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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.
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{{third-party|date=April 2015}}
==1950s==
The '''''TV Guide'' Award''' was an annual award created by the editors of ''[[TV Guide]]'' to honor the best in the American television industry. Created in 1960, the awards were presented until 1964. The ''TV Guide'' Awards were revived 1999–2001.
''[[The Adventures of Ellery Queen|Ellery Queen]]'' won a ''TV Guide Award'' in 1950 for Best Mystery Show on Television.<ref name="Herbert2003">{{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–}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Clotworthy2001">{{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}}</ref>
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''.<ref name="Mitman2012">{{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}}</ref>
''[[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''.<ref name="Jackson1997">{{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}}</ref>


==1960–64==
==1960–64==
The ''TV Guide'' Award was inaugurated in 1960. The following year the [[Associated Press]] cited it as one of the three important entertainment awards, together with the Academy Awards and the Emmy Awards.<ref name="Hadley">{{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 |last2= |first2= |date=February 16, 2013 |website=It's About TV! Classic TV and American Culture |publisher= |access-date=2015-04-21}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Hadley">{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Hadley"/>


===1960 awards===
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.<ref name="Hadley"/>
The ''TV Guide Award Show'' was broadcast in color on March 25, 1960, on NBC. [[Robert Young (actor)|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.<ref name="Lawrence">{{cite news |date=March 25, 1960 |title=TV Previews |newspaper=Lawrence Daily Journal World |location=Lawrence, Kansas }}</ref> Recipients were chosen based on 289,000 ballots submitted by readers of ''TV Guide''.<ref name="Tucson">{{cite news |last=United Press International |date=March 26, 1960 |title=Burr, Loretta Awarded Top TV Honors |newspaper=Tucson Daily Citizen }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Category
! Recipient
! Notes
|-
| Favorite Series of One Hour or Longer
| ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]''
| <ref name="Tucson"/>
|-
| Favorite Half-Hour Series
| ''[[Father Knows Best]]''
| <ref name="Tucson"/>
|-
| Best Single Musical or Variety Program
| ''Another Evening with Fred Astaire''
| <ref name="Tucson"/><ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| Most Popular Male Personality
| [[Raymond Burr]]
| ''Perry Mason''<ref name="Tucson"/>
|-
| Most Popular Female Personality
| [[Loretta Young]]
| ''[[Letter to Loretta|The Loretta Young Show]]''<ref name="Tucson"/>
|-
| Best News or Information Program
| ''[[Huntley-Brinkley Report|The Huntley-Brinkley Report]]''
| <ref name="Tucson"/>
|-
| Best Single Dramatic Program
| "The Turn of the Screw"
| ''[[Startime (1959 TV series)|Startime]]''<ref name="Tucson"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=Ingrid+Bergman&p=1&item=T:31167 |title=The Turn of the Screw |publisher=Paley Center for Media |access-date=April 22, 2015}}</ref>
|}


===1961 awards===
===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 News|NBC-TV]] was recognized for its [[1960 United States presidential election|1960 election night coverage]], and the following awards were presented.<ref name="Danzig">{{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]]) }}</ref>
Broadcast on NBC, the second annual ''TV Guide'' Awards were presented in 1961, honoring the following:

* Favorite Series — ''[[Perry Mason (TV series)|Perry Mason]]''<ref name="Hadley"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Kelleher |first1=Brian |last2=Merrill |first2=Diana |year=1987 |chapter=Barbara Hale as Della Street |chapterurl=http://www.perrymasontvshowbook.com/pmb_c405.htm |title=The Perry Mason TV Show Book |location=New York |publisher=St. Martin's Press |pages=54 |isbn=9780312006693 |accessdate=2015-04-21 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
* Favorite New Series — ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]''<ref name="Hadley"/>
! Category
* Favorite Musical or Variety Program — ''[[Mitch Miller|Sing Along with Mitch]]''<ref name="Hadley"/>
! Recipient
* Favorite Male Performer — [[Raymond Burr]]<ref name="Hadley"/>
! Notes
* Favorite Female Performer — [[Carol Burnett]]<ref name="Hadley"/>
|-
* Best News or Information Program — ''[[Huntley-Brinkley Report|The Huntley-Brinkley Report]]''<ref name="Hadley"/>
| Favorite Series
* Best Dramatic Program — ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]'' presentation of "[[Macbeth (1960 film)|Macbeth]]"<ref name="Hadley"/>
| ''Perry Mason''
| <ref name="Hadley"/><ref>{{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 }}</ref>
|-
| Favorite New Series
| ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]''
| <ref name="Hadley"/>
|-
| Best Single Musical or Variety Program
| ''[[Mitch Miller|Sing Along with Mitch]]''
| <ref name="Hadley"/>
|-
| Favorite Male Performer
| Raymond Burr
| ''Perry Mason''<ref name="Hadley"/>
|-
| Favorite Female Performer
| [[Carol Burnett]]
| ''[[The Garry Moore Show]]''<ref name="Hadley"/>
|-
| Best News or Information Program
| ''The Huntley-Brinkley Report''
| <ref name="Hadley"/>
|-
| Best Single Dramatic Program
| "[[Macbeth (1960 American film)|Macbeth]]"
| ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]''<ref name="Hadley"/>
|}

