# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program was presented to television programming aimed towards children in any format. Series, specials and non-fiction programming were all eligible for the award. Prior to 1974, both daytime and primetime programming was eligible. However, once the Daytime Emmy Awards were formed, only primetime television remained eligible.
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) revised their rules for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards to exclude primetime specials or extensions of a daytime series from eligibility for the award. The rule change followed three consecutive wins for Sesame Street primetime specials. The category was retired beginning with the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, citing that streaming services had created further confusion over whether children's programs would be eligible for the award or not. The NATAS, who organizes the Daytime Emmys, announced in 2021 that it would introduce a Children's and Family Emmy Awards presentation beginning in 2022.

## Winners and nominations
### 1950s

| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| 1950 (2nd) |
| 1950 (2nd) | Time for Beany | — | KTLA |
| 1950 (2nd) | Cyclone Malone | — | KNBH |
| 1950 (2nd) | Kukla, Fran and Ollie | — | KNBH |
| 1951 (3rd) |
| 1951 (3rd) | Time for Beany | — | KTLA |
| 1951 (3rd) | The Cisco Kid | — | KNBH |
| 1951 (3rd) | Jump Jump | — | KTTV |
| 1951 (3rd) | Kukla, Fran and Ollie | — | NBC |
| 1951 (3rd) | The Lone Ranger | — | KTLA |
| 1953 (5th) |
| 1953 (5th) | Time for Beany | — | KTLA |
| 1953 (5th) | Big Top | — | CBS |
| 1953 (5th) | Gabby Hayes | — | NBC |
| 1953 (5th) | The Howdy Doody Show | — | NBC |
| 1953 (5th) | Kukla, Fran and Ollie | — | NBC |
| 1953 (5th) | Super Circus | — | NBC |
| 1953 (5th) | Zoo Parade | — | NBC |
| 1954 (6th) |
| 1954 (6th) | Kukla, Fran and Ollie | — | NBC |
| 1954 (6th) | Big Top | — | CBS |
| 1954 (6th) | Ding Dong School | — | NBC |
| 1954 (6th) | Super Circus | — | NBC |
| 1954 (6th) | Zoo Parade | — | NBC |
| 1955 (7th) |
| 1955 (7th) | Lassie | — | CBS |
| 1955 (7th) | Art Linkletter and the Kids | — | Syndicated |
| 1955 (7th) | Ding Dong School | — | NBC |
| 1955 (7th) | Kukla, Fran and Ollie | — | ABC |
| 1955 (7th) | Time for Beany | — | Syndicated |
| 1955 (7th) | Zoo Parade | — | NBC |
| 1956 (8th) |
| 1956 (8th) | Lassie | — | CBS |
| 1956 (8th) | Ding Dong School | — | NBC |
| 1956 (8th) | The Howdy Doody Show | — | NBC |
| 1956 (8th) | Kukla, Fran and Ollie | — | ABC |
| 1956 (8th) | The Mickey Mouse Club | — | ABC |
| 1956 (8th) | The Pinky Lee Show | — | NBC |

### 1960s

| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| 1960 (12th) |
| 1960 (12th) | The Huckleberry Hound Show | William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, producers | Syndicated |
| 1960 (12th) | Captain Kangaroo | — | CBS |
| 1960 (12th) | Lassie | — | CBS |
| 1960 (12th) | Quick Draw McGraw | — | Syndicated |
| 1960 (12th) | Watch Mr. Wizard | — | NBC |
| 1961 (13th) |
| 1961 (13th) | Young People's Concert | — | CBS |
| 1961 (13th) | Captain Kangaroo | — | CBS |
| 1961 (13th) | Huckleberry Hound | — | Syndicated |
| 1961 (13th) | The Shari Lewis Show | — | NBC |
| 1961 (13th) | The Shirley Temple Show | — | NBC |
| 1962 (14th) |
| 1962 (14th) | New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein | — | CBS |
| 1962 (14th) | Captain Kangaroo | — | CBS |
| 1962 (14th) | 1, 2, 3 Go! | — | NBC |
| 1962 (14th) | The Shari Lewis Show | — | NBC |
| 1962 (14th) | Update | — | NBC |
| 1962 (14th) | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | — | NBC |
| 1963 (15th) |
| 1963 (15th) | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | — | NBC |
| 1963 (15th) | Captain Kangaroo | — | CBS |
| 1963 (15th) | Discovery | — | ABC |
| 1963 (15th) | Mr. Wizard | — | NBC |
| 1963 (15th) | The Shari Lewis Show | — | NBC |
| 1963 (15th) | Update | — | NBC |
| 1964 (16th) |
| 1964 (16th) | Discovery | — | ABC |
| 1964 (16th) | Exploring | — | NBC |
| 1964 (16th) | NBC Children's Theatre | — | NBC |
| 1964 (16th) | Science All Stars | — | ABC |
| 1964 (16th) | Wild Kingdom | — | NBC |
| 1966 (18th) |
| 1966 (18th) | A Charlie Brown Christmas | Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez, producers | CBS |
| 1966 (18th) | Captain Kangaroo | Al Hyslop, producer | CBS |
| 1966 (18th) | Discovery | Jules Power, executive producer | ABC |
| 1966 (18th) | NBC Children's Theatre "The World of Stuart Little" | George A. Heinemann, producer | NBC |
| 1966 (18th) | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Walt Disney and Ron W. Miller, executive producers | NBC |
| 1967 (19th) |
| 1967 (19th) | Jack and the Beanstalk | Gene Kelly, producer | CBS |
| 1967 (19th) | Charlie Brown's All Stars! | Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez, producers | CBS |
| 1967 (19th) | Discovery | Jules Power, executive producer | ABC |
| 1967 (19th) | It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown | Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez, producers | CBS |
| 1968 (20th) |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming ||||
| 1968 (20th) | He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown | Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez, producers | CBS |
| 1968 (20th) | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | Fred Rogers, producer | NET |
| 1968 (20th) | You're in Love, Charlie Brown | Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez, producers | CBS |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming — Individuals ||||
| 1968 (20th) | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | Fred Rogers, host | NET |
| 1969 (21st) |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming ||||
| 1969 (21st) | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | Fred Rogers, producer | NET |
| 1969 (21st) | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Ron W. Miller, executive producer | NBC |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming — Individuals ||||
| 1969 (21st) | Captain Kangaroo | Bob Keeshan, performer | CBS |
| 1969 (21st) | NBC Children's Theatre "The Reluctant Dragon" | Burr Tillstrom, performer | NBC |

### 1970s

| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| 1970 (22nd) |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming ||||
| 1970 (22nd) | Sesame Street | David Connell, executive producer; Sam Gibbon, Jon Stone and Lutrelle Horne, producers | NET |
| 1970 (22nd) | The Wonderful World of Disney | Ron W. Miller, executive producer | NBC |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming — Individuals ||||
| 1970 (22nd) | Sesame Street | David Connell, Bruce Hart, Carole Hart, Jerry Juhl, Jeff Moss, Virginia Schone, Ray Sipherd, Jon Stone and Dan Wilcox, writers | NET |
| 1970 (22nd) | Sesame Street | Joe Raposo and Jeff Moss, music and lyrics for "This Way to Sesame Street" | NET |
