'Widow's Bay,' 'Heated Rivalry' and 'Industry' Apple TV; Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max; Simon Ridgway/HBO Logo text 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’s high finance world.
The three shows — Widow’s Bay, Heated Rivalry and Industry — 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.
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’s 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’s Got Money Troubles.
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The TCA also added two new categories to the awards for this year: outstanding achievement in animation and outstanding international series.
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.
Program of the Year
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’s Bay (Apple TV)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
Abbott Elementary (ABC) The Comeback The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (NBC) Hacks The Lowdown (FX) Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) Shrinking Widow’s Bay
Outstanding Achievement in Drama
The Gilded Age (HBO) Heated Rivalry Industry A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO) Paradise (Hulu) The Pitt Pluribus Task (HBO)
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) Half Man (HBO) Lord of the Flies (Netflix) Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (FX)
Outstanding New Program
Alien: Earth (FX) The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins Heated Rivalry A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms The Lowdown Margo’s Got Money Troubles Pluribus Widow’s Bay
Individual Achievement in Comedy
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks Elle Fanning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles Harrison Ford, Shrinking Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay Jean Smart, Hacks Tim Robinson, The Chair Company (HBO)
Individual Achievement in Drama
Marisa Abela, Industry Sterling K. Brown, Paradise David Harbour, DTF St. Louis Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt Ken Leung, Industry Myha’la, Industry Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus Connor Storrie, Heated Rivalry Hudson Williams, Heated Rivalry Noah Wyle, The Pitt
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 Talk, Variety or Sketch
The Daily Show (Comedy Central) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert The Muppet Show: Sabrina Carpenter (ABC) Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Reality
Couples Therapy (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)
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