NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children's Program

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children's Program. First awarded in 1982, the category was quickly retired until 1995. Since its return, Teen Summit holds the record for most wins in this category with six.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1980s

Year	Series	Ref
1982
1982	ABC Afterschool Specials	^[1]
1983 – 89	—

1990s

Year	Series	Ref
1990 – 94	—
1995
	Teen Summit	^[2]
	My Brother and Me
1996
	Reading Rainbow	^[3]
	Gullah, Gullah Island
	Marsalis on Music
	Sesame Street
	Teen Summit
1997
	Teen Summit	^[4]
	All That
	Gullah, Gullah Island
	Reading Rainbow
	Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
1998
	Teen Summit	^[5]
	Biography for Kids
	Gullah, Gullah Island
	Reading Rainbow
	Sesame Street
1999
	Teen Summit	^[6]
	All That
	Kenan & Kel
	Reading Rainbow
	Sesame Street

2000s

Year	Series	Ref
2000
	Teen Summit	^[7]
	Cousin Skeeter
	Gullah, Gullah Island
	Showtime at the Apollo
	Kenan & Kel
2001
	The Color of Friendship	^[8]
	Cousin Skeeter
	Little Bill
	Reading Rainbow
	Dear America: Color Me Dark
2002
	Teen Summit	^[9]
	Little Bill
	The Proud Family
	Reading Rainbow
	Sesame Street
2003 – 04	—
2005
	That's So Raven	^[10]
	The Proud Family
	Reading Rainbow
2006	—
2007
	That's So Raven	^[11]
	The Backyardigans
	Romeo!
	Dora the Explorer
	High School Musical
2008
	That's So Raven	^[12]
	Go, Diego! Go!
	Cory in the House
	Dora the Explorer
	High School Musical 2
2009
	Dora the Explorer	^[13]
	Go, Diego! Go!
	Cory in the House
	True Jackson, VP
	The Cheetah Girls: One World

2010s

Year	Series	Ref
2010
	Dora the Explorer	^[14]
	The Backyardigans
	Go, Diego! Go!
	True Jackson, VP
	Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie
2011
	True Jackson, VP	^[15]
	The Backyardigans
	Brave New Voices 2010
	Dora the Explorer
	Wizards of Waverly Place
2012
	I Can Be President: A Kid's-Eye View	^[16]
	A.N.T. Farm
	Dora the Explorer
	Go, Diego! Go!
	Big Time Rush
2013
	Kasha and the Zulu King	^[17]
	Degrassi: The Next Generation
	The Legend of Korra
	Nickelodeon HALO Awards
	Big Time Movie
2014
	Wynton Marsalis: A YoungArts MasterClass	^[18]
	A.N.T. Farm
	Big Time Rush
	Dora the Explorer
	Nickelodeon HALO Awards
2015
	Doc McStuffins	^[19]
	Anna Deavere Smith: A Youngarts Masterclass
	Dora and Friends: Into the City!
	Kid President: Declaration of Awesome
	Nickelodeon HALO Awards
2016
	Doc McStuffins	^[20]
	Dora and Friends
	K.C. Undercover
	Little Ballers
	Project Mc²
2017
	An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win	^[21]
	All In with Cam Newton
	Doc McStuffins
	K.C. Undercover
	The Lion Guard
2018
	Doc McStuffins	^[22]
	Free Rein
	Nella the Princess Knight
	Project Mc²
	Raven's Home
2019
	Doc McStuffins	^[23]
	Top Chef Junior
	Sesame Street
	Marvel's Avengers: Black Panther's Quest
	Motown Magic

2020s

Year	Series	Ref
2020
	Family Reunion	^[24]
	Doc McStuffins
	Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History
	Marvel's Avengers: Black Panther's Quest
	Motown Magic
2021
	Family Reunion	^[25]
	Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
	Craig of the Creek
	Raven's Home
	We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical
2022
	Family Reunion
	Ada Twist, Scientist
	Karma's World
	Raven's Home
	Waffles + Mochi

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

6 wins

Teen Summit

4 wins

Doc McStuffins

3 wins

That's So Raven
Family Reunion

2 wins

Dora the Explorer

Nominations

7 nominations

6 nominations

Doc McStuffins

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

References

^ "1982 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
^ "1995 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "1996 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "1997 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "1998 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "1999 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "2000 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "2001 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "2002 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "2005 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "2007 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "2008 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "2009 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "2010 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "2011 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "2012 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "2013 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ "2013 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ Washington, Arlene. "Selma takes home top film honors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^ Sutton, Joe (February 6, 2016). "NAACP Image Awards honor black achievement in Hollywood". CNN.
^ Kinane, Ruth (December 13, 2016). "Beyoncé leads the pack of 2017 NAACP Image Awards nominees". EW.
^ "NAACP Image Awards: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. January 14, 2018.
^ Lewis, Hilary (February 13, 2019). "NAACP Image Awards: 'Black Panther' Tops Film Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ Schaffstall, Katherine; Howard, Annie (February 22, 2020). "NAACP Image Awards: Lizzo Named Entertainer of the Year; 'Just Mercy,' 'Black-ish' Among Top Winners". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ Bosselman, Haley (March 28, 2021). "NAACP Image Awards 2021: The Complete Televised Winners List". Variety.

[1] "1982 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

[2] "1995 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[3] "1996 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[4] "1997 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[5] "1998 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[6] "1999 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[7] "2000 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[8] "2001 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[9] "2002 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[10] "2005 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[11] "2007 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[12] "2008 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[13] "2009 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[14] "2010 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[15] "2011 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[16] "2012 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[17] "2013 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[18] "2013 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[19] Washington, Arlene. "Selma takes home top film honors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

[20] Sutton, Joe (February 6, 2016). "NAACP Image Awards honor black achievement in Hollywood". CNN.

[21] Kinane, Ruth (December 13, 2016). "Beyoncé leads the pack of 2017 NAACP Image Awards nominees". EW.

[22] "NAACP Image Awards: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. January 14, 2018.

[23] Lewis, Hilary (February 13, 2019). "NAACP Image Awards: 'Black Panther' Tops Film Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter.

[24] Schaffstall, Katherine; Howard, Annie (February 22, 2020). "NAACP Image Awards: Lizzo Named Entertainer of the Year; 'Just Mercy,' 'Black-ish' Among Top Winners". The Hollywood Reporter.

[25] Bosselman, Haley (March 28, 2021). "NAACP Image Awards 2021: The Complete Televised Winners List". Variety.

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v t e NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children's Program
1980s	ABC Afterschool Specials (1982) No Awards (1983–1989)
1990s	No Awards (1990–1993) Teen Summit (1994) Reading Rainbow (1995) Teen Summit (1996) Teen Summit (1997) Teen Summit (1998) Teen Summit (1999)
2000s	The Color of Friendship (2000) Teen Summit (2001) That's So Raven (2002) That's So Raven (2003) That's So Raven (2004) That's So Raven (2005) That's So Raven (2006) That's So Raven (2007) Dora the Explorer (2008) Dora the Explorer (2009)
2010s	True Jackson, VP (2010) I Can Be President: A Kid's-Eye View (2011) Kasha and the Zulu King (2012) Wynton Marsalis: A YoungArts MasterClass (2013) Doc McStuffins (2014) Doc McStuffins (2015) An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win (2016) Doc McStuffins (2017) Doc McStuffins (2018) Family Reunion (2019)
2020s	Family Reunion (2020) Family Reunion (2021) Tab Time (2022) Gracie's Corner (2023)