The 61st Annual Emmy Awards
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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Paula Abdul, Drop Dead Diva
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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Paula Abdul
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
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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Paula Abdul
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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Paula Abdul, Drop Dead Diva
Paula Abdul was back to work Thursday as a judge — a gavel-in-hand kind of judge — shooting a guest appearance for Lifetime's new dramedy, Drop Dead Diva.
Find out what Fox had to say about Paula's depature and what's next for her
While her former co-judges headed to Denver for American Idol's Season 9 auditions — without her —Abdul was in Peachtree, Ga., to shoot ...
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Defying Gravity
Blood in the Water
9/8 CT Discovery
Jaws fans, set your DVRs! The source material for Peter Benchley's book and Steven Spielberg's movie comes to life in this dramatic documentary about the 1916 shark attacks along the New Jersey shore. Reenactments and reality-show-type cutaways are juxtaposed with a narrative that compares what scientists knew then to what they know now in one of the coolest Shark Week specials ever.
Read on for previews of Defying Gravity, Next Food Network Star, Drop Dead Diva and Kendra.
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The Storm
The Storm
9/8 CT NBC
In the tradition of the catastrophic Irwin Allen disaster flicks (The Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure, The Swarm) of the 1970s comes this two-part spectacle about a billionaire (Treat Williams) who dumps a chunk of his vast fortune into cutting-edge technology that allows for manipulating the weather. (Hey, everybody talks about it, but somebody is finally doing something about it!) Of course, he's got ulterior motives, and when things go awry — hurricanes, sandstorms and other meteorological devastation — the planet becomes endangered. James Van Der Beek costars as a scientist out to stop him. The conclusion airs next Sunday.
Read on for previews of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Doctor Who, True Blood and Drop Dead Diva.
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Entourage
Entourage
10:30 pm/ET HBO
It's hard to believe that the last time we saw Vince Chase, prospects were so dim it looked like his charmed movie-star life was over. That, however, was before Martin Scorsese tapped him for the lead in Gatsby, and now he's back among Hollywood's elite as the sixth season gets underway. And by getting ready to take his driver's test, Vince is also flashing an independent streak, but he's not the only one: Eric is shopping around for his own place, and Lloyd gives Ari an ultimatum about his career.
Read on for previews of Drop Dead Diva, True Blood, Meteor and In Plain Sight.
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Brooke Elliott and Rosie O'Donnell
Drop Dead Diva (premieres Sunday, July 9 at 9 pm/ET on Lifetime) is giving its viewers a twist on how beauty is defined. The premise is simple: A vapid, skinny-mini model is horrified when — after a wacky series of events — she winds up in the body of a brilliant, average-sized lawyer. TVGuide.com met up with Brooke Elliott, the show's star, to learn how one plays a character inside a character, what big-name guest stars will make an appearance and what "rare message" the show sends about self-acceptance.
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TVGuide.com: How would you describe your dual role on Drop Dead Diva?
Brooke Elliott: Well, there are two characters. There's Deb — a tiny, thin, model who's vapid and self-obsessed. Then there's Jane — an average-sized woman and brilliant lawyer who's trying to become a partner but doesn't really have the self-esteem for it. Through a series of events, they both die at the same time. Deb refuses to accept she's dead, and is sent back — except in Jane's body. ...
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