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5th TCA Awards

The 5th TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association. The ceremony was held on July 21, 1989 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California.[1][2][3][4]

Winners and nominees

Category Winner Other Nominees
Program of the Year Lonesome Dove (CBS)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Murphy Brown (CBS)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama Lonesome Dove (CBS)
Outstanding Achievement in Specials What's Alan Watching? (CBS)
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming The Jim Henson Hour (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information CNN
Outstanding Achievement in Sports 1988 Summer Olympics (NBC)
Career Achievement Award Lucille Ball

Multiple wins

The following shows received multiple wins:

Wins Recipient
2 Lonesome Dove

Multiple nominations

The following shows received multiple nominations:

Nominations Recipient
2 Lonesome Dove
War and Remembrance

References

  1. ^ "Critics' Nominees". Sun-Sentinel. July 3, 1989. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "TV Critics Honor 'Dove,' 'Murphy Brown'". Deseret News. July 23, 1989. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Cbs Wins Most Honors From Critics". Sun-Sentinel. July 24, 1989. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "Critics Pick 'Lonesome Dove". The Washington Post. July 24, 1989. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2013.