| Year | Actor | Television Program | Role(s) |
1988
2nd |
| Alyssa Milano | Who's the Boss? | Samantha Micelli |
| Tempestt Bledsoe | The Cosby Show | Vanessa Huxtable |
| Anne Schedeen | ALF | Kate Tanner |
1989
3rd |
| Alyssa Milano | Who's the Boss? | Samantha Micelli |
| Tracey Gold | Growing Pains | Carol Sever |
| Holly Robinson | 21 Jump Street | Officer Judy Hoffs |
1990
4th |
| Alyssa Milano | Who's the Boss? | Samantha Micelli |
| Jasmine Guy | A Different World | Whitley Marion Gilbert |
| Roseanne Barr | Roseanne | Roseanne Conner |
1991
5th |
| Keshia Knight Pulliam | The Cosby Show | Rudy Huxtable |
| Kirstie Alley | Cheers | Rebecca Howe |
| Roseanne Barr | Roseanne | Roseanne Conner |
1992
6th |
| Roseanne Arnold | Roseanne | Roseanne Conner |
| Christina Applegate | Married... with Children | Kelly Bundy |
| Jennie Garth | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Kelly Taylor |
1994
7th |
| Candace Cameron | Full House | D.J. Tanner |
| Roseanne Arnold | Roseanne | Roseanne Conner |
| Tisha Campbell | Martin | Gina Waters-Payne |
1995
8th |
| Tia & Tamera Mowry | Sister, Sister | Tia Landry & Tamera Campbell |
| Queen Latifah | Living Single | Khadijah James |
| Roseanne Barr | Roseanne | Roseanne Conner |
1996
9th |
| Tia & Tamera Mowry | Sister, Sister | Tia Landry & Tamera Campbell |
| Tatyana Ali | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Ashley Banks |
| Roseanne Barr | Roseanne | Roseanne Conner |
| Queen Latifah | Living Single | Khadijah James |
1997
10th |
| Tia & Tamera Mowry | Sister, Sister | Tia Landry & Tamera Campbell |
| Jennifer Aniston | Friends | Rachel Green |
| Roseanne Barr | Roseanne | Roseanne Conner |
| Courteney Cox | Friends | Monica Geller |
1998
11th |
| Melissa Joan Hart | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Sabrina Spellman |
| Kirstie Alley | Veronica's Closet | Vernonica Chase |
| Brandy | Moesha | Moesha Mitchell |
| Tia & Tamera Mowry | Sister, Sister | Tia Landry & Tamera Campbell |
1999
12th |
| Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen | Two of a Kind | Mary-Kate & Ashley Burke |
| Jennifer Aniston | Friends | Rachel Green |
| Sarah Michelle Gellar | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Buffy Summers |
| Melissa Joan Hart | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Sabrina Spellman |
2000
13th |
| Amanda Bynes | The Amanda Show | Various Characters |
| Brandy | Moesha | Moesha Mitchell |
| Melissa Joan Hart | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Sabrina Spellman |
| Jennifer Love Hewitt | Party of Five | Sarah Reeves Merrin |
2001
14th |
| Amanda Bynes | The Amanda Show and All That | Various Characters |
| Brandy | Moesha | Moesha Mitchell |
| Sarah Michelle Gellar | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Buffy Summers |
| Melissa Joan Hart | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Sabrina Spellman |
2002
15th |
| Amanda Bynes | The Amanda Show | Various Characters |
| Jennifer Aniston | Friends | Rachel Green |
| Hilary Duff | Lizzie McGuire | Lizzie McGuire |
| Melissa Joan Hart | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Sabrina Spellman |
2003
16th |
| Amanda Bynes | The Amanda Show | Various Characters |
| Jennifer Aniston | Friends | Rachel Green |
| Hilary Duff | Lizzie McGuire | Lizzie McGuire |
| Melissa Joan Hart | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Sabrina Spellman |
2004
17th |
| Raven-Symoné | That's So Raven | Raven Baxter |
| Jennifer Aniston | Friends | Rachel Green |
| Hilary Duff | Lizzie McGuire | Lizzie McGuire |
| Jamie Lynn Spears | All That | Various Characters |
2005
18th |
| Raven-Symoné | That's So Raven | Raven Baxter |
| Hilary Duff | Lizzie McGuire | Lizzie McGuire |
