'Empire,' John Oliver, Amy Schumer, 'Better Call Saul' Honored By TV Critics Association

Fox freshman hit Empire, snubbed in Emmy nominations by the TV Academy, was named Program of the Year at the TCA Summer Press Tour’s annual trophy-dispensing ceremony. And AMC’s new Better Call Saul, a spinoff of critics’ darling Breaking Bad, was named Outstanding New Program of the Year. Leave it to critics to split hairs to honor two shows that both happen to be new. John Oliver’s new HBO series Last Week Tonight was named the year’s Outstanding News & Information…