Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series

Winners and Nominees

Winners in bold

Outstanding Entertainment Children's Series

1974

Zoom (PBS)

Captain Kangaroo (CBS)

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (CBS)

Star Trek: The Animated Series (NBC)

1975

Star Trek: The Animated Series (NBC)

Captain Kangaroo (CBS)

The Pink Panther Show (NBC)

1976

The Big Blue Marble (SYN)

Captain Kangaroo (CBS)

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (CBS)

Zoom (PBS)

1977

Zoom (PBS)

Captain Kangaroo (CBS)

Once Upon a Classic ("David Copperfield") (PBS)

Once Upon a Classic ("Heidi") (PBS)

Once Upon a Classic ("The Prince and the Pauper") (PBS)

1978

Captain Kangaroo (CBS)

Once Upon a Classic ("Robin Hood") (PBS)

Zoom (PBS)

1979

Kids Are People Too (ABC)

Captain Kangaroo (CBS)

Once Upon a Classic ("John Halifax, Gentleman") (PBS)

Once Upon a Classic ("Lorna Doone") (PBS)

Once Upon a Classic ("The Secret Garden") (PBS)

1980

Hot Hero Sandwich (NBC)

Captain Kangaroo (CBS)

Kids Are People Too (ABC)

1981

Captain Kangaroo (CBS)

Once Upon a Classic ("A Tale of Two Cities") (PBS)

ABC Weekend Specials (ABC)

Once Upon a Classic ("The Legend of King Arthur") (PBS)

1982

Captain Kangaroo (CBS)

ABC Weekend Specials (ABC)

1983

Smurfs (NBC)

Captain Kangaroo (CBS)

1984

Captain Kangaroo (CBS)

Smurfs (NBC)

Outstanding Children's Instructional Programming

1976

Schoolhouse Rock! (ABC)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

Sesame Street (PBS)

1977

Sesame Street (PBS)

Villa Alegre (PBS)

1978

Schoolhouse Rock! (ABC)

Sesame Street (PBS)

1979

Schoolhouse Rock! ("Science Rock") (ABC)

Dear Alex and Annie (ABC)

The Metric Marvels (NBC)

Sesame Street (PBS)

Outstanding Informational Children's Series

1976

Go (NBC)

The Electric Company (PBS)

Make a Wish (ABC)

1977

The Electric Company (PBS)

ABC Minute Magazine (ABC)

Animals, Animals, Animals (ABC)

Schoolhouse Rock! (ABC)

1978

Animals, Animals, Animals (ABC)

ABC Minute Magazine (ABC)

Villa Alegre (PBS)

1979

The Big Blue Marble (SYN)

ABC Minute Magazine (ABC)

30 Minutes (CBS)

Animals, Animals, Animals (ABC)

In the News (CBS)

NBC Special Treat ("When You Turn Off The Set, Turn On A Book") (NBC)

Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructional Series

1980

Sesame Street (PBS)

30 Minutes (CBS)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

1981

30 Minutes (CBS)

Animals, Animals, Animals (ABC)

Kids Are People Too (ABC)

Sesame Street (PBS)

1982

30 Minutes (CBS)

Kids Are People Too (ABC)

Sesame Street (PBS)

1983

Sesame Street (PBS)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

1984

ABC Weekend Specials (ABC)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

Sesame Street (PBS)

Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructional Programming - Short Form

1980

Ask NBC News (NBC)

H.E.L.P! - Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People (ABC)

In the News (CBS)

Schoolhouse Rock! (ABC)

NBC Special Treat ("When You Turn Off The Set, Turn On A Book") (NBC)

1981

ABC Nutrition Spots (ABC)

Ask NBC News (NBC)

The Doughnuts (ABC)

In the News (ABC)

1982

In the News (CBS)

Ask NBC News (NBC)

Betcha Don't Know (NBC)

1983

In the News (CBS)

Willie Survive (ABC)

1984

Young People's Special ("Just Another Stupid Kid") (SYN)

Outstanding Children's Series

1985

Sesame Street (PBS)

Kidsworld (ABC)

3-2-1 Contact (PBS)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

Pryor's Place (CBS)

1986

Sesame Street (PBS)

3-2-1 Contact (PBS)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

1987

Sesame Street (PBS)

3-2-1 Contact (PBS)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

Pee-wee's Playhouse (CBS)

1988

Sesame Street (PBS)

Pee-wee's Playhouse (CBS)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

1989

Newton's Apple (PBS)

3-2-1 Contact (PBS)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

Reading Rainbow (PBS)

Sesame Street (PBS)