| Eve | Eve | Shelly Williams |
| Alyssa Milano | Charmed | Phoebe Halliwell |
2006
19th |
| Jamie Lynn Spears | Zoey 101 | Zoey Brooks |
| Eve | Eve | Shelly Williams |
| Jennifer Love Hewitt | Ghost Whisperer | Melinda Gordon |
| Raven-Symoné | That's So Raven | Raven Baxter |
2007
|20th |
| Miley Cyrus | Hannah Montana | Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana |
| Emma Roberts | Unfabulous | Addie Singer |
| Jamie Lynn Spears | Zoey 101 | Zoey Brooks |
| Raven-Symoné | That's So Raven | Raven Baxter |
2008
21st |
| Miley Cyrus | Hannah Montana | Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana |
| Emma Roberts | Unfabulous | Addie Singer |
| Jamie Lynn Spears | Zoey 101 | Zoey Brooks |
| Raven-Symoné | That's So Raven | Raven Baxter |
2009
22nd |
| Selena Gomez | Wizards of Waverly Place | Alex Russo |
| Miranda Cosgrove | iCarly | Carly Shay |
| Miley Cyrus | Hannah Montana | Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana |
| America Ferrera | Ugly Betty | Betty Suarez |
2010
23rd |
| Selena Gomez | Wizards of Waverly Place | Alex Russo |
| Miranda Cosgrove | iCarly | Carly Shay |
| Miley Cyrus | Hannah Montana | Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana |
| Keke Palmer | True Jackson, VP | True Jackson |
2011
24th |
| Selena Gomez | Wizards of Waverly Place | Alex Russo |
| Miranda Cosgrove | iCarly | Carly Shay |
| Miley Cyrus | Hannah Montana | Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana |
| Victoria Justice | Victorious | Tori Vega |
2012
25th |
| Selena Gomez | Wizards of Waverly Place | Alex Russo |
| Miranda Cosgrove | iCarly | Carly Shay |
| Victoria Justice | Victorious | Tori Vega |
| Bridgit Mendler | Good Luck Charlie | Teddy Duncan |
2013
26th |
| Selena Gomez | Wizards of Waverly Place | Alex Russo |
| Miranda Cosgrove | iCarly | Carly Shay |
| Victoria Justice | Victorious | Tori Vega |
| Bridgit Mendler | Good Luck Charlie | Teddy Duncan |
2014
27th |
| Ariana Grande | Sam & Cat | Cat Valentine |
| Jennette McCurdy | Sam & Cat | Sam Puckett |
| Bridgit Mendler | Good Luck Charlie | Teddy Duncan |
| Debby Ryan | Jessie | Jessie Prescott |
2015
28th |
| Laura Marano | Austin & Ally | Ally Dawson |
| Chloe Bennett | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Daisy "Skye" Johnson / Quake |
| Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting | The Big Bang Theory | Penny |
| Kira Kosarin | The Thundermans | Phoebe Thunderman |
| Jennifer Morrison | Once Upon a Time | Emma Swan |
| Debby Ryan | Jessie | Jessie Prescott |
2016
29th | Favorite Female TV Star – Kids Show |
| Zendaya | K.C. Undercover | K.C. Cooper |
| Dove Cameron | Liv and Maddie | Liv and Maddie Rooney |
| Lizzy Greene | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Dawn Harper |
| Kira Kosarin | The Thundermans | Phoebe Thunderman |
| Laura Marano | Austin & Ally | Ally Dawson |
| Debby Ryan | Jessie | Jessie Prescott |
| Favorite Female TV Star – Family Show |
| Sofía Vergara | Modern Family | Gloria Pritchett |
| Chloe Bennett | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Daisy "Skye" Johnson / Quake |
| Kaley Cuoco | The Big Bang Theory | Penny |
| Sarah Hyland | Modern Family | Haley Dunphy |
| Jennifer Morrison | Once Upon a Time | Emma Swan |
| Ming-Na Wen | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Melinda May |
2017
30th |
| Zendaya | K.C. Undercover | K.C. Cooper |
| Rowan Blanchard | Girl Meets World | Riley Matthews |
| Dove Cameron | Liv and Maddie | Liv and Maddie Rooney |
| Lizzy Greene | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Dawn Harper |
| Kira Kosarin | The Thundermans | Phoebe Thunderman |
| Breanna Yde | School of Rock | Tomika |
2018
31st |
| Millie Bobby Brown | Stranger Things | Eleven |
