In what was perhaps a solid upset, Friday Night Lights took home the top trophy of the night.  Lights has been nominated for pretty much all of American television’s top awards, but winning one is a different story. Behind The Wire, Alias, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and others, Lights will likely go down as one of the most under-appreciated shows in TV history…

But not last night! Last night its winning percentage was 50% (its only other nomination and only loss was to Mad Men), which is quite the success considering it’s usually hovering pathetically around 0%. The aforementioned Men and ABC’S Modern Family were the night’s biggest winners; each walked off with 2 trophies, which is about as good as it gets because the TCA is thankfully stingy with its awards categories (it only has 12). Other winners included newbie Game of Thrones, Nat Geo doc Restrepo, CBS’s The Amazing Race, and Oprah Winfrey. All winners appear below (in bold). Continue reading →