Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program
Awarded for	Outstanding Children's Program
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First award	1950 (first awarded to Time for Beany)
Currently held by	Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance; and; We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest (2020)
Website	emmys.com

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program was presented to television programming aimed towards children in any format. Series, specials and non-fiction programming were all eligible for the award.^[1] Prior to 1974, both daytime and primetime programming was eligible. However, once the Daytime Emmy Awards were formed, only primetime television remained eligible.

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The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) revised their rules for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards to exclude primetime specials or extensions of a daytime series from eligibility for the award. The rule change followed three consecutive wins for Sesame Street primetime specials.^[2] The category was retired beginning with the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, citing that streaming services had created further confusion over whether children's programs would be eligible for the award or not.^[2] The NATAS, who organizes the Daytime Emmys, announced in 2021 that it would introduce a Children's and Family Emmy Awards presentation beginning in 2022.^[3]

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Year	Program	Nominees	Network
1950 (2nd)
	Time for Beany	—	KTLA
	Cyclone Malone	—	KNBH
	Kukla, Fran and Ollie	—	KNBH
1951 (3rd)
	Time for Beany	—	KTLA
	The Cisco Kid	—	KNBH
	Jump Jump	—	KTTV
	Kukla, Fran and Ollie	—	NBC
	The Lone Ranger	—	KTLA
1953 (5th)
	Time for Beany	—	KTLA
	Big Top	—	CBS
	Gabby Hayes	—	NBC
	The Howdy Doody Show	—
	Kukla, Fran and Ollie	—
	Super Circus	—
	Zoo Parade	—
1954 (6th)
	Kukla, Fran and Ollie	—	NBC
	Big Top	—	CBS
	Ding Dong School	—	NBC
	Super Circus	—
	Zoo Parade	—
1955 (7th)
	Lassie	—	CBS
	Art Linkletter and the Kids	—	Syndicated
	Ding Dong School	—	NBC
	Kukla, Fran and Ollie	—	ABC
	Time for Beany	—	Syndicated
	Zoo Parade	—	NBC
1956 (8th)
	Lassie	—	CBS
	Ding Dong School	—	NBC
	The Howdy Doody Show	—	NBC
	Kukla, Fran and Ollie	—	ABC
	The Mickey Mouse Club	—	ABC
	The Pinky Lee Show	—	NBC

Year	Program	Nominees	Network
1960 (12th)
	The Huckleberry Hound Show	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, producers	Syndicated
	Captain Kangaroo	—	CBS
	Lassie	—	CBS
	Quick Draw McGraw	—	Syndicated
	Watch Mr. Wizard	—	NBC
1961 (13th)
	Young People's Concert	—	CBS
	Captain Kangaroo	—	CBS
	Huckleberry Hound	—	Syndicated
	The Shari Lewis Show	—	NBC
	The Shirley Temple Show	—	NBC
1962 (14th)
	New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein	—	CBS
	Captain Kangaroo	—	CBS
	1, 2, 3 Go!	—	NBC
	The Shari Lewis Show	—
	Update	—
	Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	—
1963 (15th)
	Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	—	NBC
	Captain Kangaroo	—	CBS
	Discovery	—	ABC
	Mr. Wizard	—	NBC
	The Shari Lewis Show	—
	Update	—
1964 (16th) ^[4]
	Discovery	—	ABC
	Exploring	—	NBC
	NBC Children's Theatre	—	NBC
	Science All Stars	—	ABC
	Wild Kingdom	—	NBC
1966 (18th) ^[5]
	A Charlie Brown Christmas	Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez, producers	CBS
	Captain Kangaroo	Al Hyslop, producer	CBS
	Discovery	Jules Power, executive producer	ABC
	NBC Children's Theatre "The World of Stuart Little"	George A. Heinemann, producer	NBC
	Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	Walt Disney and Ron W. Miller, executive producers	NBC
1967 (19th) ^[6]
	Jack and the Beanstalk	Gene Kelly, producer	CBS
	Charlie Brown's All Stars!	Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez, producers	CBS
	Discovery	Jules Power, executive producer	ABC
	It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown	Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez, producers	CBS
1968 (20th)
	Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming^[7]^{[note 1]}
	He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown	Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez, producers	CBS
	Mister Rogers' Neighborhood	Fred Rogers, producer	NET
	You're in Love, Charlie Brown	Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez, producers	CBS
	Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming — Individuals ^{[note 1]}
	Mister Rogers' Neighborhood	Fred Rogers, host	NET
1969 (21st)
	Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming^[7]^{[note 1]}
	Mister Rogers' Neighborhood	Fred Rogers, producer	NET
	Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	Ron W. Miller, executive producer	NBC
	Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming — Individuals ^{[note 1]}
	Captain Kangaroo	Bob Keeshan, performer	CBS
	NBC Children's Theatre "The Reluctant Dragon"	Burr Tillstrom, performer	NBC

