Here are the four biggest surprises among the nominations:
Rookie of the year: Sixteen million viewers can't be wrong, as CBS' breakout hit The Mentalist got some critical love for its charming, fair-haired star, Simon Baker, who received a nomination in the fiercely competitive Best Actor in a Drama category (see below).
Who else was nominated? Check out all the new and old Emmy faces
Therapy breakthrough: In a crowded field of cable dramas, HBO's tiny but intriguing, five-episodes-per-week psychotherapy drama In Treatment nabbed an impressive three acting nominations: Gabriel Byrne and Dianne Wiest nabbed their second nods for Best Actor and ...
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Ugly Betty has a crush, but that doesn't mean there isn't room for a new love interest.
Daniel Eric Gold may be arriving as fresh blood for America Ferrera's Betty, who takes a shine to him after they meet at YETI (Young Editors' Training Institute). Gold's aspiring wordsmith may be harboring a big secret that could have major impact on... More, after the jump.
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Who was the real Mean Girl on the set when Lindsay Lohan resumed her Ugly Betty run — the tabloid mainstay, or series lead America Ferrera?
The New York Post's Page Six column claims that after some indecent behavior — including, perhaps, the forgoing of bloomers ...
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The cast and crew of ABC's hit show Ugly Betty has moved production to New York City and took the opportunity to celebrate their third season premiere in the city that never sleeps. Our own Gina DiNunno caught up with Betty herself, America Ferrera, on the red carpet and asked how Betty's life will change this season, and specifically, if she'll get the guts to move out of her family's home. Check out the video now, and find info on Betty "trying to grow up" and move out at the 1:33 minute mark.Watch more videos from the premiere party:• Ugly Betty's Becki Newton on Her New Choice to Play Her Dad• Eric Mabius takes to daddy life as Daniel• Vanessa Williams puts Wilhelmina's stamp on ModeRelated• America disses The Hills, Gossip Girl• Feeling pretty Ugly? Use our on Online Video Guide to catch up on Ugly Betty.
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America Ferrera thinks The Hills, 90210 and Gossip Girl teaches girls to be, well, mean girls. Us Weekly reports that Ferrera isn't happy with the way female relationships are depicted on popular TV shows. The star of ABC's Ugly Betty — which constantly debates the themes of beauty on the inside vs. the outside — told the October issue of Seventeen, "If you're watching The Hills or 90210, all the backstabbing shapes the way we act – you go to school, and you think your job is to find a sworn enemy and be jealous of each other."In that case, what does Ferrera think about Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants co-star Blake Lively's hit show Gossip Girl? She admits, "I mean, I love Blake; she's a wonderful friend of mine, but shows like Gossip Girl kind of condition us to be mean." (Interesting since Ugly Betty, while sweet in the end, has some of the cattiest 'tudes on TV).With all the talk of catty women, Ferrera admits that working with Lively, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bl...
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