‘The Pitt’ Sweeps 2025 Television Critics Association Awards with Four; Bridget Everett Wins for Individual Comedy
The freshman season of HBO Max’s The Pitt made a clean sweep at the 2025 Television Critics Association Awards, winning all four categories it was up for: Program of the Year, New Program, Drama and Individual Achievement in Drama for star Noah Wyle.
“It is an honor to be nominated, especially in that company, and it is incredibly gratifying to win,” Wyle said in a pre-taped acceptance speech to TCA members. “I’ve known a lot of you for a long time. You’ve written some lovely things about me through the years and about my shows, especially this one.”
Without a Television Critics Association press tour this summer, the TCA Awards went virtual, with the 2025 winners revealed Wednesday morning via press release and over social media, with some honorees sending in thank you videos in lieu of in person acceptance speeches.
“Each of these TCA Award winners not only entertained us, but also immersed us in the lives of characters, both fictional and real-life. We’re thrilled to honor them,” said TCA president Andy Dehnart. “TCA exists to support our members’ work and celebrate TV’s role in our culture, and with these awards and accompanying videos, we’re doing both.”
Matlock star Kathy Bates received the Career Achievement Award. An Academy Award-winning star, Bates was honored for her breadth of TV work that includes Two and a Half Men and American Horror Story: Coven (both of which earned her Emmys), as well as roles in programs like The Big Bang Theory, 3rd Rock From the Sun, The Office, Six Feet Under, King of the Hill, Harry’s Law and Feud: Bette and Joan.
“Your recognition means the world to me, and I’m grateful to all of the TCA members for this incredible honor,” Bates said in a statement. “Your support and dedication to the television industry are invaluable, and I am truly humbled by your acknowledgment.”
For Individual Achievement in Comedy, Bridget Everett was a bit of a surprise winner for the final season of her HBO series Somebody Somewhere, besting two-time champ Jean Smart in Hacks and Michelle Williams in the limited series Dying for Sex.
“I am beyond grateful to be honored for this show, which has meant so much to me,” Everett said. “And I’m especially grateful to have the opportunity to thank you, the critics, who saw what we were trying to do from the very beginning.”
Sesame Street was this year’s Heritage Award winner, on top of its fourth win for Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Programming. Pee-wee as Himself bested eight-time winner Frontline in the News and Information category and the SNL50 celebration beat out Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, a three-time winner in the Variety/Sketch/Talk category.
Severance, which led the nominations with five, went home empty-handed for its long-awaited second season.
The TCA Awards are chosen by the group’s 235 members, out of programming from the 2024-2025 TV season. The top award, Program of the Year, has been a good bellwether for the eventual Emmy winner for drama, comedy or limited series, aligning seven times in the past decade. The few exceptions in drama were Fox’s Empire in 2015, FX’s The Americans in 2018 and in comedy, ABC’s Abbott Elementary in 2022. In the same decade, the award went to Hulu’s first season of The Handmaid’s Tale and Amazon’s second season of Fleabag, both of which went on to Emmy glory.
Here is the complete list of winners.
Program of the Year
Adolescence — Netflix
Andor — Disney+
Hacks — HBO Max
The Pitt — HBO Max (WINNER)
The Rehearsal — HBO
Severance — Apple TV+
The Studio — Apple TV+
The White Lotus — HBO
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
Abbott Elementary — ABC (2022 Winner)
English Teacher — FX
Hacks — HBO Max (2024 Winner)
Nobody Wants This — Netflix
The Rehearsal — HBO
Shrinking — Apple TV+
Somebody Somewhere — HBO
The Studio — Apple TV+ (WINNER)
What We Do in the Shadows — FX
Outstanding Achievement in Drama
Andor — Disney+
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire — AMC
Industry — HBO
The Last of Us — HBO
Matlock — CBS
The Pitt — HBO Max (WINNER)
Severance — Apple TV+
The White Lotus — HBO
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials
Adolescence — Netflix (WINNER)
Agatha All Along — Disney+
Disclaimer — Apple TV+
Dying for Sex— FX
The Penguin — HBO
Rebel Ridge — Netflix
Say Nothing — FX
Sirens — Netflix
Outstanding New Program
Common Side Effects — Adult Swim
English Teacher — FX
Matlock — CBS
Nobody Wants This — Netflix
North of North — Netflix
Paradise — Hulu
The Pitt — HBO Max (WINNER)
The Studio — Apple TV+
Individual Achievement in Drama
Jacob Anderson, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire — AMC
Kathy Bates, Matlock — CBS
Owen Cooper, Adolescence — Netflix
Stephen Graham, Adolescence — Netflix
Britt Lower, Severance — Apple TV+
Diego Luna, Andor — Disney+
Adam Scott, Severance — Apple TV+
Tramell Tillman, Severance — Apple TV+
Noah Wyle, The Pitt — HBO Max (WINNER)
Individual Achievement in Comedy
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear — FX
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks — HBO Max
Bridget Everett, Somebody Somewhere — HBO (WINNER)
Nathan Fielder, The Rehearsal — HBO
Harrison Ford, Shrinking — Apple TV+
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary — ABC
Seth Rogen, The Studio — Apple TV+
Jean Smart, Hacks — HBO Max (2021, 2024 Winner)
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex — FX
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
60 Minutes — CBS (2012 Winner)
The Americas — NBC
Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing — Netflix
Frontline — PBS (Eight-time Winner in Category)
Leonardo da Vinci — PBS
PBS NewsHour — PBS
Pee-wee as Himself — HBO (WINNER)
We Will Dance Again — Paramount+
Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk or Sketch
The Daily Show — Comedy Central
Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney – Netflix
Hot Ones — YouTube
Jimmy Kimmel Live! — ABC
Late Night with Seth Meyers — NBC
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — CBS
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — HBO (2018, 2019, 2021 Winner)
Saturday Night Live — NBC
SNL50: The Anniversary Special — NBC (WINNER)
Outstanding Achievement in Reality
The Amazing Race — CBS (2011, 2022 Winner)
The Boyfriend — Netflix
Conan O’Brien Must Go — HBO Max
Couples Therapy — Showtime (2021 Winner)
Culinary Class Wars — Netflix
RuPaul’s Drag Race — MTV (2014 Winner)
Survivor — CBS
Top Chef — Bravo
The Traitors — Peacock (2024 Winner) (WINNER)
Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming
Doctor Who — Disney+ (2024 Winner) (WINNER)
Forever — Netflix
Heartstopper — Netflix
Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld — Netflix
Star Trek: Prodigy — Netflix
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place — Disney Channel
WondLa — Apple TV+
XO, Kitty — Netflix
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man — Disney+
Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Programming
Bluey Minisodes — Disney+
Carl the Collector — PBS
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood — PBS (2016 Winner in Youth Category)
Donkey Hodie — PBS
Odd Squad — PBS
Sesame Street — HBO (2001, 2011, 2018 Winner in Youth Category) (WINNER)
Win or Lose — Disney+
Wonder Pets in the City — Apple TV+
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