Year	Program	Nominees	Network
1970 (22nd)
	Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming^[8]

	Sesame Street	David Connell, executive producer; Sam Gibbon, Jon Stone and Lutrelle Horne, producers	NET
	The Wonderful World of Disney	Ron W. Miller, executive producer	NBC
	Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming — Individuals

	Sesame Street	David Connell, Bruce Hart, Carole Hart, Jerry Juhl, Jeff Moss, Virginia Schone, Ray Sipherd, Jon Stone and Dan Wilcox, writers	NET
Joe Raposo and Jeff Moss, music and lyrics for "This Way to Sesame Street"	Sesame Street		NET
Kukla, Fran and Ollie	Michael Loewenstein, scenic designer	NET
1971 (23rd)
	Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming^[9]

	Sesame Street	David Connell, executive producer; Jon Stone and Lutrelle Horne, producers	PBS
	Kukla, Fran and Ollie	John J. Sommers and Richard Carter, executive producers	PBS
	Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming — Individuals

Kukla, Fran and Ollie	Burr Tillstrom, performer	PBS
Sesame Street	George Riesenberger, lighting director	PBS
1972 (24th)
	Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming^[10]

	Sesame Street	David Connell, executive producer; Jon Stone, producer	PBS
	The Electric Company	David Connell, executive producer; Samuel Y. Gibbon, producer	PBS
	Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming — Individuals ^{[note 1]}
	Play It Again, Charlie Brown	John Scott Trotter, music director	CBS
Sesame Street	George Riesenberger, lighting director	PBS
1973 (25th)
	Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming — Informational/Factual^[11]

	ABC Afterschool Special "Last of the Curlews"	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, producers	ABC
	A Picture of Us	Shari Lewis, host	NBC
	ABC Afterschool Special "Last of the Curlews"	Jameson Brewer, writer	ABC
	In the News	Joel Heller, executive producer; Pat Lynch and Judy Reemstsma, producers	CBS
	Make a Wish	Lester Cooper, executive producer; Tom Bywaters, producer	ABC
	Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming — Entertainment/Fictional^[12]

	The Electric Company	Tom Whedon, John Boni, Sara Compton, Tom Dunsmuir, Thad Mumford, Jeremy Stevens and Jim Thurman, writers	PBS
	Sesame Street	Jon Stone, executive producer; Robert Cunniff, producer
	Zoom	Christopher Sarson, producer
	The Electric Company	Henry Behar, director	PBS
	The Electric Company	Samuel Y. Gibbon and David Connell, executive producers; Andy Ferguson, producer
	Sesame Street	Robert Myhrum, director
Joe Raposo, music director	Sesame Street
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown	Charles M. Schulz, writer	CBS
1974 (26th)
	Outstanding Children's Program^[13]

	Marlo Thomas and Friends in Free to Be... You and Me	Marlo Thomas, producer/star; Carole Hart, producer	ABC
	The Borrowers	Duane Bogie, executive producer; Walt deFaria and Warren Lockhart, producers	NBC
	A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving	Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez, producers	CBS
	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming

