Capping a week in which it got 16 Emmy nominations, "Mad Men" snared three TV Critics Association Awards Saturday. The first year of the sleek serial about life of 1960s ad men took outstanding new program, outstanding achievement in drama and program of the year. Program creator Matthew Weiner, who had been flanked by his cast for other awards said the notice marked the end of a year he said has been "a dream." Star Jon Hamm thanked reality shows like "Flavor of Love," and "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" for "pushing the envelope so far one way that there as a place we could sort of sneak into at the other end." Said cast member John Slattery, "I'm glad our message of smoking, drinking and whoring has registered with the TCA." They were the first TCA Awards for AMC, which tied HBO and NBC for most awards of the night, three. PBS went away with two, one for "The War" and the other for "WordGirl." In comedy, it was all "30 Rock" with the TV-centric show winning outstanding achievement in comedy and outstanding individual achievement in comedy for its star and creator Tina Fey, who in her acceptance speech described her show as "the most successful cable show on broadcast television." "I'm sorry the rest of the cast couldn't be here," she said. "NBC is broke." HBO's miniseries John Adams won best miniseries and outstanding individual achievement for Paul Giamatti, who ran to the stage to accept and called the long shoot coveri ...
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