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
	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
2023
	Tab Time
	Family Reunion
	Raising Dion
	Raven's Home
	Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant
2024
	Gracie's Corner
	Ada Twist, Scientist
	Alma's Way
	Craig of the Creek
	My Dad the Bounty Hunter
2025
	Gracie's Corner	[26]
	Descendants: The Rise of Red
	Craig of the Creek
	Sesame Street
	Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin

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 Gracie's Corner

Nominations

7 nominations Dora the Explorer Reading Rainbow Teen Summit 6 nominations Doc McStuffins Sesame Street 4 nominations Go, Diego! Go! Gullah, Gullah Island Raven's Home 3 nominations The Backyardigans Craig of the Creek Nickelodeon HALO Awards That's So Raven True Jackson, VP

2 nominations All That A.N.T. Farm Big Time Rush Cory in the House Cousin Skeeter Gracie's Corner K.C. Undercover Kenan & Kel Little Bill The Proud Family

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