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Emmy Finalists for Acting Categories

Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston

Last week, we told you which Emmy contenders were still in the running for the Best Comedy and Best Drama categories. And while these names are not official, we now have the rumored finalists for several of the main acting awards. (NOTE: Some categories have not yet been leaked.)

 

Best Actor, Drama
  • Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
  • Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
  • Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
  • Patrick Dempsey, Grey’s Anatomy
  • Michael C. Hall, Dexter
  • Jon Hamm, Mad Men
  • Eddie Izzard, The Riches
  • Hugh Laurie, House
  • Denis Leary, Rescue Me
  • James Spader, Boston Legal  (last year’s winner)

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Law & Order: SVU Assigns Newest ADA

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, NBC,

Michaela McManusWhen resumes next fall, a new ADA will be working to cover Stabler and Benson’s butts.

In the show’s recent finale, controversy - not a faked death - forced Casey Novak out of her job. Her departure means Season 10 will be introducing One Tree Hill‘s Michaela McManus, the latest female (behind Stephanie March and Diane Neal) to fill the role.

Even though SVU also said goodbye to Det. Chester Lake (Adam Beach) this May, NBC currently has no plans to find his replacement.

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Tuesday Ratings: Lakers Win Game and Viewers

Game 3 between the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers overpowered FOX’s reality block. ABC wound up passing its competitors in both the viewers and the demos.

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  • * (10 million, 1.9/6 in 18-49) had a 900,000 climb.
  • The pre-game show (3.6/11) drew in 9.1 million.
  • The special (2.9/10) kicked off the evening with 7.8 million.
  • (6 million, 2.4/8) was off by 700,000.
  • (6 million, 1.8/6) improved by 300,000.

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Tuesday Ratings: CBS and FOX Share the Spoils

A decline in Moment of Truth‘s performance helped CBS edge FOX in viewership. Nevertheless, Hell’s Kitchen pulled in strong enough numbers to give its network a win in the demos.

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According to Jim, Courtney Thorne-Smith

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Tuesday Ratings: FOX Wins Without Idol

While the show didn’t come close to American Idol-sized numbers, the reintroduction of The Moment of Truth did well enough to help FOX win another Tuesday night.

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Moment of Truth, Mark L. Walberg

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Sunday Ratings: NASCAR Races Past Repeats

The NASCAR event on FOX easily outmaneuvered the aging competition.

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Everybody Hates Chris

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Tuesday Ratings: Busy Night for Reality Shows

Last night’s Battle of the Davids brought monster-sized numbers to FOX. American Idol‘s final showdown actually improved upon last year’s finale. Meanwhile, Dancing with the Stars drew a lot of interest in the later half of the evening.

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Dancing with the Stars, Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas

  • (27.1 million, 10.1/28 in 18-49) was up from last year’s 25.3 million.
  • ’ two-hour finale (3.4/9) took in a respectable 16.5 million.
  • A * recap (8.9 million, 1.9/5) doubled According to Jim‘s numbers.
  • (4 million, 1.4/4) did the same as before.
  • A * repeat (1.8 million, 0.8/2) did 300,000 better than Beauty and the Geek.

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Sunday Ratings: ABC Finales Lead Competition

Despite a good turnout for the Country Music Awards, Desperate Housewives was easily the night’s most-watched program.  The finale gave ABC a win in both the viewers and demos.

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Taylor Swift, Country Music Awards

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2008 Summer Television Programming Schedule

The Bachelorette, DeAnna Pappas

A new season calls for a new schedule.

If you’re without anything to do this summer, this updated programming schedule may help keep you occupied.  Over the next few months, networks will be introducing a crop of reality shows (Celebrity Circus, Greatest American Dog), some experimental dramas (Swingtown, Fear Itself) and the usual horde of repeats.

This list is a

compilation of the calendars

for the five major networks.

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Tuesday Ratings: FOX Sees Improvement

Although FOX has ruled Tuesday for quite some time, the network’s lineup has seen its ups and downs.  This week, both American Idol and Hell’s Kitchen rebounded from recent ratings dips.

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