The leading nominees for the 2026 Television Critics Association Awards are three very different shows: A comedy about a haunted town, a romantic drama in professional sports and a series set in London\u2019s high finance world.<\/p>\n
The three shows \u2014\u00a0Widow\u2019s Bay, Heated Rivalry and Industry \u2014 each scored five nominations for the TCA Awards, which were announced Friday morning. All three are up for program of the year and have multiple nominations in the individual achievement categories.<\/p>\n
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The other nominees for program of the year are The Comeback, Hacks, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, The Pitt (which won last year), Pluribus and Shrinking. Heated Rivarly, Pluribus and Widow\u2019s Bay are also nominated for best new show, along with Alien: Earth, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The Lowdown and Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles.<\/p>\n
The TCA also added two new categories to the awards for this year: outstanding achievement in animation and outstanding international series.<\/p>\n
Winners will be announced later in the summer, along with the recipients of the career achievement (for individuals) and heritage (for programs) awards. The full list of nominees is below.<\/p>\n
Program of the Year<\/p>\n
The Comeback (HBO)
Hacks (HBO Max)
Heated Rivalry (Crave\/HBO Max)
Industry (HBO)
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Shrinking (Apple TV)
Widow\u2019s Bay (Apple TV)<\/p>\n
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy<\/p>\n
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Comeback
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (NBC)
Hacks
The Lowdown (FX)
Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
Shrinking
Widow\u2019s Bay<\/p>\n
Outstanding Achievement in Drama<\/p>\n
The Gilded Age (HBO)
Heated Rivalry
Industry
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO)
Paradise (Hulu)
The Pitt
Pluribus
Task (HBO)<\/p>\n
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials<\/p>\n
All Her Fault (Peacock)
The Beast in Me (Netflix)
Beef (Netflix)
Death by Lightning (Netflix)
DTF St. Louis (HBO)
Half Man (HBO)
Lord of the Flies (Netflix)
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (FX)<\/p>\n
Outstanding New Program<\/p>\n
Alien: Earth (FX)
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
Heated Rivalry
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
The Lowdown
Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles
Pluribus
Widow\u2019s Bay<\/p>\n
Individual Achievement in Comedy<\/p>\n
Hannah Einbinder,\u00a0Hacks
Elle Fanning,\u00a0Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles
Harrison Ford,\u00a0Shrinking
Lisa Kudrow,\u00a0The Comeback
Kate O\u2019Flynn,\u00a0Widow\u2019s Bay
Matthew Rhys,\u00a0Widow\u2019s Bay
Jean Smart,\u00a0Hacks
Tim Robinson,\u00a0The Chair Company (HBO)<\/p>\n
Individual Achievement in Drama<\/p>\n
Marisa Abela,\u00a0Industry
Sterling K. Brown,\u00a0Paradise
David Harbour,\u00a0DTF St. Louis
Katherine LaNasa,\u00a0The Pitt
Ken Leung,\u00a0Industry
Myha\u2019la,\u00a0Industry
Rhea Seehorn,\u00a0Pluribus
Connor Storrie,\u00a0Heated Rivalry
Hudson Williams,\u00a0Heated Rivalry
Noah Wyle,\u00a0The Pitt<\/p>\n
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information<\/p>\n
60 Minutes\u00a0(CBS)
The American Revolution (PBS)
CBS This Morning (CBS)
Disneyland Handcrafted (Disney+)
Frontline\u00a0(PBS)
Have I Got News for You (CNN)
Marty, Life Is Short (Netflix)
Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV)<\/p>\n
Outstanding Achievement in Talk, Variety or Sketch<\/p>\n
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver\u00a0(HBO)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Muppet Show: Sabrina Carpenter (ABC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)<\/p>\n
Outstanding Achievement in Reality<\/p>\n
Couples Therapy\u00a0(Paramount+)
Finding Mr. Christmas (Hallmark)
The Great British Baking Show (Netflix)
Love on the Spectrum (Netflix)
RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race\u00a0(MTV)
Survivor (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Traitors\u00a0(Peacock)<\/p>\n
Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming<\/p>\n
Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation (Disney+)
Electric Bloom (Disney+\/Disney Channel)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+\/Hulu)
Phineas and Ferb (Disney+\/Disney Channel)
Stranger Things: Tales from \u201885 (Netflix)
Vampirina: Teenage Vampire (Disney+\/Disney Channel)
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (Disney+\/Disney Channel(
WondLa (Apple TV)<\/p>\n
Outstanding Achievement in Children\u2019s Programming<\/p>\n
Carl the Collector (PBS Kids)
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock (Apple TV)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ (Disney+\/Disney Jr.)
Phoebe & Jay (PBS Kids)
Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical (Apple TV)
Sofia the First: Royal Magic (Disney+\/Disney Jr.)
Weather Hunters (PBS Kids)
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball (Hulu)<\/p>\n
Outstanding Achievement in Animation<\/p>\n
Bob\u2019s Burgers (Fox)
Haunted Hotel (Netflix)
Invincible (Prime Video)
King of the Hill (Hulu)
Long Story Short (Netflix)
The Simpsons (Fox)
South Park (Comedy Central)
Star Wars: Maul \u2013 Shadow Lord (Disney+)
Women Wearing Shoulder Pads (Adult Swim)<\/p>\n
Outstanding International Series<\/p>\n
The Boyfriend (Netflix)
Crime Scene Zero (Netflix)
Drops of God (Apple TV)
The House of the Spirits (Prime Video)
Last Samurai Standing (Netflix)
Squid Game (Netflix)<\/p>\n
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