Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program had been awarded annually between 1985 and 2021. Until 1993, the award was just known as the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. Arthur held the record for most nominations (12) and Arthur and Muppet Babies tied for most wins (4). Nickelodeon had the most awards of any television network (9).

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program
Awarded for	Outstanding Children's Animated Program
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First award	1985
Final award	2021
Most awards	Arthur (4) Muppet Babies (4)
Most nominations	Arthur (12)
Website	theemmys.tv

Typically five nominees were announced. An exception was the 2006 ceremony, where six nominees were announced. At the 2010 ceremony, four nominees were announced. The last time this had occurred was two decades prior in 1990 and 1985, the first time the award was handed out. TV specials had been known to appear on the list, as well as shows appearing at multiple years, despite having lasted only one season.

In November 2021, it was announced that all Daytime Emmy categories honoring children's programming would be retired in favor of a separate Children's and Family Emmy Awards ceremony that was held starting in 2022.^[1]

1980s

Year	Program	Network	Ref
1985 (12th)
	Muppet Babies	CBS	[2]
	Alvin and the Chipmunks	NBC
	Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids	Syndicated
	The Smurfs	NBC
1986 (13th)
	Muppet Babies	CBS	[3]
	CBS Storybreak	CBS
	The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show	CBS
	Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids	Syndicated
	The Smurfs	NBC
1987 (14th)
	Muppet Babies	CBS	[4]
	Alvin and the Chipmunks	NBC
	Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears	NBC
	It's Punky Brewster	NBC
	The Smurfs	NBC
1988 (15th)
	Muppet Babies	CBS	[5]
	Alvin and the Chipmunks	NBC
	CBS Storybreak	CBS
	DuckTales	Syndicated
	The Smurfs	NBC
1989 (16th)
	The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	ABC	[6]
	A Pup Named Scooby-Doo	ABC
	DuckTales	Syndicated
	Muppet Babies	CBS
	The Smurfs	NBC

1990s

Year	Program	Network	Ref
1990 (17th)
	Beetlejuice (tie)	ABC	[7]
	The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (tie)	ABC
	A Pup Named Scooby-Doo	ABC
	Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers	Syndicated
1991 (18th)
	Tiny Toon Adventures	Syndicated	[8]
	Bobby's World	Fox
	Captain Planet and the Planeteers	TBS
	Garfield and Friends	CBS
	The Real Ghostbusters	Syndicated, ABC
1992 (19th)
	Rugrats	Nickelodeon	[9]
	Darkwing Duck	Syndication, ABC
	Doug	Nickelodeon
	The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	ABC
	Tiny Toon Adventures	Syndicated
1993 (20th)
	Tiny Toon Adventures	Fox	[10]
	Batman: The Animated Series	Fox
	Darkwing Duck	ABC
	Doug	Nickelodeon
	Rugrats	Nickelodeon
1994 (21st)
	Rugrats	Nickelodeon	[11]
	Animaniacs	Fox
	Batman: The Animated Series	Fox
	The Halloween Tree	Syndication
	Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?: The Stolen Smile	Fox
1995 (22nd)
	Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?	Fox	[12]
	Animaniacs	Fox
	Aladdin	Syndication, CBS
	The Little Mermaid	CBS
1996 (23rd)
	Animaniacs	Kids' WB	[13]
	The Magic School Bus	PBS
	The New Adventures of Madeline	ABC
	Schoolhouse Rock!	ABC
	Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?	Fox
1997 (24th)
	Animaniacs	Kids' WB	[14]
	The Magic School Bus	PBS
	Pinky and the Brain	Kids' WB
	Schoolhouse Rock!	ABC
	Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?	Kids' WB
1998 (25th)
	Arthur	PBS	[15]
	101 Dalmatians: The Series	Syndication, ABC
	Animaniacs	Kids' WB
	The Magic School Bus	PBS
	Pinky and the Brain	Kids' WB
1999 (26th)
	Arthur	PBS	[16]
	101 Dalmatians: The Series	Syndication, ABC
	Animaniacs	Kids' WB
	Doug	ABC
	Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain	Kids' WB

2000s

Year	Program	Network	Ref
2000 (27th)
	Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain	Kids' WB	[17]
	Arthur	PBS
	Doug	ABC
	Little Bear	Nickelodeon
	The New Batman/Superman Adventures	Kids' WB
2001 (28th)
	Arthur	PBS	[18]
	Clifford the Big Red Dog	PBS
	Dragon Tales	PBS
	Madeline	Disney Channel
	The Wild Thornberrys	Nickelodeon
2002 (29th)
	Madeline	Disney Channel	[19]
	Arthur	PBS
	Clifford the Big Red Dog	PBS
	Dora the Explorer	Nick Jr.
	Dragon Tales	PBS
2003 (30th)
	Rugrats	Nickelodeon	[20]
	Arthur	PBS
	Clifford the Big Red Dog	PBS
	Dora the Explorer	Nick Jr.
	Dragon Tales	PBS
2004 (31st)
	Little Bill	Nick Jr.	[21]
	Arthur	PBS
	Dora the Explorer	Nick Jr.
	Kim Possible	Disney Channel
	Rugrats	Nickelodeon
2005 (32nd)
	Peep and the Big Wide World	TLC	[22]
	Arthur	PBS
	Dora the Explorer	Nick Jr.
	Kim Possible	Disney Channel
	ToddWorld	TLC
2006 (33rd)
	Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks	PBS	[23]
	Arthur	PBS
	Baby Looney Tunes	Cartoon Network
	Dora the Explorer	Nickelodeon
	Peep and the Big Wide World	Discovery Kids
	ToddWorld	Discovery Kids
2007 (34th)
	Arthur	PBS	[24]
	Curious George	PBS
	Time Warp Trio	NBC
	Peep and the Big Wide World	Discovery Kids
	ToddWorld	Discovery Kids
2008 (35th)
	Curious George	PBS	[25]
	Arthur	PBS
	Charlie and Lola	Disney Channel
	Little Einsteins	Disney Channel
	Peep and the Big Wide World	Discovery Kids
2009 (36th)
	WordWorld	PBS	[26]
	The Backyardigans	Nick Jr.
	Curious George	PBS
	Little Einsteins	Disney Channel
	Sid the Science Kid	PBS

