HBO Max’s “Heated Rivalry” and “Industry,” and Apple TV’s “Widow’s Bay” topped this year’s list of nominees for the Television Critics Association awards. All three shows scored five nominations each from the voting members.
Both streaming services dominated the field with HBO Max’s “Hacks” and “The Pitt” and Apple TV’s “Pluribus” coming in next with four; while HBO’s “The Comeback” and Apple TV’s “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” and “Shrinking” scored three nominations each.
Aside from ‘Margo’, all of those aforementioned shows are competing for the top award of Program of the Year alongside CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”.
Other shows which landed one or two nominations include “Alien: Earth,” “The Beast in Me,” “Beef,” “The Chair Company,” “Death by Lightning,” “DTF St. Louis,” “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins,” “The Gilded Age,” “Half Man,” “Lord of the Flies,” “The Lowdown,” “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” “Paradise,” “Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord” and “Task”.
Notable omissions included “The Bear,” “The Diplomat,” “Fallout,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “Slow Horses,” and “Wonder Man”. There will be no in-person ceremony for the TCA Awards this year with winners announced later this summer just ahead of Emmy nominations.
“Heated Rivalry” has made headlines for not being allowed to be nominated for Emmys as there is no U.S. ownership – HBO Max only licenses the title from Canada’s Crave. If HBO were to come onboard as co-producer that could make it eligible, but HBO has said there are no plans to.
The 2026 Television Critics Association Awards list of nominees are as follows:
Program of the Year
“The Comeback” – HBO Max
“Hacks” – HBO Max
“Heated Rivalry” – Crave/HBO Max
“Industry” – HBO Max
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” – CBS
“The Pitt” – HBO Max (2025 Winner)
“Pluribus” – Apple TV
“Shrinking” – Apple TV
“Widow’s Bay” – Apple TV
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
“Abbott Elementary” – ABC
“The Comeback” – HBO Max
“The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” – NBC
“Hacks” – HBO Max
“The Lowdown” – FX
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” – Apple TV
“Shrinking” – Apple TV
“Widow’s Bay” – Apple TV
Outstanding Achievement in Drama
“The Gilded Age” – HBO Max
“Heated Rivalry” – Crave/HBO Max
“Industry” – HBO Max
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” – HBO Max
“Paradise” – Hulu
“The Pitt” – HBO Max (2025 Winner)
“Pluribus” – Apple TV
“Task” – HBO Max
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials
“All Her Fault” – Peacock
“The Beast in Me” – Netflix
“Beef” – Netflix
“Death by Lightning”- Netflix
“DTF St. Louis” – HBO Max
“Half Man” – HBO Max
“Lord of the Flies”- Netflix
“Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” – FX
Outstanding New Program
“Alien: Earth” – FX
“The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” – NBC
“Heated Rivalry” – Crave/HBO Max
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” – HBO Max
“The Lowdown” – FX
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” – Apple TV
“Pluribus” – Apple TV
“Widow’s Bay” – Apple TV
Individual Achievement in Drama
Marisa Abela, “Industry” – HBO Max
Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise” – Hulu
David Harbour, “DTF St. Louis” – HBO Max
Katherine LaNasa, “The Pitt” – HBO Max
Ken Leung, “Industry” – HBO Max
Myha’la, “Industry” – HBO Max
Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus” – Apple TV
Connor Storrie, “Heated Rivalry” – Crave/HBO Max
Hudson Williams, “Heated Rivalry” – Crave/HBO Max
Noah Wyle, “The Pitt” – HBO Max
Individual Achievement in Comedy
Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks” – HBO Max
Elle Fanning, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” – Apple TV
Harrison Ford, “Shrinking” – Apple TV
Lisa Kudrow, “The Comeback” – HBO Max
Kate O’Flynn, “Widow’s Bay” – Apple TV
Matthew Rhys, “Widow’s Bay” – Apple TV
Jean Smart, “Hacks” – HBO Max
Tim Robinson, “The Chair Company” – HBO Max
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
“60 Minutes” – CBS
“The American Revolution” – PBS
“CBS This Morning” – CBS
“Disneyland Handcrafted” – Disney+
“Frontline” – PBS
“Have I Got News For You” – CNN
“Marty, Life Is Short” – Netflix
“Mr. Scorsese” – Apple TV
Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk or Sketch
“The Daily Show” – Comedy Central
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” – ABC
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” – HBO Max
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” – NBC
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” – CBS
“The Muppet Show: Sabrina Carpenter” – Disney+
“Saturday Night Live” – NBC
Outstanding Achievement in Reality
“Couples Therapy” – Showtime/Paramount+
“Finding Mr. Christmas” – Hallmark
“The Great British Baking Show” – Netflix
“Love on the Spectrum” – Netflix
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” – MTV
“Survivor” – CBS
“Top Chef” – Bravo
“The Traitors” – Peacock
Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming
“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 ‘85” – Netflix
“Vampirina: Teenage Vampire” – Disney+/Disney Channel
“Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” – Disney+/Disney Channel
“WondLa” – Apple TV
Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Programming
“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
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
“Bob’s 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 – Shadow Lord” – Disney+
“Women Wearing Shoulder Pads” – Adult Swim
Outstanding International Series
“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
