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TCA Award For Program Of The Year
The TCA Award for Program of the Year is an award given by the Television Critics Association. It was first presented in 1985 with British television serial '' The Jewel in the Crown'' being the first recipient of the award. The category includes both drama and comedy television series as well as limited series. Only two programs have received the award more than once, HBO's ''The Sopranos'' in 1999 and 2001, and AMC's ''Breaking Bad'' in 2013 and 2014. HBO's ''Game of Thrones'' holds the record of most nominations in the category with seven followed by '' Homicide: Life on the Street'', '' Lost'' and ''The Sopranos'' with five nominations each. Winners and nominees Multiple wins 2 wins * ''Breaking Bad'' (consecutive) * ''The Sopranos'' Multiple nominees 7 nominations * ''Game of Thrones'' 5 nominations * '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' * '' Lost'' * ''The Sopranos'' 4 nominations * ''The Americans'' * ''Breaking Bad'' * ''Mad Men'' 3 nominations * '' 24'' * ''Bett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Critics Association
The Television Critics Association (TCA) is a group of approximately 200 American and Canadian television critics, journalists and columnists who cover television programming for newspapers, magazines and web publications. The TCA accepts applications and selects members twice per year in March and September. Once selected, all members meet at The Langham Huntington hotel and spa in Pasadena, California in January for the winter press tour, and at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills in July for the summer press tour. Winter press tour usually covers network midseason replacements, programs from streaming services and cable series which start in January, while the summer tour covers the new fall season for broadcast, streaming, and cable programming, along with serving as a part of the campaigning of shows, creatives and cast after the release of nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards. Press tours Since 1979, tour allows the major television networks, cable networks, online ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Burning Bed
''The Burning Bed'' is a 1984 television drama film starring Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, and Richard Masur. Based on the 1980 non-fiction novel of the same name by Faith McNulty, it follows battered housewife Francine Hughes and her trial for the murder of her abusive ex-husband, James Berlin "Mickey" Hughes. Hughes set fire to the bed her husband was sleeping in at their Dansville, Michigan home on March 9, 1977, after thirteen years of physical domestic abuse at his hands. The film was written by Rose Leiman Goldemberg and directed by Robert Greenwald. It aired on NBC on October 8, 1984. The movie premiered with a household share of 36.2, ranking it the seventeenth highest rated movie to air on network television and NBC's highest rated television movie. Plot On March 9, 1977, Francine Hughes and her three children arrive at the Dansville, MI, police station, where she turns herself in, after setting her husband, James Berlin “Mickey” Hughes, on fire in their home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyes On The Prize
''Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement'' is an American television series documentary about the civil rights movement in the United States. The documentary originally aired on the PBS network, and it also aired in the United Kingdom on BBC2. Created and executive produced by Henry Hampton, and narrated by Julian Bond, the series uses archival footage, stills, and interviews by participants and opponents of the movement. The title of the series is derived from the title of the folk song " Keep Your Eyes on the Prize", which is used as the opening theme music in each episode. The series won a number of Emmy Awards, Peabody Awards, and was nominated for an Academy Award. A total of 20 episodes of ''Eyes on the Prize'' were produced in three separate parts. The first part, ''Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years'', chronicles the time period between the United States Supreme Court ruling ''Brown v. Board of Education'' in 1954 and the Selma to Montgome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd TCA Awards
The 3rd TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association The Television Critics Association (TCA) is a group of approximately 200 American and Canadian television critics, journalists and columnists who cover television programming for newspapers, magazines and web publications. The TCA accepts appli .... The ceremony was held on July 28, 1987. Winners Multiple wins The following shows received multiple wins: References External links Official website1987 TCA Awardsat IMDb.com {{DEFAULTSORT:TCA Awards, 03 1987 television awards 1987 in American television TCA Awards ceremonies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 In American Television
The year 1987 in television involved some significant events. This is a list of notable events in the United States. Events Programs Debuting this year Resuming this year Ending this year Changing networks Made-for-TV movies and miniseries Networks and services Launches Conversions and rebrandings Closures Television stations Station launches Network affiliation changes Births Deaths Television debuts *Patricia Arquette – ''Daddy'' * Billy Crudup – ''General College'' * Chris Elliott – '' Miami Vice'' * Juliette Lewis – ''Home Fires'' * Brad Pitt – '' Another World'' * Joely Richardson – ''Kin of the Castle'' * Chris Rock – ''Miami Vice'' See also * 1987 in the United States * List of American films of 1987 References External linksList of 1987 American television seriesat IMDb IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Early Frost
