| Critics' Choice Television Award | |
|---|---|
| Current:30th Critics' Choice Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Best intelevision |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | CCA |
| First award | 2011 |
| Website | www |
TheCritics' Choice Television Awards were accolades that were presented annually by theCritics Choice Association (CCA).[1] They were established in 2011, and thefirst ceremony was held on June 20, 2011, and streamed live onVH1.com.[2][3] The fourth ceremony was televised live, for the first time in award history, on June 19, 2014, onThe CW.[4] In October 2014, theA&E Network was granted exclusive rights to broadcast the television andfilm awards in 2015 and 2016.[5] The final ceremony was in 2015, after which it was combined with the film awards and once again became the Critics' Choice Awards.
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) was founded in 2011 as an offshoot of theBroadcast Film Critics Association. The Awards were produced by executive producer Bob Bain.[6]
According to the acting president of the BTJA, Joey Berlin, the Critics' Choice Television Awards were launched "to enhance access for broadcast journalists covering the television industry. Just as the Critics' Choice Movie Awards has been established as an important part of the annual movie awards season, we are confident that the Critics' Choice Television Awards will play a similar role for the television industry."[7]
Following the announcement of the partnership withEntertainment Weekly prior to the7th Critics' Choice Television Awards in November 2016, several high profile members of the Broadcast Television Journalists Association left the organization, includingMichael Ausiello ofTVLine,Maureen Ryan ofVariety,Ken Tucker ofYahoo! TV, and Michael Schneider ofIndieWire. In an article Schneider published shortly after his resignation titled, he wrote: "The idea that Entertainment Weekly would be the preferred media outlet for an awards show decided by journalists from many outlets is unusual. (It would be like CNN being named the official partner of the Presidential Debates, even though they're moderated and covered by representatives from multiple news organizations.)"[8] Following the mass exodus of television critics, the Broadcast Television Journalists Association lost 15%–30% of its membership.[9] This caused the majority of the membership to be made up of internet journalists instead of television critics. During the7th Critics' Choice Television Awards the fact that several critically acclaimed shows were snubbed such asThe Americans,Rectify,The Night Of andYou're the Worst in favor of shows with very little to no critical support such asModern Family,The Big Bang Theory, andHouse of Cards was credited, and widely criticized, due to this change.[8]
