'HOUSEWIVES' TV CRITICS PICK OF YEAR.Byline: - David Kronke They may be flailing with their miserable husbands, but the women of ABC's ``Desperate Housewives'' got a lot of love from the Television Critics Association The Television Critics Association (or TCA) is a group of approximately 200 United States and Canadian journalists and columnists who cover television programming. They meet in the Los Angeles area twice a year, in January and July, in conferences known as Winter and Summer . The hit satirical soap was named Program of the Year by the group in a ceremony Saturday in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. . ``Housewives'' shared the wealth with ABC's desert-island thriller ``Lost,'' named Outstanding New Program of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Drama, while Fox's ``Arrested Development'' won again for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. Hugh Laurie James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born June 11, 1959) is an English actor, comedian and writer, and musician. He is known professionally as Hugh Laurie. Early life and education Laurie was born in Oxford. of Fox's first-season medical drama ``House'' won the TCA TCA 1. trichloroacetic acid. 2. tricarboxylic acid cycle (Krebs cycle). TCA Tricyclic antidepressant, see there Award in Individual Achievement for Drama, while Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's ``The Daily Show,'' was cited for Individual Achievement in Comedy. Stewart also won in 2003. ABC's ``Nightline'' received the Heritage Award, which recognizes a long-running program that has made a significant cultural or social impression. Rumors persist that ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. may cancel the late-night news show when anchor Ted Koppel retires later this year. PBS' ``Frontline'' won for the seventh time in the Outstanding Achievement in News and Information category. BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. America's ``The Office Special'' won in the catch-all category of Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials, apparently to compensate for a previous snub of the series itself. Series creator and star Ricky Gervais won an individual honor last year. ``Degrassi: The Next Generation,'' a high-school drama seen on The N, won for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming. Comic Bob Newhart, who had appeared at a PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, press conference during the Television Press Tour, won a Career Achievement Award. Television critics from around the country meet each July in Los Angeles to see the cable and network television lineups for fall. David Kronke, (818) 713-3638 david.kronke(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) ``Desperate Housewives'' - starring, from left, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria, Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross and Nicolette Sheridan - was honored Saturday by the Television Critics Association. Paul Drinkwater/NBC |
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