It’s unclear if and when an in-person TCA Awards ceremony will ever happen again, but the Television Critics Association unveiled the winners of the 2025 honors, and a popular drama series ruled the list. Not only did “The Pitt” win Outstanding Achievement in Drama, Outstanding New Program, and Individual Achievement in Drama (Noah Wyle), but it also took the prestigious Program of the Year award. A big day for the HBO Max breakout.
Other winners include Apple TV+’s “The Studio” for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, Netflix’s “Adolescence” for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials, Peacock’s “The Traitors” repeated in Reality, and HBO’s “Pee-wee as Himself” in News and Information. NBC’s “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” won the Variety, Talk or Sketch category. HBO’s “Sesame Street” won the Children’s Programming award while Disney+ and the BBC’s seemingly in limbo “Doctor Who” won Family Programming for the second straight year.
The most pleasant surprise was Bridget Everett taking the trophy for Individual Achievement in Comedy for HBO’s “Somebody Somewhere.” For those hoping the series can make a comeback in a fourth season, or perhaps a movie, every win helps the cause.
In a statement, TCA President Andy Dehnart noted, “Each of these TCA Award winners not only entertained us, but also immersed us in the lives of characters, both fictional and real-life. We’re thrilled to honor them. TCA exists to support our members’ work and celebrate TV’s role in our culture, and with these awards and accompanying videos, we’re doing both.”
The Television Critics’ Association is made up of 235 professional television journalists, critics, and editors throughout the United States and Canada, including this particular writer.
This year’s winners and nominees are as follows:
Program of the Year
“Adolescence” — Netflix
“Andor” — Disney+
‘Hacks” — HBO Max
“The Pitt” — HBO Max – ***WINNER***
“The Rehearsal” — HBO
“Severance” — Apple TV+
“The Studio” — Apple TV+
“The White Lotus” — HBO
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
“Abbott Elementary” — ABC (2022 Winner)
“English Teacher” — FX
“Hacks” — HBO Max (2024 Winner)
“Nobody Wants This” — Netflix
“The Rehearsal” — HBO
“Shrinking” — Apple TV+
“Somebody Somewhere” — HBO
“The Studio” – Apple TV+ – ***WINNER***
“What We Do in the Shadows” — FX
Outstanding Achievement in Drama
“Andor” — Disney+
“Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire” — AMC
“Industry” — HBO
“The Last of Us” — HBO
“Matlock” — CBS
“The Pitt” — HBO Max – ***WINNER***
“Severance” — Apple TV+
“The White Lotus” — HBO
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials
“Adolescence” — Netflix – ***WINNER***
“Agatha All Along” — Disney+
“Disclaimer” — Apple TV+
“Dying for Sex”— FX
“The Penguin” — HBO
“Rebel Ridge” — Netflix
“Say Nothing” — FX
“Sirens” — Netflix
Outstanding New Program
“Common Side Effects” — Adult Swim
“English Teacher” — FX
“Matlock” — CBS
“Nobody Wants This” — Netflix
“North of North” — Netflix
“Paradise” — Hulu
“The Pitt” — HBO Max – ***WINNER***
“The Studio” — Apple TV+
Individual Achievement in Drama
Jacob Anderson, “Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire” — AMC
Kathy Bates, “Matlock” — CBS
Owen Cooper, “Adolescence” — Netflix
Stephen Graham, “Adolescence” — Netflix
Britt Lower, “Severance” — Apple TV+
Diego Luna, “Andor” — Disney+
Adam Scott, “Severance” — Apple TV+
Tramell Tillman, “Severance” — Apple TV+
Noah Wyle, “The Pitt” — HBO Max – ***WINNER***
Individual Achievement in Comedy
Liza Colón-Zayas, “The Bear” — FX
Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks” — HBO Max
Bridget Everett, “Somebody Somewhere” — HBO – ***WINNER***
Nathan Fielder, “The Rehearsal” — HBO
Harrison Ford, “Shrinking” — Apple TV+
Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary” — ABC
Seth Rogen, “The Studio” — Apple TV+
Jean Smart, “Hacks” — HBO Max (2021 & 2024 Winner)
Michelle Williams, “Dying for Sex” — FX
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
“60 Minutes” — CBS (2012 Winner)
“The Americas” — NBC
“Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing” — Netflix
“Frontline” — PBS (Eight-time Winner in Category)
“Leonardo da Vinci” — PBS
“PBS NewsHour” — PBS
“Pee-wee as Himself” — HBO – ***WINNER***
“We Will Dance Again” — Paramount+
Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk or Sketch
“The Daily Show” — Comedy Central
“Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney” – Netflix
“Hot Ones” — YouTube
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” — ABC
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” — NBC
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” — CBS
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” — HBO (2018, 2019, & 2021 Winner)
“Saturday Night Live” — NBC
“SNL50: The Anniversary Special” — NBC – ***WINNER***
Outstanding Achievement in Reality
“The Amazing Race” — CBS (2011 & 2022 Winner)
“The Boyfriend” — Netflix
“Conan O’Brien Must Go” — HBO Max
“Couples Therapy” — Showtime (2021 Winner)
“Culinary Class Wars” — Netflix
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” — MTV (2014 Winner)
“Survivor” — CBS
“Top Chef” — Bravo
“The Traitors” — Peacock (2024 Winner) – ***WINNER***
Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming
“Doctor Who” — Disney+ (2024 Winner) – ***WINNER***
“Forever” — Netflix
“Heartstopper” — Netflix
“Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld” — Netflix
“Star Trek: Prodigy” — Netflix
“Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” — Disney Channel
“WondLa” — Apple TV+
“XO, Kitty” — Netflix
“Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” — Disney+
Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Programming
“Bluey Minisodes” — Disney+
“Carl the Collector” — PBS
“Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” — PBS (2016 Winner in Youth Category)
“Donkey Hodie” — PBS
“Odd Squad” — PBS
“Sesame Street” — HBO (2001, 2011, & 2018 Winner in Youth Category) – ***WINNER***
“Win or Lose” — Disney+
“Wonder Pets in the City” — Apple TV+
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