‘Star Trek,’ Andy Cohen, Bobby Flay, Stephen A. Smith to be inducted into the Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame

The pioneering TV series Star Trek will go where no show has gone before. The sci-fi classic, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary, will receive the inaugural Franchise of the Year award at the 2026 Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame ceremony in New York City on Sept. 29.

Other inductees announced on Tuesday include Watch What Happens Live host and producer Andy Cohen, Food Network host and producer Bobby Flay, and Stephen A. Smith, host and producer of ESPN’s First Take.

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While other programs such as American Idol, Days of our Lives, Mad Men, The Simpsons, and 60 Minutes have been inducted in previous years, Star Trek is the first to receive the newly created franchise category.

Television legends inducted since 1991 include Lucille Ball, Candice Bergen, Johnny Carson, Michael J. Fox, Kelsey Grammer, Jim Henson, David E. Kelley, Norman Lear, Mary Tyler Moore, Betty White, and Oprah Winfrey.

Here’s the full 2026 Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame class:

• Wolf Blitzer — award-winning co-anchor of celebrity.land’s The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

• Val Boreland — president of Entertainment, Versant

• Andy Cohen — host, executive producer, and author, Bravo, NBCUniversal, Embassy Row

• Joseph M. Cohen — co-Founder, USA Network, president, The Switch Sports Group, and chairman & CEO of West Ridge Associates

• Luis Fernández — chairman, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises (Chairman’s Award)

• Rita Ferro — President, Global Advertising, The Walt Disney Company

• Bobby Flay — chef, restaurateur, producer, and media personality, Food Network, Warner Bros. Discovery

• Robert and Michelle King — creators, showrunners, and executive producers (The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Evil), CBS Studios & King Size Productions

• Jon Litner — president and CEO, YES Network

• Jim Packer — president of Worldwide Television Distribution, Lionsgate

• Suzanne Scott — CEO, Fox News Media

• Stephen A. Smith —  featured commentator and executive producer, First Take, ESPN

• William Wang — founder and CEO of VIZIO (Technology Leadership Award)

• Star Trek — celebrating 60 years as a defining sci-fi franchise (Franchise of the Year Award)

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