Tom Bergeron ("Dancing with the Stars" ), Heidi Klum ("Project Runway"), Howie Mandel ("Deal or No Deal"), Jeff Probst ("Survivor") and Ryan Seacrest ("American Idol") have all been tapped to emcee the 60th Annual Primetime Emmys, set to air Sept. 21 on ABC.

Bergeron, Klum, Mandel, Probst and Seacrest are all up for the first-ever outstanding reality host Emmy - repping the first time that an entire category of competitiors have hosted the show at the same time. It's the second consecutive year for Seacrest, who hosted the Primetime Emmys solo last year on Fox.

Emmy producer Ken Ehrlich said he'd been kicking around the idea of inviting the category nominees to host the kudofest for months - but wanted to take a look at who wound up getting nominated before committing to the idea. "When those five names were read, all of a sudden it was absolutely perfect," Ehrlich said. "The four networks are represented, as well as cable. In that sense it was great. And in the sense that each one of those individuals does something a little different than the other, we have five distinct personalities. Plus, they all like each other."

Nets usually avoid showcasing rival network talent as hosts, but Ehrlich said ABC Entertainment prexy Steve McPherson approved of the idea. "This is what these guys do," Ehrlich said of the hosts. "They're all very good at it in their individual ways."

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Conan Rocked the Emmys

In case you missed the Emmys (or just want to see what all the fuss was about) here's the link to the video of Conan O'Brien's hilarious opening film which has Conan crash landing on a desert island, then wandering through the sets of various hit shows, including Lost (where Conan suddenly has the most amazing abs), 24 (where he interrupts a serious mission where millions might die if Jack Bauer doesn't get through to the president immediatley), House (where he's insultingly diagnosed by the doc himself), Dateline (where Conan is mistaken for a child predator) and South Park (where he meets Tom Cruise who refuses to come out of the closet).

The skit was obviously filmed far in advance of the broadcast with Conan flying to Hawaii to shoot on the Lost set. It had nothing to do with the tragic plane crash in Kentucky, which was a small commuter plane that never even got airborne. NBC apolgized all over the place, but we think it was a tempest in a teapot. Conan was hilarious: and his Music Man song and dance number was just too funny. He needs to be invited back next year.

Posted on August 30, 2006
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Emmys Snub Lost

The Emmy nominations are out and we are not amused. Lost is nowhere to be found for Outstanding Drama Series. The nominees are:

Outstanding Reality Show (Competition)

The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Survivor

Outstanding Reality Show

Antiques Roadshow
The Dog Whisperer
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Penn & Teller: Bullshit

Outstanding Drama Series

Grey's Anatomy
House
The Sopranos
24
The West Wing

Outstanding Comedy Series

Arrested Development
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Office
Scrubs
Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama

Candice Bergen, Boston Legal
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
Blythe Danner, Huff
Jean Smart, 24

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Cheryl Hines, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Alfre Woodard, Desperate Housewives
Jaime Pressley, My Name is Earl
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Megan Mullally, Will & Grace

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama

William Shatner, Boston Legal
Oliver Platt, Huff
Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos
Gregory Itzin, 24
Alan Alda, The West Wing

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Will Arnett, Arrested Development
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Bryan Cranston, Malcolm in the Middle
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Sean Hayes, Will & Grace

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama

Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Geena Davis, Commander In Chief
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Frances Conroy, Six Feet Under
Allison Janney, The West Wing

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy

Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Jane Kaczmarek, Malcolm in the Middle
Julia-Louis Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Stockard Channing, Out of Practice
Debra Messing, Will & Grace

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama

Christopher Meloni, Law & Order: SVU
Denis Leary, Rescue Me
Peter Krause, Six Feet Under
Kiefer Sutherland, 24
Martin Sheen, The West Wing

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy

Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Kevin James, The King of Queens
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Steve Carell, The Office
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

No, your eyes aren't deceiving you. The weird new voting rules mean that several cancelled shows are up for an Emmy.

Posted on July 6, 2006
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