Despite sometimes being at odds with the wims of the general public, The two groups have found some common ground on two of this past season’s biggest hits.
ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” and “Lost,” both of which finished the year ranked among the top 10 shows, were among the leading nominees for the 2005 Television Critics Association Awards. “Housewives” topped the nominations with five, while “Lost” tied with Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” for second with four nominations.
The two rookie sensations helped ABC capture the most nods of any network with 11. FOX, powered by “Arrested Development” and “House,” was next with eight nominations, followed by HBO with seven, PBS with five and CBS with four.
“Lost” and “Desperate Housewives” are both nominated for program of the year. The two will be competing with “Arrested,” “The Daily Show” and HBO’s “Deadwood” for the honor. They’re also nominated for outstanding new program, along with “House,” UPN’s “Veronica Mars” and FX’s “Rescue Me.”
The award ceremony will take place on July 23. Here’s a complete list of nominees:
Program of the Year
# “Arrested Development” (FOX)
# “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
# “Deadwood” (HBO)
# “Desperate Housewives” (ABC)
# “Lost” (ABC)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
# “Arrested Development” (FOX)
# “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
# “Desperate Housewives” (ABC)
# “Everybody Loves Raymond” (CBS)
# “Gilmore Girls” (The WB)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama
# “24” (FOX)
# “Deadwood” (HBO)
# “House” (FOX)
# “Lost” (ABC)
# “Rescue Me” (FX)
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials
# “Lackawanna Blues” (HBO)
# “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers” (HBO)
# “The Office Special” (BBC America)
# “Something the Lord Made” (HBO)
# “Sometimes in April” (HBO)
New Program of the Year
# “Desperate Housewives” (ABC)
# “House” (FOX)
# “Lost” (ABC)
# “Rescue Me” (FX)
# “Veronica Mars” (UPN)
Individual Acheivement in Comedy
# Jason Bateman (“Arrested Development”)
# Marcia Cross (“Desperate Housewives”)
# Teri Hatcher (“Desperate Housewives”)
# Ray Romano (“Everybody Loves Raymond”)
# Jon Stewart (“The Daily Show”)
Individual Achievement in Drama
# Kristen Bell (“Veronica Mars”)
# Matthew Fox (“Lost”)
# Hugh Laurie (“House”)
# Ian McShane (“Deadwood”)
# Kiefer Sutherland (“24”)
Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Programming
# “DeGrassi: Next Generation” (The N)
# “Dora the Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
# “Nick News” (Nickelodeon)
# “Postcards from Buster” (PBS)
# “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
# “60 Minutes” Sunday edition (CBS)
# “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
# “Frontline” (PBS)
# “Meet the Press” (NBC)
# “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” (PBS)
# “Nightline” (ABC)
Heritage Award
# “Frontline” (PBS)
# “M*A*S*H” (CBS)
# “Nightline” (ABC)
# “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
# “Sesame Street” (PBS)
Career Achievement
# Tom Brokaw
# Bill Moyers
# Bob Newhart
# Aaron Spelling
# Oprah Winfrey
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