Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Children's Series
The Children's & Family Emmy Awards ceremony that will be held starting in 2022.[2]
Winners and nominees
Winners in bold. For "Individual Achievement" categories, only nominees relevant to this page are listed.
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming
1970s
1975
1978
- David Wolf - The Magic Hat (syndicated)
- Jan Hartman - ABC)
1980s
1980
- Jan Hartman - ABC Afterschool Special ("The Late Great Me! Story of a Teenage Alcoholic") (ABC)
- Team - Hot Hero Sandwich (NBC)
- Mary Batten - 3-2-1 Contact ("Forces" and "Friday") (PBS)
- John O'Toole - Once Upon a Classic ("Leatherstocking Tales") (PBS)
1981
- Clare Elfman - CBS Afternoon Playhouse ("I Think I'm Having a Baby") (CBS)
- Robert E. Fuisz - The Body Human ("Facts for Girls") (CBS)
- Mary Munisteri - Mandy's Grandmother (syndicated)
- Paul W. Cooper - ABC Afterschool Special ("A Matter of Time") (ABC)
- John Herzfeld - ABC Afterschool Special ("Stoned") (ABC)
- Bob Brush - Captain Kangaroo ("December 26, 1980") (CBS)
- Team - Sesame Street ("#1494") (PBS)
Outstanding Writing for Children's Programming
1980s
1982
- Paul W. Cooper - ABC Afterschool Special ("She Drinks a Little") (ABC)
- Robert E. Fuisz - The Body Human ("Becoming a Woman") (CBS)
- Team - Sesame Street ("November 23, 1981") (PBS)
1983
- Arthur Heinemann - ABC Afterschool Special ("The Woman Who Willed a Miracle") (ABC)
- Team - Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
- Daryl Warner and Carolyn Miller - ABC Afterschool Special ("Sometimes I Don't Love My Mother") (ABC)
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
1984
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Rod Baker and Glen Olson - ABC Weekend Special ("All the Money in the World") (ABC)
- Virginia L. Carter, Fern Field, and Michael McGreevey - ABC Afterschool Special ("The Celebrity and the Arcade Kid") (ABC)
Outstanding Writing in a Children's Special
1980s
1985
- Charles Purpura - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("The Day the Senior Class Got Married") (CBS)
- Franklin Thompson (story) and Arthur Heinemann - ABC Afterschool Special ("Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia") (ABC)
- Joanna Lee - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Hear Me Cry") (CBS)
1986
- Kathryn Montgomery and Jeffrey Auerbach - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Babies Having Babies") (CBS)
- Jeanne Betancourt - ABC Afterschool Special ("Don't Touch") (ABC)
- Judy Engles - ABC Afterschool Special ("Can a Guy Say No?") (ABC)
- ABC Weekend Specials("The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn") (ABC)
- Alan L. Gansberg and Judith M. Gansberg - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Have You Tried Talking to Patty?") (CBS)
1987
- Melvin Van Peebles - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("The Day They Came to Arrest the Books") (CBS)
- Cynthia A. Cherbak - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("God, the Universe & Hot Fudge Sundaes") (CBS)
- Alan L. Gansberg and Judy Strangis - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Little Miss Perfect") (CBS)
1988
- Victoria Hochberg - ABC Afterschool Special ("Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story") (ABC)
- Christopher Whitesell, Susan Rohrer, and John Alan Palmer - ABC Afterschool Special ("Terrible Things My Mother Told Me") (ABC)
- Paul W. Cooper - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("What If I'm Gay?") (CBS)
1989
- Jeffrey Auerbach - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("No Means No") (CBS)
- Christopher Whitesell - ABC Afterschool Special ("Daddy Can't Read") (ABC)
- Jeanne Betancourt - ABC Afterschool Special ("Tattle: When to Tell on a Friend") (ABC)
- To Tell the Tooth") (CBS)
1990s
1990
- Paul W. Cooper - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("A Matter of Conscience") (CBS)
- Joanna Lee - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("15 and Getting Straight") (CBS)
1991
- Courtney Flavin, Tracey Thompson, and Beth Thompson - ABC Afterschool Special ("A Question About Sex") (ABC)
- David Wood - Back Home (Disney Channel)
- Garfield Reeves-Stevens - CBS Schoolbreak Special("Maddie's Secret") (CBS)
- Josef Anderson - ABC Afterschool Special ("The Perfect Date") (ABC)
- Cynthia A. Cherbak, Elizabeth Hansen, and Herb Stein - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("American Eyes") (CBS)
1992
- Paul W. Cooper - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Abby My Love") (CBS)
- Barbara Nichol - Basil Hears a Noise(PBS)
- Carol Starr Schneider - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Two Teens and a Baby") (CBS)
- Michael Rubbo - Vincent and Me (Disney Channel)
- Richard Fegen and Andrew Norriss - Woof! (Disney Channel)
1993
- Bruce Harmon - Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("Public Law 106: The Becky Bell Story") (HBO)
- Pamela Douglas - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Different Worlds: A Story of Interracial Love") (CBS)
- Josh Goldstein and Jonathan Prince - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Words Up!") (CBS)
- Daryl G. Nickens - WonderWorks ("You Must Remember This") (PBS)
1994
