12th TCA Awards


The 12th TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association in a ceremony hosted by Heidi Swedberg. The ceremony was held on July 20, 1996, at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel and Spa in Pasadena, California.

Winners and nominees

CategoryWinnerOther nominees
Program of the YearHomicide: Life on the Street ER Gulliver's Travels Murder One NYPD Blue
Outstanding Achievement in ComedyFrasier 3rd Rock from the Sun The Larry Sanders Show Seinfeld The Simpsons
Outstanding Achievement in DramaHomicide: Life on the Street ER Murder One NYPD Blue The X-Files
Outstanding Achievement in SpecialsPride and Prejudice The 68th Annual Academy Awards Barbara Walters: 20 Years at ABC The Beatles Anthology
Outstanding Achievement in Children's ProgrammingWishbone Goosebumps Nick News with Linda Ellerbee
Outstanding Achievement in News and InformationFrontline
Outstanding Achievement in SportsSportsCenter Baseball Tonight ESPN National Hockey Night NFL on Fox Outside the Lines Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
Career Achievement AwardAngela Lansbury
  • Roone Arledge
  • Steven Bochco
  • Mike Wallace
  • Barbara Walters

    • Multiple wins

    The following shows received multiple wins:
    WinsRecipient
    2Homicide: Life on the Street

    Multiple nominations

    The following shows received multiple nominations:
    NominationsRecipient
    2ER
    2Homicide: Life on the Street
    2Murder One
    2NYPD Blue