	The Borrowers	Bill Zaharuk, art director; Peter Razmofsky, set decorator	NBC
	A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving	Charles M. Schulz, writer	CBS
	The Borrowers	Judith Anderson, actress	NBC
		Juul Haalmeyer, costume designer
Walter C. Miller, director
Marlo Thomas and Friends in Free to Be... You and Me	Bill Davis, director	ABC
1975 (27th)
	Outstanding Children's Program^[14]

	Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus	Burt Rosen, executive producer; Bill Melendez and Mort Green, producers	ABC
	Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown	Lee Mendelson, executive producer; Bill Melendez, producer	CBS
	Dr. Seuss' The Hoober-Bloob Highway	David H. DePatie, executive producer; Friz Freleng and Dr. Seuss, producers	CBS
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown	Lee Mendelson, executive producer; Bill Melendez, producer
1976 (28th)
	Outstanding Children's Program^[15]

	Huckleberry Finn	Steven North, producer	ABC
You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown	Lee Mendelson, executive producer; Bill Melendez, producer	CBS
1977 (29th)
	Outstanding Children's Program^[16]

	Ballet Shoes	John McRae and Joan Sullivan, producers	PBS
	Hallmark Hall of Fame "Peter Pan"	Gary Smith and Dwight Hemion, executive producers	NBC
	It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown	Lee Mendelson, executive producer; Bill Melendez, producer	CBS
	The Little Drummer Boy Book II	Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass, producers	NBC
	Pinocchio	Bernard Rothman and Jack Wohl, producers	CBS
	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming

	Hallmark Hall of Fame "Peter Pan"	Jenn de Joux and Elizabeth Savel, video animation	NBC
	Pinocchio	Jerry Greene, video tape editor	CBS
	Pinocchio	Bill Hargate, costume designer	CBS
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People "New York Philharmonic Young People's Concert: Making Pictures with Music"	Michael Tilson Thomas, music director	CBS
Pinocchio	Stan Winston, Larry Abbott and Edwin Butterworth, makeup	CBS
1978 (30th)
	Outstanding Children's Program^[17]

	Halloween Is Grinch Night	David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng, executive producers; Dr. Seuss, producer	ABC
	The Fat Albert Christmas Special	Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott, producers	CBS
	Once Upon a Brothers Grimm	Jay Rayvid, executive producer; Shep Greene and Chiz Schultz, producers	CBS
	Once Upon a Classic "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"	Bernard Rothman and Jack Wohl, producers	PBS
	Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion	Ed Friendly, producer	NBC
	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming

	Once Upon a Brothers Grimm	Bill Hargate, costume designer	CBS
	Once Upon a Brothers Grimm	Ken Johnson, art director; Robert Checchi, set decorator	CBS
	Once Upon a Brothers Grimm	Jerry Greene, video tape editor	CBS
Tommy Cole, Larry Abbott and Michael Westmore, makeup	Once Upon a Brothers Grimm		CBS
Once Upon a Classic "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"	Nicholas Spies and Bob Millslagle, video tape editors	PBS
1979 (31st)
	Outstanding Children's Program^[18]

	Christmas Eve on Sesame Street	Jon Stone, executive producer; Dulcy Singer, producer	PBS
	Benji's Very Own Christmas Story	Joe Camp, producer	ABC
	Once Upon a Classic	Jay Rayvid, executive producer; James A. DeVinney and Graeme MacDonald, producers	PBS
	A Special Sesame Street Christmas	Bob Banner, executive producer; Stephen Pouliot, producer	CBS
	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming ^{[note 1]}
	Christmas Eve on Sesame Street	Gerri Brioso, graphic artist	PBS
	Christmas Eve on Sesame Street	Tony Di Girolamo and Dave Clark, lighting directors	PBS

Year	Program	Nominees	Network
1980 (32nd)
	Outstanding Children's Program^[19]

	Benji at Work	Joe Camp, executive producer; Fielder Baker, producer	ABC
	The Halloween That Almost Wasn't	Richard Barclay, executive producer; Gaby Monet, producer	ABC
	Sesame Street in Puerto Rico	Al Hyslop, executive producer; Michael Cozell, producer	PBS
	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming

