Emmy Award-Winning Actor Shows Off His Comedic Side Hosting His First Awards Show on Saturday, July 28 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel

LOS ANGELES (June 14, 2012) – Three-time Emmy Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”) will host the 28^th Annual Television Critics Association (“TCA”) Awards on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, announced Candace Havens, TCA President.

TCA Program of the Year Nominees Represent Diverse Genres From Period Piece “Downton Abbey” and Fantasy Adventure “Game of Thrones” to Arresting Dramas “Breaking Bad,” “Homeland” and “Mad Men”

Critics Nominate Stellar Personalities for Career Achievement Award, Including Dick Clark, Andy Griffith, David Letterman, Regis Philbin and William Shatner

DirecTV/NBC’s “Friday Night Lights” Named Program of The Year HBO’s “Game of Thrones” Wins Outstanding New Program 

“Mad Men,” “Modern Family,” “Parks and Recreation,” “Restrepo,” “Sherlock,” “Sesame Street” and “Amazing Race” are honored along with Oprah Winfrey and “The Dick Van Dyke Show”

TCA Program of the Year Nominees Represent Diverse Genres From Period Piece “Boardwalk Empire” and Fantasy Adventure “Game of Thrones” to Sitcom “Parks and Recreation” to Dramas “Justified” and “Friday Night Lights”

Critics Nominate Stellar Personalities for Career Achievement Award, Including Steven Bochco, Dick Ebersol, Cloris Leachman, David Letterman, William Shatner and Oprah Winfrey

Critics Nominate Newcomers “Modern Family” and “Glee” as well as Perennial Favorites “Lost,” “Breaking Bad,” “Friday Night Lights” and “Mad Men” for Program of the Year

“Parenthood’s” Dax Shepard Named as Host of The 26th Annual TCA Awards, Saturday, July 31 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel

Chelsea Handler To Open The 25th Anniversary Of The Awards

NBC Leads with 11 Nominations

JULY 21, 2007, LOS ANGELES – Members of the Television Critics Association bestowed four TCA Awards on NBC tonight, including Outstanding Program of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, Individual Achievement in Comedy and Outstanding New Program of the Year.

In a ceremony introduced by John Oliver from Comedy Central’s hit series “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” NBC was the top trophy earner. HBO and The Discovery Channel came away with two awards per network; Showtime and ABC Family received one award each.

“DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES” NOT DESPERATE ANYMORE

JULY 23, 2005, LOS ANGELES — The nation’s TV critics bestowed their praise on ABC, awarding the network four awards including the top three awards Program of the Year, Outstanding New Program of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Drama.

HOUSEWIVES CLEAN UP; ABC LEADS WITH ELEVEN NOMINATIONS

June 2, 2005, Los Angeles, CA — The Television Critics Association today unveiled its 2005 TCA Award nominations.

June 3, 2004, Los Angeles, CA — The Television Critics Association today unveiled its 2004 TCA Award nominations, and despite much Hollywood hand wringing over the state of the sitcom, the Fox comedy “Arrested Development” walked away with the most nominations of any series, five total.

Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” and HBO’s “The Sopranos” received four nominations each. HBO’s Western “Deadwood” and the gay-themed miniseries “Angels in America” received three nominations apiece.

TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES
WINNERS OF 19TH ANNUAL AWARDS

JULY 19, 2003, HOLLYWOOD, CA ­ The nation’s TV critics reached for the
breadth and depth of programming this year, handing out 11 awards to 8
different cable and broadcast networks at the 19th annual Television Critics
Association Awards.