''An Early Frost'' is a 1985 American made-for-television drama film. It was the first major film with major motion picture stars, Aidan Quinn, Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, and Sylvia Sidney, broadcast on a major television network, NBC, to deal with the topic of AIDS. It was viewed by 34 million households in its initial airing, the highest rated show of the night, even beating Monday Night Football. It received 14 Emmy nominations, winning 3 including Best Original Teleplay, a Peabody Award, as well as multiple Golden Globe nominations, including one for Sylvia Sidney who won for Best Supporting Actress. It was a major breakthrough into mass culture, as it was the first time an American audience of that size saw a film about a gay man who had AIDS, which up until then was considered a gay disease. It was first broadcast on the NBC television network on November 11, 1985. It was directed by John Erman, from the Emmy Award-winning teleplay written by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Of Green Gables (1985 Film)
''Anne of Green Gables'' is a 1985 Canadian made-for-television drama film based on the 1908 novel of the same name by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, and is the first in a series of four films. The film stars Megan Follows in the title role of Anne Shirley and was produced and directed by Kevin Sullivan for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It was released theatrically in Iran, Israel, Europe, and Japan. The film aired on CBC Television as a two-part mini-series on 1 and 2 December 1985. Both parts of the film were among the highest-rated programs of any genre ever to air on a Canadian television network. On February 17, 1986, the film aired on PBS in the US on the series ''WonderWorks''. The film achieved high ratings in the United Kingdom when it aired on New Year’s Day in 1987. Anne Shirley, an orphan, lives with the Hammond family in Nova Scotia. After Mr. Hammond dies of a heart attack, she is sent back to the orphanage by Mrs. Hammond and is later adopte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crisis In Black America
A crisis (: crises; : critical) is any event or period that will lead to an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, or all of society. Crises are negative changes in the human or environmental affairs, especially when they occur abruptly, with little or no warning. More loosely, a crisis is a testing time for an emergency. Etymology The English word ''crisis'' was borrowed from the Latin, which in turn was borrowed from the Greek ''krisis'' 'discrimination, decision, crisis'.''Oxford English Dictionary'', 1893''s.v.'' 'crisis'/ref> The noun is derived from the verb ''krinō'', which means 'distinguish, choose, decide'. In English, ''crisis'' was first used in a medical context, for the time in the development of a disease when a change indicates either recovery or death, that is, a turning-point. It was also used for a major change in the development of a disease. By the mid-seventeenth century, it took on the figurative meaning of a "vitally impor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Of A Salesman (1985 Film)
''Death of a Salesman'' is a 1985 American made-for-television film adaptation of the 1949 play by Arthur Miller. The film is directed by Volker Schlöndorff, and stars Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid, John Malkovich, Stephen Lang and Charles Durning. The film follows the script of the 1949 play, with only minor differences, and premiered on CBS September 15, 1985. The film earned ten Emmy nominations at the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, and four Golden Globe nominations at the 43rd Golden Globe Awards ceremony, winning three and one, respectively. Plot Willy Loman returns home exhausted after a canceled business trip. Worried over Willy's state of mind and recent car crash, his wife Linda suggests that he asks his boss Howard Wagner to allow him to work in his home city so he will not have to travel anymore. Willy complains to Linda that their son Biff, who is visiting, has yet to be successful in life. Despite Biff's promise as an athlete in high school, he flunked senior ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd TCA Awards
The 2nd TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association. The ceremony was held on June 10, 1986, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel The Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, commonly known as the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, is a historic luxury hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Located at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Rodeo Drive, it was completed in 1928. It ha ... in Los Angeles, Calif. Winners and nominees Multiple wins The following shows received multiple wins: Multiple nominations The following shows received multiple nominations: References External linksOfficial website at IMDb.com {{DEFAULTSORT:TCA Awards, 02 1986 television awards [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 In American Television
The year 1986 in television involved some significant events. This is a list of notable events in the United States. Events Programs Debuting this year Resuming this year Ending this year Changing networks Made-for-TV movies and miniseries Networks and services Launches Conversions and rebrandings Closures There are no closures for cable and satellite television channels in this year. Television stations Station launches Network affiliation changes Births Deaths See also * 1986 in the United States * List of American films of 1986 References External linksList of 1986 American television seriesat IMDb IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ... {{Years in television 1980s in American television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Vice
''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs, Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, two Miami-Dade Police Department, Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami, Florida. The series ran for five seasons on NBC from September 16, 1984 to June 28, 1989, airing on Friday nights at the 10:00 Post Meridiam, p.m. standard time slot. Unlike traditional police procedurals, ''Miami Vice'' drew heavily upon 1980s culture, specifically noting its integration of contemporary pop and rock music, contemporary Sports car, sports cars (such as the Ferrari Testarossa and Lamborghini Countach), and stylish or stylized visuals. ''People (magazine), People'' magazine states that ''Miami Vice'' was the "first show to look really new and different since color TV was invented". Decades later, ''Miami Vice'' would s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
