Television Academy Honors




The Television Academy Honors was established in 2008 to recognize “Television with a Conscience" — television programming that inspires, informs, motivates and even has the power to change lives.

The Fifth Television Academy Honors

Seven Programs to Receive 2012 Television Academy Honors Nods at May 2 Ceremony

Esteemed actress Dana Delany made a live announcement on Access Hollywood (March 13, 2012 air) that she will host the star-studded Fifth Annual Television Academy Honors ceremony this May, toasting seven programs that exemplify “television with a conscience:"

  • Dr. Oz
  • Five
  • Harry’s Law
  • Hot Coffee
  • Men of a Certain Age
  • Rescue Me
  • Women, War & Peace

The Fifth Television Academy Honors ceremony is set for May 2, 2012, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

Get more details about the honorees here at Emmys.com, or click below to see the official news release:


Submissions Calendar

January 1, 2011 — December 31, 2011
Eligibility year

December 14, 2011
*First entry deadline (for programming originally aired 1/1/11 — 10/31/11)

January 13, 2012
*Second entry deadline (for programming originally aired 11/1/11 — 12/31/11)

May, 2, 2012
Presentation of awards

*Note: Submissions are closed. For information purposes only, you may download the submission form and instructions here:
Official Fifth Television Academy Honors Entry Form

For tickets information and other details, please contact Lauren Shoham Springer at (818) 509-2265 or shoham@emmys.org.






The Fourth Television Academy Honors

The Fourth Television Academy Honors took place May 5, 2011, at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, saluting the following recipients:

  • The 16th Man
  • The Big C, “Taking The Plunge”
  • Friday Night Lights, “I Can’t”
  • Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
  • The Oprah Winfrey Show, “A Two-Day Oprah Show Event: 200 Adult Men Who Were Molested Come Forward”
  • Parenthood, “Pilot”
  • Private Practice, “Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?”
  • Wartorn 1861-2010

Read more about this season's honorees here at Emmys.com:
Actress Dana Delany to Host Fourth Televison Academy Honors

Cynopsis Media is the Media Sponsor of the 2011 Television Academy Honors.




The Third Television Academy Honors

May 2010 • Beverly Hills, California


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This year's Third Television Academy Honors recipients are:

CSI, “Coup De Grace”

Glee, “Wheels”

Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am? With Maria Shriver

Explorer: “Inside Death Row”

Private Practice, “Nothing To Fear”

Taking Chance

Unlocking Autism

Vanguard: “The OxyContin Express”

Get complete details about the Third Television Academy Honors gala, more production information on Honors recipients.

Cynopsis Media is the Official Media Sponsor of the 2010 Television Academy Honors.






More About the Television Academy Honors

The Television Academy Honors is not a new category of Primetime Emmy® Award; it continues to be separate and distinct from Emmy’s recognition of television excellence.

The purpose of Television Academy Honors is to recognize and celebrate programming that motivates, educates, inspires and changes lives.

Complete lists of honorees and other details related to the first two Television Academy Honors ceremonies are available below:

2009: The Second Television Academy Honors

2008: The First Television Academy Honors