Creative Arts Prime Time Emmy Awards

1 The creative arts categories of the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences were announced last night in Los Angeles. There was definitely a soap flavor at the event including attendee Kate Linder from THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS and presenter James Pickens, Jr from GREY'S ANATOMY (ex-Zack, ANOTHER WORLD). Here is a list of winners: Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour): "The Simpsons: Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind," Fox. Animated Program (Programming One Hour or More): "Imaginationland" (South Park), Comedy Central. Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series: "How I Met Your Mother: The Yips, No Tomorrow, Miracles," CBS. Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series: "Mad Men: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Pilot)," AMC. Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie: "John Adams," HBO. Art Direction for a Variety, Music or Nonfiction Programming: "80th Annual Academy Awards," ABC. Casting for a Comedy Series: "30 Rock," NBC. Casting for a Drama Series: "Damages," FX Networks. Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special: "John Adams," HBO. Choreography: "So You Think You Can Dance: Routine: Hummingbird and Flower, "The Chairman's Waltz," Fox. Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series: "Californication: Pilot," Showtime. Cinematography for a One-Hour Series: "Mad Men: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Pilot," AMC. Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie: "John Adams: Independence," HBO. Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming: "Deadliest Catch: No Mercy," Discovery Channel. Cinematography for Reality Programming: "Carrier: Rites of Passage," PBS. Commercial: "Swear Jar," Bud Light. Costumes for a Series: "The Tudors: Episode 202," Showtime. Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special: "John Adams," HBO. Costumes for a Variety, Music or Special Program: "Frank TV: Ballpark Frank," TBS. Interactive Media Programming (Juried Award: Possibility of more than one award): Interactive Fiction: The Heroes Digital Experience, NBC.com; Interactive Nonfiction: Disney Channel Games Digital Media Event, Disney Channel. Directing for Nonfiction Programming: "This American Life: Escape," Showtime. Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series: "Breaking Bad: Pilot," AMC. Single- or Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series: "Pushing Daisies: Pie-Lette," ABC. Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie: "Recount," HBO. Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera): "Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/LoveShow," HBO. Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming: "Autism: The Musical," HBO. Picture Editing for Reality Programming: "Top Chef: First Impressions," Bravo. Picture Editing of Clip Packages for Talk, Performance, Award or Reality-Competition Program (Area Award: Possibility of more than one award): "American Idol: Episode 733 (David Cook Goes Home), Fox; "Jimmy Kimmel Live: 5th Anniversary Show," ABC. Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series: "Mad Men: Shoot," AMC. Hairstyling for a Miniseries or Movie: "Cranford: Masterpiece," PBS. Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special: "Saturday Night Live: Host, Tina Fey," NBC. Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy Programming: "50th Annual Grammy Awards," CBS. Main Title Design: "Mad Men," AMC. Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic): "Tracey Ullman's State of the Union: Episode 102," Showtime. Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or a Special (Non-Prosthetic): "Dancing With the Stars: Episode 503," ABC. Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic): "Tin Man," Sci Fi Channel. Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special: "John Adams," HBO. Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score): "Pushing Daisies: Pigeon," ABC. Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score): "The Company: Night 1," TNT. Music Direction: "Movies Rock," CBS. Original Music and Lyrics: "Jimmy Kimmel Live," ABC. Original Main Title Theme Music: "Pirate Master: Episode 102," CBS. Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Tim Conway, "30 Rock," NBC. Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Glynn Turman, "In Treatment," HBO. Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Kathryn Joosten, "Desperate Housewives," ABC. Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Cynthia Nixon, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC. Special Class, Not Exclusively Made-for-Television Variety, Music, Comedy Event Program: "Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival Chicago (Great Performances), PBS. Special Class, Classical Music or Dance Program: "New York City Opera: Madama Butterfly (Live from Lincoln Center), PBS. Special Class, Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program: "Battlestar Galactica: Razor Featurette 4," Sci Fi Channel.com. Special Class, Short-Format Nonfiction Program: "Great Moments from the Campaign Trail," The History Channel/VOD. Special Class, Awards Program: "The 61st Annual Tony Awards," CBS. Special Class, Short-Format Animated Program: "Camp Lazlo: Lazlo's First Crush," Cartoon Network. Children's Program (Area Award: Possibility of more than one award): "Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show," HBO; "Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: The Untouchable Kids of India," Nickelodeon. Nonfiction Special: "Autism: The Musical," HBO. Nonfiction Series (Area Award: Possibility of more than one award): "American Masters," PBS; "This American Life," Showtime. Reality Program: "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List," Bravo. Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking: "White Light/Black Rain," HBO. Writing for Nonfiction Programming: "The War: Pride of Our Nation," PBS. Sound Editing for a Series: "Smallville: Bizarro," CW. Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special: "John Adams: Don't Tread on Me," HBO. Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (single or multi-camera): "The War: When Things Get Tough," PBS. Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (one-hour): "Lost: Meet Kevin Johnson," ABC. Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie: "John Adams: Don't Tread on Me," HBO. Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (half-hour) and Animation: "30 Rock: Episode 210," NBC. Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special: "50th Annual Grammy Awards," CBS. Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (single or multi-camera): "American Masters: Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends," PBS. Visual Effects for a Series: "Battlestar Galactica: He That Believeth In Me," Sci Fi Channel. Variety, Music or Comedy Special: "Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project," HBO. Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or Special: "John Adams: Join or Die," HBO. Stunt Coordination: "Chuck: Chuck Versus the Undercover Lover," NBC. Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series: "Dancing With the Stars: Episode 502A," ABC. Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Miniseries, Movie or Special: "50th Annual Grammy Awards," CBS. Individual Achievement in Animation (possibility of more than one award): "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Mondo Coco," Cartoon Network; "Creature Comforts America: Self Image, Winging It, Art," CBS. Voice-Over Performance: Keith David, narrator, "The War: A Necessary War," PBS. Governors Award: Preserve Our Planet Campaign, National Geographic Channel.

