NBC once again dominated the Television Critics Association’s annual award nominations for outstanding programming and performances.
Freshman series “30 Rock,” “Friday Night Lights” and “Heroes” garnered 12 nominations among them. Returning comedy “The Office” also secured a nod.
HBO had the second-most nominations in the survey, with veteran series “The Sopranos” and “The Wire” mentioned along with Spike Lee’s Hurricane Katrina documentary “When the Levees Broke.”
Other new shows receiving recognition include ABC’s “Ugly Betty” and Showtime’s “Dexter.”
Nominees for the TCA Heritage Award, which recognizes a show that had long-term cultural impact, include CBS’ “M*A*S*H” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” PBS’ “Sesame Street,” ABC’s “Roots” and HBO’s “The Sopranos.”
A list of the nominees follows.
PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
“American Idol” (Fox)
“Friday Night Lights” (NBC)
“Heroes” (NBC)
“Planet Earth” (Discovery)
“The Wire” (HBO)
“When the Levees Broke” (HBO)
COMEDY
“30 Rock” (NBC)
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
“Entourage” (HBO)
“The Office” (NBC)
“Ugly Betty” (ABC)
DRAMA
“Friday Night Lights” (NBC)
“Heroes” (NBC)
“Lost” (ABC)
“The Sopranos” (HBO)
“The Wire” (HBO)
MOVIE, MINISERIES OR SPECIAL
“Broken Trail” (AMC)
“Planet Earth” (Discovery)
“Prime Suspect” (PBS)
“The State Within” (BBC America)
“When the Levees Broke” (HBO)
NEW PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
“30 Rock” (NBC)
“Dexter” (Showtime)
“Friday Night Lights” (NBC)
“Heroes” (NBC)
“Ugly Betty” (ABC)
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Stephen Colbert, “The Colbert Report”
America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Jon Stewart, “The Daily Show”
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Connie Britton, “Friday Night Lights”
Kyle Chandler, “Friday Night Lights”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Hugh Laurie, “House”
Helen Mirren, “Prime Suspect”
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING
“Dora the Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
“Johnny and the Sprites” (Disney Channel)
“Kyle XY” (ABC Family)
“Lincoln Heights” (ABC Family)
“SpongeBob SquarePants” (Nickelodeon)
NEWS/INFORMATION
“Baghdad ER” (HBO)
“Bill Moyers’ Journal” (PBS)
“Galapagos” (National Geographic)
“Planet Earth” (Discovery)
“When the Levees Broke” (HBO)
HERITAGE AWARD
“M*A*S*H” (CBS)
“Roots” (ABC)
“Sesame Street” (PBS)
“The Mary Tyler Moore Show” (CBS)
“The Sopranos” (HBO)