ABC) 2005–2006(22nd) Frontline (PBS) 60 Minutes (CBS) American Masters: Newhart (PBS) Broadway: The Golden Age (PBS) Country Boys (PBS) 2006–2007(23rd) Planet Earth (Discovery Channel) Baghdad ER (HBO) Bill Moyers Journal (PBS) Galápagos (National Geographic Channel) When the Levees Broke (HBO) 2007–2008(24th) The War (PBS) Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq (HBO) Frontline (PBS) Nimrod Nation (Sundance Channel) This American Life (Showtime) 2008–2009(25th) The Alzheimer's Project (HBO) 60 Minutes (CBS) Frontline (PBS) The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC) We Shall Remain (PBS) 2009–2010(26th) Life (Discovery Channel) 30 for 30 (ESPN) America: The Story of Us (History) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC) 2010–2011(27th) Restrepo (National Geographic Channel) 30 for 30 (ESPN) 60 Minutes (CBS) If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (HBO) The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC) 2011–2012(28th) 60 Minutes (CBS) Anderson Cooper 360° (CNN) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Frontline (PBS) The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC) 2012–2013(29th) The Central Park Five (PBS) 60 Minutes (CBS) Anderson Cooper 360° (CNN) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC) 2013–2014(30th) Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (Fox / National Geographic Channel) 60 Minutes (CBS) CBS News Sunday Morning (CBS) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Frontline (PBS) 2014–2015(31st) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) 60 Minutes (CBS) CBS News Sunday Morning (CBS) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Frontline (PBS) 2015–2016(32nd) Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) CBS Sunday Morning (CBS) Jackie Robinson (PBS) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) United Shades of America (CNN) 2016–2017(33rd) O.J.: Made in America (ESPN) Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) The Lead with Jake Tapper (CNN) Planet Earth II (BBC America) Weiner (Showtime) 2017–2018(34th) Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN) 60 Minutes (CBS) Blue Planet II (BBC America) The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC) The Vietnam War (PBS) Wild Wild Country (Netflix) 2018–2019(35th)2019 TCA Award nominations: Pose, Game of Thrones lead|EW.comTCA Awards 2019 Winners List: Fleabag, Better Call Saul, Russian Doll, and More|TV Guide Leaving Neverland (HBO) 60 Minutes (CBS) America to Me (Starz) Our Planet (Netflix) The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC) Surviving R. Kelly (Lifetime) 2019–2020(36th)TCA Award Nominations 2020: Watchmen, Unbelievable Most Recognized|ColliderTCA Awards 2020 Winners List: Watchmen Wins Program of the Year|TV Guide The Last Dance (ESPN) 60 Minutes (CBS) Frontline (PBS) Hillary (Hulu) McMillions (HBO) The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC) 2020–2021(37th) Framing Britney Spears (FX/FX on Hulu) 60 Minutes (CBS) Allen v. Farrow (HBO) City So Real (National Geographic) Frontline (PBS) I'll Be Gone in the Dark (HBO) Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special (CBS) The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC) 2021–2022(38th) The Beatles: Get Back (Disney+) 60 Minutes (CBS) Benjamin Franklin (PBS) Frontline (PBS) George Carlin's American Dream (HBO) How To with John Wilson (HBO) Prehistoric Planet (Apple TV+) The Tinder Swindler (Netflix) We Need to Talk About Cosby (Showtime) 2022–2023(39th) The U.S. and the Holocaust (PBS) The 1619 Project (Hulu) 30 for 30 (ESPN) Free Chol Soo Lee (PBS) Frontline (PBS) Pepsi, Where's My Jet? (Netflix) Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence (Hulu) Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (Hulu) 2023-2024(40th) Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (Investigation Discovery) America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (PBS) Frontline (PBS) The Jinx: Part Two (HBO / Max) Queens (National Geographic) Telemarketers (HBO / Max) 2024-2025(41st) Pee-wee as Himself (HBO) 60 Minutes (CBS) The Americas (NBC) Frontline (PBS) Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing (Netflix) Leonardo da Vinci (PBS) PBS News Hour (PBS) We Will Dance Again (Paramount+) 2025–2026(42nd) The American Revolution (PBS) 60 Minutes (CBS) 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)
Networks with multiple wins PBS - 16 ABC - 6 CNN - 6 HBO/Max - 4 Discovery Channel – 2 ESPN - 2 National Geographic Channel – 2 Investigation Discovery – 1
See also Peabody Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
References
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