| 1970 (22nd) | Kukla, Fran and Ollie | Michael Loewenstein, scenic designer | NET |
| 1971 (23rd) |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming ||||
| 1971 (23rd) | Sesame Street | David Connell, executive producer; Jon Stone and Lutrelle Horne, producers | PBS |
| 1971 (23rd) | Kukla, Fran and Ollie | John J. Sommers and Richard Carter, executive producers | PBS |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming — Individuals ||||
| 1971 (23rd) | Kukla, Fran and Ollie | Burr Tillstrom, performer | PBS |
| 1971 (23rd) | Sesame Street | George Riesenberger, lighting director | PBS |
| 1972 (24th) |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming ||||
| 1972 (24th) | Sesame Street | David Connell, executive producer; Jon Stone, producer | PBS |
| 1972 (24th) | The Electric Company | David Connell, executive producer; Samuel Y. Gibbon, producer | PBS |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming — Individuals ||||
| 1972 (24th) | Play It Again, Charlie Brown | John Scott Trotter, music director | CBS |
| 1972 (24th) | Sesame Street | George Riesenberger, lighting director | PBS |
| 1973 (25th) |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming — Informational/Factual ||||
| 1973 (25th) | ABC Afterschool Special "Last of the Curlews" | William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, producers | ABC |
| 1973 (25th) | A Picture of Us | Shari Lewis, host | NBC |
| 1973 (25th) | ABC Afterschool Special "Last of the Curlews" | Jameson Brewer, writer | ABC |
| 1973 (25th) | In the News | Joel Heller, executive producer; Pat Lynch and Judy Reemstsma, producers | CBS |
| 1973 (25th) | Make a Wish | Lester Cooper, executive producer; Tom Bywaters, producer | ABC |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming — Entertainment/Fictional ||||
| 1973 (25th) | The Electric Company | Tom Whedon, John Boni, Sara Compton, Tom Dunsmuir, Thad Mumford, Jeremy Stevens and Jim Thurman, writers | PBS |
| 1973 (25th) | Sesame Street | Jon Stone, executive producer; Robert Cunniff, producer | PBS |
| 1973 (25th) | Zoom | Christopher Sarson, producer | PBS |
| 1973 (25th) | The Electric Company | Henry Behar, director | PBS |
| 1973 (25th) | The Electric Company | Samuel Y. Gibbon and David Connell, executive producers; Andy Ferguson, producer | PBS |
| 1973 (25th) | Sesame Street | Robert Myhrum, director | PBS |
| 1973 (25th) | Sesame Street | Joe Raposo, music director | PBS |
| 1973 (25th) | You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown | Charles M. Schulz, writer | CBS |
| 1974 (26th) |
| Outstanding Children's Program ||||
| 1974 (26th) | Marlo Thomas and Friends in Free to Be... You and Me | Marlo Thomas, producer/star; Carole Hart, producer | ABC |
| 1974 (26th) | The Borrowers | Duane Bogie, executive producer; Walt deFaria and Warren Lockhart, producers | NBC |
| 1974 (26th) | A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez, producers | CBS |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming ||||
| 1974 (26th) | The Borrowers | Bill Zaharuk, art director; Peter Razmofsky, set decorator | NBC |
| 1974 (26th) | A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | Charles M. Schulz, writer | CBS |
| 1974 (26th) | The Borrowers | Judith Anderson, actress | NBC |
| 1974 (26th) | The Borrowers | Juul Haalmeyer, costume designer | NBC |
| 1974 (26th) | The Borrowers | Walter C. Miller, director | NBC |
| 1974 (26th) | Marlo Thomas and Friends in Free to Be... You and Me | Bill Davis, director | ABC |
| 1975 (27th) |
| Outstanding Children's Program ||||
| 1975 (27th) | Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus | Burt Rosen, executive producer; Bill Melendez and Mort Green, producers | ABC |
| 1975 (27th) | Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown | Lee Mendelson, executive producer; Bill Melendez, producer | CBS |
| 1975 (27th) | Dr. Seuss' The Hoober-Bloob Highway | David H. DePatie, executive producer; Friz Freleng and Dr. Seuss, producers | CBS |
| 1975 (27th) | It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown | Lee Mendelson, executive producer; Bill Melendez, producer |
| 1976 (28th) |
| Outstanding Children's Program ||||
| 1976 (28th) | Huckleberry Finn | Steven North, producer | ABC |
| 1976 (28th) | You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown | Lee Mendelson, executive producer; Bill Melendez, producer | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) |
| Outstanding Children's Program ||||
| 1977 (29th) | Ballet Shoes | John McRae and Joan Sullivan, producers | PBS |
| 1977 (29th) | Hallmark Hall of Fame "Peter Pan" | Gary Smith and Dwight Hemion, executive producers | NBC |
| 1977 (29th) | It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown | Lee Mendelson, executive producer; Bill Melendez, producer | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) | The Little Drummer Boy Book II | Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass, producers | NBC |
| 1977 (29th) | Pinocchio | Bernard Rothman and Jack Wohl, producers | CBS |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming ||||
| 1977 (29th) | Hallmark Hall of Fame "Peter Pan" | Jenn de Joux and Elizabeth Savel, video animation | NBC |
| 1977 (29th) | Pinocchio | Jerry Greene, video tape editor | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) | Pinocchio | Bill Hargate, costume designer | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) | The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People "New York Philharmonic Young People's Concert: Making Pictures with Music" | Michael Tilson Thomas, music director | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) | Pinocchio | Stan Winston, Larry Abbott and Edwin Butterworth, makeup | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) |
| Outstanding Children's Program ||||
| 1978 (30th) | Halloween Is Grinch Night | David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng, executive producers; Dr. Seuss, producer | ABC |
| 1978 (30th) | The Fat Albert Christmas Special | Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott, producers | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) | Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | Jay Rayvid, executive producer; Shep Greene and Chiz Schultz, producers | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) | Once Upon a Classic "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" | Bernard Rothman and Jack Wohl, producers | PBS |
| 1978 (30th) | Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion | Ed Friendly, producer | NBC |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming ||||