- Amy Dunkleberger - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Others Mothers") (CBS)
- Betty G. Birney - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Big Boys Don't Cry") (CBS)
- Casey Kurtti - ABC Afterschool Special ("The Perfect Date") (ABC)
- Bruce Harmon - Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("More Than Friends: The Coming Out of Heidi Leiter") (HBO)
- Susan Rohrer - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("If I Die Before I Wake") (CBS)
1995
- Bruce Harmon - Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("A Child Betrayed: The Calvin Mire Story") (HBO)
- Carol Starr Schneider - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("The Writing on the Wall") (CBS)
- Willy Holtzman - Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("A Body to Die For: The Aaron Henry Story") (HBO)
1996
- D. Shone Kirkpatrick - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Children Remember The Holocaust") (CBS)
- Gina Prince-Bythewood - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("What About Your Friends") (CBS)
- Gordon Rayfield - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Stand Up") (CBS)
- Pauline Le Bel - The Song Spinner (Showtime)
- Richard Fegen and Andrew Norriss - Woof Returns! A Kid's Best Friend (Disney Channel)
1997
- Bruce Harmon - Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("Someone Had to be Benny") (HBO)
- Courtney Flavin - ABC Afterschool Special ("Educating Mom") (ABC)
- Karen Kasaba and Marilyn Reynolds - ABC Afterschool Special ("Too Soon for Jeff") (ABC)
- Tony Geiss and Christine Ferraro - Elmo Saves Christmas (PBS)
1998
- Bruce Harmon - The Royale (AMC)
- Gary Gelt - In His Father's Shoes (Showtime)
1999
- Heather Conkie - Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants (HBO)
- John Goldsmith and Tony Grisoni - The Island on Bird Street (Showtime)
- Takashi Bufford - The Tiger Woods Story (Showtime)
2000s
2000
- Robert J. Avrech - The Devil's Arithmetic (Showtime)
- Robert Munic - In a Class of His Own (Showtime)
- Dalene Young and David A. Simons - Locked in Silence (Showtime)
- Semi Chellas - Restless Spirits (Showtime)
- Wendy Biller and Christopher Hawthorne - Sea People (Showtime)
- Grant Scharbo and Jim Thompson - Summer's End (Showtime)
2001
- Thom Eberhardt - Ratz (Showtime)
- Don Wells - Kenny the Shark (Discovery Channel)
- Rodney Patrick Vaccaro - Run the Wild Fields(Showtime)
- Rod Serling - A Storm in Summer (Showtime)
- Grant Scharbo - The Wishing Tree (Showtime)
2002
- Glenn Gers - Off Season (Showtime)
- Molly Boylan and Judy Freudberg - Elmo's World ("The Wild Wild West") (PBS)
- Anna Sandor - My Louisiana Sky (Showtime)
- Karen Leigh Hopkins - What Girls Learn (Showtime)
2003
- William Mastrosimone - Bang Bang You're Dead (Showtime)
- Gordon Rayfield - Our America (Showtime)
2004
- Paul Johansson - The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (Showtime)
- Kara Lindstrom - A Time for Dancing (Showtime)
Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
1980s
1985
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Ozzie Alfonso - 3-2-1 Contact (PBS)
- Franklin Getchel - 3-2-1 Contact (PBS)
- Team - Pryor's Place (CBS)
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
1986
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Team - 3-2-1 Contact (PBS)
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
1987
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Team - Pee-wee's Playhouse (CBS)
1988
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Team - 3-2-1 Contact (PBS)
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Team - Pee-wee's Playhouse (CBS)
1989
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Team - 3-2-1 Contact (PBS)
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Jim Thurman and David D. Connell - Square One Television (PBS)
1990s
1990
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Rob Bragin - Heat Wave") (CBS)
- Doug Cox and John Moody - Miss Yvonne's Visit") (CBS)
- Jim Thurman and David D. Connell - Square One Television (PBS)
1991
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- David Angus - Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (Disney Channel)
- John Paragon - Pee-wee's Playhouse ("Camping Out") (CBS)
- Max Robert - Fun, Fun, Fun") (CBS)
- Doug Cox and John Moody - Conky's Breakdown") (CBS)
- Ronnie Krauss and Andrew Gutelle - Reading Rainbow (PBS)
1992
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Shari Lewis and Bernard Rothman - Lamb Chop's Play-Along (PBS)
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Ronnie Krauss and Jill Gluckson - Reading Rainbow (PBS)
- Jim Thurman and David D. Connell - Square One Television (PBS)
1993
- Team - Lamb Chop's Play-Along (PBS)
- Stephen White and Mark S. Bernthal - Barney & Friends(PBS)
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Team - Reading Rainbow (PBS)
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Team - Adventures in Wonderland (Disney Channel)
1994
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Daryl Busby and Tom J. Astle - Adventures in Wonderland (Disney Channel)
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Andrew Gutelle and Ronnie Krauss - Reading Rainbow (PBS)
- Team - Lamb Chop's Play-Along (PBS)
