| Champion | Date Won | Location | Notes |
| Jake Roberts | March 1984 | -a- | |
| Ron Garvin | April 7, 1984 | Baltimore, MD | |
| Jake Roberts [2] | June 17, 1984 | Atlanta, GA | -b- |
| Ron Garvin [2] | July 1, 1984 | Atlanta, GA | -c- |
| Bob Roop | September 1984 | ||
| Ron Garvin [3] | December 28, 1984 | Saginaw, MI | |
| Bob Roop [2] | January 1985 | -d- | |
| Dusty Rhodes | March 16, 1985 | Charlotte, NC | -e- |
| Tully Blanchard | April 28, 1985 | Charlotte, NC | |
| Dusty Rhodes [2] | July 6, 1985 | Charlotte, NC | -f- |
| Arn Anderson | January 4, 1986 | Greensboro, NC | -g- |
| Dusty Rhodes [3] | September 9, 1986 | Columbia, SC | |
| Tully Blanchard [2] | November 26, 1986 | Greensboro, NC | |
| Nikita Koloff | August 17, 1987 | Fayetteville, NC | -h- |
| Mike Rotunda | January 26, 1988 | Raleigh, NC | |
| Rick Steiner | December 26, 1988 | Norfolk, VA | |
| Mike Rotunda [2] | February 20, 1989 | Chicago, IL | |
| Sting | March 31, 1989 | Atlanta, GA | -i- |
| The Great Muta | September 3, 1989 | Atlanta, GA | -j- |
| Arn Anderson [2] | January 2, 1990 | Gainesville, GA | |
| Tom Zenk | December 4, 1990 | Gainesville, GA | |
| Arn Anderson [3] | January 14, 1991 | Marietta, GA | -k- |
-a- Roberts wins the NWA National Television Title on November 6, 1983. Recognized as NWA World Television Champion after Match 1984.
-b- Held-up becuase Roberts used a foreign object in a title defense against Garvin.
-c- Won the rematch via count-out for the held-up title.
-d- Title status as "world" title stripped and belt reverts to National Television Title in March 1985.
-e- Defeats Tully Blanchard for the NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Title to unify the belts. Title regains World title status.
-f- Stripped on October 19, 1985 due to a leg injury.
-g- Defeated Wahoo McDaniel in the finals of a tournament for the vacant belt.
-h- Defeated Terry Taylor to unify title with the UWF Television Title.
-i- Held-up after July 23, 1989 match against the Great Muta went to a no contest.
-j- Defeated Sting in a rematch for the held-up belt.
-k- Renamed the WCW World Television Championship in January 1991.
