13th TCA Awards explained

The 13th TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association. Drew Carey hosted the ceremony on July 20, 1997, at the Huntington Hotel and Spa in Pasadena, Calif.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Winners and nominees

Category	Winner	Other Nominees
Program of the Year	EZ Streets (CBS)	(NBC) The Odyssey (NBC) Seinfeld (NBC) The X-Files (Fox)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)	3rd Rock from the Sun (NBC) Frasier (NBC) King of the Hill (Fox) Seinfeld (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama	(NBC)	EZ Streets (CBS) Law & Order (NBC) NYPD Blue (ABC) The X-Files (Fox)
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials	Bastard out of Carolina (Showtime)	The Last Don (CBS) Moll Flanders (PBS) The Odyssey (NBC) The West (PBS)
Individual Achievement in Comedy	David Hyde Pierce - Frasier (NBC)	Drew Carey - The Drew Carey Show (ABC) Kelsey Grammer - Frasier (NBC) John Lithgow - 3rd Rock from the Sun (NBC) Rip Torn - The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
Individual Achievement in Drama	Andre Braugher - (NBC)	Gillian Anderson - The X-Files (Fox) David Duchovny - The X-Files (Fox) Anthony Edwards - ER (NBC) Dennis Franz - NYPD Blue (ABC) Joe Pantoliano - EZ Streets (CBS)
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming	Bill Nye the Science Guy (PBS) and Wishbone (PBS)	Arthur (PBS) The Magic School Bus (PBS) Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS) Rugrats (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information	The American Experience (PBS)	20/20 (ABC) 60 Minutes (CBS) Frontline (PBS) Nightline (ABC)
Outstanding Achievement in Sports	SportsCenter (ESPN)	1996 World Series (Fox) 1997 Masters Tournament (CBS) Monday Night Football (ABC) Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
Career Achievement Award	Fred Rogers	Roone Arledge Steven Bochco Bill Cosby Jack Paar Roseanne (ABC)

Multiple wins

The following shows received multiple wins:

Multiple nominations

The following shows received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Recipient
	The X-Files
	EZ Streets
	Frasier
2	3rd Rock from the Sun
	The Larry Sanders Show
	NYPD Blue
	The Odyssey
	Seinfeld

External links

• Official website
• 1997 TCA Awards at IMDb.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bastard Out of Carolina' also tops TV award-winners. July 21, 1997. SFGate.com. June 18, 2013. September 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925133424/http://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Bastard-Out-of-Carolina-also-tops-TV-3108318.php. live.
2. Web site: TV Critics Name "EZ Streets" Top Show of '97. July 21, 1997. E! Online. June 18, 2013. https://archive.today/20130624201535/http://it.eonline.com/news/34886/tv-critics-name-ez-streets-top-show-of-97. 2013-06-24. dead.
3. Web site: July 21, 1997 . Tv Critics Salute 'Ez Streets,' Mr. Rogers . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925092714/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1997-07-21/news/9707200196_1_pbs-fred-rogers-ez-streets . September 25, 2015 . June 18, 2013 . Orlando Sentinel.
4. Web site: July 23, 1997 . 'EZ Streets' has one last hurrah as it is named program of year . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925124524/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/573781/EZ-Steets-has-one-last-hurrah-as-it-is-named-program-of-year.html . September 25, 2015 . June 18, 2013 . Deseret News.