Vote for Your Favorite TV Shows and Performers! The 2026 Tell-Tale TV Awards (Round 2)

It’s time for Round 2!

Round 1 of voting for the 2026 Tell-Tale TV Awards has ended, and the top 12 choices in each category have now moved on to the second round.

That means it’s time for you to start voting again! For the second round, you may choose only one nominee in each category below. You can come back to vote once per day (once every 24 hours) until Round 2 ends on Thursday, May 14th. 

But first, if you’re new here, let’s catch you up a bit. Every year, we celebrate our love of television by giving our readers the chance to vote on their favorite TV shows and performers in the Tell-Tale TV Awards.

Nominees for each poll come from our team members as well as from our dedicated readers. You can vote below for your favorite TV shows and performers.

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

There are a total of three rounds of voting. All awards are for shows airing between May 2025 and April 2026.

A few of the TV shows that made it to Round 2 of voting include Abbott Elementary, Ghosts,  Only Murders in the Building, The Bear, The Rookie, 9-1-1, High Potential, Heated Rivalry, NCIS: Tony & Ziva, The Pitt, The Way Home, Outlander, Stranger Things, The Great British Baking Show, Dancing with the Stars, and The Traitors.

But, of course, that’s just naming a few!

Some of the performers who made it to our second round include Janelle James, Quinta Brunson, Reba McEntire, Steve Martin, Adam Brody, Eric Winter, Oliver Stark, Angela Bassett, Hudson Williams, Cote de Pablo, Noah Wyle, Chyler Leigh, Sam Heughan, Sterling K. Brown, Dakota Fanning, and Claire Danes, among others.

Again, that’s just naming a few! You can vote for your favorite performers in several categories below, and there are many to choose from.

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

• Vote for one choice per category in each of the 15 categories below from now through Thursday, May 14th at 8pm EST.
• Click “vote” after each category.
• You can vote once per day until voting closes.
• The top 6 nominees in each category (or more in cases of ties) will then move on to Round 3, which will begin on May 15th.

Remember: You can vote for one nominee in each of the categories below. You can vote once a day until voting closes on May 14th. Note that 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:

Remember: you can vote once every 24 hours until voting for Round 2 ends on May 14th. Don’t forget to click “vote” after making your selections. More categories are below.

Drama Categories:

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

Sci-fi/Fantasy Categories:

Remember: you can vote once every 24 hours until voting for Round 2 ends on May 14th. Don’t forget to click “vote” after making your selections. More categories are below.

Limited Series Categories:

Remember 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 14th at 8pm EST. And don’t forget to come back on May 15th for Round 3!

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

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