61st Primetime Emmy Awards
8/7c CBS
Tina Fey, who received an Emmy last weekend at the Creative Arts Emmy ceremony for her Sarah Palin impersonation on Saturday Night Live, could walk away from the Nokia Theatre tonight with even more hardware. She's up for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for 30 Rock, which received an astounding 22 nominations. Another big winner will likely be Mad Men, which hauled in six trophies in 2008. Neil Patrick Harris, an Emmy producer and nominated for his supporting role in How I Met Your Mother, looks to replicate his recent Tony-hosting success with another stellar performance. The big loser this evening could be CBS if Emmy ratings, which reached an all-time low last year, continue to tank.
Read on for previews of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Drop Dead Diva, Mad Men and Bored to Death.
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There's been a lot of talk about Paula Abdul's post-Idol guest appearance on Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva, and now's your chance to see her try her hand as a new kind of judge — the gavel-slamming kind.
In this sneak peek of Abdul's first appearance (Sept. 13 at 9/8c), Judge Paula appears to Jane (Brooke Elliott) in a dream to critique her courtroom singing and her "monochromatic microfiber" suit.
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What happens in Vegas will soon be Paula Abdul.
The former American Idol judge is working out the kinks for her own show in Las Vegas, she tells Access Hollywood.
"That will be more... really announced later, when everything's worked [out]," she says...
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Drop Dead Diva
9/8c Lifetime
High-school reunions can be mind-boggling, but having to actually prove a man's sanity in court while trying to keep one's own and connect with Jane's friends from school is enough to drive anyone crazy. But for Deb, who now faces such tasks on a pretty regular basis, it's just another day in the life. Gregory Harrison and Marla Sokoloff find themselves in the middle of all this zaniness as they guest star in tonight's episode.
Read on for previews of Daytime Emmy Awards, True Blood, Mad Men and Futurama.
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An in-demand Paula Abdul says she has no official post-American Idol plans yet, but is trying to take in the "many wonderful" offers she has received in the wake of her surprise departure.
"At this point, there are so many wonderful things that are being offered to me," Abdul told the Associated Press. "And I got to take a deep breath, sleep a little ... and go through everything."
Katy Perry, Victoria Beckham to Be Guest Judges on Idol
Among them is a spot on So You Think You Can Dance. Dance executive producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe has been vocal about having the free agent on the series in some capacity. But Abdul says she has ...
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