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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Variety – Series or Special

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This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Variety – Series or Special. Currently An Evening of Stars: Tribute to and Black Girls Rock! hold the record for most wins in this category with three each.

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Year	Series / Special	Ref
1988
1988	An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.	^[1]
1989		^[1]
	It's Showtime at the Apollo	^[2]
	Ebony-Jet Showcase
	Robert Townsend and his Partners in Crime: Part 2
	The Debbie Allen Special

Year	Series / Special	Ref
1990	—
1991
1991	It's Showtime at the Apollo	^[3]
1992		^[3]
1992	Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration	^[4]
1993
1993	The Arsenio Hall Show	^[5]
1994 – 95	—
1996
	The 1995 Essence Awards	^[6]
	Aretha Franklin: Going Home
	Oprah Hangs at Q's Jook Joint
	Showtime at the Apollo
	Sinbad's Summer Jam
1997
	Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine	^[7]
	The 1996 Essence Awards
	Centennial Olympic Games: Opening Ceremonies
	Chris Rock: Bring the Pain
	Sinbad's Summer Jam II: '70s Soul Music Festival
1998
	Sinbad's Summer Jam III: '70s Soul Music Festival	^[8]
	The 1997 Essence Awards
	The Chris Rock Show
	MTV Unplugged
	Showtime at the Apollo
1999
	Sinbad's Summer Jam IV: '70s Soul Music Festival	^[9]
	The Chris Rock Show
	Savion Glover – Stomp, Slide & Swing
	Showtime at the Apollo
	The Velvet Rope Tour – Live in Concert

Year	Series / Special	Ref
2000
	The 1999 Essence Awards	^[10]
	Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker
	D. L. Hughley: Goin' Home
	Great Performances
	Soul Music Festival: Part 5
2001
	The 2000 Essence Awards	^[11]
	BET's 6th Annual Walk of Fame: A Tribute to Luther Vandross
	BET 20th Anniversary Special
	The Chris Rock Show
	MADtv
2002
	Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration	^[12]
	The 2001 Essence Awards
	Access Granted
	BET Testimony
	VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
2003
	BET's 8th Annual Walk of Fame: A Tribute to Stevie Wonder	^[13]
	The 2002 Essence Awards
	Behind the Music
	Cedric the Entertainer Presents
	Def Poetry Jam
2004
	The 2003 Essence Awards	^[14]
	BET Awards 2003
	The 11th Annual Trumpet Awards
	Chappelle's Show
	Def Poetry Jam
2005
	Genius: A Night for Ray Charles	^[15]
	American Idol
	Chris Rock: Never Scared
	Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth
	Def Poetry Jam
2006
	BET Awards 2005	^[16]
	The 77th Annual Academy Awards
	The Black Movie Awards
	Def Poetry Jam
	Mo'Nique's Fat Chance
2007
	An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder	^[17]
	The 2006 Black Movie Awards
	BET Awards 2006
	Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
	Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable
2008
	Celebration of Gospel '07	^[18]
	4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors
	BET Awards 2007
	An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Aretha Franklin
	Def Poetry Jam
2009
	An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Smokey Robinson	^[19]
	BET Awards 2008
	American Idol
	Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
	Def Poetry Jam

Year	Series / Special	Ref
2010
	Michael Jackson Memorial	^[20]
	BET Awards 2009
	The Mark Twain Prize: Bill Cosby
	Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me
	We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2011
	An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Lionel Richie	^[21]
	The BET Honors 2010
	Beyoncé: I Am... World Tour
	Black Girls Rock!
	TV One Night Only: Live from the Essence Music Festival
2012
	Oprah Presents: Master Class	^[22]
	BET Awards 2011
	An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan
	Black Girls Rock!
	Prince! Behind the Symbol
2013
	Black Girls Rock!	^[23]
	The First Graduating Class: Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls
	Oprah's Master Class
	Oprah and the Legendary Cast of 'Roots' 35 Years Later
	Verses & Flow
2014
	Black Girls Rock!	^[24]
	12 Years a Slave: A TV One Special with Cathy Hughes
	Key & Peele
	Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
	Oprah's Master Class
2015
	Oprah's Master Class	^[25]
	BET Awards 2014
	Family Feud
	On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay Z
	UNCF An Evening of Stars
2016
	Family Feud	^[26]
	Black Girls Rock!
	The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
	The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
	Oprah's Master Class
2017
	Black Girls Rock!	^[27]
	Celebrity Family Feud
	The Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards 2016
	Beyoncé: Lemonade
	Lip Sync Battle
2018
	Lip Sync Battle
	Black Girls Rock!
	Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas
	Def Comedy Jam 25
	Saturday Night Live
2019
	Black Girls Rock!
	2 Dope Queens
	Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo
	Saturday Night Live
	Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia

Year	Series / Special	Ref
2020
	Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
	Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
	Black Girls Rock!
	Saturday Night Live
	Wanda Sykes: Not Normal
2021
	Verzuz	^[28]
	8:46
	Black Is King
	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
	Yvonne Orji: Mommma I Made It!

NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Variety_–_Series_or_Special

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Variety – Series or Special

Winners and nominees

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Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

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