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The '''Television Critics Association''' ('''TCA''') is a group of approximately 200 [[United States]] and [[Canada|Canadian]] [[television]] [[television criticism|critics]], journalists and [[columnist]]s who cover television [[television programme|programming]]. The TCA accepts applications and selects members twice per year in March and September. Once selected, all members meet at [[The Langham Huntington, Pasadena|The Langham Huntington]] in [[Pasadena, California]] in January for the winter press tour, and at the [[Beverly Hilton]] in [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] in July for the summer press tour. Winter press tour usually covers network [[midseason replacement]]s and cable series which start in [[January]], while the summer tour covers the new fall season for both broadcast and cable programming.
kThe '''Television Critics Association''' ('''TCA''') is a group of approximately 200 [[United States]] and [[Canada|Canadian]] [[television]] [[television criticism|critics]], journalists and [[columnist]]s who cover television [[television programme|programming]]. The TCA accepts applications and selects members twice per year in March and September. Once selected, all members meet at [[The Langham Huntington, Pasadena|The Langham Huntington]] in [[Pasadena, California]] in January for the winter press tour, and at the [[Beverly Hilton]] in [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] in July for the summer press tour. Winter press tour usually covers network [[midseason replacement]]s and cable series which start in [[January]], while the summer tour covers the new fall season for both broadcast and cable programming.


==Press tours==
==Press tours==
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==TCA Awards==
==TCA Awards==
{{main|TCA Awards}}
{{main|TCA Awards}}
The organization sponsors the '''TCA Awards''', honoring television excellence in 11 categories, which are presented at the end of the summer press tour. The Awards began in 1985 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The 2017 Awards were hosted by Kristin Chenoweth.<ref>[Montgomery, D., & Sheehan, P. (2017). TCA Awards 2017: Full List of Television Critics Association Winners - GoldDerby. Retrieved November 9, 2017, from http://www.goldderby.com/article/2017/tca-awards-2017-full-list-of-television-critics-association-winners-news-486013975/</ref> The awards given in 2017 included; Program of the Year, Best New Program, Best Drama Series, Individual Achievement in Drama, Best Comedy Series,Individual Achievement in Comedy, Best Reality Programming, Best Youth Programming, & Best News and Information. <ref>[Rodman, S. (2017). “The Handmaid”s Tale,’ “Atlanta,” Carrie Coon big winners at the Television Critics Assn. awards - LA Times. Retrieved from http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-august-the-handmaid-s-tale-atlanta-1502038279-htmlstory.html]</ref> In addition to these awards, each year the TCA grants the
The organization sponsors the '''TCA Awards''', honoring television excellence in 11 categories, which are presented at the end of the summer press tour. The Awards began in 1985 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The 2017 Awards were hosted by [[Kristin Chenoweth]].<ref>[Montgomery, D., & Sheehan, P. (2017). TCA Awards 2017: Full List of Television Critics Association Winners - GoldDerby. Retrieved November 9, 2017, from http://www.goldderby.com/article/2017/tca-awards-2017-full-list-of-television-critics-association-winners-news-486013975/</ref> The awards given in 2017 included; Program of the Year, Best New Program, Best Drama Series, Individual Achievement in Drama, Best Comedy Series,Individual Achievement in Comedy, Best Reality Programming, Best Youth Programming, & Best News and Information. <ref>[Rodman, S. (2017). “The Handmaid”s Tale,’ “Atlanta,” Carrie Coon big winners at the Television Critics Assn. awards - LA Times. Retrieved from http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-august-the-handmaid-s-tale-atlanta-1502038279-htmlstory.html]</ref> In addition to these awards, each year the TCA grants the
Heritage Award, given to a long-standing program that has culturally influenced society. <ref>[Television Critics Association – The TCA welcomes you. (2017). Retrieved November 9, 2017, from http://tvcritics.org/]</ref>
Heritage Award, given to a long-standing program that has culturally influenced society. <ref>[Television Critics Association – The TCA welcomes you. (2017). Retrieved November 9, 2017, from http://tvcritics.org/]</ref>
==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:50, 11 January 2018

kThe Television Critics Association (TCA) is a group of approximately 200 United States and Canadian television critics, journalists and columnists who cover television programming. The TCA accepts applications and selects members twice per year in March and September. Once selected, all members meet at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena, California in January for the winter press tour, and at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills in July for the summer press tour. Winter press tour usually covers network midseason replacements and cable series which start in January, while the summer tour covers the new fall season for both broadcast and cable programming.

Press tours

The tour allows the major television networks, cable networks, online streaming services and PBS to present their slate of upcoming programs to a large group of press writers from different outlets all at once through panels and interviews. These biannual conferences involve registered TCA members staying at a chosen Los Angeles venue for two to three weeks, and each network is assigned a series of days to showcase their programming. In the past, these interviews with program casts were mainly used to compile stories over a six-month period which could be posted over that period as columns or within their weekly television listings supplements, mainly in newspapers or magazines for critics and columnists outside of large metropolitan areas. However, with the rise of the Internet and social media, these sessions now function to build buzz for programming within an immediate period, and only a few columnists maintain the former format of story release.[1].

The January 2008 Press Tour was canceled in December 2007 as a direct result of the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike.[2]

TCA Awards

Main article: TCA Awards

The organization sponsors the TCA Awards, honoring television excellence in 11 categories, which are presented at the end of the summer press tour. The Awards began in 1985 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The 2017 Awards were hosted by Kristin Chenoweth.[3] The awards given in 2017 included; Program of the Year, Best New Program, Best Drama Series, Individual Achievement in Drama, Best Comedy Series,Individual Achievement in Comedy, Best Reality Programming, Best Youth Programming, & Best News and Information. [4] In addition to these awards, each year the TCA grants the Heritage Award, given to a long-standing program that has culturally influenced society. [5]

References

  1. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (1 January 2017). "The Changing Shape Of TCA Press Tour In The Age Of Twitter And Peak TV". Uproxx. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. ^ "January 2008 TCA Press Tour Cancelled" – TVCritics.org
  3. ^ [Montgomery, D., & Sheehan, P. (2017). TCA Awards 2017: Full List of Television Critics Association Winners - GoldDerby. Retrieved November 9, 2017, from http://www.goldderby.com/article/2017/tca-awards-2017-full-list-of-television-critics-association-winners-news-486013975/
  4. ^ [Rodman, S. (2017). “The Handmaid”s Tale,’ “Atlanta,” Carrie Coon big winners at the Television Critics Assn. awards - LA Times. Retrieved from http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-august-the-handmaid-s-tale-atlanta-1502038279-htmlstory.html]
  5. ^ [Television Critics Association – The TCA welcomes you. (2017). Retrieved November 9, 2017, from http://tvcritics.org/]

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