# TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy

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) | 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) and The 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) and Parks and Recreation (NBC) | Louie (FX) New Girl (Fox) Veep (HBO) |
| 2013-2014 (30th) | Louie (FX) and Veep (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) | Atlanta (FX) | Black-ish (ABC) Fleabag (Amazon) The Good Place (NBC) Master of None (Netflix) Veep (HBO) |
| 2017-2018 (34th) | 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 (Amazon) | Barry (HBO) The Good Place (NBC) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Russian Doll (Netflix) Schitt's Creek (Pop) Veep (HBO) |
| 2019-2020 (36th) | 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) |

## 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)

## Total awards by network

* NBC – 23
* ABC – 6
* Fox – 6
* CBS – 4
* FX – 4
* HBO/Max – 4
* Comedy Central – 2
* Amazon – 1
* Apple TV+ - 1
* Pop – 1
* Showtime – 1

## Total nominations by network

* NBC – 57
* HBO/Max – 30
* CBS – 28
* Fox – 20
* ABC – 18
* FX – 15
* Comedy Central – 9
* Netflix - 8
* Amazon – 5
* Apple TV+ - 4
* 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