PMPC Star Awards for TV is annual award giving body recognizing the outstanding programming produced by the several TV networks every year. It was founded by the association of the Philippine Movie Press Club in 1987. These are the award categories to be given away yearly.

Children, Educational, Reality and Lifestyle

• Best Children Show
• Best Educational Program
• Best Lifestyle Show
• Best Travel Show
• Best Reality Program
• Best Travel Show Host
• Best Children Show Host
• Best Educational Program Host
• Best Lifestyle Show Host
• Best Reality Program Host

News and Documentaries

• Best Morning Show
• Best Public Affairs Program
• Best Magazine Show
• Best Documentary Program
• Best Documentary Special
• Best Public Service Program
• Best News Program

• Best Morning Show Host
• Best Public Service Program Host
• Best Public Affairs Program Host
• Best Magazine Show Host
• Best Documentary Program Host
• Best Male Newscaster
• Best Female Newscaster

Entertainment

• Best Youth-Oriented Program
• Best Horror / Fantasy Program
• Best Talent Search Program
• Best New Male TV Personality
• Best New Female TV Personality

Gag, Comedy and Talk Shows

• Best Gag Show
• Best Comedy Show
• Best Showbiz-Oriented Show
• Best Celebrity Talk Show
• Best Variety / Game Show
• Best Musical Variety Show

Drama and Series

• Best Primetime TV Series
• Best Daytime Drama Series
• Best Drama Mini-Series
• Best Drama Anthology

Hosting Performance

• Best Talent Search Program Host
• Best Celebrity Talk Show Host
• Best Variety / Game Show Host
• Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Show Host
• Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Show Host
• Best Male TV Host
• Best Female TV Host

Acting Performance

• Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Series
• Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Series
• Best Actor in Drama Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
• Best Actress in Drama Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
• Best Single Performance by an Actor
• Best Single Performance by an Actress

Best TV Station

• Winner of this category comes from the lists below:
  • ABS-CBN
    DWWX-TV
    DWWX-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of Philippine television network ABS-CBN Corporation. Its studios and transmitter are located at the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center at Sgt...
    
     - 1992, 1995^, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • GMA-7
    DZBB-TV
    DZBB-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of Philippine television network GMA Network, Inc. Its studios are located at the GMA Network Center, at the corner of Timog Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue in Quezon City...
    
     - 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995^, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008

^ - In 1995, ABS-CBN & GMA-7 tied as Best TV Stations.

Special Awards

• Male Face of the Night
• Female Face of the Night
• Male Star of the Night
• Female Star of the Night
• Male Celebrity of the Night
• Female Celebrity of the Night
• Ading Fernando Lifetime Achievement
• Excellence In Broadcasting Lifetime Achievement

Hall Of Fame

• In the year 2009 Eat Bulaga is the first PMPC Star Award for TV's Hall Of Fame Award for "Best Variety Show" in 15 times.
• In 2011 Boy Abunda
  Boy Abunda
  Eugenio "Boy" R. Abunda, Jr. is a Filipino television host, publicist, talent manager and celebrity endorser. He is dubbed as the "King of Talk" in local show business.-Early life:Boy Abunda was born in Borongan City, Eastern Samar...
  
   (Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Show Host)(ABS-CBN
  ABS-CBN
  ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
  
  )
• In 2011 Maalaala Mo Kaya
  Maalaala Mo Kaya
  Maalaala Mo Kaya is a Philippine drama anthology series broadcast on ABS-CBN every Saturday evening and being hosted by Charo Santos-Concio. Currently, it became the longest-running drama anthology on Philippine television and on Asia...
  
   (Best Drama Anthology) (ABS-CBN
  ABS-CBN
  ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
  
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Former Categories

• Best Music Video
• Best Sports Oriented Show
• Best TV/Musical Special (replaced of Best Documentary Special in 2004)
• Best TV Station ID (the only award went to PTV 4 for winning their Best TV Station ID in 1996)
• Best TV Station w/ Balanced Programming (in 2000, it became and shortened as Best TV Station category)
• Best Game Show (in 2009, emerged with Best Variety Show as one category)
• Best Variety Show (in 2009, it became and emerged as Best Variety Game Show when Eat Bulaga won as PMPC Star Awards Hall of Fame Winner)
• Best Movie Talk Show & Host (replaced by Best Showbiz-Oriented Show & Host in the early 90s)
• Best Woman Show & Host (in late 80's & early 90's)
• Best Weekly Daytime Drama Series (in 2007, "Love Spell" [ABS-CBN 2])
• Best Cultural Magazine Show & Host (in early 90's)
• Best Telecine (in early 90's to early 2000's)