18th TCA Awards

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]

18th TCA Awards
Date	July 20, 2002
Venue	Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel and Spa, Pasadena, California
Highlights
Program of the Year	24
Outstanding New Program	24
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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) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) Gilmore Girls (The WB) The Shield (FX)
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials	Band of Brothers (HBO)	9/11 (CBS) America: A Tribute to Heroes (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Career Achievement Award	Bill Cosby (rescinded in 2018)[5]	Carol Burnett Larry Gelbart Aaron Spelling Mike Wallace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
4	24
	The Shield
	Six Feet Under
3	The Osbournes
2	60 Minutes
	Band of Brothers
	The Bernie Mac Show
	Everybody Loves Raymond
	Friends
	Gilmore Girls
	Scrubs