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    Thu Jun 4, 2009 11:32pm EDT

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Television Critics Association announced nominees for its annual TCA Awards on Thursday. The final season of FX's "The Shield" leads the list with four nominations. Awards will be presented August 1.

    Entertainment  |  Television  |  Media

    Here's the complete list of nominees:

    PROGRAM OF THE YEAR

    "Battlestar Galactica" (Sci Fi)

    "Lost" (ABC)

    "Mad Men" (AMC)

    "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

    "The Shield" (FX)

    OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY

    "30 Rock" (NBC)

    "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)

    "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)

    "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS)

    "The Office" (NBC)

    OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA

    "Breaking Bad" (AMC)

    "Friday Night Lights" (NBC)

    "Lost" (ABC)

    "Mad Men" (AMC)

    "The Shield" (FX)

    OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT MOVIES, MINISERIES AND SPECIALS

    2008 Summer Olympic Coverage (NBC)

    "24: Redemption" (FX)

    "Generation Kill" (HBO)

    "Grey Gardens" (HBO)

    "Taking Chance" (HBO)

    OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM OF THE YEAR

    "Fringe" (Fox)

    "The Mentalist" (CBS)

    "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" (HBO)

    "True Blood" (HBO)

    "United States of Tara" (Showtime)

    INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY

    Alec Baldwin ("30 Rock")

    Steve Carell ("The Office")

    Tina Fey ("30 Rock")

    Neil Patrick Harris ("How I Met Your Mother")

    Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory")

    INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA

    Glenn Close ("Damages")

    Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad")

    Walton Goggins ("The Shield")

    Jon Hamm ("Mad Men")

    Hugh Laurie ("House")

    OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN'S Programing

    "Camp Rock" (The Disney Channel)

    "The Electric Company" (PBS)

    "Nick News" (Nickelodeon)

    "Sid the Science Kid" (PBS)

    "Yo Gabba Gabba" (Nickelodeon)

    OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS & INFORMATION

    "60 Minutes" (CBS)

    "The Alzheimer's Project" (HBO)

    "Frontline" (PBS)

    "The Rachel Maddow Show" (MSNBC)

    "We Shall Remain" (PBS)

    HERITAGE AWARD

    "ER" (NBC)

    "M*A*S*H" (CBS)

    "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

    "The Shield" (FX)

    "Star Trek" (NBC)

    (Editing by Sheri Linden at Reuters)

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