The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards

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Could the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards be another year for firsts?

Around this same time last September, the execs of basic cable were thrilled to see one of their own finally win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series (Mad Men). Meanwhile, producers of reality fare saw an award given to one of their hosts (Jeff Probst). So which other category could be covered during this round? Animation.

For the first time since 1961 (when The Flintstones were still on air), an animated program has been nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series. So will Family Guy finally go where The Simpsons has never gone before? Not if the six other contenders have anything to say about it!

So who won? Who lost? Which funnyman took home the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor since Jeremy Piven wasn’t even nominated? Read our West Coast play-by-play account of this evening’s telecast and find out!

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VIDEO: TV Envy Interviews Hannah Montana’s Billy Ray Cyrus

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Cable, Features, Video

Thanks to a recent chat with singer/actor Billy Ray Cyrus, we were lucky to get the inside scoop on several upcoming projects. Is Hannah Montana really coming to an end next year? Find out what he had to tell TV Envy about Season 4 here. What does he have going on with Jackie Chan and George Lopez? Billy Ray talks about their upcoming movie, The Spy Next Door, and tells us what he brings into a fight.

Check out the scoop above and get details on Sandwich Swap ‘n’ Share, a program he is jointly involved in with both Hellmann’s and Best Foods. For every free virtual sandwich created on Facebook, 7 lunches will be donated to Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief charity. Those who visit the site can also find information on how to bid on a private picnic with Billy Ray. (The prize will include attendance at one of his shows in Florida.)

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Dancing with the Stars 9: The New Partners Revealed

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Dancing With The Stars, Features, Gossip

Although we’ve already learned the celebrities comprising Dancing with the Stars 9, we know now the 16 pairs vying for that mirror ball trophy.

Aside from the addition of Anna Demidova (last season’s contest winner), there will be no new faces in the professional line-up this round. (The cast is already comprised of three So You Think You Can Dance vets as it is.) Louis Van Amstel, who was just seen on SYTYCD, will also make a return to his old stomping grounds.

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Celebrity Double-Take: True Blood’s Stephen Moyer vs. Jon Bon Jovi

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Cable, HBO, Features, Gossip

For today’s installment, we have True Blood‘s Stephen Moyer on the left and singer Jon Bon Jovi on the right.

I believe at least one of these guys is Wanted Dead or Alive…

(Make sure to check out more of our Celebrity Double-Takes here, here and here.)

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The Official Dancing with the Stars 9 Cast

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Dancing With The Stars, Features, Gossip

Dancing with the Stars may be facing stiff competition from So You Think You Can Dance this fall, but it will do so with its largest field yet.

For the show’s ninth season, the program will start off with a whopping 16 celebrities. This means viewers will see three double-eliminations in the first few weeks.

As usual, ABC has roped in a handful of athletes, some reality stars, a few models and a number of D-listers. But unlike previous rounds, DWTS will now also feature it’s first disgraced politician.

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Paris Hilton’s BFF Chase Renewed

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Reality, MTV, Features, Renewals

“This season I made it like a sorority, the Paris sorority,” said Paris Hilton of the second season of her MTV show, Paris Hilton’s My New BFF, which premieres tomorrow. Though the heiress found a friend in Season 1 winner Brittany Flinkinger, and subsequently in the UK version of the show, she’s apparently still on the hunt.

Lil’ Kim, Kathy Griffin and a handful of Paris Hilton’s celebrity pals will make guest appearances on the show, which will renew her quest to find a pal among a dozen or more male and female contenders. Last season, Paris’s quest began with makeovers, challenges and very quick eliminations.

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Video: TV Envy Interviews 30 Rock’s Jane Krakowski

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, NBC, 30 Rock, Features

We were able to chat with 30 Rock‘s Jane Krakowski (Jenna on the show) earlier today to talk about tonight’s 30 Rock season finale. Jane gives us a teaser on what to expect in the Season 3 finale, and also tells us what it’s like to work with so many world-class comedians on a day-to-day basis. We also go into some of her work on the Breyers Smooth and Dreamy promotion, where she has shot a couple of webisodes that put her into classical movies as a modern-day woman (and they’re pretty funny.)

Check out the video above for the interview, and head on over to the Smooth and Dreamy site to enter to win a very cool Dreamy Hollywood package, which includes an 8 day trip for 4 to Hollywood, CA. Once again, we thank Jane for taking some time to chat with us today!

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Celebrity Double-Take: Elaine Cassidy vs. Parker Posey

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, CBS, Features

For today’s installment, we have Elaine Cassidy (Harper’s Island) on the left and Parker Posey (The Return of Jezebel James) on the right.

Maybe the killer on the CBS drama is really Abby Mills’ doppelganger?

(Make sure to check out more of our Celebrity Double-Takes here, here and here.)

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Celebrity Double-Take: Jason O’Mara vs. Matthew Rhys

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Features, Gossip

For today’s installment, we have Life on Mars’ Jason O’Mara on the left and Brothers & Sisters’ Matthew Rhys on the right.

One has the unfortunate honor of being on a now-canceled series, the other once (unfortunately) dated Sienna Miller.

(Make sure to check out more of our Celebrity Double-Takes here, here and here.)

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Dancing with the Stars 7: Week 4

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Dancing With The Stars, Editorial, Features

Last Tuesday, chef Rocco DiSpirito and Karina Smirnoff came very close to being eliminated from Dancing with the Stars. But thanks to Misty May-Treanor’s nasty accident, the couple was given another chance to stay in the game.

Unfortunately, the remaining 9 pairs were not able to write off Week 3 completely. The scores from this Monday’s dances are going to be combined with last week’s numbers to determine Week 4’s elimination.

So after tonight’s Samba and Tango performances, were Rocco and Karina still likely to leave next? Read on!

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