1st TCA Awards

Date

June 9, 1985

Venue

Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California

Highlights

Program of the Year

The Jewel in the Crown

TCA Awards

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The 1st TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association. The ceremony was held on June 9, 1985 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Winners

Category	Winner	Other Nominees
Program of the Year	The Jewel in the Crown (PBS)	1984 Summer Olympics (ABC) The Burning Bed (NBC) Cheers (NBC) The Cosby Show (NBC) Fatal Vision (NBC) Miami Vice (NBC) St. Elsewhere (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	The Cosby Show (NBC)	Bill Cosby - The Cosby Show (NBC) Martin Short - Saturday Night Live (NBC) Brothers (Showtime) Cheers (NBC) Family Ties (NBC) Kate & Allie (CBS) Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) Newhart (CBS) Night Court (NBC) Not Necessarily the News (HBO)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama	The Jewel in the Crown (PBS)	Farrah Fawcett - The Burning Bed (NBC) American Playhouse (PBS) The Burning Bed (NBC) Cagney & Lacey (CBS) Call to Glory (ABC) Fatal Vision (NBC) Hill Street Blues (NBC) Miami Vice (NBC) St. Elsewhere (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Specials	The Burning Bed (NBC)	1984 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony (ABC) Farrah Fawcett - The Burning Bed (NBC) Fatal Vision (NBC) Heartsounds (ABC) The Jewel in the Crown (PBS) Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember (CBS) Threads (PBS) Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming	Faerie Tale Theatre (Showtime)	n/a
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information	Ted Koppel - Nightline (ABC)	n/a
Outstanding Achievement in Sports	1984 Summer Olympics (ABC)	n/a
Career Achievement Award	Grant Tinker	n/a

↑ "TV Critics Give Awards For First Time". The Dallas Morning News. June 11, 1985. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
↑ "`The Jewel in the Crown' picked as top tv drama". The Montreal Gazette. June 11, 1985. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
↑ "Tv Critics Association Gives Awards". The Lewiston Journal. June 12, 1985. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
↑ "TV critics find a `Jewel'". Wilmington Morning Star. June 17, 1985. Retrieved June 20, 2013.

TCA Awards

Current awards	Program of the Year Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Outstanding Achievement in Drama Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials Outstanding New Program Individual Achievement in Comedy Individual Achievement in Drama Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming Outstanding Achievement in News and Information Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming Heritage Award Career Achievement Award

Retired awards	Outstanding Achievement in Sports

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