Year |
Winner |
Other Nominees |
1984–1985 (1st) |
Ted Koppel – Nightline (ABC) |
|
1985–1986 (2nd) |
Ted Koppel – Nightline (ABC) and Bill Moyers – The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America (CBS) |
|
1986–1987 (3rd) |
Eyes on the Prize (PBS) |
|
1987–1988 (4th) |
CNN and Nightline (ABC) |
|
1988–1989 (5th) |
CNN |
|
1989–1990 (6th) |
CNN |
|
1990–1991 (7th) |
Gulf War coverage (CNN) |
|
1991–1992 (8th) |
Frontline (PBS) |
|
1992–1993 (9th) |
Frontline (PBS) |
|
1993–1994 (10th) |
Nightline (ABC) |
|
1994–1995 (11th) |
Frontline (PBS) and Nightline (ABC) |
|
1995–1996 (12th) |
Frontline (PBS) |
|
1996–1997 (13th) |
The American Experience (PBS) |
|
1997–1998 (14th) |
The American Experience (PBS) |
|
1998–1999 (15th) |
Cold War (CNN) |
|
1999–2000 (16th) |
ABC 2000: The Millennium (ABC) |
|
2000–2001 (17th) |
Jazz (PBS) |
|
2001–2002 (18th) |
Frontline (PBS) |
|
2002–2003 (19th) |
Frontline (PBS) |
|
2003–2004 (20th) |
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) |
|
2004–2005 (21st) |
Frontline (PBS) |
|
2005–2006 (22nd) |
Frontline (PBS) |
|
2006–2007 (23rd) |
Planet Earth (Discovery Channel) |
|
2007–2008 (24th) |
The War (PBS) |
|
2008–2009 (25th) |
The Alzheimer's Project (HBO) |
|
2009–2010 (26th) |
Life (Discovery Channel) |
|
2010–2011 (27th) |
Restrepo (National Geographic Channel) |
|
2011–2012 (28th) |
60 Minutes (CBS) |
|
2012–2013 (29th) |
The Central Park Five (PBS) |
|
2013–2014 (30th) |
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (Fox / National Geographic Channel) |
|
2014–2015 (31st) |
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) |
|
2015–2016 (32nd) |
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) |
|
2016–2017 (33rd) |
O.J.: Made in America (ESPN) |
|
2017–2018 (34th) |
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN) |
|