HBOs Succession was a critical darling, so its probably befitting that the show would end its run with two final lauds from the Television Critics Assn. The 39th Annual TCA Awards which canceled its in-person event this year due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes released its list of winners on Monday, with Succession grabbing the prizes for program of the year, as well as outstanding achievement in drama (an award it also won in 2022 and 2020).
Other major winners included FXs The Bear, which airs on Hulu. The series first season was honored as outstanding new program, as well as outstanding achievement in comedy. The TCA spread the wealth when it comes to individual achievements, honoring Better Call Saul star Rhea Seehorn in drama, and Poker Face star Natasha Lyonne in comedy.
Also, Netflixs Beef (outstanding achievement in movies, miniseries or specials) and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (which received its second consecutive win for outstanding achievement in variety, talk or sketch) won top prizes, while Amazon Freevees Jury Duty was named outstanding achievement in reality.
This years heritage award went to The Carol Burnett Show, the landmark sketch series that aired for 11 years on CBS and won 25 Emmys during its run. And the TCAs career achievement award went to comedy icon Mel Brooks, whose career began in TV on Sid Caesars Your Show of Shows and who ultimately became an EGOT with four Emmys, three Grammys, three Tonys and an Oscar.
Elsewhere, Disney+ landed wins in both of the new younger-oriented program categories, for Bluey (childrens programming) and Ms. Marvel (family programming). And PBS landed the news and information win for the doc The U.S. and the Holocaust.
This was a landmark year for television, as we said goodbye to several powerhouse series while welcoming a new generation of shows and stars into this highly competitive landscape, said Salon TV critic Melanie McFarland, who is the outgoing TCA president. Whether established hits or first-year favorites, our honorees exemplify the strength of television and the unique depth that it allows creators to explore. Though we are unable to gather in 2023, we sincerely congratulate each of this seasons winners, and we hope to celebrate in-person in 2024.
The TCAs more than 200 members voted on the awards, with eligibility dates following the 2022-2023 TV season. Here are this years TCA Award nominees and winners:
PROGRAM OF THE YEAR WINNER: Succession HBO/Max
Abbott Elementary ABC (2022 winner in category)
Andor Disney+
Better Call Saul AMC
Poker Face Peacock
The Bear FX
The Last of Us HBO/Max
The Other Two HBO/Max
The White Lotus HBO/Max
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA WINNER: Succession HBO/Max (2022 and 2020 winner in category)
Andor Disney+
Better Call Saul AMC (2019 winner in category)
Interview with the Vampire AMC
The Good Fight Paramount+
The Last of Us HBO/Max
The White Lotus HBO/Max
Yellowjackets Showtime
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY WINNER: The Bear FX
Abbott Elementary ABC (2022 winner in category)
Barry HBO/Max
Poker Face Peacock
Reservation Dogs FX
Shrinking Apple TV+
The Other Two HBO/Max
What We Do in the Shadows FX
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES, MINISERIES OR SPECIALS WINNER: Beef Netflix
A Small Light National Geographic
Black Bird Apple TV+
Daisy Jones and The Six Amazon Prime Video
Fleishman is in Trouble FX
Mrs. Davis Peacock
The Patient FX
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story The Roku Channel
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN REALITY WINNER: Jury Duty Amazon Freevee
Couples Therapy Showtime (2021 Winner in Category)
RuPauls Drag Race MTV (2014 Winner in Category)
The Rehearsal HBO/Max
The Traitors Peacock
Top Chef Bravo
Vanderpump Rules Bravo
Welcome to Wrexham FX
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN VARIETY, TALK OR SKETCH WINNER: I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Netflix (2022 winner in category)
The Amber Ruffin Show Peacock
A Black Lady Sketch Show HBO/Max (2020 winner in category)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver HBO/Max (2021, 2019 and 2018 winner in category, and 2015 winner in news and information category)
Late Night with Seth Meyers NBC
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert CBS
Saturday Night Live NBC
Ziwe Showtime
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS AND INFORMATION WINNER: The U.S. and the Holocaust PBS
30 for 30 ESPN
Free Chol Soo Lee PBS
Frontline PBS (Eight-time winner in category)
Pepsi, Wheres My Jet? Netflix
Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence Hulu
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi Hulu
The 1619 Project Hulu
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDRENS PROGRAMMING (New category for 2023) WINNER: Bluey Disney+
Almas Way PBS Kids
Daniel Tigers Neighborhood PBS Kids (2016 winner in youth category)
Donkey Hodie PBS Kids
Eva the Owlet Apple TV+
Molly of Denali PBS Kids (2020 winner in youth category)
Ridley Jones Netflix
Sesame Street HBO/Max (2018, 2011 and 2001 winner in youth category)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Disney Junior/Disney+
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FAMILY PROGRAMMING (New Category for 2023) WINNER: Ms. Marvel Disney+
American Born Chinese Disney+
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Disney+
Jane Apple TV+
Love, Victor Hulu
Marvels Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Disney Channel
Never Have I Ever Netflix
Star Trek: Prodigy Paramount+
The Mysterious Benedict Society Disney+
OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM WINNER: The Bear FX
Andor Disney+
Interview with the Vampire AMC
Jury Duty Amazon Freevee
Mrs. Davis Peacock
Poker Face Peacock
Shrinking Apple TV+
The Last of Us HBO/Max
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA WINNER: Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul AMC
Christine Baranski, The Good Fight Paramount+
Kieran Culkin, Succession HBO/Max
Dominique Fishback, Swarm Amazon Prime Video
Betty Gilpin, Mrs. Davis Peacock
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us HBO/Max
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us HBO/Max
Sarah Snook, Succession HBO/Max
Jeremy Strong, Succession HBO/Max
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY WINNER: Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face Peacock
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary ABC (2022 winner in category)
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear FX
Harrison Ford, Shrinking Apple TV+
Bill Hader, Barry HBO/Max
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary ABC
James Marsden, Jury Duty Amazon Freevee
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear FX