Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Star explained

The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, run annually on United States television since 1988, includes a category for Favorite TV Actor".

Winners and nominees

The winners are listed in bold.

Year	Actor	Role(s)	Television Program
1988 2nd
Michael J. Fox	Alex P. Keaton	Family Ties
Kirk Cameron	Mike Seaver	Growing Pains
Bill Cosby	Cliff Huxtable	The Cosby Show
1989 3rd
ALF	ALF	ALF
Kirk Cameron	Mike Seaver	Growing Pains
Michael J. Fox	Alex P. Keaton	Family Ties
1990 4th
Kirk Cameron	Michael Aaron "Mike" Seaver	Growing Pains
Fred Savage	Kevin Arnold	The Wonder Years
Johnny Depp	Officer Thomas "Tom" Hanson	21 Jump Street
1991 5th
Will Smith	Will Smith	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Bill Cosby	Cliff Huxtable	The Cosby Show
Kirk Cameron	Mike Seaver	Growing Pains
1992 6th
Bill Cosby	Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable	The Cosby Show
Luke Perry	Dylan McKay	Beverly Hills, 90210
Will Smith	Will Smith	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1994 7th
Tim Allen	Timothy "Tim" Taylor	Home Improvement
Martin Lawrence	Martin Payne	Martin
Will Smith	Will Smith	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1995 8th
Tim Allen	Timothy "Tim" Taylor	Home Improvement
Martin Lawrence	Martin Payne	Martin
Sinbad	David Bryan	The Sinbad Show
1996 9th
Tim Allen	Tim Taylor	Home Improvement
Martin Lawrence	Martin Payne	Martin
Will Smith	Will Smith	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Jaleel White	Steve Urkel	Family Matters
1997 10th
Tim Allen	Tim Taylor	Home Improvement
Michael J. Fox	Mike Flaherty	Spin City
LL Cool J	Marion Hill	In the House
Jonathan Taylor Thomas	Randy Taylor	Home Improvement
1998 11th
Jonathan Taylor Thomas	Randy Taylor	Home Improvement
Tim Allen	Tim Taylor	Home Improvement
Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell	Kenan Rockmore and Kel Kimble	Kenan & Kel
Marlon and Shawn Wayans	Marlon and Shawn Williams	The Wayans Bros.
1999 12th
Kel Mitchell	Kel Kimble	Kenan & Kel
Tim Allen	Tim Taylor	Home Improvement
Drew Carey	Drew Carey	The Drew Carey Show
Jonathan Taylor Thomas	Randy Taylor	Home Improvement
2000 13th
Kenan Thompson	Various Characters	All That
Drew Carey	Drew Carey	The Drew Carey Show
Michael J. Fox	Mike Flaherty	Spin City
Jamie Foxx	Jamie King	The Jamie Foxx Show
2001 14th
Carson Daly	Himself	Total Request Live
Nick Cannon	Various Characters	All That
Drew Carey	Drew Carey	The Drew Carey Show
Jamie Foxx	Jamie King	The Jamie Foxx Show
2002 15th
Nick Cannon	Himself	The Nick Cannon Show
Matt LeBlanc	Joey Tribbiani	Friends
Frankie Muniz	Malcolm	Malcolm in the Middle
Matthew Perry		Friends
2003 16th
Frankie Muniz	Malcolm	Malcolm in the Middle
Nick Cannon	Himself	The Nick Cannon Show
Adam Lamberg	David "Gordo" Gordon	Lizzie McGuire
Bernie Mac	Bernie McCullough	The Bernie Mac Show
2004 17th
Frankie Muniz	Malcolm	Malcolm in the Middle
Ashton Kutcher	Michael Kelso	That '70s Show
Lil' Romeo	Romeo Miller	Romeo!
Bernie Mac	Bernie McCullough	The Bernie Mac Show
2005 18th
Romeo	Romeo Miller	Romeo!
Ashton Kutcher		That '70s Show
Bernie Mac	Bernie McCullough	The Bernie Mac Show
Frankie Muniz	Malcolm	Malcolm in the Middle
2006 19th
Drake Bell	Drake Parker	Drake & Josh
Ashton Kutcher	Michael Kelso	That '70s Show
Bernie Mac	Bernie McCullough	The Bernie Mac Show
Romeo	Romeo Miller	Romeo!
2007 20th
Drake Bell	Drake Parker	Drake & Josh
Jason Lee	Earl Hickey	My Name Is Earl
Charlie Sheen	Charlie Harper	Two and a Half Men
Cole Sprouse	Cody Martin	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2008 21st
Drake Bell	Drake Parker	Drake & Josh
Josh Peck	Josh Nichols	Drake & Josh
Cole Sprouse	Cody Martin	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Dylan Sprouse	Zack Martin	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2009 22nd
Dylan Sprouse	Zack Martin	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Jason Lee	Earl Hickey	My Name Is Earl
Cole Sprouse	Cody Martin	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Nat Wolff	Nat	The Naked Brothers Band
2010 23rd
Dylan Sprouse	Zack Martin	The Suite Life on Deck
Joe Jonas	Joe Lucas	Jonas
Nick Jonas	Nick Lucas	Jonas
Cole Sprouse	Cody Martin	The Suite Life on Deck
2011 24th
Dylan Sprouse	Zack Martin	The Suite Life on Deck
Joe Jonas	Joe Lucas	Jonas
Nick Jonas	Nick Lucas	Jonas
Cole Sprouse	Cody Martin	The Suite Life on Deck
2012 25th
Jake Short	Fletcher Quimby	A.N.T. Farm
Tim Allen	Mike Baxter	Last Man Standing
Ty Burrell	Phil Dunphy	Modern Family
