10th TCA Awards


The 10th TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association. Ellen DeGeneres hosted the ceremony at the Universal City Hilton and Towers on July 22, 1994. DeGeneres was the first celebrity guest to host the TCA Awards.

Winners and nominees

CategoryWinnerOther Nominees
Program of the YearLate Show with David Letterman
Outstanding Achievement in ComedyFrasier The Larry Sanders Show Late Show with David Letterman Seinfeld The Simpsons
Outstanding Achievement in DramaNYPD Blue Homicide: Life on the Street Law & Order Prime Suspect 3 The X-Files
Outstanding Achievement in SpecialsPrime Suspect 3 Gypsy One for the Road with Charles Kuralt and Morley Safer Tales of the [City (1993 miniseries)|Tales of the City]
Outstanding Achievement in Children's ProgrammingLinda Ellerbee Animaniacs Beakman's World Bill Nye the Science Guy Sesame Street Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
Outstanding Achievement in News and InformationNightline 60 Minutes CBS News Sunday Morning Frontline The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
Outstanding Achievement in Sports1994 Winter Olympics
  • 1993 World Series
  • 1994 NCAA Final Four Baseball Tonight SportsCenter
    • Career Achievement AwardCharles Kuralt
  • Roone Arledge
  • Steven Bochco
  • David Letterman
  • Ted Turner

    • Multiple nominations

    The following shows received multiple nominations:
    NominationsRecipient
    3Prime Suspect 3
    21994 Winter Olympics
    2Late Show with David Letterman
    2Gypsy
    2NYPD Blue