===1962 awards===
The third annual ''TV Guide Award Show'' was broadcast June 24, 1962, on NBC. Hosted by [[Dave Garroway]],<ref name="Jones">{{cite news |last=Jones |first=John N. |date=April 6, 1962 |title=TV Digest |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Alton)|Alton Evening Telegraph]] }}</ref> the program included sketches featuring [[Art Carney]] and special guest [[Judy Holliday]].<ref name="Du Brow">{{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 }}</ref> In a brief concluding segment, awards in eight categories were presented.<ref name="Jones"/>

{| class="wikitable"
! Category
! Recipient
! Notes
|-
| Favorite Series
| ''[[Bonanza]]''
| <ref name="Du Brow"/>
|-
| Favorite New Series
| ''[[Ben Casey]]''
| <ref name="Du Brow"/>
|-
| Best Single Musical or Variety Program
| ''[[Bob Hope television specials|The Bob Hope Christmas Show]]''
| <ref name="Salt"/>
|-
| Favorite Male Performer
| [[Vince Edwards]]
| ''Ben Casey''<ref name="Du Brow"/>
|-
| Favorite Female Performer
| Carol Burnett
| ''The Garry Moore Show''<ref name="Du Brow"/>
|-
| Best News or Information Program
| ''The Huntley-Brinkley Report''
| <ref name="Salt">{{cite news |date=June 25, 1962 |title=Lots of Hope! Bob Finally Wins Award |newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune (Associated Press) }}</ref>
|-
| Best Single News or Information Program
| NBC-TV coverage of [[Mercury-Atlas 6|John Glenn's orbital space flight]]
| <ref name="Salt"/>
|-
| Best Single Dramatic Program
| "The Prince and the Pauper"
| ''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color]]''<ref name="Salt"/>
|}

===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.<ref name="Altoona">{{cite news |last=Hinton |first=Pat |date=April 17, 1963 |title=Highlights |newspaper=[[Altoona Mirror]] }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Category
! Recipient
! Notes
|-
| Favorite Series
| ''Bonanza''
| <ref name="Altoona"/>
|-
| Favorite New Series
| ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]''
| <ref name="Altoona"/>
|-
| Best Single Musical or Variety Program
| ''The Bob Hope Christmas Show''
| <ref name="Altoona"/>
|-
| Favorite Male Performer
| [[Richard Chamberlain]]
| ''[[Dr. Kildare (TV series)|Dr. Kildare]]''<ref name="Altoona"/>
|-
| Favorite Female Performer
| Carol Burnett
| <ref name="Altoona"/>
|-
| Best News or Information Program
| ''The Huntley-Brinkley Report''
| <ref name="Altoona"/>
|-
| Best Single News or Information Program
| "[[The Tunnel (1962 film)|The Tunnel]]"
| <ref name="Altoona"/>
|-
| Best Children's Series
| ''Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color''
|<ref name="Altoona"/>
|}

