Howie Mandel to Host Game Show Awards

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Award Shows, Games, Reality, Cable, Amazing Race, The, American Idol, Gossip

The Game Show Network will sponsor the first-ever game show awards, an event that will celebrate everything the cable channel loves about televising gaming. Howie Mandel will emcee the event, which airs June 6 at 8pm ET on GSN.

“I want the game show awards to be unlike any awards show on television,” Mandel said in a recent statement. “We’ll see what happens.” Mandel’s comedic career enjoyed renewed success with the launch of Deal or No Deal, which became a hit for NBC. Mandel was nominated for an Emmy in 2008 by virtue of his work on the show.

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Fashions of the 2009 Grammys

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Award Shows, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Gossip

Every year, Grammys are awarded to the music industry’s best, brightest and most tuneful. Many songbirds showed off their stuff on the big stage, but first they had to walk down the red carpet and past the cameras. Which stars made music with their fashion…and which celebs hit a sour note?

Find out who wore what after the jump.

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Sunday Ratings: Emmys Reach New Low

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, Family Guy, Ratings

Last night, I made a comment about the Emmys hitting a new low. Apparently it was more than a just a joke. Yesterday’s telecast - which was pitted against a football game - received its smallest numbers to date. Meanwhile, NBC was once again on top with both the viewers and the demos.

8pm

• Approximately 19.2 million watched the Cowboys defeat the Packers on Sunday Night Football (8.1/19 in 18-49).
• The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (3.8/9) had 12.2 million confused from the start.
• Cold Case* (2.4/6) kicked off CBS’ evening with 10.4 million.
• The Simpsons* (2.3/6) averaged 5.1 million over an hour.
• A Privileged* rerun (1.1 million, 0.4/1) pulled in 900,000 less than before.

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The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Cable, FX, HBO, Entourage, Editorial, Features

Even though the previous television season was marred by the annoying writers’ strike, I find myself really excited for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. Not only will this ceremony give us a chance to start anew, it’ll be the academy’s chance to celebrate what’s new.

Tonight, two basic cable shows (Damages, Mad Men) will get a chance to win for Outstanding Drama Series. (That would be an Emmy first.) Meanwhile, nominees in several categories will have an opportunity to compete in a Sopranos-less environment. An added bonus? A new category. This year, reality show hosts will finally be acknowledged for their programming contributions as well.

So who won? Who lost? Who ran up and grabbed the award even though they didn’t win? Read our West Coast play-by-play account of this evening’s telecast and find out!

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This Week on TV (9/8-9/14)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Late Night, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Talk Shows, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, MTV, NBC, Syndication, The CW, Entourage, Oprah Winfrey Show, Prison Break, Saturday Night Live

(You can view TV Envy’s Fall Television Programming Schedule here.)

MONDAY (9/8)

• The Oprah Winfrey Show (Syndicated, check local listings:  Season 23 premiere. Oprah kicks off her new year with over 150 Olympians. Medals, schmedals. I’m sure they’re all hoping for free cars.
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX, 8pm):  Season 2 premiere. “Agent Ellison handles the aftermath of Cromartie’s massacre.” Now if a pool full of dead bodies doesn’t spell things out for Ellison, nothing will.
• Take Home Nanny (TLC, 8pm):  “Parents of aggressive twins need help from Emma to get the kids to behave well for a dinner with a teacher at the new school they want the boys to attend next year.” After they’re accepted, the twins then become the teacher’s problem.
• Prison Break (FOX, 9pm):  “Michael and his crew have one day to find the other five cardholders or they’ll go back to prison.” Yeah, yeah, yeah - been there, done that.

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Britney Spears and the VMAs

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Music, Prime Time, Cable, MTV, Video

Failed performances or not, we should have known that Britney Spears’ relationship with the VMAs would never be completely over.

While it’s still unclear whether the singer will be hitting the MTV stage again anytime soon, Spears has offered her improved self to several of the event’s promos.

