TV Guide Award#1999–2001

{{short description|Annual award prior to 1964, and again from 1999-2001}}

The TV Guide Award was an annual award created by the editors of TV Guide magazine, as a readers poll to honor outstanding programs and performers in the American television industry. The awards were presented until 1964. The TV Guide Award was revived 1999–2001.

1950s

Ellery Queen won a TV Guide Award in 1950 for Best Mystery Show on Television.{{cite book|last=Herbert|first=Rosemary|title=Who's who in Crime and Mystery Writing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UjgE_CRiIW4C&pg=PA162|access-date=September 1, 2015|year=2003|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-515761-1|pages=162–}}

The Lucky Strike ads of the early 1950s won the first TV Guide award as commercial of the year.

The trophy was a bronze statuette of a heroic figure holding a filigree globe.{{cite book|last=Clotworthy|first=William G.|title=Saturday Night Live: Equal Opportunity Offender: The Uncensored Censor|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TZmSAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA81|access-date=September 1, 2015|date=November 1, 2001|publisher=Author House|page=81}}

The 1952 TV Guide Magazine award was given to Zoo Parade, which also won the 1950 George Foster Peabody Award and the 1951 Look TV Award.{{cite book|last=Mitman|first=Gregg|title=Reel Nature: America's Romance with Wildlife on Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jOfu9vh2wWsC&pg=PA136|access-date=September 1, 2015|date=September 1, 2012|publisher=University of Washington Press|isbn=978-0-295-80372-2|pages=136}}

American Bandstand was featured on its second anniversary in the Philadelphia issue of TV Guide, which said it was "the people's choice" for a 1954 TV Guide award. The magazine had been founded the year before by Walter Annenberg, owner of American Bandstand.{{cite book|last=Jackson|first=John|title=American Bandstand: Dick Clark and the Making of a Rock 'n' Roll Empire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=29jhBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT35|access-date=September 1, 2015|date=October 9, 1997|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-028490-9|pages=PT35–36}}

1960–64

In 1961 the TV Guide Award was cited by the Associated Press as one of the three important entertainment awards, together with the Academy Awards and the Emmy Awards.{{cite web |url=http://www.itsabouttv.com/2013/02/this-week-in-tv-guide-february-18-1961.html |title=This week in TV Guide: February 18, 1961 |last1=Hadley |first1=Mitchell |date=February 16, 2013 |website=It's About TV! Classic TV and American Culture |access-date=April 21, 2015}} Ballots were printed in a single issue of the magazine. Completed ballots were submitted by U.S. Mail and tabulated by direct-mail specialists Cassidy-Richlar, Inc.

=1960 awards=

The TV Guide Award Show was broadcast in color on March 25, 1960, on NBC. Robert Young hosted a series of skits featuring Fred MacMurray and Nanette Fabray. Seven awards were presented in the final ten minutes of the show.{{cite news |date=March 25, 1960 |title=TV Previews |newspaper=Lawrence Daily Journal World |location=Lawrence, Kansas }} Recipients were chosen based on 289,000 ballots submitted by readers of TV Guide.{{cite news |last=United Press International |date=March 26, 1960 |title=Burr, Loretta Awarded Top TV Honors |newspaper=Tucson Daily Citizen }}

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! Category

! Recipient

! Notes

Favorite Series of One Hour or Longer

| Perry Mason

Favorite Half-Hour Series

| Father Knows Best

Best Single Musical or Variety Program

| Another Evening with Fred Astaire

| {{cite web |url=http://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=fred+astaire&p=1&item=T84:0349 |title=Another Evening with Fred Astaire |publisher=Paley Center for Media |access-date=April 22, 2015}}

=1961 awards=

Broadcast on NBC, the second annual TV Guide Award Show was presented June 13, 1961. The hour-long program was hosted by Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., with comedy sketches featuring Jackie Cooper and Nanette Fabray. NBC-TV was recognized for its 1960 election night coverage, and the following awards were presented.{{cite news |last=Danzig |first=Fred |date=June 14, 1951 |title=Television in Review: 'Favorite' and 'Best' Categories Hazy Choices on TV Guide Award Show |newspaper=The Coshocton Tribune (United Press International) }}

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! Category

! Recipient

! Notes

Favorite Series

| Perry Mason

| {{cite book |last1=Kelleher |first1=Brian |last2=Merrill |first2=Diana |year=1987 |chapter=Barbara Hale as Della Street |chapter-url=http://www.perrymasontvshowbook.com/pmb_c405.htm |title=The Perry Mason TV Show Book |location=New York |publisher=St. Martin's Press |pages=[https://archive.org/details/perrymasontvshow00kell/page/54 54] |isbn=9780312006693 |accessdate=April 21, 2015 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/perrymasontvshow00kell/page/54 }}