| 1978 (30th) | Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | Bill Hargate, costume designer | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) | Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | Ken Johnson, art director; Robert Checchi, set decorator | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) | Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | Jerry Greene, video tape editor | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) | Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | Tommy Cole, Larry Abbott and Michael Westmore, makeup | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) | Once Upon a Classic "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" | Nicholas Spies and Bob Millslagle, video tape editors | PBS |
| 1979 (31st) |
| Outstanding Children's Program ||||
| 1979 (31st) | Christmas Eve on Sesame Street | Jon Stone, executive producer; Dulcy Singer, producer | PBS |
| 1979 (31st) | Benji's Very Own Christmas Story | Joe Camp, producer | ABC |
| 1979 (31st) | Once Upon a Classic | Jay Rayvid, executive producer; James A. DeVinney and Graeme MacDonald, producers | PBS |
| 1979 (31st) | A Special Sesame Street Christmas | Bob Banner, executive producer; Stephen Pouliot, producer | CBS |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming ||||
| 1979 (31st) | Christmas Eve on Sesame Street | Gerri Brioso, graphic artist | PBS |
| 1979 (31st) | Christmas Eve on Sesame Street | Tony Di Girolamo and Dave Clark, lighting directors | PBS |

### 1980s

| Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
| 1980 (32nd) |
| Outstanding Children's Program ||||
| 1980 (32nd) | Benji at Work | Joe Camp, executive producer; Fielder Baker, producer | ABC |
| 1980 (32nd) | The Halloween That Almost Wasn't | Richard Barclay, executive producer; Gaby Monet, producer | ABC |
| 1980 (32nd) | Sesame Street in Puerto Rico | Al Hyslop, executive producer; Michael Cozell, producer | PBS |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming ||||
| 1980 (32nd) | The Halloween That Almost Wasn't | Bob O'Bradovich, makeup | ABC |
| 1980 (32nd) | The Halloween That Almost Wasn't | Arthur Ginsberg, film editor | ABC |
| 1980 (32nd) | The Halloween That Almost Wasn't | Mariette Hartley, performer | ABC |
| 1980 (32nd) | Sesame Street in Puerto Rico | Ozzie Alfonso, director | PBS |
| 1980 (32nd) | Sesame Street in Puerto Rico | Nat Mongioi, art director | PBS |
| 1981 (33rd) |
| Outstanding Children's Program ||||
| 1981 (33rd) | Donahue and Kids | Walter Bartlett, executive producer; Don Mischer, producer; Jan Cornell, co-producer | NBC |
| 1981 (33rd) | The Wonderful World of Disney "The Art of Disney Animation" | William Robert Yates, executive producer; Bob King, Phil May and William Reid, producers | NBC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | David Lazer, executive producer; Jim Henson, producer | ABC |
| 1981 (33rd) | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | Charles Sellier, executive producer; James L. Conway, producer | NBC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Paddington Bear | Pepper Weiss, executive producer; Renate Cole and Graham Clutterbuck, producers | PBS |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming ||||
| 1981 (33rd) | Donahue and Kids | Don Mischer, director | NBC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Calista Hendrickson and Sherry Ammott, costume designers | ABC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Paul Williams, composer/lyricist for "When the River Meets the Sea" | ABC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Tom Wright, lighting | ABC |
| 1981 (33rd) | The Girl on the Edge of Town | Patty Duke, performer | Syndicated |
| 1982 (34th) |
| Outstanding Children's Program ||||
| 1982 (34th) | The Wave | Virginia L. Carter, executive producer; Fern Field, producer | ABC |
| 1982 (34th) | Alice at the Palace | Joseph Papp, producer | NBC |
| 1982 (34th) | The Electric Grandmother | Linda Gottlieb, executive producer; Doro Bachrach, producer | NBC |
| 1982 (34th) | Please Don't Hit Me, Mom | Virginia L. Carter, executive producer; Fern Field, producer | ABC |
| 1982 (34th) | Through the Magic Pyramid | Ron Howard, executive producer; Rance Howard and Herbert Wright, producers | NBC |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming ||||
| 1982 (34th) | Alice at the Palace | Ralph Holmes, lighting designer | NBC |
| 1982 (34th) | Alice at the Palace | Theoni V. Aldredge, costume designer | NBC |
| 1982 (34th) | Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn | Byron "Buzz" Brandt, film editor | CBS |
| 1982 (34th) | Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn | Albert Heschong, art director; Warren Welch, set decorator | CBS |
| 1982 (34th) | Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn | Keith A. Wester, Robert W. Glass Jr., William A. Nicholson and Howard Wilmarth, sound mixing | CBS |
| 1983 (35th) |
| 1983 (35th) | Big Bird in China | Jon Stone, executive producer; Kuo Bao-Xiang, Xu Ja-Cha and David Liu, producers | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) | Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? | Ken Ehrlich, producer | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) | Skeezer | Bill McCutchen, executive producer; Lee Levinson, producer | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) | The Snow Queen: A Skating Ballet | Greg Harney, executive producer; Bernice Olenick, producer | PBS |
| 1984 (36th) |
| 1984 (36th) | He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' | Edgar J. Scherick and Scott Rudin, executive producers; Emile Ardolino, producer; Judy Kinberg, co-producer | NBC |
| 1984 (36th) | The Best Christmas Pageant Ever | Merrill H. Karpf, executive producer; George Schaefer, producer | ABC |
| 1984 (36th) | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Dulcy Singer, executive producer; Lisa Simon, Arlene Sherman and Tony Geiss, producers | PBS |
| 1985 (37th) |
| 1985 (37th) | American Playhouse "Displaced Person" | Allison Maher, Barry Solomon, Rick Traum and Patrick Lynch, executive producers; Patrick Dromgoole, supervising executive producer; Barry Levinson, producer | PBS |
| 1985 (37th) | The Ewok Adventure | George Lucas, executive producer; Thomas G. Smith, producer | ABC |
| 1985 (37th) | The Night They Saved Christmas | Robert Halmi Jr., Jack Haley Jr. and David Niven Jr., executive producers; Robert Halmi Sr., supervising producer; David Kappes, producer | ABC |
| 1985 (37th) | Punky Brewster | David W. Duclon, executive producer; Gary Menteer, supervising producer; Rick Hawkins and Liz Sage, producers | NBC |
| 1985 (37th) | Reading Rainbow | Twila Liggett and Tony Buttino, executive producers; Cecily Truett and Larry Lancit, producers | PBS |
| 1986 (38th) |
| 1986 (38th) | WonderWorks "Anne of Green Gables" | Kevin Sullivan and Lee Polk, executive producers; Ian McDougall, producer | PBS |
| 1986 (38th) | The Disney Sunday Movie "The Girl Who Spelled Freedom" | Judith A. Polone, executive producer; R. W. Goodwin, producer; Christopher Knopf and David A. Simons, co-producers | ABC |
| 1986 (38th) | Ewoks: The Battle for Endor | George Lucas, executive producer; Thomas G. Smith, producer | ABC |
