'Breaking Bad,' 'The Americans,' 'Game of Thrones, 'Bunheads,' Tatiana Maslany Among TCA Awards Winners

'Breaking Bad,' 'The Americans,' 'Game of Thrones, 'Bunheads,' Tatiana Maslany Among TCA Awards Winners

AMC’s “Breaking Bad” Named Program of the Year FX’s “The Americans” Wins Outstanding New Program “Game of Thrones,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “Shark Tank,” ‘Behind the Candelabra,” “Bunheads,” “Parks and Recreation” and “The Central Park Five” are honored along with favorites “All in the Family” and Barbara Walters BEVERLY HILLS, CA (Saturday, August 3, 2013) – The Television Critics Association (TCA) tonight recognized the top programs and actors of the 2012-2013 television season at its 29th Annual TCA Awards presentation. Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, stars of Comedy Central’s hit series “Key & Peele,” hosted the annual invitation-only event, held at the Beverly Hilton hotel in conjunction with the TCA’s summer press tour. The non-televised ceremony bestowed awards in 12 categories to recipients in comedy, drama, reality, miniseries, news and youth programming. Members of the TCA, a media organization of more than 220 professional TV critics and journalists from the United States and Canada, voted AMC’s celebrated “Breaking Bad” this season’s Program of the Year and honored FX’s freshman drama, “The Americans,” with the award for Outstanding New Program. “These were not easy choices for our membership because there were so many deserving nominees,” said TCA president Candace Havens. “In a year that saw a lot of great television, the TCA Awards winners represent the best of the best.” HBO’s “Game of Thrones” received the award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama, having previously won for Program of the Year in 2012, and BBC America’s “Orphan Black” star Tatiana Maslany was honored with Individual Achievement in Drama for her portrayal of Sarah Manning. CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory” and NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” both were award-winners, tying for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. And Louis C.K., star of FX’s “Louie,” nabbed the top trophy in the Individual Achievement in Comedy category for the second consecutive year. HBO’s “Behind the Candelabra” emerged victorious in the category of Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials, while ABC’s “Shark Tank” took home the award for Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming. Additionally, the TCA also recognized ABC Family’s “Bunheads” with an award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming, and PBS’ documentary “The Central Park Five” received top honors for Outstanding Achievement in News & Information. The TCA not only recognized the year’s finest programming, but it also bestowed a Heritage Award upon CBS’ classic sitcom “All in the Family” (1971-1979), for the cultural and social impact the program has had on society. The non-profit organization also presented Barbara Walters (“The Barbara Walters Specials,” “The View,” ABC News) with a Career Achievement Award for her influence in covering news and information. 2013 TCA Award recipients are as follows: Individual Achievement in Drama: Tatiana Maslany (“Orphan Black,” BBC America) Individual Achievement in Comedy: Louis C.K. (“Louie,” FX) Outstanding Achievement in News and Information: “The Central Park Five” (PBS) Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming: “Shark Tank” (ABC) Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming: “Bunheads” (ABC Family) Outstanding New Program: “The Americans” (FX) Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials: “Behind the Candelabra” (HBO) Outstanding Achievement in Drama: “Game of Thrones” (HBO) Outstanding Achievement in Comedy: (Tie) “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS) and “Parks and Recreation” (NBC). Career Achievement Award: Barbara Walters (ABC) Heritage Award: “All in the Family” (CBS) Program of the Year: “Breaking Bad” (AMC) ABOUT THE TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION The Television Critics Association represents more than 220 journalists writing about television for print and online outlets in the United States and Canada. For 29 years the TCA has honored outstanding achievement in television and enduring contributions to the MEDIUM’s heritage through the TCA Awards. Membership in the Television Critics Association is open to full-time TV writers at newspapers, magazines, trade publications, news wire services, news syndicates, and text-based Internet news organizations. For additional information on the TCA, please visit www.tvcritics.org. The TCA is also represented on Facebook and Twitter. Follow the TCA on Twitter this Summer @TCAOfficial, using hashtag #TCAs13.




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CBS's Moonves talks 'NCIS' star's exit, Time Warner spat

     CBS's Moonves talks 'NCIS' star's exit, Time Warner spat

CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves did some pinch-hitting for the network's programming chief Nina Tassler at the TV Critics' press tour Monday, returning to the Q&A after an absence of several years to parry questions about a dispute with Time Warner Cable, the exit ofNCIS' Cote de Pablo and the success ofUnder the Dome, which has just been renewed for a second season. Some highlights: • Dome will return next summer, with a season premiere written by Stephen King, whose novel is the basis for the series, this summer's top hit. Moonves says a deal with Amazon, which offers the show four days after it airs, was a first for CBS, and may pave the way for future deals, which makes an expensive summer series economically viable. • On racial epithets hurled by contestants on Big Brother, hosted by his wife, Julie Chen: "I find some of the behavior absolutely appalling, personally. It's unfortunately reflective of what some people feel. A lot of us makes it uncomfortable. I watch every episode of the show; my wife would kill me if I didn't." Why didn't CBS address the comments, shown online, sooner on the TV show? "We did not comment on some of the racial things being said until it affected what was going on in the household." MORE: Full coverage from TCA Summer Press Tour • On Cote de Pablo's exit from TV's top series NCIS after eight seasons, which some online conspiracy theorists viewed as involuntary: "We offered Cote de Pablo a lot of money and then we offered her more money. We really didn't want to lose her. We love her. Ultimately, she decided she didn't want to do the show." She plays Ziva David on the show and will return briefly this fall as her character is written out. • On the looming threat of a dispute with Time Warner, which could pull CBS signals in 3 million homes and of Showtime in 12 million by 5 pm (ET) Monday: "We really don't want to negotiate in public; conversations are going on, (but) it feels like we should be paid for our programming. I hope we don't go dark." • On his stable (but lower-rated) late-night Iineup amid changes in time slots and hosts at rivals, as NBC prepares (again) to kick top-rated Jay Leno to the curb: "We consider David Letterman the best guy in late night. Other than Johnny Carson, he's probably the best there ever was. Despite what people think, we don't like drama at 11:30." • On cable envy, though he runs Showtime, whose Homeland was last year's Emmy winner for best drama: Networks are "competing against some phenomenal programs. It's hard to put The Good Wife against Game of Thrones, (which) probably costs three times as much." The competition from original cable series now is "pretty extreme. Cable shows get a lot more attention with a lot fewer numbers."



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