13th TCA Awards
Appearance
The 13th TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association. The ceremony was held in July 1997 at the Huntington Hotel and Spa in Pasadena, Calif.
Winners and nominees
Program of the Year
- Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC)
- The Odyssey (NBC)
- Seinfeld (NBC)
- The X-Files (Fox)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
- 3rd Rock from the Sun (NBC)
- Frasier (NBC)
- King of the Hill (Fox)
- Seinfeld (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama
Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC)
- EZ Streets (CBS)
- Law & Order (NBC)
- NYPD Blue (ABC)
- The X-Files (Fox)
Individual Achievement in Comedy
David Hyde Pierce - Frasier (NBC)
- Drew Carey - The Drew Carey Show (ABC)
- Kelsey Grammer - Frasier (NBC)
- John Lithgow - 3rd Rock from the Sun (NBC)
- Rip Torn - The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
Individual Achievement in Drama
Andre Braugher - Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC)
- Gillian Anderson - The X-Files (Fox)
- David Duchovny - The X-Files (Fox)
- Anthony Edwards - ER (NBC)
- Dennis Franz - NYPD Blue (ABC)
- Joe Pantoliano - EZ Streets (CBS)
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
- 20/20 (ABC)
- 60 Minutes (CBS)
- Frontline (PBS)
- Nightline (ABC)
Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming
Bill Nye the Science Guy (PBS)
Wishbone (PBS)
- Arthur (PBS)
- The Magic School Bus (PBS)
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (PBS)
- Rugrats (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Achievement in Sports
- The Masters Tournament (CBS)
- Monday Night Football (ABC)
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
- The World Series (Fox)
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials
Bastard Out of Carolina (Showtime)
- The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (PBS)
- The Last Don (CBS)
- The Odyssey (NBC)
- The West (PBS)