36th TCA Awards

The 36th TCA Awards were announced on September 14, 2020, via an online event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1][2] The nominees were announced by the Television Critics Association on July 9, 2020.^[3][4]

36th TCA Awards
Date	September 14, 2020
Venue	N/A[a]
Highlights
Program of the Year	Watchmen
Outstanding New Program	Watchmen
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Winners and nominees

Category	Winner	Nominees
Program of the Year	Watchmen (HBO)	Better Call Saul (AMC) Mrs. America (FX on Hulu) Schitt's Creek (Pop TV) Succession (HBO) Unbelievable (Netflix)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	Schitt's Creek (Pop TV)	Better Things (FX) Dead to Me (Netflix) The Good Place (NBC) Insecure (HBO) What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama	Succession (HBO)	Better Call Saul (AMC) The Crown (Netflix) Euphoria (HBO) The Good Fight (CBS All Access) Pose (FX)
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials	Watchmen (HBO)	Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu) Mrs. America (FX on Hulu) Normal People (Hulu) The Plot Against America (HBO) Unbelievable (Netflix)
Outstanding New Program	Watchmen (HBO)	The Great (Hulu) The Mandalorian (Disney+) The Morning Show (Apple TV+) Never Have I Ever (Netflix) Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)
Individual Achievement in Comedy	Catherine O'Hara — Schitt's Creek (Pop TV)	Pamela Adlon — Better Things (FX) Christina Applegate — Dead to Me (Netflix) Elle Fanning — The Great (Hulu) Issa Rae — Insecure (HBO) Ramy Youssef — Ramy (Hulu)
Individual Achievement in Drama	Regina King — Watchmen (HBO)	Cate Blanchett — Mrs. America (FX on Hulu) Kaitlyn Dever — Unbelievable (Netflix) Mark Ruffalo — I Know This Much Is True (HBO) Rhea Seehorn — Better Call Saul (AMC) Jeremy Strong — Succession (HBO) Merritt Wever — Unbelievable (Netflix)
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information	The Last Dance (ESPN)	60 Minutes (CBS) Frontline (PBS) Hillary (Hulu) McMillions (HBO) The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Sketch/Variety Shows	A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)	The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming	Cheer (Netflix)	Encore! (Disney+) Holey Moley (ABC) Making It (NBC) Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Bravo) We're Here (HBO)
Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming	Molly of Denali (PBS Kids)	Carmen Sandiego (Netflix) Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (PBS Kids) Odd Squad (PBS Kids) Wild Kratts (PBS Kids) Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (PBS Kids)
Heritage Award	Star Trek (CBS)
Career Achievement Award	Alex Trebek

Shows with multiple nominations

The following shows received multiple nominations:^[5]

Nominations	Recipient
4	Unbelievable
	Watchmen
3	Better Call Saul
	Mrs. America
	Schitt's Creek
	Succession
2	Better Things
	Dead to Me
	The Great
	Insecure

Shows with multiple wins

The following shows received multiple wins:^[6]

Wins	Recipient
4	Watchmen
2	Schitt's Creek

Notes

1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the winners were announced in an online event.