18th TCA Awards explained

18th TCA Awards
Date:	July 20, 2002
Venue:	Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel and Spa, Pasadena, California
Award1 Type:	Program of the Year
Award1 Winner:	24
Award2 Type:	Outstanding New Program
Award2 Winner:	24
Main:	TCA Awards
Previous:	17th
Next:	19th

The 18th TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association. Bob Newhart hosted the ceremony on July 20, 2002, at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel and Spa in Pasadena, California.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Winners and nominees

Category	Winner	Other nominees
Program of the Year	24 (Fox)	Band of Brothers (HBO) The Osbournes (MTV) The Shield (FX) Six Feet Under (HBO)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	The Bernie Mac Show (Fox)	Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) Friends (NBC) The Osbournes (MTV) Scrubs (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama	Six Feet Under (HBO)	24 (Fox) (CBS) Gilmore Girls (The WB) The Shield (FX)
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials	Band of Brothers (HBO)	9/11 (CBS) (all networks) The Blue Planet: Seas of Life (Discovery Channel) Frontier House (PBS)
Outstanding New Program of the Year	24 (Fox)	Alias (ABC) The Osbournes (MTV) The Shield (FX) Six Feet Under (HBO)
Individual Achievement in Comedy	Bernie Mac - The Bernie Mac Show (Fox)	Denis Leary - The Job (ABC) Matt LeBlanc - Friends (NBC) John C. McGinley - Scrubs (NBC) Ray Romano - Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
Individual Achievement in Drama	Michael Chiklis - The Shield (FX)	Lauren Graham - Gilmore Girls (The WB) Rachel Griffiths - Six Feet Under (HBO) Martin Sheen - The West Wing (NBC) Kiefer Sutherland - 24 (Fox)
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming	SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)	Between the Lions (PBS) Little Bill (Nickelodeon) Samurai Jack (Cartoon Network)
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information	Frontline (PBS)	60 Minutes (CBS) American Masters (PBS) Nightline (ABC) The O'Reilly Factor (Fox News Channel)
Heritage Award	The Simpsons (Fox)	60 Minutes (CBS) Hallmark Hall of Fame (CBS) Law & Order (NBC) Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Career Achievement Award	Bill Cosby (rescinded in 2018)^[5]	Carol Burnett Larry Gelbart Aaron Spelling Mike Wallace

Multiple wins

The following shows received multiple wins:

Wins	Recipient
2	24
The Bernie Mac Show

Multiple nominations

The following shows received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Recipient
	24
	The Shield
	Six Feet Under
	The Osbournes
2	60 Minutes
	Band of Brothers
	The Bernie Mac Show
	Everybody Loves Raymond
	Friends
	Gilmore Girls
	Scrubs

External links

• Official website
• 2002 TCA Awards at IMDb.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Freshmen lead class for TCA noms . Jill . Feiwell . . June 3, 2002 . April 21, 2023 . April 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230421155554/https://variety.com/2002/tv/news/freshmen-lead-class-for-tca-noms-1117867925/ . live.
2. Web site: TV Note: Television awards. June 5, 2002 . . June 17, 2013.
3. Web site: 2002 TCA Awards winners . July 20, 2002 . . June 17, 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120813131741/http://tvcritics.org/2002/07/20/2002-tca-awards-winners/ . August 13, 2012 .
4. Web site: Critics Salute '24,' 'Bernie Mac'. July 22, 2002 . . June 17, 2013.
5. Web site: Kevin Fallon on Twitter: "The Television Critics Association (which I'm a member of) voted to rescind Bill Cosby's Lifetime Achievement Award.". September 25, 2018 . . October 10, 2018.