Favorite New Series

| The Andy Griffith Show

Best Single Musical or Variety Program

| Sing Along with Mitch

Favorite Male Performer

| Raymond Burr

| Perry Mason

Favorite Female Performer

| Carol Burnett

| The Garry Moore Show

Best News or Information Program

| The Huntley-Brinkley Report

Best Single Dramatic Program

| "Macbeth"

| Hallmark Hall of Fame

=1962 awards=

The third annual TV Guide Award Show was broadcast June 24, 1962, on NBC. Hosted by Dave Garroway,{{cite news |last=Jones |first=John N. |date=April 6, 1962 |title=TV Digest |newspaper=Alton Evening Telegraph }} the program included sketches featuring Art Carney and special guest Judy Holliday.{{cite news |last=Du Brow |first=Rick |date=June 25, 1962 |title=Television in Review |newspaper=Weirton Daily Times (United Press International) |location=Weirton, West Virginia }} In a brief concluding segment, awards in eight categories were presented.

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! Category

! Recipient

! Notes

Favorite Series

| Bonanza

Favorite New Series

| Ben Casey

Best Single Musical or Variety Program

| The Bob Hope Christmas Show

Favorite Male Performer

| Vince Edwards

| Ben Casey

Favorite Female Performer

| Carol Burnett

| The Garry Moore Show

Best News or Information Program

| The Huntley-Brinkley Report

| {{cite news |date=June 25, 1962 |title=Lots of Hope! Bob Finally Wins Award |newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune (Associated Press) }}

Best Single News or Information Program

| NBC-TV coverage of John Glenn's orbital space flight

Best Single Dramatic Program

| "The Prince and the Pauper"

| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

=1963 awards=

The fourth TV Guide Award presentation was made during the NBC special, The Bob Hope Show Presenting the TV Guide Awards, broadcast April 14, 1963. The 45-minute comedy and variety portion of the show featured Dean Martin and Martha Raye. Eight awards were presented in the concluding segment of the show, with live pickups in New York and Hollywood.{{cite news |last=Hinton |first=Pat |date=April 17, 1963 |title=Highlights |newspaper=Altoona Mirror }}

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! Category

! Recipient

! Notes

Favorite Series

| Bonanza

Favorite New Series

| The Beverly Hillbillies

Best Single Musical or Variety Program

| The Bob Hope Christmas Show

Favorite Male Performer

| Richard Chamberlain

| Dr. Kildare

Favorite Female Performer

| Carol Burnett

Best News or Information Program

| The Huntley-Brinkley Report

Best Single News or Information Program

| "The Tunnel"

Best Children's Series

| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

=1964 awards=

The fifth TV Guide Award presentation was made on a special presentation of Bob Hope's NBC-TV show on April 17, 1964.{{cite news |date=May 5, 1964 |title=TV Guide Award to Stevens |newspaper=European Stars and Stripes |agency=United Press International}}{{cite news |date=April 17, 1964 |title=TV |newspaper=The Northwest Arkansas Times }}

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! Category

! Recipient

! Notes

Favorite Series

| Dr. Kildare

Favorite New Series

| The Fugitive

| {{cite news |last=Humphrey |first=Hal |date=April 26, 1964 |title=Viewing TV |newspaper=The Victoria Advocate }}

Best Single Dramatic, Musical or Variety Program

| "Tyger, Tyger" (two-part episode)

| Dr. Kildare

Favorite Male Performer

| David Janssen

| The Fugitive

Favorite Female Performer

| Inger Stevens

| The Farmer's Daughter

Best News or Information Program

| The Huntley-Brinkley Report

Best Single News or Information Program

| ABC 1964 Winter Olympics coverage

1999–2001

The TV Guide Award was revived in 1999. Categories included traditional awards like Favorite Actor in a Comedy, Favorite Actor in a Drama Series, Favorite Star in a New Series, Favorite Drama Series, and Favorite Comedy Series, to more off-beat categories which differed by year and are listed below. The winners were voted on by readers via magazine ballots and on-line voting. Each of these three award ceremonies were broadcast on Fox. The first award ceremony was televised on February 24, 1999 with 1.2 million fans voting. The second ceremony was aired on March 6, 2000, with 1.6 million fans voting. The third and final ceremony was aired on February 24, 2001, with 1.5 million fans voting, at which point the award was discontinued.{{cite book|title=TV Guide Book of Lists|year=2007|publisher=Running Press|isbn=978-0-7624-3007-9|pages=[https://archive.org/details/tvguidebookoflis0000unse/page/40 40]|url=https://archive.org/details/tvguidebookoflis0000unse/page/40}}

Among the winners were David Duchovny, Tim Allen, Roma Downey, Jenna Elfman, David James Elliott, Martin Sheen, Bette Midler, Regis Philbin, Sean Hayes, and Noah Wyle.