| 1986 (38th) | The 116th Edition of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus | Kenneth Feld, executive producer; Steve Binder, producer | CBS |
| 1986 (38th) | Punky Brewster | David W. Duclon, executive producer; Gary Menteer, supervising producer; Rick Hawkins, producer | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) |
| 1987 (39th) | Jim Henson's The Storyteller "Hans My Hedgehog" | Jim Henson, executive producer; Mark Shivas, producer | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | The Disney Sunday Movie "Young Harry Houdini" | Susan B. Landau, executive producer; James Orr and Jim Cruickshank, producers | ABC |
| 1987 (39th) | Great Moments in Disney Animation | Andrew Solt and Jim Milio, executive producers; Susan F. Walker, supervising producer; Mark Hufnail and Phil Savenick, co-producers | ABC |
| 1987 (39th) | Jim Henson's The Christmas Toy | Diana Birkenfield, executive producer; Jim Henson and Martin G. Baker, producers | ABC |
| 1987 (39th) | WonderWorks "Walk on Air" | Phylis Geller and Lee Polk, executive producers; Ricki Franklin, producer | PBS |
| 1988 (40th) |
| 1988 (40th) | Hallmark Hall of Fame "The Secret Garden" | Norman Rosemont, executive producer; Steve Lanning, producer | CBS |
| 1988 (40th) | Jim Henson's A Muppet Family Christmas | Jim Henson, executive producer; Diana Birkenfield, producer; Martin G. Baker, co-producer | ABC |
| 1988 (40th) | Jim Henson's The Storyteller "The Luckchild" | Jim Henson, executive producer; Duncan Kenworthy, producer | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) | Jim Henson's The Storyteller "A Short Story" | Jim Henson, executive producer; Duncan Kenworthy, producer | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) | Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends | Shelley Duvall, executive producer; Bridget Terry and Fred Fuchs, producers | Showtime |
| 1989 (41st) |
| 1989 (41st) | Free to Be... a Family | Marlo Thomas, Christopher Cerf, Robert Dalrymple, Leonid Zolotarevsky and Igor Menzelintsev, executive producers; Vern Calhoun, co-producer | ABC |
| 1989 (41st) | I Have AIDS — A Teenager's Story: A 3-2-1 Contact Extra | Al Hyslop, executive producer; Susan Schwartz, producer | PBS |
| 1989 (41st) | The Jim Henson Hour | Jim Henson, executive producer; Duncan Kenworthy, producer/storyteller; Lawrence S. Mirkin, producer; Jerry Juhl and Martin G. Baker, co-producers | NBC |
| 1989 (41st) | WonderWorks "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" | Paul Stone, executive producer; Jay Rayvid, senior executive producer for WonderWorks; Dale Bell, executive producer for WonderWorks | PBS |
| 1989 (41st) | WonderWorks "Young Charlie Chaplin" | Alan Horrox, executive producer; Jay Rayvid, senior executive producer for WonderWorks; Dale Bell, executive producer for WonderWorks; Colin Shindler, producer | PBS |

### 1990s

| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
| 1990 (42nd) |
| 1990 (42nd) | A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story | Ted Field and Robert W. Cort, executive producers; Patricia Clifford and Kate Wright, co-executive producers; Richard L. O'Connor, producer; Chet Walker, co-producer | NBC |
| 1990 (42nd) | All Creatures Great and Small | Bill Sellars, producer | A&E |
| 1990 (42nd) | The Jim Henson Hour "The Song of the Cloud Forest" | Jim Henson, executive producer; Lawrence S. Mirkin, producer; Jerry Juhl, Martin G. Baker and Ritamarie Peruggi, co-producers | NBC |
| 1990 (42nd) | A Yabba-Dabba-Doo Celebration! 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera | Joseph Barbera and William Hanna, executive producers; Bruce Johnson, co-executive producer; Marshall Flaum, producer | TNT |
| 1990 (42nd) | You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown | Lee Mendelson, producer | CBS |
| 1991 (43rd) |
| 1991 (43rd) | You Can't Go Home Again: A 3-2-1 Contact Extra | Anne MacLeod, executive producer; Tom Cammisa, producer | PBS |
| 1991 (43rd) | Avonlea | Trudy Grant and Kevin Sullivan, executive producers | Disney |
| 1991 (43rd) | Earth to Kids: A Guide to Products for a Healthy Planet | Carole Rosen and Joyce H. Newman, executive producers; Aram Boyajian, producer; Susan Markowitz, co-producer; Betsy Howie, coordinating producer | HBO |
| 1991 (43rd) | Newton's Apple | James Steinbach, executive producer; Richard Hudson, series producer; Kaye Zusmann, coordinating producer | PBS |
| 1991 (43rd) | What's Up Doc? A Salute to Bugs Bunny | Carl H. Lindahl, producer | TNT |
| 1992 (44th) |
| 1992 (44th) | Mark Twain and Me | Geoffrey Cowan and Julian Fowles, executive producers; Daniel Petrie, producer | Disney |
| 1992 (44th) | ABC Afterschool Special "In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story" | Judith Stoia, executive producer; Lisa Schmid, producer | PBS |
| 1992 (44th) | Avonlea | Trudy Grant and Kevin Sullivan, executive producers | Disney |
| 1992 (44th) | What Kids Want to Know About Sex and Growing Up: A 3-2-1 Contact Extra | Anne MacLeod, executive producer; Terri Randall, producer | PBS |
| 1992 (44th) | Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too | Ken Kessel, supervising producer; Jamie Mitchell, Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi, producers | ABC |
| 1993 (45th) |
| 1993 (45th) | Avonlea | Trudy Grant and Kevin Sullivan, executive producers; Brian Leslie Parker, line producer | Disney |
| 1993 (45th) | Beethoven Lives Upstairs | Terence Robinson, executive producer; David Devine and Richard Mozer, producers | HBO |
| 1993 (45th) | Brainstorm: The Truth About Your Brain on Drugs: A 3-2-1 Contact Extra | Anne MacLeod, executive producer; Karen Katz, producer | PBS |
| 1993 (45th) | Dance in America: American Indian Dance Theatre | Barbara Schwei and Hanay Geiogamah, producers | PBS |
| 1993 (45th) | Peter, Paul & Mommy, Too | Bob Glover and Ken Fritz, executive producers; Martha Hertzberg, co-executive producer; Laurie Donnelly, producer; William Cosel, co-producer | PBS |
| 1994 (46th) |
| 1994 (46th) | CBS Schoolbreak Special "Kids Killing Kids / Kids Saving Kids" | Arnold Shapiro, executive producer; David J. Eagle and Kerry Neal, producers; Norman Marcus and Michael Killen, co-producers | CBS |
| 1994 (46th) | Avonlea | Trudy Grant and Kevin Sullivan, executive producers; Nicholas J. Gray, line producer | Disney |
| 1994 (46th) | Clarissa Explains It All "A Little Romance" | Mitchell Kriegman, executive producer; Chris Gifford, producer; Neena Beber, co-producer | Nickelodeon |
| 1994 (46th) | Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration | Arlene Sherman, executive producer | PBS |
| 1994 (46th) | Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Andrew Solt, executive producer; Marjorie Kalins and Franklin Getchel, co-executive producers; Greg Vines, supervising producer; Joel Lipman, coordinating producer; Victoria Strong and Marc Sachnoff, producers; Emily Squires, co-producer | ABC |
