This is a list of notable awards won by Reading Rainbow.
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT Achievement Awards | 1984 | Children's Television | Reading Rainbow | ||
| 1987 | Children's Television | data-sort-value="What Sadie Sang by Eve Rice" | "What Sadie Sang by Eve Rice" | ||
| 1988 | Children's Television | Reading Rainbow | |||
| 1985 | Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | ||||
| 1986 | Outstanding Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | |||||
| 1987 | Outstanding Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | |||||
| Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Editing | |||||
| 1988 | Outstanding Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | |||||
| 1989 | Outstanding Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | |||||
| 1990 | Outstanding Children's Series | , Tony Buttino, Cecily Truett, Larry Lancit, Orly Berger, Jill Gluckson, Ronnie Krauss and LeVar Burton | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | |||||
| Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series | |||||
| 1991 | Outstanding Children's Series | , Tony Buttino, Orly Berger, Larry Lancit, Ronnie Krauss, Twila Liggett, LeVar Burton and Jill Gluckson | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | |||||
| Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series | and Ronnie Krauss | ||||
| Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series | , Hugh Martin, Ed Wiseman and Mark Mannucci | ||||
| Outstanding Videotape Editing | |||||
| 1992 | Outstanding Children's Series | , LeVar Burton, Ronnie Krauss, Tony Buttino, Orly Berger, Cecily Truett, Twila Liggett and Larry Lancit | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | |||||
| Outstanding Single Camera Editing | |||||
| Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series | |||||
| Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series | , Ronnie Krauss and Jill Gluckson | ||||
| 1993 | Outstanding Children's Series | , Tony Buttino, Cecily Truett, Larry Lancit, Orly Berger, LeVar Burton, Ronnie Krauss, Jill Gluckson and Kathy Kinsner | |||
| Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series | and Mark Mannucci | ||||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | |||||
| Outstanding Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing in a Children's Series | and Lee Murphy | ||||
| Outstanding Single Camera Editing | |||||
| 1994 | Outstanding Children's Series | , Robin Fogelman, LeVar Burton, Larry Lancit, Stacey Raider, Cecily Truett, Orly Berger, Tony Buttino and Twila Liggett | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | |||||
| Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series | and Ed Wiseman | ||||
| Outstanding Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing in a Children's Series | |||||
| Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Photography | |||||
| 1995 | Outstanding Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | |||||
| Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| Outstanding Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing in a Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| Outstanding Makeup in a Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| 1996 | Outstanding Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | |||||
| Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| Outstanding Achievement in a Single Camera Photography | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| 1997 | Outstanding Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | |||||
| Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| Outstanding Single Camera Photography | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| Outstanding Achievement in a Single Camera Photography | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| 1998 | Outstanding Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | |||||
| Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series | and Ed Wiseman | ||||
| Outstanding Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing in a Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| Outstanding Single Camera Photography | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| 1999 | Outstanding Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | |||||
| Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Photography | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| Outstanding Single Camera Editing | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| Outstanding Achievement in Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| 2001 | Outstanding Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | Himself | ||||
| Outstanding Single Camera Photography | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series | |||||
| Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| 2002 | Outstanding Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | Himself | ||||
| Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Photography | Reading Rainbow | ||||
| 2003 | Outstanding Children's Series | Reading Rainbow | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | |||||
| 2007 | Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition | ||||
| NAACP Image Awards | 1994 | Outstanding Performer in a Youth or Children's Series/Special | |||
| 1996 | Outstanding Educational/Informational Youth or Children's Series/Special | Reading Rainbow "LeVar Burton Presents: A Reading Rainbow Special" | |||
| Outstanding Performer in a Youth or Children's Series/Special | |||||
| 1997 | Outstanding Youth or Children's Series/Special | Reading Rainbow | |||
| 1998 | Outstanding Youth or Children's Series/Special | Reading Rainbow | |||
| Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series/Special | |||||
| 1999 | Outstanding Youth or Children's Series/Special | Reading Rainbow | |||
| Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series/Special | |||||
| 2001 | Outstanding Youth or Children's Series/Special | Reading Rainbow | |||
| Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series/Special | |||||
| 2002 | Outstanding Youth or Children's Series/Special | Reading Rainbow | |||
| Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series/Special | |||||
| 2003 | Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series/Special | ||||
| 2005 | Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series/Special | ||||
| Monitor Awards | 1983 | Best Photography and Lighting Best Editing Best Overall Program | Reading Rainbow "Tight Times" | ||
| 1984 | Best Broadcast Entertainment | Reading Rainbow "Arthur's Eyes" | |||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1985 | Outstanding Children's Program | Reading Rainbow | ||
| 1996 | Outstanding Children's Program | Reading Rainbow "Act Against Violence" | |||
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming | Reading Rainbow | ||
| Heritage Award | Reading Rainbow |