The TPEC Awards have spoken.
Survivor 50, the recently concluded anniversary season of the long-running CBS reality TV competition, led the way with two awards — Campaign of the Year and Returning Unscripted Series — from the Television Publicity Executive Committee. The group, now in its fourth year, honors standout publicity campaigns across television.
Awards juggernaut The Pitt won the prize for Returning Drama Series, with freshman show Pluribus claiming the corresponding honor for New Drama Series.
For comedy, Emily in Paris took home the award for Returning Comedy Series, while the critically panned All’s Fair was the group’s choice for New Comedy Series.
Additional winners included Forever (Multicultural Campaign), Fear Factor: House of Fear (New Unscripted Series), Wednesday (Genre Series), South Park (Animated Series Adult), Reading Rainbow (Children’s Series Animated or Live Action), Star Trek: Section 31 (Television Movie), Dying for Sex (Limited or Anthology Series), and The Daily Show (Talk Show Late Night/Daytime/Syndicated).
The honorary Robert Pietranton Rising Star Award was presented to a trio of early-career publicists: Victoria Hernandez (Warner Bros. Television), Christopher Quintana (NBCUniversal), and Kate Squier (National Geographic).
In addition, television executive Ben Halpern, a former TPEC chairman, received the Lifetime Achievement Award. And Entertainment Weekly‘s Patrick Gomez was honored with the Press Impact Award.
Here is the complete winners list for the 2026 TPEC Awards:
Campaign of the Year: Survivor 50
Returning Drama Series: The Pitt
Kristi Strupinsky (WBTV)
Joslyn Martinez (WBTV)
Courtney Brown (HBO Max)
Kelley Sheets (HBO Max)
Lily Walker (HBO Max)
New Drama Series: Pluribus
Nicole Smith (Sony Pictures Television)
Pilar Wafer (Sony Pictures Television)
Virginia McMillian (Apple TV)
Brittney Fierro (Apple TV)
Amanda Munoz-Temple
Returning Comedy Series: Emily in Paris
Taylor Diaz-Rogers (Netflix)
Allison McManus (Netflix)
Sophia Dekermendjian (Netflix)
Mardi Houn (Netflix)
New Comedy Series: All’s Fair
Lauren Burnett (Hulu)
Kelsie Boudreau (Hulu)
Maura Wong (Hulu)
Chris Kaspers (20th Television)
Lilit Zakaryan (20th Television)
Leila Mekhid (Hulu International)
Returning Unscripted Series: Survivor 50
Lori DelliColli (CBS)
Shawna Malcom (CBS)
Jennifer Mendez-Ruiz (CBS)
New Unscripted Series: Fear Factor: House of Fear
Jacqueline Gonzalez (FOX)
David Hail (FOX)
Genre Series: Wednesday
Allison McManus (Netflix)
Brandy Phillips (Netflix)
Zana Najjar (Netflix)
Funto Tambe (Netflix)
Brittany Howard (Netflix)
Animated Series (Adult): South Park
Nicole Platt (Comedy Central)
Children’s Series (Animated or Live Action): Reading Rainbow
Ryan Milling (Sony Pictures Television)
Mallory Pritzl (Sony Pictures Television)
Pilar Wafer (Sony Pictures Television)
Television Movie: Star Trek: Section 31
Jennifer Verti (CBS Studios)
Nikki Kozel (Paramount+)
Rachael Wesolowski (CBS Studios)
Cornelia Thomson (CBS Studios)
Limited or Anthology Series: Dying For Sex
Adrienne D’Amato (FX)
Bill Brennan (FX)
Charlotte Simon (FX)
Erin Riley (20th Television)
Talk Show (Late Night/Daytime/Syndicated): The Daily Show
Nicole Platt (Comedy Central)
Parker Moreno (Comedy Central)
Craig Minassian (Minassian Media)
Natalie Lee (Minassian Media)
Documentary Movie/Limited Series: The Americas
Chloe Bremner (NBCUniversal)
Rebecca Boswell Pinato (NBCUniversal)
Jordan Gutierrez (NBCUniversal)
Axie Weir (NBCUniversal)
Summer Sanchez (NBCUniversal)
Margaret Crane (NBCUniversal)
Live or Taped Variety Show/Special: SNL50: The Anniversary Special
Lauren Roseman (NBC)
Lauren Manasevit (NBC)
Julianne Pinell (NBC)
Cassidy Aquino (NBC)
International Series: Squid Game
Shannen Heath (Netflix)
Siena Escobar (Netflix)
Nzinga Dixon (Netflix)
Maya Brooks (Netflix)
Multicultural Campaign: Forever
Maya Brooks (Netflix)
Taylor Diaz-Rogers (Netflix)
Nzinga Dixon (Netflix)
Chardae Jenkins (Netflix)
Mei Coble (Netflix)
Press Event: BravoCon
Jenn Geisser (NBCUniversal)
Ryan McCormick (NBCUniversal)
Chloe Bremner (NBCUniversal)
Courtney Powell (NBCUniversal)