| 1995 (47th) |
| 1995 (47th) | The World Wildlife Fund Presents "Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger" | Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Carole Rosen, senior producer; Ellen Goosenberg Kent, producer; Amy Schatz, co-producer | HBO |
| 1995 (47th) | Avonlea | Trudy Grant and Kevin Sullivan, executive producers | Disney |
| 1995 (47th) | In Search of Dr. Seuss | Joni Levin, producer | TNT |
| 1995 (47th) | Lamb Chop and the Haunted Studio | Shari Lewis and Jon Slan, executive producers; Richard Borchiver, co-executive producer; Bernard Rothman, producer; Jack McAdam, co-producer | PBS |
| 1995 (47th) | Smart Kids | John Walsh and Lance Heflin, executive producers; Jay A. Bakerink and Mitchel C. Resnick, producers | Fox |
| 1996 (48th) |
| 1996 (48th) | Peter and the Wolf | George Daugherty, executive producer; David Ka Lik Wong, co-executive producer; Linda Jones Clough and Adrian Workman, producers; Christine Losecaat, co-producer | ABC |
| 1996 (48th) | Avonlea | Trudy Grant and Kevin Sullivan, executive producers | Disney |
| 1996 (48th) | LeVar Burton Presents — A Reading Rainbow Special: Act Against Violence | Tony Buttino and LeVar Burton, executive producers; Twila Liggett, Cecily Truett, Larry Lancit, Orly Berger-Wiseman, Robin Fogelman, Mark Mannucci, Stacey Raider, Ronnie Krauss, Jill Gluckson and Kathy Kinsner, producers | PBS |
| 1996 (48th) | Marsalis On Music | Peter Gelb and Pat Jaffe, executive producers; Laura Mitgang and Daniel Anker, producers | PBS |
| 1996 (48th) | Nick News Special Edition — Clearing the Air: Kids Talk to the President About Smoking | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Mark Lyons and Chichi Pierce, supervising producers; Murr LeBay, coordinating producer; Bob Brienza, producer | Nickelodeon |
| 1997 (49th) |
| 1997 (49th) | How Do You Spell God? | Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Carole Rosen, senior producer; Ellen Goosenberg Ken and Amy Schatz, producers | HBO |
| 1997 (49th) | About Us: The Dignity of Children | Fred Berner, Debra Reynolds and Jeffrey D. Jacobs, executive producers; Tracy A. Mitchell, supervising producer; Lesley Karsten, producer; Elaine Frontain Bryant, associate producer | ABC |
| 1997 (49th) | It Just Takes One | Bonnie Hammer, executive producer; Ellen Weissbrod, producer; Lorna Thomas, co-producer | USA |
| 1997 (49th) | Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes | Joyce H. Newman and Sheila Nevins, executive producers; Carole Rosen, senior producer; Lila Corn, coordinating producer; Gabriella Messina, line producer; John Hoffman, producer | HBO |
| 1997 (49th) | The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss | Brian Henson, David Steven Cohen and Michael K. Frith, executive producers; Lou Berger, supervising producer; Jonathan Meath and Lauren Gray, producers; David Gumpel, co-producer | Nickelodeon |
| 1998 (50th) |
| 1998 (50th) | Muppets Tonight | Brian Henson and Dick Blasucci, executive producers; Paul Flaherty and Kirk R. Thatcher, supervising producers; Patric M. Verrone, Martin G. Baker and Chris Plourde, producers; Bernie Keating and Jim Lewis, co-producers | Disney |
| 1998 (50th) | Nick News Special Edition: What Are You Staring At? | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Mark Lyons, senior producer; Anne-Marie Cunniffe, producer | Nickelodeon |
| 1998 (50th) | Absent Minded Inventions and the Search for Flubber with Bill Nye the Science Guy | James McKenna and Erren Gottlieb, executive producers; Michele Bornheim, supervising producer; Jamie Hammond, coordinating producer | ABC |
| 1998 (50th) | Nick News Special Edition — Divorce: Caught in the Middle | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Mark Lyons, senior producer; Anne-Marie Cunniffe, producer | Nickelodeon |
| 1998 (50th) | The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss | Brian Henson, David Steven Cohen and Michael K. Frith, executive producers; Lou Berger, supervising producer; Bob Stein and Lauren Gray, producers; David Gumpel, co-producer; Will Ryan, consulting producer | Nickelodeon |
| 1999 (51st) |
| 1999 (51st) | The Truth About Drinking: The Teen Files | Arnold Shapiro, executive producer; Allison Grodner, supervising producer; Michael Rabb, producer | Syndicated |
| 1999 (51st) | Nick News Special Edition: The Clinton Crisis | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons, senior producer; Anne-Marie Cunniffe, producer | Nickelodeon |
| 1999 (51st) | Rosie O'Donnell's Kids Are Punny | Rosie O'Donnell and Sheila Nevins, executive producers; Carole Rosen, senior producer; Diane Kolyer, line producer; Amy Schatz, producer | HBO |
| 1999 (51st) | Rugrats | Gábor Csupó and Arlene Klasky, executive producers; Eryk Casemiro and Margot Pipkin, coordinating producers; Paul Demeyer, creative producer; Cella Nichols Harris, producer | Nickelodeon |
| 1999 (51st) | A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving | Walt Disney Television Animation | ABC |

### 2000s

| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
| 2000 (52nd) |
| 2000 (52nd) | The Color of Friendship | Alan Sacks, executive producer; Kevin Hooks and Christopher Morgan, producers | Disney |
| 2000 (52nd) | Goodnight Moon and Other Sleepytime Tales | Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Carole Rosen, supervising producer; Amy Schatz, producer | HBO |
| 2000 (52nd) | Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra in Concert | Gary Smith and Dwight Hemion, executive producers; Gail Purse, producer | Disney |
| 2000 (52nd) | Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years | Lee Mendelson, executive producer; Walter C. Miller, producer | CBS |
| 2000 (52nd) | Rugrats | Gábor Csupó and Arlene Klasky, executive producers; Eryk Casemiro, supervising producer; Jim Duffy, Cella Nichols Harris and Susan Ward, producers | Nickelodeon |
| 2001 (53rd) |
| 2001 (53rd) | The Teen Files: Surviving High School | Arnold Shapiro, executive producer; Allison Grodner, supervising producer/writer/director; Karen Duzy, producer | UPN |
| 2001 (53rd) | King Gimp | Sheila Nevins and Nancy Walzog, executive producers; Lisa Heller, supervising producer; Susan Hadary and William Whiteford, producers | HBO |
| 2001 (53rd) | Nick News with Linda Ellerbee | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2001 (53rd) | Peter Pan Starring Cathy Rigby | Tom McCoy, Kris Slava and David Walmsley, executive producers; Marc Bauman, producer | A&E |
| 2001 (53rd) | Rugrats | Gábor Csupó and Arlene Klasky, executive producers; Eryk Casemiro, co-executive producer; Jim Duffy and Cella Nichols Harris, supervising producers; Kate Boutilier, producer; Pernelle Hayes and Susan Ward, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2002 (54th) |