Alex Heartman	Jayden Shiba/Red Samurai Ranger	Power Rangers Samurai
2013 26th
Ross Lynch	Austin Moon	Austin & Ally
Jake T. Austin	Max Russo	Wizards of Waverly Place
Lucas Cruikshank	Marvin Forman	Marvin Marvin
Carlos Pena Jr.	Carlos Garcia	Big Time Rush
2014 27th
Ross Lynch	Austin Moon	Austin & Ally
Benjamin Flores Jr.	Louie Preston	The Haunted Hathaways
Jack Griffo	Max Thunderman	The Thundermans
Jake Short	Fletcher Quimby	A.N.T. Farm
2015 28th
Ross Lynch	Austin Moon	Austin & Ally
Benjamin Flores Jr.	Louie Preston	The Haunted Hathaways
Jack Griffo	Max Thunderman	The Thundermans
Grant Gustin	Barry Allen/The Flash	The Flash
Charlie McDermott	Axl Heck	The Middle
Jim Parsons	Sheldon Cooper	The Big Bang Theory
2016 29th	Favorite Male TV Star – Kids Show
Ross Lynch	Austin Moon	Austin & Ally
Aidan Gallagher	Nicky Harper	Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Jack Griffo	Max Thunderman	The Thundermans
Jace Norman	Henry Hart / Kid Danger	Henry Danger
Casey Simpson	Ricky Harper	Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Tyrel Jackson Williams	Leo Dooley	Lab Rats: Bionic Island
Favorite Male TV Star – Family Show
Jim Parsons	Sheldon Cooper	The Big Bang Theory
Anthony Anderson	Dre Johnson	Black-ish
Johnny Galecki	Leonard Hofstadter	The Big Bang Theory
Grant Gustin	Barry Allen/The Flash	The Flash
Ben McKenzie	James Gordon	Gotham
Rico Rodriguez	Manny Delgado	Modern Family
2017 30th
Jace Norman	Henry Hart / Kid Danger	Henry Danger
Benjamin Flores Jr.	Triple G	Game Shakers
Aidan Gallagher	Nicky Harper	Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Jack Griffo	Max Thunderman	The Thundermans
Casey Simpson	Ricky Harper	Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Tyrel Jackson Williams	Leo Dooley	Lab Rats
2018 31st
Jace Norman	Henry Hart / Kid Danger	Henry Danger
Jack Griffo	Max Thunderman	The Thundermans
Grant Gustin	Barry Allen/The Flash	The Flash
Andrew Lincoln	Rick Grimes	The Walking Dead
	Sheldon Cooper	The Big Bang Theory
William Shewfelt	Brody Romero/Red Ninja Steel Ranger	Power Rangers Ninja Steel
2019 32nd
Jace Norman	Henry Hart / Kid Danger	Henry Danger
Karan Brar	Ravi Ross	Bunk'd
	Barry Allen / The Flash	The Flash
	Count Olaf	A Series of Unfortunate Events
	Lucas Sinclair	Stranger Things
	Sheldon Cooper	The Big Bang Theory
2020 33rd
Jace Norman	Henry Hart / Kid Danger	Henry Danger
	Ricky Bowen
	Ravi Ross	Bunk'd
Caleb McLaughlin	Lucas Sinclair	Stranger Things
	Sheldon Cooper	The Big Bang Theory
Abraham Rodriguez	Nate Silva / Gold Ranger	Power Rangers Beast Morphers
2021 34th
Jace Norman	Henry Hart / Kid Danger	Henry Danger/Danger Force
Iain Armitage	Sheldon Cooper	Young Sheldon
Joshua Bassett	Ricky
Dylan Gilmer	Young Dylan	Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
Caleb McLaughlin	Lucas Sinclair	Stranger Things
Finn Wolfhard	Mike Wheeler	Stranger Things
2022 35th	Favorite Male TV Star – Kids Show
Joshua Bassett	Ricky
Raphael Alejandro	Matteo Silva	Bunk'd
Cooper Barnes	Ray Manchester / Captain Man	Danger Force
Young Dylan	Young Dylan	Young Dylan
Bryce Gheisar	Elliott Combs and Luke McCoy	The Astronauts and Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Luca Luhan	Bose / Brainstorm	Danger Force
Favorite Male TV Star – Family Show
Tom Hiddleston	Loki	Loki
Iain Armitage	Sheldon Cooper	Young Sheldon
Nathan Kress	Freddie Benson	iCarly
Ralph Macchio	Daniel LaRusso	Cobra Kai
Jeremy Renner	Clint Barton	Hawkeye
Jerry Trainor	Spencer Shay	iCarly
2023 36th	Favorite Male TV Star – Kids Show
Joshua Bassett	Ricky
Israel Johnson	Noah Lambert	Bunk'd
Young Dylan	Young Dylan	Young Dylan
Brady Noon	Evan Morrow
Wolfgang Schaeffer	Lincoln Loud	The Really Loud House
Tyler Wladis	Roy
Favorite Male TV Star – Family Show
Finn Wolfhard	Mike Wheeler	Stranger Things
Ralph Macchio	Daniel LaRusso	Cobra Kai
Gaten Matarazzo	Dustin Henderson	Stranger Things
Ewan McGregor	Obi-Wan Kenobi	Obi-Wan Kenobi
Caleb McLaughlin	Lucas Sinclair	Stranger Things
Jerry Trainor	Spencer Shay	iCarly
2024 37th	Favorite Male TV Star – Kids Show
Walker Scobell	Percy Jackson	Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Chance Perez	Javi Garcia/Black Ranger	Power Rangers Cosmic Fury
Jahzir Bruno	Clyde McBride	The Really Loud House
Joshua Bassett	Ricky
Wolfgang Schaeffer	Lincoln Loud	The Really Loud House
Young Dylan	Young Dylan	Tyler Perry's Young Dylan
Favorite Male TV Star – Family Show
Iain Armitage	Sheldon Cooper	Young Sheldon
Gordon Cormier	Aang	Avatar: The Last Airbender
Jerry Trainor	Spencer Shay	iCarly
Justin Long	Nathan Bratt	Goosebumps
Tom Hiddleston	Loki	Loki
Zack Morris	Isaiah Howard	Goosebumps