	The Halloween That Almost Wasn't	Bob O'Bradovich, makeup	ABC
	The Halloween That Almost Wasn't	Arthur Ginsberg, film editor	ABC
	The Halloween That Almost Wasn't	Mariette Hartley, performer	ABC
Sesame Street in Puerto Rico	Ozzie Alfonso, director	PBS
Sesame Street in Puerto Rico	Nat Mongioi, art director	PBS
1981 (33rd)
	Outstanding Children's Program^[20]

	Donahue and Kids	Walter Bartlett, executive producer; Don Mischer, producer; Jan Cornell, co-producer	NBC
	The Wonderful World of Disney "The Art of Disney Animation"	William Robert Yates, executive producer; Bob King, Phil May and William Reid, producers	NBC
	Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas	David Lazer, executive producer; Jim Henson, producer	ABC
	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow	Charles Sellier, executive producer; James L. Conway, producer	NBC
	Paddington Bear	Pepper Weiss, executive producer; Renate Cole and Graham Clutterbuck, producers	PBS
	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming ^{[note 1]}
	Donahue and Kids	Don Mischer, director	NBC
	Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas	Calista Hendrickson and Sherry Ammott, costume designers	ABC
		Paul Williams, composer/lyricist for "When the River Meets the Sea"
		Tom Wright, lighting
The Girl on the Edge of Town	Patty Duke, performer	Syndicated
1982 (34th)
	Outstanding Children's Program^[21]

	The Wave	Virginia L. Carter, executive producer; Fern Field, producer	ABC
	Alice at the Palace	Joseph Papp, producer	NBC
	The Electric Grandmother	Linda Gottlieb, executive producer; Doro Bachrach, producer	NBC
	Please Don't Hit Me, Mom	Virginia L. Carter, executive producer; Fern Field, producer	ABC
	Through the Magic Pyramid	Ron Howard, executive producer; Rance Howard and Herbert Wright, producers	NBC
	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming ^{[note 1]}