| 2002 (54th) | Nick News Special Edition — Faces of Hope: The Kids of Afghanistan | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Josh Veselka, producer; Mark Lyons, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2002 (54th) | The Making of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" | Lee Mendelson, executive producer; Jacob Mendelson, producer | ABC |
| 2002 (54th) | Nick News with Linda Ellerbee | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2002 (54th) | Rugrats | Gábor Csupó and Arlene Klasky, executive producers; Eryk Casemiro, co-executive producer; Jim Duffy and Cella Nichols Harris, supervising producers; Kate Boutilier, producer; Pernelle Hayes and Susan Ward, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2002 (54th) | SpongeBob SquarePants | Stephen Hillenburg, executive producer | Nickelodeon |
| 2003 (55th) |
| 2003 (55th) | Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001 | Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Dolores Morris, supervising producer; Lynn Sadofsky and Amy Schatz, producers | HBO |
| 2003 (55th) | Kermit's Swamp Years | Jim Lewis and Michael R. Polis, executive producers; Ritamarie Peruggi, producer | Starz |
| 2003 (55th) | Lizzie McGuire | Susan Estelle Jansen and Stan Rogow, executive producers; Tim Maile and Douglas Tuber, co-executive producers; Melissa Gould, supervising producer; Jill Danton, producer | Disney |
| 2003 (55th) | Nick News Special Edition — The Iraq Question: American Kids Talk About War | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2003 (55th) | Nick News Special Edition: My Family Is Different | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2004 (56th) |
| 2004 (56th) | Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me | Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Dolores Morris, supervising producer; Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Diane Kolyer, producers | HBO |
| 2004 (56th) | Lizzie McGuire | Susan Estelle Jansen and Stan Rogow, executive producers; Tim Maile and Douglas Tuber, co-executive producers; Melissa Gould, supervising producer; Jill Danton, producer | Disney |
| 2004 (56th) | Nick News Special Edition — Courage to Live: Kids, South Africa and AIDS | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Josh Veselka, producer; Mark Lyons, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2004 (56th) | Nick News Special Edition — There's No Place Like Home: Homeless Kids in America | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Josh Veselka, producer; Mark Lyons, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2004 (56th) | Sesame Street Presents "The Street We Live On" | Dr. Lewis Bernstein, executive producer; Kevin Clash, co-executive producer; Tim Carter, Melissa Dino, Karen Ialacci and Carol-Lynn Parente, producers | PBS |
| 2005 (57th) |
| 2005 (57th) | Classical Baby | Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Dolores Morris, supervising producer; Sabina Barach, Gina B. Legnani, Beth Levison, Elissa W. Patterson, Amy Schatz and Elisabeth K. Wolfe, producers | HBO |
| 2005 (57th) | Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Never Again? From the Holocaust to the Sudan | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons and Martin Toub, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2005 (57th) | Pride | Simon Curtis, Delia Fine and Laura Mackie, executive producers; Emilio Nunez, supervising producer, John Downer and Christopher Hall, produced by | A&E |
| 2005 (57th) | That's So Raven | David Brookwell, Sean McNamara, Marc Warren and Dennis Rinsler, executive producers; Dava Savel, co-executive producer; Michael Carrington, supervising producer; Sarah Jane Cunningham and Suzie V. Freeman, producers; Patty Gary-Cox, produced by | Disney |
| 2005 (57th) | Zoey 101 | Jan Korbelin and Dan Schneider, executive producers; Bill O'Dowd, producer | Nickelodeon |
| 2006 (58th) |
| 2006 (58th) | High School Musical | Bill Borden and Barry Rosenbush, executive producers; Don Schain, produced by | Disney |
| 2006 (58th) | I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me | Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Dolores Morris, supervising producer; Ellen Goosenberg Kent, producer | HBO |
| 2006 (58th) | Classical Baby 2 | Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Dolores Morris, supervising producer; Sabina Barach, Beth Levison and Amy Schatz, producers | HBO |
| 2006 (58th) | Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Do Something! Caring for the Kids of Katrina | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Christine Bachas, Holden Kepecs, Mark Lyons, Kara Pothier, Martin Toub and Joshua Veselka, producers | Nickelodeon |
| 2007 (59th) |
| 2007 (59th) | Nick News with Linda Ellerbee — Private Worlds: Kids and Autism | Rolfe Tessem, executive producer; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons, producer; Martin Toub and Kara Pothier, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2007 (59th) | Hannah Montana | Michael Poryes and Steven Peterman, executive producers; Sally Lapiduss and Douglas Lieblein, co-executive producers; Richard G. King, produced by | Disney |
| 2007 (59th) | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Danny Kallis, Irene Dreayer and Pamela Eells O'Connell, executive producers; Jim Geoghan, co-executive producer; Walter Barnett, produced by | Disney |
| 2007 (59th) | That's So Raven | Marc Warren and Dennis Rinsler, executive producers; Patty Gary-Cox and Michael Carrington, co-executive producers; Michael Feldman, supervising producer | Disney |
| 2007 (59th) | When Parents Are Deployed | Christina Delfico, executive producer; Joseph Pipher, producer | PBS |
| 2008 (60th) |
| 2008 (60th) | Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show | Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Dolores Morris, supervising producer; Amy Schatz, produced by; Beth Aala, producer | HBO |
| 2008 (60th) | Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: The Untouchable Kids of India | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons, producer; Josh Veselka, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2008 (60th) | Hannah Montana | Michael Poryes and Steven Peterman, executive producers; Richard G. King, Sally Lapiduss and Andrew Green, co-executive producers | Disney |
| 2008 (60th) | High School Musical 2 | Bill Borden and Barry Rosenbush, executive producers; Don Schain, produced by | Disney |
| 2008 (60th) | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Danny Kallis, Irene Dreayer, Pamela Eells O'Connell and Jim Geoghan, executive producers; Walter Barnett, co-executive producer | Disney |
| 2009 (61st) |
| Outstanding Children's Program ||||
| 2009 (61st) | Wizards of Waverly Place | Peter Murrieta, Todd J. Greenwald, Vince Cheung and Ben Montanio, executive producers; Matt Goldman, co-executive producer; Greg A. Hampson, produced by | Disney |
| 2009 (61st) | Hannah Montana | Michael Poryes and Steven Peterman, executive producers; Douglas Lieblein and Andrew Green, co-executive producers; Richard G. King, produced by | Disney |