Still not sure who Russell Brand is? Well, you probably aren’t the only one. In the following clip, the comedian tries to teach the pop star his name.

(You can see another commercial after the jump.)

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Britney Spears to Return to the VMAs?

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Award Shows, Music, Prime Time, Reality, MTV, Gossip

Unless you were under self-imposed media exile last year, you saw the avalanche of coverage following the Britney Spears appearance at the VMAs. Spears poorly performed “Gimme More” to seven million home viewers last year, though many more would witness her antics thanks to the streaming videos which cropped up everywhere. Will MTV really give her the chance to do it again?

President Van Toffler (MTV Networks Music Group) gave a somewhat tongue-in-cheek comment to the Associated Press that “everyone deserves a second or third chance, right?” But don’t take his comment too lightly. In a world where any press is good press, the mere promise of Spears at this year’s VMAs could create a whirlwind of media coverage. MTV likes press.

The Video Music Awards will air live on September 7, with performances being given from sound stages and rooftops. Right now, it isn’t certain whether Brit will actually perform - but it is certain MTV will want her there for the sake of ratings alone.

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Tuesday Ratings: NBC Has the ‘Biggest’ Night

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, House, Ratings

The Biggest Loser and SVU combined forces to whip up strong numbers for NBC.  The network dominated with both the viewers and the demos.

8pm

• An NCIS* repeat (12.27 million, 2.4/6 in 18-49) had the largest audience of the hour.
• The Biggest Loser (10.2 million, 4.3/11) was a close winner.
• Both Bones* (2.0/5) and Just for Laughs (1.8/5) drew 6.4 million.
• Coverage of the New Hampshire primaries (1.6/4) informed 5 million.
• The two-hour premiere of One Tree Hill (1.5/4) attracted 3.5 million.

9pm

• House* (10.8 million, 3.6/9 in 18-49) built upon its lead-in.
• The People’s Choice Awards (6 million, 1.6/4) was not the choice for viewers last night.
• According to Jim (1.2/3) entertained 4.5 million.  About 3.5 million welcomed back the return of Carpoolers (1.1/3).

10pm

• Law and Order: SVU (5.1/14 in 18-49) killed the competition with its 15.2 million viewers.
• Cashmere Mafia* (1.0/3) topped off the evening with 3.3 million.

*denotes repeat

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The American Music Award Nominations

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Award Shows, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, FOX, American Idol, News

The American Music Awards heaped honors this week awarding Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Linkin Park and Daughtry (led by American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry) with three nominations each. Idol winner Carrie Underwood nabbed two nominations, showing that FOX can, at least, find talent. Daughtry will also be a performer, along with Celine Dion, Fergie and Rihanna.  Jimmy Kimmel is set to host the event, which will air on ABC November 18.

Nominees for the AMAs are initially chosen based upon record sales, but this year marks a first for the award show: members of the public will be able to vote for nominees online.

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The 59th Annual Primetime Emmys: In Review

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Award Shows, Prime Time, FOX, American Idol, Daily Show, The, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, The Office, The Sopranos, Gossip, Ratings

It was an evening of firsts at the 59th annual primetime Emmys. The first time the awards show was on FOX. The first time Ryan Seacrest (resident FOX golden boy) hosted. The first time green concerns were proudly touted. And the first time I didn’t laugh at the Emmy host – not even once. FOX unabashedly promoted their own stars and shows all night long, though there were precious few wins for the network. Brian and Stewie from Family Guy provided some animated laughs, Lewis Black ranted and raved and performed a bit in the middle of the whole thing, and I found myself largely confused throughout the three hour-plus broadcast. Toward the end, Seacrest actually walked out on stage in a Henry VIII costume and told a gay joke – I couldn’t make this up if I tried, this actually happened. TV’s elite looked on in a mixture of horror and worry. Seacrest, unsurprisingly, acted and spoke exactly as he does while on American Idol. The strange, round stage provoked a lot of funny comments, and for a rare awards show change it was the acceptance speeches that became the saving grace of the FOX broadcast.

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