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ABC
“Ugly Betty,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Boston Legal” up for best series; other top bids for “Brothers and Sisters” and “Desperate Housewives.” “Dancing With the Stars” and “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” are Emmy stars in the reality categories.
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AMC
Western blockbuster mini “Broken Trail” lassoed a whoppin’ 16 noms.
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Bravo
Doses of reality: “Top Chef,” “Project Runway” and “Kathy Griffin’s My Life on the D-List.”
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CBS
“The New Adventures of Old Christine,” “Two and a Half Men,” “How I Met Your Mother” and “Amazing Race” are the network’s Emmy treasures.
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Comedy Central
Repeat Emmy champ
“The Daily Show” must be nervous about spinoff
“The Colbert Report” soon getting the last laugh.
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Fox
The network broadcasting the Emmy ceremony has major contenders, including “House,” “24” and “American Idol.
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FX
Two lead acting noms for the first time ever: Denis Leary (“Rescue Me”) and Minnie Driver (“The Riches”).
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HBO
Hefty series contenders “The Sopranos,” “Entourage” and “Extras” plus “Longford,” “Life Support,” “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” and “Tsunami, The Aftermath” among movies/minis.
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Lifetime
Two telefilms in competition: “Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy” and “What If
God Were the Sun.”
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NBC
The peacock net has three shows up for best series:
“The Office,” “30 Rock” and “Heroes.” Plus major bids for “Medium,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “My Name Is Earl,” “ER,” Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien.”
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Oxygen
Mary-Louise Parker is a scene-stealer in “The Robber Bride.”
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PBS
Past Emmy fave “Prime Suspect” presents its “Final Act.” Other contenders:
“Antiques Roadshow” and “Jane Eyre.”
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Sci Fi Channel
“Battlestar Galactica” flies high with four noms.
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Showtime
“Weeds” stars Mary-Louise Parker and Elizabeth Perkins sprouted noms. “The Tudors” reigns in the crafts categories.
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TNT
“The Closer’s” Kyra Sedgwick is back. “Nightmares
& Dreamscapes” and “The Ron Clark Story” have top bids in the movie/mini slots.
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USA
“The Starter Wife” is a major mini; “Monk” is a steady fave.
--Tom O’Neil