| 2009 (61st) | iCarly | Dan Schneider, executive producer; Robin Weiner, supervising producer; Joe Catania, producer; Bruce Rand Berman, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program ||||
| 2009 (61st) | Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am? with Maria Shriver | Sheila Nevins and Maria Shriver, executive producers; Veronica Brady, supervising producer; John Hoffman, series producer; Eamon Harrington and John Watkin, produced by | HBO |
| 2009 (61st) | Nick News with Linda Ellerbee — Coming Home: When Parents Return from War | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons, producer; Martin Toub, produced by | Nickelodeon |

### 2010s

| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
| 2010 (62nd) |
| Outstanding Children's Program ||||
| 2010 (62nd) | Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie | Peter Murrieta, executive producer; Kevin Lafferty, produced by | Disney |
| 2010 (62nd) | Hannah Montana | Michael Poryes and Steven Peterman, executive producers; Douglas Lieblein and Andrew Green, co-executive producers; Richard G. King, produced by | Disney |
| 2010 (62nd) | iCarly | Dan Schneider, executive producer; Robin Weiner, supervising producer; Joe Catania, producer; Bruce Rand Berman, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2010 (62nd) | Jonas | Michael Curtis and Roger S. H. Schulman, executive producers; Ivan Menchell, co-executive producer; Greg A. Hampson, producer | Disney |
| 2010 (62nd) | Wizards of Waverly Place | Peter Murrieta, Todd J. Greenwald, Vince Cheung and Ben Montanio, executive producers; Perry Rein and Gigi McCreery, co-executive producers; Greg A. Hampson, produced by | Disney |
| Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program ||||
| 2010 (62nd) | Nick News with Linda Ellerbee — The Face of Courage: Kids Living with Cancer | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons, producer; Martin Toub, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2010 (62nd) | When Families Grieve | Christina Delfico, Lisa Lax, Nancy Stern, Rob Burnett and David Letterman, executive producers; Andrew Ames, supervising producer; Kevin Clash, producer | PBS |
| 2011 (63rd) |
| Outstanding Children's Program ||||
| 2011 (63rd) | A Child's Garden of Poetry | Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Jacqueline Glover, supervising producer; Amy Schatz, produced by; Beth Aala and Beth Levison, producers | HBO |
| 2011 (63rd) | Degrassi | Linda Schuyler, Stephen Stohn and Brendon Yorke, executive producers; Stephanie Williams, supervising producer; Stefan Brogren and David Lowe, producers | Nickelodeon |
| 2011 (63rd) | iCarly | Dan Schneider, executive producer; Robin Weiner and George Doty IV, supervising producers; Joe Catania, producer; Bruce Rand Berman, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2011 (63rd) | Victorious | Dan Schneider, executive producer; Robin Weiner, supervising producer; Bruce Rand Berman and Joe Catania, producers | Nickelodeon |
| 2011 (63rd) | Wizards of Waverly Place | Todd J. Greenwald, Vince Cheung and Ben Montanio, executive producers; Perry Rein and Gigi McCreery, co-executive producers; Richard Goodman, supervising producer; Greg A. Hampson, producer | Disney |
| Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program ||||
| 2011 (63rd) | Nick News with Linda Ellerbee — Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons, producer; Martin Toub, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2011 (63rd) | A YoungArts Masterclass | Lin Arison, executive producer; Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon, produced by | HBO |
| 2012 (64th) |
| Outstanding Children's Program ||||
| 2012 (64th) | Wizards of Waverly Place | Todd J. Greenwald, Vince Cheung and Ben Montanio, executive producers; Perry Rein and Gigi McCreery, co-executive producers; Richard Goodman, supervising producer; Greg A. Hampson, producer | Disney |
| 2012 (64th) | Degrassi | Linda Schuyler, Stephen Stohn and Brendon Yorke, executive producers; Sarah Glinski, co-executive producer; Stephanie Williams, supervising producer; Stefan Brogren, series producer; David Lowe, producer | Nickelodeon |
| 2012 (64th) | Good Luck Charlie | Dan Staley, Drew Vaupen and Phil Baker, executive producers; Christopher Vane, Erika Kaestle and Patrick McCarthy, co-executive producers; Pixie Wespiser, produced by | Disney |
| 2012 (64th) | iCarly | Dan Schneider, executive producer; Robin Weiner, co-executive producer; Joe Catania, supervising producer; Jake Farrow and Matt Fleckenstein, producers; Bruce Rand Berman, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2012 (64th) | Victorious | Dan Schneider, executive producer; Warren Bell and Robin Weiner, co-executive producers; Joe Catania, supervising producer; Bruce Rand Berman and Matt Fleckenstein, producers | Nickelodeon |
| Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program ||||
| 2012 (64th) | Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger | Carol-Lynn Parente, executive producer; Melissa Dino, supervising producer; Mason Rather, senior producer; Kevin Clash, producer | PBS |
| 2012 (64th) | It Gets Better | Christy Spitzer, Shannon Fitzgerald, John Ferriter, Brian Pines, Dan Savage, Ted Skillman and Belisa Balaban, executive producers | MTV |
| 2012 (64th) | The Weight of the Nation for Kids: The Great Cafeteria Takeover | Sheila Nevins and John Hoffman, executive producers; Shari Cookson and Nick Doob, produced by | HBO |
| 2013 (65th) |
| 2013 (65th) | Nick News with Linda Ellerbee — Forgotten But Not Gone: Kids, HIV & AIDS | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons, producer; Martin Toub and Wendy Lobel, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2013 (65th) | Good Luck Charlie | Dan Staley, Drew Vaupen and Phil Baker, executive producers; Christopher Vane, Erika Kaestle, Patrick McCarthy and Jim Gerkin, co-executive producers; Pixie Wespiser, produced by | Disney |
| 2013 (65th) | iCarly | Dan Schneider, executive producer; Robin Weiner, co-executive producer; Joe Catania, supervising producer; Jake Farrow, producer; Bruce Rand Berman, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2013 (65th) | The Weight of the Nation for Kids: Quiz Ed! | Sheila Nevins and John Hoffman, executive producers; Shari Cookson and Nick Doob, produced by | HBO |
| 2013 (65th) | A YoungArts Masterclass | Sheila Nevins and Lin Arison, executive producers; Jacqueline Glover, supervising producer; Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon, produced by | HBO |
| 2014 (66th) |
| 2014 (66th) | One Last Hug: Three Days at Grief Camp | Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Sara Bernstein, supervising producer; Greg DeHart and Paul Freedman, produced by | HBO |
| 2014 (66th) | Degrassi | Linda Schuyler, Stephen Stohn and Sarah Glinski, executive producers; Matt Huether, co-executive producer; Stephanie Williams, supervising producer; Stefan Brogren and David Lowe, producers | Nickelodeon |