===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.<ref name="Stars and Stripes">{{cite news |date=May 5, 1964 |title=TV Guide Award to Stevens |newspaper=[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|European Stars and Stripes]] |agency=United Press International}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=April 17, 1964 |title=TV |newspaper=[[The Northwest Arkansas Times]] }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Category
! Recipient
! Notes
|-
| Favorite Series
| ''Dr. Kildare''
| <ref name="Stars and Stripes"/>
|-
| Favorite New Series
| ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]''
| <ref name="Humphrey">{{cite news |last=Humphrey |first=Hal |date=April 26, 1964 |title=Viewing TV |newspaper=[[The Victoria Advocate]] }}</ref>
|-
| Best Single Dramatic, Musical or Variety Program
| "Tyger, Tyger" (two-part episode)
| ''Dr. Kildare''<ref name="Altoona"/>
|-
| Favorite Male Performer
| [[David Janssen]]
| ''The Fugitive''<ref name="Stars and Stripes"/>
|-
| Favorite Female Performer
| [[Inger Stevens]]
| ''[[The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)|The Farmer's Daughter]]''<ref name="Stars and Stripes"/>
|-
| Best News or Information Program
| ''The Huntley-Brinkley Report''
| <ref name="Humphrey"/>
|-
| Best Single News or Information Program
| [[Olympics on ABC|ABC]] [[1964 Winter Olympics]] coverage
| <ref name="Humphrey"/>
|}


==1999–2001==
==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. 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.<ref>{{cite book|title=TV Guide Book of Lists|year=2007|publisher=Running Press|isbn=0-7624-3007-9|pages=40}}</ref>
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 Broadcasting Company|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>


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


===Select categories===
===Select categories===
*Favorite Sportscaster
* Favorite Sportscaster
*Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show
* Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show
*Favorite TV Pet
* Favorite TV Pet
*Favorite Teen Character
* Favorite Teen Character
*Scariest Villain
* Scariest Villain
*Best Kiss
* Best Kiss
*Sexiest Male
* Sexiest Male
*Sexist Female
* Sexiest Female
*Best Dressed Male
* Best Dressed Male
*Best Dressed Female
* Best Dressed Female
*Favorite Teen Show
* Favorite Teen Show
* Favorite Comeback
*Favorie Music Show
*Favorite Men's Hair-Do
* Favorite Music Show
*Favorite Women's Hair-Do
* Favorite Men's Hair-Do
* Favorite Women's Hair-Do
*Favorite TV Theme Song
* Favorite TV Theme Song


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0290998|1st Annual TV Guide Awards}} (1999)
* {{IMDb title|0290998|1st Annual TV Guide Awards}} (1999)
*{{IMDb title|0290999|2nd Annual TV Guide Awards}} (2000)
* {{IMDb title|0290999|2nd Annual TV Guide Awards}} (2000)
*{{IMDb title|0870070|3rd Annual TV Guide Awards}} (2001)
* {{IMDb title|0870070|3rd Annual TV Guide Awards}} (2001)


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Latest revision as of 00:47, 28 December 2021

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

[edit]

Ellery Queen won a TV Guide Award in 1950 for Best Mystery Show on Television.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

1960–64

[edit]

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.[5] 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.[5]

1960 awards

[edit]

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.[6] Recipients were chosen based on 289,000 ballots submitted by readers of TV Guide.[7]

Category Recipient Notes
Favorite Series of One Hour or Longer Perry Mason [7]
Favorite Half-Hour Series Father Knows Best [7]
Best Single Musical or Variety Program Another Evening with Fred Astaire [7][8]
Most Popular Male Personality Raymond Burr Perry Mason[7]
Most Popular Female Personality Loretta Young The Loretta Young Show[7]
Best News or Information Program The Huntley-Brinkley Report [7]
Best Single Dramatic Program "The Turn of the Screw" Startime[7][9]

1961 awards

[edit]

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.[10]

Category Recipient Notes
Favorite Series Perry Mason [5][11]
Favorite New Series The Andy Griffith Show [5]
Best Single Musical or Variety Program Sing Along with Mitch [5]
Favorite Male Performer Raymond Burr Perry Mason[5]
Favorite Female Performer Carol Burnett The Garry Moore Show[5]
Best News or Information Program The Huntley-Brinkley Report [5]
Best Single Dramatic Program "Macbeth" Hallmark Hall of Fame[5]

1962 awards

[edit]

The third annual TV Guide Award Show was broadcast June 24, 1962, on NBC. Hosted by Dave Garroway,[12] the program included sketches featuring Art Carney and special guest Judy Holliday.[13] In a brief concluding segment, awards in eight categories were presented.[12]

Category Recipient Notes
Favorite Series Bonanza [13]
Favorite New Series Ben Casey [13]
Best Single Musical or Variety Program The Bob Hope Christmas Show [14]
Favorite Male Performer Vince Edwards Ben Casey[13]
Favorite Female Performer Carol Burnett The Garry Moore Show[13]
Best News or Information Program The Huntley-Brinkley Report [14]
Best Single News or Information Program NBC-TV coverage of John Glenn's orbital space flight [14]
Best Single Dramatic Program "The Prince and the Pauper" Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color[14]