	Alice at the Palace	Ralph Holmes, lighting designer	NBC
	Alice at the Palace	Theoni V. Aldredge, costume designer	NBC
	Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn	Byron "Buzz" Brandt, film editor	CBS
Albert Heschong, art director; Warren Welch, set decorator
Keith A. Wester, Robert W. Glass Jr., William A. Nicholson and Howard Wilmarth, sound mixing
1983 (35th) ^[22]
	Big Bird in China	Jon Stone, executive producer; Kuo Bao-Xiang, Xu Ja-Cha and David Liu, producers	NBC
	Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?	Ken Ehrlich, producer	NBC
	Skeezer	Bill McCutchen, executive producer; Lee Levinson, producer	NBC
	The Snow Queen: A Skating Ballet	Greg Harney, executive producer; Bernice Olenick, producer	PBS
1984 (36th) ^[23]
	He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'	Edgar J. Scherick and Scott Rudin, executive producers; Emile Ardolino, producer; Judy Kinberg, co-producer	NBC
	The Best Christmas Pageant Ever	Merrill H. Karpf, executive producer; George Schaefer, producer	ABC
	Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art	Dulcy Singer, executive producer; Lisa Simon, Arlene Sherman and Tony Geiss, producers	PBS
1985 (37th) ^[24]
	American Playhouse "Displaced Person"	Allison Maher, Barry Solomon, Rick Traum and Patrick Lynch, executive producers; Patrick Dromgoole, supervising executive producer; Barry Levinson, producer	PBS
	The Ewok Adventure	George Lucas, executive producer; Thomas G. Smith, producer	ABC
	The Night They Saved Christmas	Robert Halmi Jr., Jack Haley Jr. and David Niven Jr., executive producers; Robert Halmi Sr., supervising producer; David Kappes, producer	ABC
	Punky Brewster	David W. Duclon, executive producer; Gary Menteer, supervising producer; Rick Hawkins and Liz Sage, producers	NBC
	Reading Rainbow	Twila Liggett and Tony Buttino, executive producers; Cecily Truett and Larry Lancit, producers	PBS
1986 (38th) ^[25]
	WonderWorks "Anne of Green Gables"	Kevin Sullivan and Lee Polk, executive producers; Ian McDougall, producer	PBS
	The Disney Sunday Movie "The Girl Who Spelled Freedom"	Judith A. Polone, executive producer; R. W. Goodwin, producer; Christopher Knopf and David A. Simons, co-producers	ABC
	Ewoks: The Battle for Endor	George Lucas, executive producer; Thomas G. Smith, producer	ABC
	The 116th Edition of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus	Kenneth Feld, executive producer; Steve Binder, producer	CBS
	Punky Brewster	David W. Duclon, executive producer; Gary Menteer, supervising producer; Rick Hawkins, producer	NBC
1987 (39th) ^[26]
	Jim Henson's The Storyteller "Hans My Hedgehog"	Jim Henson, executive producer; Mark Shivas, producer	NBC
	The Disney Sunday Movie "Young Harry Houdini"	Susan B. Landau, executive producer; James Orr and Jim Cruickshank, producers	ABC
	Great Moments in Disney Animation	Andrew Solt and Jim Milio, executive producers; Susan F. Walker, supervising producer; Mark Hufnail and Phil Savenick, co-producers
	Jim Henson's The Christmas Toy	Diana Birkenfield, executive producer; Jim Henson and Martin G. Baker, producers
	WonderWorks "Walk on Air"	Phylis Geller and Lee Polk, executive producers; Ricki Franklin, producer	PBS
1988 (40th) ^[27]
	Hallmark Hall of Fame "The Secret Garden"	Norman Rosemont, executive producer; Steve Lanning, producer	CBS
	Jim Henson's A Muppet Family Christmas	Jim Henson, executive producer; Diana Birkenfield, producer; Martin G. Baker, co-producer	ABC
	Jim Henson's The Storyteller "The Luckchild"	Jim Henson, executive producer; Duncan Kenworthy, producer	NBC
	Jim Henson's The Storyteller "A Short Story"	Jim Henson, executive producer; Duncan Kenworthy, producer	NBC
	Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends	Shelley Duvall, executive producer; Bridget Terry and Fred Fuchs, producers	Showtime
1989 (41st) ^[28]
	Free to Be... a Family	Marlo Thomas, Christopher Cerf, Robert Dalrymple, Leonid Zolotarevsky and Igor Menzelintsev, executive producers; Vern Calhoun, co-producer	ABC
	I Have AIDS — A Teenager's Story: A 3-2-1 Contact Extra	Al Hyslop, executive producer; Susan Schwartz, producer	PBS
	The Jim Henson Hour	Jim Henson, executive producer; Duncan Kenworthy, producer/storyteller; Lawrence S. Mirkin, producer; Jerry Juhl and Martin G. Baker, co-producers	NBC
	WonderWorks "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"	Paul Stone, executive producer; Jay Rayvid, senior executive producer for WonderWorks; Dale Bell, executive producer for WonderWorks	PBS
	WonderWorks "Young Charlie Chaplin"	Alan Horrox, executive producer; Jay Rayvid, senior executive producer for WonderWorks; Dale Bell, executive producer for WonderWorks; Colin Shindler, producer	PBS

