{{Short description|US television awards ceremony in 2008}} {{Infobox award | name = 24th TCA Awards | date = July 19, 2008 | venue = Beverly Hilton Hotel | award1_type = Program of the Year | award1_winner = ''Mad Men'' | award2_type = Outstanding New Program | award2_winner = ''Mad Men'' | main = TCA Awards | previous = 23rd | next = 25th }} The '''24th TCA Awards''' were presented by the Television Critics Association. The Smothers Brothers hosted the ceremony on July 19, 2008 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvcritics.org/2008/06/03/hbo-leads-tca-awards-with-10-nominations/ |title=HBO Leads TCA Awards With 10 Nominations |date=June 3, 2008 |publisher=Television Critics Association |accessdate=June 16, 2013 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004164130/http://tvcritics.org/2008/06/03/hbo-leads-tca-awards-with-10-nominations/ |archivedate=October 4, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/tv/mad-men-the-wire-lead-in-nominations-for-tv-critics-awards-396926/|title='Mad Men,' 'The Wire' lead in nominations for TV Critics awards|date=June 4, 2008 |publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |accessdate=June 16, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvcritics.org/2008/07/19/amc-scores-first-ever-tca-awards-with-top-honors-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613113715/http://tvcritics.org/2008/07/19/amc-scores-first-ever-tca-awards-with-top-honors-2/ |url-status=dead|archive-date=June 13, 2011 |title=AMC Scores First-Ever TCA Awards With Top Honors |date=July 19, 2008 |publisher=Television Critics Association |accessdate=June 16, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.sfgate.com/tgoodman/2008/07/20/tca-awards-a-party-for-tvs-best-mad-men-wire-30-rock-etc/|title=TCA Awards: A party for TV's best. "Mad Men." "Wire." "30 Rock." Etc.|date=July 20, 2008 |publisher=SFGate.com |accessdate=June 16, 2013 }}</ref>
==Winners and nominees==
{| class="wikitable" |- !width="320"|Category !width="320"|Winner !width="375"|Other nominees |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Program of the Year |align="center" | ''Mad Men'' <small>(AMC)</small> | * ''John Adams'' <small>(HBO)</small> * ''Lost'' <small>(ABC)</small> * ''The War'' <small>(PBS)</small> * ''The Wire'' <small>(HBO)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy |align="center" | ''30 Rock'' <small>(NBC)</small> | * ''The Colbert Report'' <small>(Comedy Central)</small> * ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' <small>(Comedy Central)</small> * ''Flight of the Conchords'' <small>(HBO)</small> * ''The Office'' <small>(NBC)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding Achievement in Drama |align="center" | ''Mad Men'' <small>(AMC)</small> | * ''Damages'' <small>(FX)</small> * ''Friday Night Lights'' <small>(NBC)</small> * ''Lost'' <small>(ABC)</small> * ''The Wire'' <small>(HBO)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials |align="center" | ''John Adams'' <small>(HBO)</small> | * ''The Complete Jane Austen'' <small>(PBS)</small> * ''Cranford'' <small>(PBS)</small> * ''A Raisin in the Sun'' <small>(ABC)</small> * ''The War'' <small>(PBS)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding New Program of the Year |align="center" | ''Mad Men'' <small>(AMC)</small> | * ''Breaking Bad'' <small>(AMC)</small> * ''Damages'' <small>(FX)</small> * ''Flight of the Conchords'' <small>(HBO)</small> * ''Pushing Daisies'' <small>(ABC)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Individual Achievement in Comedy |align="center" | Tina Fey - ''30 Rock'' <small>(NBC)</small> | * Christina Applegate - ''Samantha Who?'' <small>(ABC)</small> * Alec Baldwin - ''30 Rock'' <small>(NBC)</small> * Stephen Colbert - ''The Colbert Report'' <small>(Comedy Central)</small> * Ray Wise - ''Reaper'' <small>(The CW)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Individual Achievement in Drama |align="center" | Paul Giamatti - ''John Adams'' <small>(HBO)</small> | * Connie Britton - ''Friday Night Lights'' <small>(NBC)</small> * Glenn Close - ''Damages'' <small>(FX)</small> * Jon Hamm - ''Mad Men'' <small>(AMC)</small> * David Simon - ''The Wire'' <small>(HBO)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming |align="center" | ''WordGirl'' <small>(PBS)</small> | * ''Curious George'' <small>(PBS)</small> * ''Hannah Montana'' <small>(Disney Channel)</small> * ''High School Musical 2'' <small>(Disney Channel)</small> * ''Yo Gabba Gabba!'' <small>(Nickelodeon)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding Achievement in News and Information |align="center" | ''The War'' <small>(PBS)</small> | * ''Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq'' <small>(HBO)</small> * ''Frontline'' <small>(PBS)</small> * ''Nimrod Nation'' <small>(Sundance Channel)</small> * ''This American Life'' <small>(Showtime)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Heritage Award |align="center" | ''The Wire'' <small>(HBO)</small> | * ''M*A*S*H'' <small>(CBS)</small> * ''Roots'' <small>(ABC)</small> * ''Saturday Night Live'' <small>(NBC)</small> * ''Sesame Street'' <small>(PBS)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Career Achievement Award |align="center" | Lorne Michaels | *James Garner *Bill Moyers *William Shatner *Mike Wallace |}
=== Multiple wins === The following shows received multiple wins: {| class="wikitable sortable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:55px;"| Wins ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Recipient |- | rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 3 |''Mad Men'' |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 2 |''30 Rock'' |- |''John Adams'' |}
=== Multiple nominations === The following shows received multiple nominations:
{| class="wikitable sortable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:55px;"| Nominations ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Recipient |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 4 |''Mad Men'' |- |''The Wire'' |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 3 |''30 Rock'' |- |''Damages'' |- |''John Adams'' |- |''The War'' |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |2 |''The Colbert Report'' |- |''Flight of the Conchords'' |- |''Friday Night Lights'' |- |''Lost'' |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20180620181010/http://tvcritics.org/tca-awards/?q=view%2Ftcaawards Official website] *[https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000646/2008 2008 TCA Awards] at IMDb.com
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