1995
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Team - Reading Rainbow (PBS)
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Team - Lamb Chop's Play-Along (PBS)
- Team - Beakman's World (CBS)
1996
- Team - Bill Nye the Science Guy (syndicated)
- Team - Beakman's World (CBS)
- Team - Lamb Chop's Play-Along (PBS)
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Team - Reading Rainbow (PBS)
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
1997
- Team - Bill Nye the Science Guy (syndicated)
- Team - Beakman's World (CBS)
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Lee Hunkins and Ronnie Krauss - Reading Rainbow (PBS)
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
1998
- Team - Bill Nye the Science Guy (syndicated)
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Nick News with Linda Ellerbee(syndicated)
- Team - Reading Rainbow (PBS)
1999
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Team - Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon)
- Team - Bill Nye the Science Guy (syndicated)
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Team - Reading Rainbow (PBS)
2000s
2000
- Team - Bill Nye the Science Guy (syndicated)
- Team - Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon)
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Nick News with Linda Ellerbee(syndicated)
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
2001
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Team - Between the Lions (PBS)
- Team - Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon)
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Team - Reading Rainbow (PBS)
2002
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Team - Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon)
- Fred Rogers - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Susan Kim and Jill Gluckson - Reading Rainbow (PBS)
2003
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Team - Between the Lions (PBS)
- Team - Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon)
- Susan Kim and Ronnie Krauss - Reading Rainbow (PBS)
2004
- Team - Between the Lions (PBS)
- Team - Bear in the Big Blue House (Disney Channel)
- Adam Peltzman and Jeff Borkin - Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon)
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
2005
- Ronnie Krauss and Jill Gluckson - Reading Rainbow (PBS)
- Adam Peltzman and Jeff Borkin - Blue's Clues (Nickelodeon)
- Team - Postcards from Buster (PBS)
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Team - Strange Days at Blake Holsey High (NBC)
2006
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Team - Between the Lions (PBS)
- Team - Strange Days at Blake Holsey High (NBC)
2007
- Ronnie Krauss - Reading Rainbow (PBS)
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
2008
- Team - Between the Lions (PBS)
- FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman(PBS)
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
2009
- Team - Between the Lions (PBS)
- FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman(PBS)
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
2010s
2010
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman(PBS)
- Team - The Electric Company (PBS)
2011
- Team - The Electric Company (PBS)
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
2012
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Team - 3rd and Bird(Disney Channel)
- Team - The Electric Company (PBS)
- Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt - Wild Kratts (PBS)
- Team - Wonder Pets! (Nickelodeon)
2013
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt - Wild Kratts (PBS)
- Team - Hub Network)
2014
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Team - The Aquabats! Super Show! (Hub Network)
- Team - R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour(Hub Network)
2015
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Team - Odd Squad(PBS)
- Team - Spooksville (Discovery Family)
2016
- Odd Squad(PBS)
- J.J. Johnson and Christin Simms - Amazon)
- Aidan Pickering - Sea Rescue(syndicated)
- Team - Sesame Street (PBS)
- Gail Horner - The Inspectors(CBS)
Outstanding Writing for a Children's, Preschool Children's, Family Viewing Program
2017
- Team - Sesame Street (HBO)
- Team - Annedroids (Amazon)
- Lucy Goodman and Andrew Viner - Bookaboo (Amazon)
- Team - Odd Squad(PBS)
- Charlie Engelman - Weird But True! (Nat Geo)
2018
- Team - Sesame Street (HBO)
- Biz Kid$(PBS)
- Free Rein (Netflix)
- Julie’s Greenroom(Netflix)
- Odd Squad(PBS)
2019
- Odd Squad(PBS)
- Dino Dana (Amazon)
- Odd Squad: World Turned Odd
- Team - Sesame Street (HBO)
- Team - The Who Was? Show (Netflix)
2020s
Outstanding Writing for a Children's or Young Adult Program
2020
- Team - Trinkets: Season 1 (Netflix)
- Team - Free Rein (Netflix)
- Team - Ghostwriter (Apple TV+)
- Team - Helpsters (Apple TV+)
- Team - Sesame Street (HBO)
Programs with multiple awards
- 22 awards
- 7 awards
- 6 awards
- 4 awards
- 3 awards
- 2 awards
- Reading Rainbow
- Odd Squad
References
- ^ "Overview". Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (November 11, 2021). "Children's & Family Emmy Awards Set As Stand-Alone Competition Beginning In 2022". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.