Soap Stars Play Celebrity Poker

1 Current and former soap stars played a big role in the 3rd Annual Celebrity Texas Hold'Em Poker Tournament on Saturday in West Hollywood. Matt Cedeno (ex-Brandon, DAYS OF OUR LIVES), Christel Khalil (Lily, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS), Sean Kanan (Pierre, SCRIPTS & SCRUPLES) and Patrika Darbo (ex-Nancy, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) were all on hand for the event.

Daytime Nielsen Ratings For Week of Sept. 1-5, 2008

From the ABC Daytime ratings release: * ABC stood as Daytime's No. 1 network in Women 18-49 (1.3 rating/830,000), overshadowing runners-up NBC (1.1 rating/761,000) and CBS (1.1 rating/722,000) by a sizeable 22%. * In Women 18-34, for the second consecutive week every ABC program positioned among Daytime's Elite 5: "General Hospital" (No. 2T - 0.9 rating/308,000), "The View" (No. 2T - 0.9 rating/306,000), "One Life to Live" (No. 5T - 0.8 rating/262,000) and "All My Children" (No. 5T - 0.8 rating/260,000). * In Women 18-49, ABC placed all programs among Daytime's Top 5: "General Hospital" (No. 2 - 1.4 rating/910,000), "One Life to Live" (No. 3T - 1.2 rating/817,000), "All My Children" (No. 3T - 1.2 rating/802,000) and "The View" (N0 3T - 1.2 rating/791,000). * A Top 5 player in Daytime for the 21st straight week in key young women, "One Life to Live" surpassed CBS' "As the World Turns" at 2 o'clock by 35% in Women 18-34 (262,000 vs. 194,000) and by 24% in Women 18-49 (817,000 vs. 659,000). * In Total Viewers, "The View" (3.4 million) and "General Hospital" (2.7 million) positioned among the week's Top 5 most-watched programs in daytime. In Total Viewers, this week, featuring its 12th season opener, stood as "The View's" most-watched week in six weeks (since 7/21/08). * At 3 o'clock, "General Hospital" surpassed CBS' "Guiding Light," by a solid 120% in Women 18-34 (308,000 vs. 140,000), by 71% in Women 18-49 (910,000 vs. 531,000) and by 29% in Total Viewers (2.67 million vs. 2.08 million). By Network Daytime Rank: Total Viewers Women 18-49 (Rtg/000s) No. 1 CBS 3.45 million No. 1 ABC 1.3/830,000 No. 2 ABC 2.77 million No. 2 NBC 1.2/761,000 No. 3 NBC 2.55 million No. 2 CBS 1.1/722,000 Women 18-49 (rank based on rating)Program Net Rtg/000s The Young & the Restless CBS 1.7/1.15 million (-.2/-70,000) General Hospital ABC 1.4/910,000 (same/-12,000) One Life to Live CBS 1.2/817,000 (same/+4,000) All My Children ABC 1.2/802,000 (+.1/+76,000) Days of our Lives NBC TBD/TBD The Bold and the Beautiful NBC TBD/TBD As The World Turns CBS TBD/659,000 (TBD/-7,000) Guiding Light CBS TBD/531,000 (TBD/-52,000) Women 18-34Program Net Rtg/000s The Young & the Restless CBS TBD/TBD General Hospital ABC 0.9 rating/308,000 (same) One Life to Live CBS 0.8 rating/262,000 (same) All My Children ABC 0.8 rating/260,000 (+.1) Days of our Lives NBC TBD/TBD The Bold and the Beautiful NBC TBD/TBD As The World Turns CBS TBD/194,000 Guiding Light CBS TBD/140,000