5th TCA Awards

Date

July 21, 1989

Venue

Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California

Highlights

Program of the Year

Lonesome Dove

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The 5th TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association. The ceremony was held on July 21, 1989 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Winners and nominees

Category	Winner	Other Nominees
Program of the Year	Lonesome Dove (CBS)	Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (HBO) War and Remembrance (ABC)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	Murphy Brown (CBS)	Roseanne (ABC) The Wonder Years (ABC)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama	Lonesome Dove (CBS)	China Beach (ABC) L.A. Law (NBC) thirtysomething (ABC) War and Remembrance (ABC)
Outstanding Achievement in Specials	What's Alan Watching? (CBS)	The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (CBS) Comic Relief III (HBO) Glory! Glory! (HBO)
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming	The Jim Henson Hour (NBC)	Reading Rainbow (PBS) Sesame Street (PBS) WonderWorks (PBS)
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information	CNN	C-SPAN Frontline (PBS) Nightline (ABC)
Outstanding Achievement in Sports	1988 Summer Olympics (NBC)	1988 World Series (NBC) NBA on CBS (CBS) SportsCenter (ESPN)
Career Achievement Award	Lucille Ball	Roone Arledge Dan Curtis Jim Henson Brandon Stoddard

Multiple wins

The following shows received multiple wins:

Wins	Recipient
2	Lonesome Dove

Multiple nominations

The following shows received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Recipient
2	Lonesome Dove
2	War and Remembrance

References

^ "Critics' Nominees". Sun-Sentinel. July 3, 1989. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
^ "TV Critics Honor 'Dove,' 'Murphy Brown'". Deseret News. July 23, 1989. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
^ "Cbs Wins Most Honors From Critics". Sun-Sentinel. July 24, 1989. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
^ "Critics Pick 'Lonesome Dove". The Washington Post. July 24, 1989. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2013.