Vote for Your Favorite TV Shows and Performers! The 2026 Tell-Tale TV Awards (Round 1)

Voting is open for Round 1 of the 2026 Tell-Tale TV Awards!

Each year, we offer our readers the chance to vote on their favorite TV shows and performers from the previous year. As always, the nominees came from our team members as well as you, our dedicated readers.

Now, you can vote below for your favorite TV shows and performers in each category.

There are 15 categories this year, including Favorite Network Comedy Series, Favorite Performer in a Cable or Streaming Comedy Series, Favorite Cable or Streaming Drama Series, Favorite Performer in a Sci-fi/Fantasy Series, Favorite Limited Series, Favorite Animated Series, Favorite Reality Series or Game Show, Favorite New Series, and more.

As usual, there will be three rounds of voting. All awards are for shows airing between May 2025 and April 2026.

Some of the TV shows included in this year’s nominees include Abbott Elementary, Ghosts, Shifting Gears, Shrinking, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, The Paper, 9-1-1, Chicago P.D., The Rookie, Tracker, Grey’s Anatomy, High Potential, Bridgerton, Heated Rivalry, The Diplomat, The Pitt, Pluribus, Revival, Outlander, Paradise, The Way Home, All Her Fault, The Beast in Me, Hazbin Hotel, Invincible, Love on the Spectrum, and The Traitors, among others.

But that’s just naming a few. Review each category below carefully before you make your choices!

Okay, so how does voting work? Here are the details:

• Vote for up to THREE choices in each of the 15 categories below from now through Thursday, May 7th at 8pm EST.
• Click “vote” after each category.
• You can vote once per day until voting closes.
• The top 12 nominees in each category (or more in cases of ties) will then move on to Round 2, which will begin on May 8th.

There will be three rounds of voting. Make your selections in each category carefully!

Remember: You can vote for up to three nominees in each of the categories below. You can vote once a day until voting closes on May 7th. You won’t be able to vote more than once in a 24-hour period.

Are you ready to vote? Let’s get started!

The 2026 Tell-Tale TV Awards: Round 1

Comedy Categories:

You can vote for up to three choices per category. Remember to click “vote” after making your selections. More categories are below.

Drama Categories:

Remember: you can vote once every 24 hours until voting for Round 1 ends. Don’t forget to click “vote” after making your selections. More categories are below.

Sci-fi/Fantasy Categories:

Remember to click “vote” after making your selections. More categories are below.

Limited Series Categories:

Remember: you can vote once every 24 hours until voting for Round 1 ends. Don’t forget to click “vote” after making your selections. More categories are below.

Additional Categories:

Thanks for voting!

Be sure to share this link with a friend and let them know who you voted for. Feel free to return once per day to vote again until voting ends on May 7th at 8pm EST. And don’t forget to come back on May 8th for Round 2!

You can also check out all of last year’s winners here.

Questions about the Tell-Tale TV Awards? Send an email to webmaster@telltaletv.com.

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