Filed under: OpEd, 24, House, How I Met Your Mother, Chuck, Reality-Free, The Big Bang Theory The networks are cold, heartless bastards.They want us to watch their shows in order to grab ratings and ad revenue; yet, they mess around with their schedules so much that it's frustrating. Eventually, it ...

Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, followed by new episodes of Samantha Who? and Boston Legal. CBS has a new Big Bang Theory at 8, then new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men...

Emmy nomination morning is kind of like Christmas morning - you’re all excited about it as it approaches, wary of the potential surprises and the like, etc. But, unlike Christmas that ends in the complete elimination of suspense, the Emmy Awards are the start of a whole new game. In this case,...

When I started my Emmys coverage for this year’s ceremony a while ago, I (as always) had a lot of plans: previews of every category (Got through a lot), reviews of every submitted episode (Almost got through those), and all sorts of other grand schemes that never come to fruition. This is the ...

Were some shocking omissions from the Emmy top 10 lists due to the lack of a photo next to their names on the official eligibility lists (SEE HERE) that voters used as a reminder of contenders when checking off ballots? One of the most notable snubbees tells Gold Derby, "Yes!" and blames t...

So what do media gurus think of the contents of the Emmy top 10 lists of semifinalists for best comedy and drama series? Here's a sampling below. Let's lead off with the esteemed Matt Roush! TVGUIDE.COM (Matt Roush) — "Emmy Gets Our Hopes Up: The lists are heavy on hip cable fare: four in com...

"Is it possible for HBO not to have a show nominated for best drama and comedy series?" asks our secret Emmy judge No. 1 after attending one of Sunday's panels that screens sample episodes submitted by the Top 10 semifinalists for best comedy series. "It almost seems likely. To the pe...

Achieving success in the Supporting Actress in a  Comedy Series takes one of three things: having a recognizable name, being on a popular show, or being on a show that has won Emmys in the past. Now, you’re probably asking yourself why I would take the time to isolate these three categories s...

CBS had the most viewers last week, but ABC enjoyed its best summer week in two years, compliments of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics....

As best we can figure, the Television Critics Association did not nominate "Friday Night Lights" for program of the year, though you may have seen that it had in earlier reports, and it was on the TCA ballot yesterday morning, though we've been assured that was a mistake. Or not. Oops on that....