TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sketch/Variety Shows explained

The TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sketch/Variety Shows is an award given by the Television Critics Association.^[1] The category was introduced in 2018, diverging from the Outstanding Achievement in News and Information category to honor variety talk and sketch shows.^[2]

Winners and nominees

Year	Winner	Other Nominees
2017–2018 (34th)	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) Saturday Night Live (NBC)
2018–2019 (35th)	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)	Desus & Mero (Showtime) Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix) Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
2019–2020 (36th)	A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)	The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) Saturday Night Live (NBC)
2020–2021 (37th)^[3]	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)	The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock) A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO) The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) Desus & Mero (Showtime) Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) Saturday Night Live (NBC) Ziwe (Showtime)
2021–2022 (38th)^[4] ^[5]	I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix)	The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock) A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) Saturday Night Live (NBC) Ziwe (Showtime)
2022–2023 (39th)^[6]	I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix)	The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock) A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) Saturday Night Live (NBC) Ziwe (Showtime)
2023-2024 (40th)^[7]	(Netflix)	The Daily Show (Comedy Central) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO / Max) Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Programs with multiple wins

3 wins

• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2 wins

• I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

Multiple nominees

7 nominations

• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
• Late Night with Seth Meyers

6 nominations

• Saturday Night Live

5 nominations

• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

4 nominations

• A Black Lady Sketch Show

3 nominations

• The Amber Ruffin Show
• The Daily Show
• Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
• I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
• Ziwe

2 nominations

• Desus & Mero
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Total awards by network

• HBO/Max – 4
• Netflix – 3

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Past winners of the TCA Awards. Television Critics Association. 2018-06-20. 2011-01-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20110128231105/http://tvcritics.org/tca-awards/. dead.
2. Web site: The Television Critics Association Announces 2018 TCA Award Nominations . tvcritics.org . 20 June 2018.
3. Web site: TCA Awards: Ted Lasso Scores With 3 Wins, Including Program of the Year . Ausiello . Michael . September 15, 2021 . . August 6, 2022.
4. Web site: 'Abbott Elementary' Scores Most TCA Award Nods; 'Squid Game' & 'Only Murders In The Building' Also Among Honorees . Cordero . Rosy . June 16, 2022 . . June 18, 2022.
5. Web site: 'Abbott Elementary' Tops 2022 TCA Awards . Hailu . Selome . August 6, 2022 . . August 6, 2022.
6. Web site: 'Succession' and 'The Bear' Dominate TCA Awards; Mel Brooks and 'The Carol Burnett Show' Honored . Schneider . Michael . August 7, 2023 . . August 7, 2023.
7. Web site: Longeretta. Emily. ‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘Ripley’ and ‘Shogun’ Lead 2024 TCA Awards Nominations: Full List. June 10, 2024. June 10, 2024. Variety.