6th TCA Awards

6th TCA Awards
Date	July 20, 1990
Venue	Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California
Highlights
Program of the Year	Twin Peaks

The 6th TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association. The ceremony was held on July 20, 1990 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif.^[1][2][3]

Winners and nominees

Category	Winner	Other Nominees
Program of the Year	Twin Peaks (ABC)	Eyes on the Prize II (PBS) L.A. Law (NBC) The Simpsons (Fox)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	The Simpsons (Fox)	Designing Women (CBS) Murphy Brown (CBS) Newhart (CBS) The Wonder Years (ABC)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama	Twin Peaks (ABC)	The Final Days (ABC) L.A. Law (NBC) Shannon's Deal (NBC) thirtysomething (ABC)
Outstanding Achievement in Specials	Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration (ABC)	Billy Crystal Carmen on Ice (HBO) Comic Relief (HBO) Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming	Jim Henson	Babar (HBO) Degrassi Junior High (PBS) Sesame Street (PBS) WonderWorks (PBS)
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information	CNN	Eyes on the Prize II (PBS) Frontline (PBS) Nightline (ABC) World News Tonight with Peter Jennings (ABC)
Outstanding Achievement in Sports	1989 World Series (ABC)	1990 Kentucky Derby (ABC) Tyson vs. Douglas (HBO) SportsCenter (ESPN)
Career Achievement Award	Jim Henson	Roone Arledge Carol Burnett Bob Newhart Ted Turner

References

1. "Critical Complaint The Variety Of Candidates For Television Awards Shows That Critics Do Like Much Of What They See". Sun-Sentinel. June 18, 1990. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
2. "Critics Pay Respects To Henson, Davis". Sun-Sentinel. July 21, 1990. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
3. "Henson, `Twin Peaks' Honored By Tv Critics". The Daily Gazette. July 23, 1990. Retrieved June 19, 2013.

External links

• Official website
• 1990 TCA Awards at IMDb.com