Critics' Choice Television Award for Most Exciting New Series explained

The Critics' Choice Television Award for Most Exciting New Series was one of the award categories presented annually by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association. It was introduced in 2011 when the event was first initiated^[1] and last presented in 2016.

Process

The winners were selected by a group of television critics that are part of the Broadcast Television Critics Association. Unlike other categories, this award honored all genres and every nominee is a winner. This category was for the most exciting new series of the next television season/year.^[2]

Winners

2010s

Year	Show (all honorees)
2011^[3] ^[4]	Alcatraz * Awake * Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Falling Skies New Girl Ringer * Smash Terra Nova *
2012^[5]	The Following The Mindy Project Nashville The Newsroom Political Animals (miniseries) *
2013^[6]	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The Bridge Masters of Sex The Michael J. Fox Show * Ray Donovan Under the Dome
2014^[7]	Extant Gotham Halt and Catch Fire The Leftovers Outlander Penny Dreadful The Strain
2015^[8] ^[9]	American Crime Story Aquarius Blindspot Minority Report * The Muppets * Scream Queens Supergirl UnREAL
2016^[10]	Atlanta Better Things Designated Survivor The Good Place One Mississippi Pitch * This Is Us Westworld

* Shows were not renewed for a second season

Notes and References

1. https://www.cinemablend.com/television/Critics-Choice-TV-Awards-Announce-Most-Exciting-Series-Contenders-32735.html Critics' Choice TV Awards Announce Most Exciting New Series Contenders - CINEMABLEND
2. https://www.tvguide.com/news/critics-choice-awards-supergirl-minority-report-most-exciting-new-shows/ Critics' Choice Awards Name Supergirl, Minority Report and More as Most Exciting New Shows|TV Guide
3. Andreeva, Nellie (June 9, 2011). Critics’ Choice Awards Honors 8 New Shows, Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
4. https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/78826-winners-of-the-first-critics-choice-television-awards Winners of the First Critics' Choice Television Awards - ComingSoon.net
5. O'Connell, Sean (June 12, 2012). BTJA Announces Most Exciting New Series Honorees to be Celebrated at the Critics' Choice Television Awards, criticschoice.com. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
6. http://www.criticschoice.com/television-awards/the-btja-announces-icon-award-recipient-and-most-exciting-new-series-honorees/ The BTJA Announces Icon Award Recipient and Most Exciting New Series Honorees
7. Andreeva, Nellie (June 9, 2014). Critics’ Choice TV Awards Name Top New Series, Sets Ryan Murphy For Icon Honor, Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
8. Petski, Denise (May 26, 2015). Critics’ Choice TV Awards’ Top New Series Revealed, Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
9. https://www.aenetworks.com/article/critics-choice-television-awards-most-exciting-new-series-honorees-and-presenters A+E Networks
10. Prudom, Laura (September 7, 2016). Critics’ Choice Awards Reveal Most Exciting New Series Honorees, Variety.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016.