2010s

Year	Program	Network	Ref
2010 (37th)
	Curious George	PBS	[27]
	The Backyardigans	Nickelodeon
	Sid the Science Kid	PBS
	WordGirl	PBS
2011 (38th)
	The Penguins of Madagascar	Nickelodeon	[28][29][30]
	The Backyardigans	Nickelodeon
	Curious George	PBS
	Dinosaur Train	PBS
	Sid the Science Kid	PBS
2012 (39th)
	The Penguins of Madagascar	Nickelodeon	[31][32]
	Curious George	PBS
	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Nickelodeon
	Peep and the Big Wide World	PBS
	Sid the Science Kid	PBS
	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon
2013 (40th)
	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Nickelodeon	[33][34]
	The Penguins of Madagascar	Nickelodeon
	Robot and Monster	Nickelodeon
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Nickelodeon
	WordGirl	PBS
2014 (41st)
	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Nickelodeon	[35][36]
	Beware the Batman	Cartoon Network
	The Fairly OddParents	Nickelodeon
	Monsters vs. Aliens	Nickelodeon
	Turbo FAST	Netflix
2015 (42nd)
	All Hail King Julien	Netflix	[37][38]
	Arthur	PBS
	The Fairly OddParents	Nickelodeon
	Sanjay and Craig	Nickelodeon
2016 (43rd)
	Niko and the Sword of Light: From the Desert of Despair Into the Swamp of Sorrow!	Amazon	[39]
	All Hail King Julien	Netflix
	Dragons: Race to the Edge	Netflix
	The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show	Netflix
	WordGirl	PBS
2017 (44th)
	Lost in Oz: Extended Adventure	Amazon	[40][41]
	Dragons: Race to the Edge	Netflix
	Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures	Disney XD
	Milo Murphy's Law	Disney Channel
	The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show	Netflix
2018 (45th)
	SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	[42][43]
	Trollhunters	Netflix
	Lost in Oz	Amazon
	Milo Murphy's Law	Disney Channel
	Wild Kratts	PBS
2019 (46th)
	The Loud House	Nickelodeon	[44]
	Hilda	Netflix
	Mickey Mouse	Disney Channel
	Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Nickelodeon
	Welcome to the Wayne	Nickelodeon

2020s

Year	Program	Network	Ref
2020 (47th)
	The Dragon Prince: Seasons 2-3	Netflix	[45][46]
	Arthur	PBS
	The Casagrandes	Nickelodeon
	Craig of the Creek	Cartoon Network
	The Loud House	Nickelodeon
	Niko and the Sword of Light	Amazon Prime Video
	Trolls: The Beat Goes On!: Seasons 5-8	Netflix
2021 (48th)
	Hilda	Netflix	[47][48]
	Amphibia	Disney Channel
	Craig of the Creek	Cartoon Network
	Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts	Netflix
	Wizards: Tales of Arcadia	Netflix

Total awards won

Total awards won
Includes first-place ties

Wins	Series
4	Arthur
4	Muppet Babies
3	Rugrats
2	The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
2	Tiny Toon Adventures
2	Animaniacs
2	Curious George
2	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
2	The Penguins of Madagascar
1	All Hail King Julien
1	Beetlejuice
1	The Dragon Prince
1	Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
1	Little Bill
1	Madeline
1	Peep and the Big Wide World
1	Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain
1	Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
1	WordWorld
1	Niko and the Sword of Light
1	Lost in Oz: Extended Adventure
1	SpongeBob SquarePants
1	The Loud House
1	Hilda

Total awards

• Nickelodeon - 9
• PBS - 8
• CBS - 4
• ABC - 3
• The WB - 3
• Netflix - 3
• FOX - 2
• Amazon - 2
• Disney Channel - 1
• Nick Jr. - 1
• Syndication - 1
• The Learning Channel - 1

Multiple Nominations

12 nominations Arthur 6 nominations Animaniacs 5 nominations Curious George Dora the Explorer Muppet Babies Rugrats The Smurfs 4 nominations Doug Peep and the Big Wide World The Penguins of Madagascar Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? Sid the Science Kid 3 nominations Alvin and the Chipmunks The Backyardigans Clifford the Big Red Dog Dragon Tales Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness The Magic School Bus The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Tiny Toon Adventures ToddWorld WordGirl

2 nominations 101 Dalmatians: The Series A Pup Named Scooby-Doo All Hail King Julien Batman: The Animated Series CBS Storybreak Craig of the Creek Darkwing Duck DuckTales Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Hilda Kim Possible Little Einsteins Lost in Oz Madeline Niko and the Sword of Light Pinky and the Brain Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain Schoolhouse Rock! SpongeBob SquarePants Tales of Arcadia The Loud House

See also

• List of animation awards
• Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program