1963 awards

[edit]

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.[15]

Category Recipient Notes
Favorite Series Bonanza [15]
Favorite New Series The Beverly Hillbillies [15]
Best Single Musical or Variety Program The Bob Hope Christmas Show [15]
Favorite Male Performer Richard Chamberlain Dr. Kildare[15]
Favorite Female Performer Carol Burnett [15]
Best News or Information Program The Huntley-Brinkley Report [15]
Best Single News or Information Program "The Tunnel" [15]
Best Children's Series Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color [15]

1964 awards

[edit]

The fifth TV Guide Award presentation was made on a special presentation of Bob Hope's NBC-TV show on April 17, 1964.[16][17]

Category Recipient Notes
Favorite Series Dr. Kildare [16]
Favorite New Series The Fugitive [18]
Best Single Dramatic, Musical or Variety Program "Tyger, Tyger" (two-part episode) Dr. Kildare[15]
Favorite Male Performer David Janssen The Fugitive[16]
Favorite Female Performer Inger Stevens The Farmer's Daughter[16]
Best News or Information Program The Huntley-Brinkley Report [18]
Best Single News or Information Program ABC 1964 Winter Olympics coverage [18]

1999–2001

[edit]

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.[19]

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.

Select categories

[edit]
  • Favorite Sportscaster
  • Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show
  • Favorite TV Pet
  • Favorite Teen Character
  • Scariest Villain
  • Best Kiss
  • Sexiest Male
  • Sexiest Female
  • Best Dressed Male
  • Best Dressed Female
  • Favorite Teen Show
  • Favorite Comeback
  • Favorite Music Show
  • Favorite Men's Hair-Do
  • Favorite Women's Hair-Do
  • Favorite TV Theme Song

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Herbert, Rosemary (2003). Who's who in Crime and Mystery Writing. Oxford University Press. pp. 162–. ISBN 978-0-19-515761-1. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Clotworthy, William G. (November 1, 2001). Saturday Night Live: Equal Opportunity Offender: The Uncensored Censor. Author House. p. 81. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Mitman, Gregg (September 1, 2012). Reel Nature: America's Romance with Wildlife on Film. University of Washington Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-295-80372-2. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  4. ^ Jackson, John (October 9, 1997). American Bandstand: Dick Clark and the Making of a Rock 'n' Roll Empire. Oxford University Press. pp. PT35–36. ISBN 978-0-19-028490-9. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Hadley, Mitchell (February 16, 2013). "This week in TV Guide: February 18, 1961". It's About TV! Classic TV and American Culture. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  6. ^ "TV Previews". Lawrence Daily Journal World. Lawrence, Kansas. March 25, 1960.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h United Press International (March 26, 1960). "Burr, Loretta Awarded Top TV Honors". Tucson Daily Citizen.
  8. ^ "Another Evening with Fred Astaire". Paley Center for Media. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  9. ^ "The Turn of the Screw". Paley Center for Media. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  10. ^ Danzig, Fred (June 14, 1951). "Television in Review: 'Favorite' and 'Best' Categories Hazy Choices on TV Guide Award Show". The Coshocton Tribune (United Press International).
  11. ^ Kelleher, Brian; Merrill, Diana (1987). "Barbara Hale as Della Street". The Perry Mason TV Show Book. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 54. ISBN 9780312006693. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  12. ^ a b Jones, John N. (April 6, 1962). "TV Digest". Alton Evening Telegraph.
  13. ^ a b c d e Du Brow, Rick (June 25, 1962). "Television in Review". Weirton Daily Times (United Press International). Weirton, West Virginia.
  14. ^ a b c d "Lots of Hope! Bob Finally Wins Award". The Salt Lake Tribune (Associated Press). June 25, 1962.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hinton, Pat (April 17, 1963). "Highlights". Altoona Mirror.
  16. ^ a b c d "TV Guide Award to Stevens". European Stars and Stripes. United Press International. May 5, 1964.
  17. ^ "TV". The Northwest Arkansas Times. April 17, 1964.
  18. ^ a b c Humphrey, Hal (April 26, 1964). "Viewing TV". The Victoria Advocate.
  19. ^ TV Guide Book of Lists. Running Press. 2007. pp. 40. ISBN 978-0-7624-3007-9.
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