Year	Program	Producers	Network
1990 (42nd) ^[29]
	A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story	Ted Field and Robert W. Cort, executive producers; Patricia Clifford and Kate Wright, co-executive producers; Richard L. O'Connor, producer; Chet Walker, co-producer	NBC
	All Creatures Great and Small	Bill Sellars, producer	A&E
	The Jim Henson Hour "The Song of the Cloud Forest"	Jim Henson, executive producer; Lawrence S. Mirkin, producer; Jerry Juhl, Martin G. Baker and Ritamarie Peruggi, co-producers	NBC
	A Yabba-Dabba-Doo Celebration! 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera	Joseph Barbera and William Hanna, executive producers; Bruce Johnson, co-executive producer; Marshall Flaum, producer	TNT
	You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown	Lee Mendelson, producer	CBS
1991 (43rd) ^[30]
	You Can't Go Home Again: A 3-2-1 Contact Extra	Anne MacLeod, executive producer; Tom Cammisa, producer	PBS
	Avonlea	Trudy Grant and Kevin Sullivan, executive producers	Disney
	Earth to Kids: A Guide to Products for a Healthy Planet	Carole Rosen and Joyce H. Newman, executive producers; Aram Boyajian, producer; Susan Markowitz, co-producer; Betsy Howie, coordinating producer	HBO
	Newton's Apple	James Steinbach, executive producer; Richard Hudson, series producer; Kaye Zusmann, coordinating producer	PBS
	What's Up Doc? A Salute to Bugs Bunny	Carl H. Lindahl, producer	TNT
1992 (44th) ^[31]
	Mark Twain and Me	Geoffrey Cowan and Julian Fowles, executive producers; Daniel Petrie, producer	Disney
	ABC Afterschool Special "In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story"	Judith Stoia, executive producer; Lisa Schmid, producer	PBS
	Avonlea	Trudy Grant and Kevin Sullivan, executive producers	Disney
	What Kids Want to Know About Sex and Growing Up: A 3-2-1 Contact Extra	Anne MacLeod, executive producer; Terri Randall, producer	PBS
	Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too	Ken Kessel, supervising producer; Jamie Mitchell, Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi, producers	ABC
1993 (45th) ^[32]
	Avonlea	Trudy Grant and Kevin Sullivan, executive producers; Brian Leslie Parker, line producer	Disney
	Beethoven Lives Upstairs	Terence Robinson, executive producer; David Devine and Richard Mozer, producers	HBO
	Brainstorm: The Truth About Your Brain on Drugs: A 3-2-1 Contact Extra	Anne MacLeod, executive producer; Karen Katz, producer	PBS
	Dance in America: American Indian Dance Theatre	Barbara Schwei and Hanay Geiogamah, producers
	Peter, Paul & Mommy, Too	Bob Glover and Ken Fritz, executive producers; Martha Hertzberg, co-executive producer; Laurie Donnelly, producer; William Cosel, co-producer
1994 (46th) ^[33]
	CBS Schoolbreak Special "Kids Killing Kids / Kids Saving Kids"	Arnold Shapiro, executive producer; David J. Eagle and Kerry Neal, producers; Norman Marcus and Michael Killen, co-producers	CBS
	Avonlea	Trudy Grant and Kevin Sullivan, executive producers; Nicholas J. Gray, line producer	Disney
	Clarissa Explains It All "A Little Romance"	Mitchell Kriegman, executive producer; Chris Gifford, producer; Neena Beber, co-producer	Nickelodeon
	Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration	Arlene Sherman, executive producer	PBS
	Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!	Andrew Solt, executive producer; Marjorie Kalins and Franklin Getchel, co-executive producers; Greg Vines, supervising producer; Joel Lipman, coordinating producer; Victoria Strong and Marc Sachnoff, producers; Emily Squires, co-producer	ABC
1995 (47th) ^[34]
	The World Wildlife Fund Presents "Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger"	Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Carole Rosen, senior producer; Ellen Goosenberg Kent, producer; Amy Schatz, co-producer	HBO
	Avonlea	Trudy Grant and Kevin Sullivan, executive producers	Disney
	In Search of Dr. Seuss	Joni Levin, producer	TNT
	Lamb Chop and the Haunted Studio	Shari Lewis and Jon Slan, executive producers; Richard Borchiver, co-executive producer; Bernard Rothman, producer; Jack McAdam, co-producer	PBS
	Smart Kids	John Walsh and Lance Heflin, executive producers; Jay A. Bakerink and Mitchel C. Resnick, producers	Fox