| Candace Cameron Bure | Fuller House | D.J. Fuller |
| Kaley Cuoco | The Big Bang Theory | Penny |
| Lizzy Greene | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Dawn Harper |
| Kira Kosarin | The Thundermans | Phoebe Thunderman |
| Zendaya | K.C. Undercover | K.C. Cooper |
2019
32nd |
| Zendaya | K.C. Undercover | K.C. Cooper |
| Millie Bobby Brown | Stranger Things | Eleven |
| Candace Cameron Bure | Fuller House | D.J. Fuller |
| Kaley Cuoco | The Big Bang Theory | Penny |
| Peyton Elizabeth Lee | Andi Mack | Andi Mack |
| Raven-Symoné | Raven's Home | Raven Baxter |
2020
33rd |
| Millie Bobby Brown | Stranger Things | Eleven |
| Candace Cameron Bure | Fuller House | D.J. Tanner-Fuller |
| Ella Anderson | Henry Danger | Piper Hart |
| Peyton List | Bunk'd | Emma Ross |
| Raven-Symoné | Raven's Home | Raven Baxter |
| Riele Downs | Henry Danger | Charlotte Page |
2021
34th |
| Millie Bobby Brown | Stranger Things | Eleven |
| Ella Anderson | Henry Danger | Piper Hart |
| Candace Cameron Bure | Fuller House | D.J. Tanner-Fuller |
| Camila Mendes | Riverdale | Veronica Lodge |
| Raven-Symoné | Raven's Home | Raven Baxter |
| Sofia Wylie | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Gina Porter |
2022
35th | Favorite Female TV Star – Kids Show |
| Olivia Rodrigo | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Nini Salazar-Roberts |
| Malia Baker | The Baby-Sitters Club & Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Mary Anne Spier & Gabby Lewis |
| Havan Flores | Danger Force | Chapa / Volt |
| Raven-Symoné | Raven's Home | Raven Baxter |
| That Girl Lay Lay | That Girl Lay Lay | Lay Lay |
| Sofia Wylie | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Gina Porter |
| Favorite Female TV Star – Family Show |
| Miranda Cosgrove | iCarly | Carly Shay |
| Peyton List | Cobra Kai | Tori Nicholas |
| Mary Mouser | Cobra Kai | Samantha LaRusso |
| Elizabeth Olsen | WandaVision | Wanda Maximoff / Scarlett Witch |
| Yara Shahidi | Black-ish/Grown-ish | Zoey Johnson |
| Hailee Steinfeld | Hawkeye | Kate Bishop |
2023
36th | Favorite Female TV Star – Kids Show |
| Olivia Rodrigo | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Nini Salazar-Roberts |
| Imogen Cohen | The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder | Zina |
| Audrey Grace Marshall | The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder | Vivian Turner |
| Raven-Symoné | Raven's Home | Raven Baxter |
| That Girl Lay Lay | That Girl Lay Lay | Lay Lay |
| Sofia Wylie | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Gina Porter |
| Favorite Female TV Star – Family Show |
| Jenna Ortega | Wednesday | Wednesday Addams |
| Millie Bobby Brown | Stranger Things | Eleven |
| Miranda Cosgrove | iCarly | Carly Shay |
| Hilary Duff | How I Met Your Father | Sophie |
| Tracee Ellis Ross | Black-ish | Bow Johnson |
| Sadie Sink | Stranger Things | Max Mayfield |
2024
37th | Favorite Female TV Star – Kids Show |
| Olivia Rodrigo | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Nini Salazar-Roberts |
| Hunter Deno | Power Rangers Cosmic Fury | Amelia Jones |
| Lilly Singh | The Muppets Mayhem | Nora Singh |
| Raven-Symoné | Raven's Home | Raven Baxter |
| Sofia Wylie | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Gina Porter |
| Tessa Rao | Power Rangers Cosmic Fury | Izzy Garcia |
| Favorite Female TV Star – Family Show |
| Miranda Cosgrove | iCarly | Carly Shay |
| Janelle James | Abbott Elementary | Ava Coleman |
| Laci Mosley | iCarly | Harper Bettencourt |
| Peyton List | School Spirits | Maddie Nears |
| Quinta Brunson | Abbott Elementary | Janine Teagues |
| Rosario Dawson | Ahsoka | Ahsoka Tano |
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