2nd TCA Awards

2nd TCA Awards
Date	June 10, 1986
Venue	Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles, California
Highlights
Program of the Year	Death of a Salesman and The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America

The 2nd TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association. The ceremony was held on June 10, 1986 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif.^[1][2][3]

Winners and nominees

Category	Winner	Other Nominees
Program of the Year	Death of a Salesman (CBS) and The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America (CBS)	Anne of Green Gables (PBS) The Cosby Show (NBC) An Early Frost (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	The Cosby Show (NBC)	Cheers (NBC) The Golden Girls (NBC) Moonlighting (ABC) Newhart (CBS)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama	Death of a Salesman (CBS)	Anne of Green Gables (PBS) An Early Frost (NBC) Love Is Never Silent (NBC) Nobody's Child (CBS) St. Elsewhere (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Specials	Live Aid (ABC/MTV)	Comic Relief (HBO) Horowitz in Moscow (CBS) Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) Putting It Together: The Making of The Broadway Album (HBO)
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming	WonderWorks (PBS)	Jim Henson ABC Afterschool Special (ABC) The Disney Sunday Movie (ABC) Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS) Sesame Street (PBS)
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information	Ted Koppel - Nightline (ABC) and Bill Moyers - The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America (CBS)	CNN
Outstanding Achievement in Sports	No award given	1985 World Series (ABC) Roone Arledge John Madden Monday Night Football (ABC) Wide World of Sports (ABC)
Career Achievement Award	Walter Cronkite	No other nominees

References

1. "The critics vote". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 12, 1986. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
2. "Critics Give CBS Better Reception". The Dallas Morning News. June 12, 1986. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
3. "Tv Critics Association Awards". Deseret News. June 13, 1986. Retrieved June 19, 2013.

External links

• Official website
• 1986 TCA Awards at IMDb.com