1996 (48th) ^[35]
	Peter and the Wolf	George Daugherty, executive producer; David Ka Lik Wong, co-executive producer; Linda Jones Clough and Adrian Workman, producers; Christine Losecaat, co-producer	ABC
	Avonlea	Trudy Grant and Kevin Sullivan, executive producers	Disney
	LeVar Burton Presents — A Reading Rainbow Special: Act Against Violence	Tony Buttino and LeVar Burton, executive producers; Twila Liggett, Cecily Truett, Larry Lancit, Orly Berger-Wiseman, Robin Fogelman, Mark Mannucci, Stacey Raider, Ronnie Krauss, Jill Gluckson and Kathy Kinsner, producers	PBS
	Marsalis On Music	Peter Gelb and Pat Jaffe, executive producers; Laura Mitgang and Daniel Anker, producers	PBS
	Nick News Special Edition — Clearing the Air: Kids Talk to the President About Smoking	Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Mark Lyons and Chichi Pierce, supervising producers; Murr LeBay, coordinating producer; Bob Brienza, producer	Nickelodeon
1997 (49th) ^[36]
	How Do You Spell God?	Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Carole Rosen, senior producer; Ellen Goosenberg Ken and Amy Schatz, producers	HBO
	About Us: The Dignity of Children	Fred Berner, Debra Reynolds and Jeffrey D. Jacobs, executive producers; Tracy A. Mitchell, supervising producer; Lesley Karsten, producer; Elaine Frontain Bryant, associate producer	ABC
	It Just Takes One	Bonnie Hammer, executive producer; Ellen Weissbrod, producer; Lorna Thomas, co-producer	USA
	Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes	Joyce H. Newman and Sheila Nevins, executive producers; Carole Rosen, senior producer; Lila Corn, coordinating producer; Gabriella Messina, line producer; John Hoffman, producer	HBO
	The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss	Brian Henson, David Steven Cohen and Michael K. Frith, executive producers; Lou Berger, supervising producer; Jonathan Meath and Lauren Gray, producers; David Gumpel, co-producer	Nickelodeon
1998 (50th) ^[37]
	Muppets Tonight	Brian Henson and Dick Blasucci, executive producers; Paul Flaherty and Kirk R. Thatcher, supervising producers; Patric M. Verrone, Martin G. Baker and Chris Plourde, producers; Bernie Keating and Jim Lewis, co-producers	Disney
	Nick News Special Edition: What Are You Staring At?	Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Mark Lyons, senior producer; Anne-Marie Cunniffe, producer	Nickelodeon
	Absent Minded Inventions and the Search for Flubber with Bill Nye the Science Guy	James McKenna and Erren Gottlieb, executive producers; Michele Bornheim, supervising producer; Jamie Hammond, coordinating producer	ABC
	Nick News Special Edition — Divorce: Caught in the Middle	Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Mark Lyons, senior producer; Anne-Marie Cunniffe, producer	Nickelodeon
	The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss	Brian Henson, David Steven Cohen and Michael K. Frith, executive producers; Lou Berger, supervising producer; Bob Stein and Lauren Gray, producers; David Gumpel, co-producer; Will Ryan, consulting producer	Nickelodeon
1999 (51st) ^[38]
	The Truth About Drinking: The Teen Files	Arnold Shapiro, executive producer; Allison Grodner, supervising producer; Michael Rabb, producer	Syndicated
	Nick News Special Edition: The Clinton Crisis	Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, executive producers; Wally Berger, supervising producer; Mark Lyons, senior producer; Anne-Marie Cunniffe, producer	Nickelodeon
	Rosie O'Donnell's Kids Are Punny	Rosie O'Donnell and Sheila Nevins, executive producers; Carole Rosen, senior producer; Diane Kolyer, line producer; Amy Schatz, producer	HBO
	Rugrats	Gábor Csupó and Arlene Klasky, executive producers; Eryk Casemiro and Margot Pipkin, coordinating producers; Paul Demeyer, creative producer; Cella Nichols Harris, producer	Nickelodeon
	A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving	Walt Disney Television Animation	ABC

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program

Winners and nominations

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Programs with multiple awards

Programs with multiple nominations

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