2nd TCA Awards

The 2nd TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association. The ceremony was held on June 10, 1986, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif.

Winners and nominees

Category	Winner	Other Nominees
Program of the Year	Death of a Salesman and The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America	Anne of [Green Gables (1985 film)\|Anne of Green Gables] The Cosby Show An Early Frost
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	The Cosby Show	Cheers The Golden Girls Moonlighting Newhart
Outstanding Achievement in Drama	Death of a Salesman	Anne of Green Gables An Early Frost Love Is Never Silent Nobody's Child St. Elsewhere
Outstanding Achievement in Specials	Live Aid	Comic Relief Horowitz in Moscow Kennedy Center Honors Putting It Together: The Making of The Broadway Album
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming	WonderWorks	Jim HensonABC Afterschool Special The Disney Sunday Movie Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Sesame Street
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information	Ted Koppel - Nightline and Bill Moyers - The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America	CNN
Outstanding Achievement in Sports	No award given	1985 World Series Roone Arledge John MaddenMonday Night Football Wide [World of Sports (U.S. TV series)\|Wide World of Sports]
Career Achievement Award	Walter Cronkite	Roone Arledge Bill Moyers Brandon Tartikoff David L. Wolper

The following shows received multiple wins:

Wins	Recipient
2	Death of a Salesman
2	The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America

The following shows received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Recipient
2	Anne of Green Gables
2	The Cosby Show
2	Death of a Salesman
2	An Early Frost
2	The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America