HIP-HOP drama “Empire” has earned the top honor at the Television Critics Association’s 31st annual TCA Awards.

    The Lee Daniels/Danny Strong drama by Fox, which led the pack with four TCA Awards nominations, beat out Amazon’s “Transparent,” AMC’s “Mad Men,” HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and FX’s “Americans” for the coveted TV program of the year award.

    Comedy Central’s breakout star Amy Schumer was the night’s only two-time winner, earning honors for both outstanding achievement in comedy and individual achievement in comedy for her sketch series “Inside Amy Schumer.”

    AMC’s “Breaking Bad” spin-off “Better Call Saul,” which debuted to strong ratings and reviews in early February, walked away with the award for outstanding new program.

    FX’s beloved spy drama “The Americans” earned the outstanding achievement in drama award.

    Meanwhile, “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm won his second individual achievement in drama award for his portrayal of Don Draper.

    Recently retired “Late Show” host David Letterman was given the career achievement award for his late-night work on both NBC and CBS.

    This year’s TCA Awards was hosted by CBS’ “Late Late Show” host James Corden and took place at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Saturday evening.(SD-Agencies)