1st TCA Awards

The 1st TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association. The ceremony was held on June 9, 1985 at The Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

Winners and nominees

Category	Winner	Other Nominees
Program of the Year	The Jewel in the Crown	1984 Summer Olympics The Burning Bed Cheers The Cosby Show Fatal Vision Miami Vice St. Elsewhere
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	The Cosby Show	Bill Cosby – The Cosby Show Martin Short – Saturday Night Live Brothers Cheers Family Ties Kate & Allie Late Night with David Letterman Newhart Night Court Not Necessarily the News
Outstanding Achievement in Drama	The Jewel in the Crown	Farrah Fawcett – The Burning Bed American Playhouse The Burning Bed Cagney & Lacey Call to Glory Fatal Vision Hill Street Blues Miami Vice St. Elsewhere
Outstanding Achievement in Specials	The Burning Bed	1984 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony Farrah Fawcett – The Burning Bed Fatal Vision Heartsounds The Jewel in the Crown Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember Threads Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming	Faerie Tale Theatre	n/a
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information	Ted Koppel – Nightline	n/a
Outstanding Achievement in Sports	1984 Summer Olympics	n/a
Career Achievement Award	Grant Tinker	n/a

Multiple wins

The following shows received multiple wins:

Wins	Recipient
2	The Jewel in the Crown

Multiple nominations

The following shows received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Recipient
5	The Burning Bed
3	1984 Summer Olympics
3	The Cosby Show
3	Fatal Vision
3	The Jewel in the Crown
2	Cheers
2	Miami Vice
2	St. Elsewhere