1990

Reading Rainbow (PBS)

Captain Kangaroo (PBS)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

Pee-wee's Playhouse (CBS)

Sesame Street (PBS)

1991

Sesame Street (PBS)

Pee-wee's Playhouse (CBS)

Reading Rainbow (PBS)

Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (Disney Channel)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

1992

Sesame Street (PBS)

Lamb Chop's Play-Along (PBS)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

Reading Rainbow (PBS)

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (PBS)

1993

Reading Rainbow (PBS)

Barney & Friends (PBS)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

Sesame Street (PBS)

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (PBS)

1994

Sesame Street (PBS)

Lamb Chop's Play-Along (PBS)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

Reading Rainbow (PBS)

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (PBS)

1995

Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (SYN)

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (PBS)

Reading Rainbow (PBS)

Bill Nye, the Science Guy (PBS)

Beakman's World (CBS)

1996

Reading Rainbow (PBS)

Bill Nye, the Science Guy (PBS)

Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (SYN)

Really Wild Animals (CBS)

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (PBS)

1997

Reading Rainbow (PBS)

Beakman's World (CBS)

Bill Nye, the Science Guy (PBS)

Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (Nickelodeon)

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (PBS)

1998

Reading Rainbow (PBS)

Beakman's World (CBS)

Bill Nye, the Science Guy (SYN)

Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (SYN)

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (PBS)

1999

Bill Nye, the Science Guy (SYN)

Animal Show (FOX)

Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (SYN)

Reading Rainbow (PBS)

2000

Bill Nye, the Science Guy (SYN)

The Crocodile Hunter (Animal Planet)

Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (SYN)

Saved by the Bell: The New Class (NBC)

Zoom (PBS)

2001

Reading Rainbow (PBS)

Between the Lions (PBS)

Even Stevens (Disney Channel)

Real Kids, Real Adventures (Discovery Channel)

Zoom (PBS)

2002

Reading Rainbow (PBS)

Between the Lions (PBS)

Discovery Kids Ultimate Guide to the Awesome (Discovery Kids)

Even Stevens (Disney Channel)

Zoom (PBS)

2003

Reading Rainbow (PBS)

Assignment Discovery (Discovery Channel)

Between the Lions (PBS)

Even Stevens (Disney Channel)

Zoom (PBS)

2004

Assignment Discovery (Discovery Channel)

Jeff Corwin Unleashed (NBC)

Between the Lions (PBS)

Operation Junkyard (NBC)

Scout's Safari (NBC)

Zoom (PBS)

2005

Reading Rainbow (PBS)

Jeff Corwin Unleashed (NBC)

Endurance (NBC)

Postcards from Buster (PBS)

Zoom (PBS)

2006

Zoom (PBS)

Endurance (NBC)

Between the Lions (PBS)

Postcards from Buster (PBS)

Strange Days at Blake Holsey High (NBC)

2007

Reading Rainbow (PBS)

Assignment Discovery (Discovery Channel)

Strange Days at Blake Holsey High (Discovery Kids)

Endurance (NBC)

2008

Greatest Inventions with Bill Nye (Discovery Channel)

Jack Hanna's Into the Wild (SYN)

Design Squad (PBS)

Postcards from Buster (PBS)

2009

From the Top at Carnegie Hall (PBS)

Adventure Camp (Discovery Kids)

FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman (PBS)

Postcards from Buster (PBS)

2010

The Electric Company (PBS)

Design Squad (PBS)

FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman (PBS)

2011

The Electric Company (PBS)

FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman (PBS)

Jack Hanna's Into the Wild (SYN)

SciGirls (PBS)

2012

The Electric Company (PBS)

Jack Hanna's Into the Wild (SYN)

Biz Kid$ (PBS)

Born to Explore with Richard Wiese (ABC)

Everyday Health (ABC)

2013

R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (The Hub)

The Aquabats! Super Show! (The Hub)

Everyday Health (ABC)

2014

R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (Hub Network)

Animal Science (SYN)

Game Changers with Kevin Frazier (CBS)

Sea Rescue (ABC)

2015

R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (Discovery Family)

Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (SYN)

Odd Squad (PBS)

Spooksville (Discovery Family)

The Wildlife Docs (SYN)

2016

Sea Rescue (SYN)

Annedroids (Amazon)

Odd Squad (PBS)

Project MC² (Netflix)

The Wildlife Docs (SYN)

Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series

1995

Sesame Street (PBS)

Lamb Chop's Play-Along (PBS)

Secret Life of Toys (Disney Channel)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

1996

Sesame Street (PBS)