Most wins

5 wins

• Jace Norman (5 consecutive)

4 wins

• Tim Allen (4 consecutive)
• Ross Lynch (4 consecutive)

3 wins

• Drake Bell (3 consecutive)
• Dylan Sprouse (3 consecutive)

2 wins

• Frankie Muniz (2 consecutive)
• Joshua Bassett (2 consecutive)

Most nominations

7 nominations

• Tim Allen (2 different roles)

6 nominations

• Jace Norman

5 nominations

• Joshua Bassett
• Jack Griffo
• Jim Parsons
• Cole Sprouse

4 nominations

• Kirk Cameron
• Michael J. Fox (2 different roles)
• Grant Gustin
• Ross Lynch
• Bernie Mac
• Caleb McLaughlin
• Frankie Muniz
• Will Smith
• Dylan Sprouse

3 nominations

• Iain Armitage
• Drake Bell
• Nick Cannon
• Drew Carey
• Bill Cosby
• Benjamin Flores Jr. (2 different roles)
• Dylan Gilmer
• Ashton Kutcher
• Martin Lawrence
• Jonathan Taylor Thomas
• Jerry Trainor

2 nominations

• Karan Brar
• Young Dylan
  • Jamie Foxx Aidan Gallagher
• Tom Hiddleston
• Joe Jonas
• Nick Jonas
• Jason Lee
• Kel Mitchell
• Romeo
• Wolfgang Schaeffer
• Jake Short
• Casey Simpson
• Kenan Thompson
• Tyrel Jackson Williams
• Finn Wolfhard