Previous Laureates of the Television Showmanship Award

The Television Showmanship Award honors a person, persons or company whose creative accomplishments in the formulation, development, production or presentation of projects for television best represent that special spirit traditionally defined as showmanship.

2006 Stephen McPherson
2005 Carol Mendelsohn, Ann Donahue, and Anthony E. Zuiker
2004 Sandy Grushow
2003 Jerry Bruckheimer
2002 Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells
2001 Chris Albrecht
2000 Chris Carter
1999 Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Caryn Mandabach
1998 Dick Wolf
1997 Leslie Moonves
1996 David E. Kelley
1995 Ted Harbert
1994 Richard H. Frank
1993 Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and Harry Thomason
1992 Witt-Thomas-Harris Productions
1991 Fred Silverman
1990 Nick Vanoff and George Stevens Jr.
1989 Steven Bochco
1988 Marian Rees
1987 David Gerber
1986 Glen A. Larson
1985 Gary Nardino
1984 Pierre Cossette
1983 Creators, Producers and Cast Of M*A*S*H
1982 Aaron Spelling
1981 Lee Rich
1980 Garry Marshall
1979 Stan Margulies
1978 Norman Lear
1977 Redd Foxx
1976 Grant Tinker
1975 Quinn Martin
1974 David Wolper
1973 Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear
1972 Aaron Spelling
1971 Bob Hope
1970 Kragen-Smothers-Fritz