Animal Show (FOX)

Barney & Friends (PBS)

Lamb Chop's Play-Along (PBS)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

1997

Sesame Street (PBS)

Gullah Gullah Island (Nickelodeon)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

The Puzzle Place (PBS)

1998

Sesame Street (PBS)

Bear in the Big Blue House (Disney Channel)

Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon)

Henry's Amazing Animals (Disney Channel)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

1999

Sesame Street (PBS)

Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

Teletubbies (PBS)

The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (Nickelodeon)

2000

Sesame Street (PBS)

Bear in the Big Blue House (Disney Channel)

Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

Teletubbies (PBS)

2001

Sesame Street (PBS)

Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon)

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)

2002

Sesame Street (PBS)

Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon)

2003

Sesame Street (PBS)

Bear in the Big Blue House (Disney Channel)

Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon)

2004

Sesame Street (PBS)

Bear in the Big Blue House (Disney Channel)

Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon)

2005

Sesame Street (PBS)

Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon)

Hi-5 (TLC)

2006

Sesame Street (PBS)

Hi-5 (Discovery Kids)

The Paz Show (Discovery Kids)

Blue's Room (Nickelodeon)

2007

Sesame Street (PBS)

Hip Hop Harry (Discovery Kids)

Hi-5 (Discovery Kids)

It's a Big Big World (PBS)

The Paz Show (Discovery Kids)

2008

Sesame Street (PBS)

Between the Lions (PBS)

Jack's Big Music Show (Noggin)

Super Why! (PBS)

Blue's Room (Nickelodeon)

2009

Between the Lions (PBS)

Johnny and the Sprites (Disney Channel)

Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies (PBS)

Sesame Street (PBS)

The Wonder Pets (Nickelodeon)

2010

Sesame Street (PBS)

Between the Lions (PBS)

The Wonder Pets (Nickelodeon)

2011

Sesame Street (PBS)

Between the Lions (PBS)

Yo Gabba Gabba! (Nickelodeon)

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (Disney Channel)

2012

Sesame Street (PBS)

3rd and Bird (Disney Channel)

Yo Gabba Gabba! (Nickelodeon)

Super Why! (PBS)

The Wonder Pets (Nickelodeon)

2013

Sesame Street (PBS)

The Fresh Beat Band (Nickelodeon)

Pajanimals (NBC)

2014

Sesame Street (PBS)

Dino Dan (Nickelodeon)

The Fresh Beat Band (Nickelodeon)

Yo Gabba Gabba! (Nickelodeon)

2015

Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures (Nickelodeon)

Sesame Street (PBS)

Yo Gabba Gabba! (Nickelodeon)

2016

Sesame Street (PBS)

Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures (Nickelodeon)

Mutt & Stuff (Nickelodeon)

Sunny Side Up (Sprout)

Yo Gabba Gabba! (Nickelodeon)

Multiple wins

29 wins

Sesame Street

10 wins

Reading Rainbow

5 wins

Captain Kangaroo

3 wins

30 Minutes

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

Schoolhouse Rock!

The Electric Company

2 wins

The Big Blue Marble

Bill Nye, the Science Guy

Jack Hanna's Into the Wild

The Smurfs

Zoom

Multiple nominations

41 nominations

Sesame Street

21 nominations

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

16 nominations

Reading Rainbow

12 nominations

Captain Kangaroo

9 nominations

Between the Lions

Once Upon a Classic

8 nominations

Blue's Clues

7 nominations

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

Zoom (1999 TV series)

6 nominations

Bill Nye, the Science Guy

Nick News with Linda Ellerbee

5 nominations

Yo Gabba Gabba!

4 nominations

Animals, Animals, Animals

Bear in the Big Blue House

Kids Are People Too

Lamb Chop's Play-Along

Pee-wee's Playhouse

Postcards from Buster

Schoolhouse Rock!

30 Minutes

3-2-1 Contact

Zoom (1972 TV series)

3 nominations

ABC Minute Magazine

ABC Weekend Specials

Assignment Discovery

Beakman's World

The Electric Company (2009 TV series)

Endurance

Even Stevens

FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman

Hi-5

Jack Hanna's Into the Wild

R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

The Wonder Pets

2 nominations

Animal Show

Barney & Friends

The Big Blue Marble

Blue's Room

Design Squad

Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures

The Electric Company

Everyday Health

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

The Fresh Beat Band

Jeff Corwin Unleashed

The Paz Show

The Smurfs

Star Trek: The Animated Series

Strange Days at Blake Holsey High

Super Why!

Teletubbies

Villa Alegre

The Wildlife Docs