| 2014 (66th) | Dog with a Blog | Michael B. Kaplan, executive producer; Jim Hope, co-executive producer; Leo Clarke, produced by | Disney |
| 2014 (66th) | Good Luck Charlie | Dan Staley, Drew Vaupen and Phil Baker, executive producers; Christopher Vane, Erika Kaestle, Patrick McCarthy and Jim Gerkin, co-executive producers; Pixie Wespiser, produced by | Disney |
| 2014 (66th) | Nick News with Linda Ellerbee — Family Secrets: When Violence Hits Home | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons, producer; Martin Toub, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2014 (66th) | Wynton Marsalis — A YoungArts Masterclass | Sheila Nevins and Lin Arison, executive producers; Jacqueline Glover, supervising producer; Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon, produced by | HBO |
| 2015 (67th) |
| 2015 (67th) | Alan Alda and the Actor Within You: A YoungArts Masterclass | Sheila Nevins and Lin Arison, executive producers; Jacqueline Glover, supervising producer; Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon, produced by | HBO |
| 2015 (67th) | Degrassi | Linda Schuyler, Stephen Stohn and Sarah Glinski, executive producers; Matt Huether, co-executive producer; Stephanie Williams, supervising producer; Stefan Brogren and David Lowe, producers | Nickelodeon |
| 2015 (67th) | Dog with a Blog | Michael B. Kaplan, executive producer; Jim Hope, co-executive producer; Jessica Kaminsky, supervising producer; Leo Clarke, produced by | Disney |
| 2015 (67th) | Girl Meets World | Michael Jacobs, executive producer; Frank Pace, Matthew Nelson, Mark Blutman and Jeff Menell, co-executive producers | Disney |
| 2015 (67th) | Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Coming Out | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons, producer; Martin Toub, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2016 (68th) |
| 2016 (68th) | It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown! | Lee Mendelson, Jason Mendelson and Paul Miller, executive producers | ABC |
| 2016 (68th) | Dog with a Blog | Michael B. Kaplan, executive producer; Jim Hope, co-executive producer; Jessica Kaminsky, supervising producer; Leo Clarke, produced by | Disney |
| 2016 (68th) | Girl Meets World | Michael Jacobs, executive producer; Frank Pace, Matthew Nelson, Mark Blutman and Jeff Menell, co-executive producers; Randi Barnes, producer | Disney |
| 2016 (68th) | Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Hello, I Must Be Going! 25 Years of Nick News with Linda Ellerbee | Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons, senior producer; Martin Toub and Wendy Lobel, producers; Josh Veselka, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2016 (68th) | School of Rock | Jim Armogida, Steve Armogida and Jay Kogen, executive producers; Eric Friedman, Perry Rein and Gigi McCreery, co-executive producers; Dionne Kirschner, producer | Nickelodeon |
| 2017 (69th) |
| 2017 (69th) | Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas | Brown Johnson, executive producer; Ken Scarborough, co-executive producer; Benjamin Lehmann, supervising producer; Karyn Leibovich, Stephanie Longard and Mindy Fila, producers | HBO |
| 2017 (69th) | Girl Meets World | Michael Jacobs, executive producer; Frank Pace, Matthew Nelson, Mark Blutman and Jeff Menell, co-executive producers | Disney |
| 2017 (69th) | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 90th Celebration | Brad Lachman, executive producer; Bill Bracken, co-executive producer; Matt Lachman, producer | NBC |
| 2017 (69th) | School of Rock | Jim Armogida, Steve Armogida, Jay Kogen, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush and Richard Linklater, executive producers; Steve Skrovan, Sarah Jane Cunningham and Suzie V. Freeman, co-executive producers; Harry Hannigan, producer; Chris Arrington, produced by | Nickelodeon |
| 2017 (69th) | Star Wars Rebels | Simon Kinberg and Dave Filoni, executive producers; Henry Gilroy, co-executive producer; Kiri Hart, Carrie Beck and Athena Yvette Portillo, producers | Disney XD |
| 2018 (70th) |
| 2018 (70th) | The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special | Brown Johnson, Ken Scarborough and Jason Diamond, executive producers; Benjamin Lehmann, supervising producer; Mindy Fila, Karyn Leibovich, Stephanie Longardo and Scott Gracheff, producers | HBO |
| 2018 (70th) | Alexa & Katie | Matthew Carlson and Heather Wordham, executive producers; Gary Murphy, co-executive producer; Bob Heath, producer | Netflix |
| 2018 (70th) | Fuller House | Jeff Franklin, Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett, executive producers; Marsh McCall, Bryan Behar and Steve Baldikoski, co-executive producers | Netflix |
| 2018 (70th) | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Daniel Handler, Neil Patrick Harris, Rose Lam, Barry Sonnenfeld and Jon Weber, executive producers | Netflix |
| 2018 (70th) | Star Wars Rebels | Simon Kinberg and Dave Filoni, executive producers; Henry Gilroy, co-executive producer; Kiri Hart, Carrie Beck and Athena Yvette Portillo, producers | Disney XD |
| 2019 (71st) |
| 2019 (71st) | When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special | Brown Johnson, Benjamin Lehmann and Ken Scarborough, executive producers; Mindy Fila, Karyn Leibovich and Stephanie Longardo, producers | HBO |
| 2019 (71st) | Carmen Sandiego | Caroline Fraser, CJ Kettler, Kirsten Newlands and Anne Loi, executive producers; Duane Capizzi, co-executive producers; Brian Hulme, producer | Netflix |
| 2019 (71st) | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Daniel Handler, Neil Patrick Harris, Rose Lam and Barry Sonnenfeld, executive producers; Joe Tracz and Rand Geiger, producers | Netflix |
| 2019 (71st) | Song of Parkland | Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller, executive producers; Sara Rodriguez, supervising producer; Amy Schatz, produced by | HBO |
| 2019 (71st) | Star Wars Resistance | Dave Filoni, Brandon Auman, Athena Yvette Portillo and Justin Ridge, executive producers | Disney |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
| 2020 (72nd) |
| 2020 (72nd) | Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (TIE) | Lisa Henson, Halle Stanford and Louis Leterrier, executive producers; Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews, Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Blanca Lista; co-executive producers; Ritamarie Peruggi, produced by | Netflix |
| 2020 (72nd) | We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest (TIE) | Mahershala Ali, Amatus Karim Ali, Mimi Valdés and Julie Anderson, executive producers; Amy Schatz and Diane Kolyer, produced by | HBO |
| 2020 (72nd) | Star Wars Resistance | Brandon Auman, Athena Yvette Portillo, Dave Filoni, Justin Ridge, Sareana Sun and Shuzo John Shiota, executive producers; Daisy Fang and Jack Liang; producers | Disney |