TNT announced yesterday that the first season and already filmed episodes of the second will air on the cable network starting January 12. Whether new episodes will be put into production will depend on ratings. I hope the show does better in ratings than it did on it’s original home NBC. I feel NBC really dropped the ball here.

If the deal goes through the former NBC drama could be on its way to TNT to join already successful shows of the same genre such as The Closer and HawthoRNe.

The cable network began conversations with corporate sibling Warner Bros. TV, which produces the cop drama, shortly after “Southland” was abruptly canceled by NBC earlier this month.

Though a deal has not been completed, it now appears likely.

If the pact goes though, it would mark a rare resurrection of a canceled broadcast series on cable, something that couldn’t be worked out for a slew of other shows, including critical darling “Arrested Development,” fan favorite “Moonlight” or veteran “My Name Is Earl.”

“Southland,” executive produced by John Wells, shot six episodes of its second season before being shut down by NBC. Hollywood Reporter

Early this month, NBC made the stupid decision of canceling Southland citing the show having too heavy of a plot for network tv.

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Presenters List

Alec Baldwin
Alyson Hannigan
Amy Poehler
Anna Torv
Blake Lively
Bob Newhart
Cat Deeley
Chandra Wilson
Chris O’Donnell
Cobie Smulders
Dana Delany
David Boreanaz
Ellen Burstyn
Hayden Panettiere
Jason Segel
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jim Parsons
Jimmy Fallon
Johnny Galecki
Jon Cryer
Jon Hamm
Josh Radnor
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Kaley Cuoco
Kate Walsh
Kevin Bacon
Kiefer Sutherland
Kyra Sedgwick
Leighton Meester
LL Cool J
Michael J. Fox
Patricia Arquette
Ricky Gervais
Rob Lowe
Sigourney Weaver
Simon Baker
Stephen Moyer
Tina Fey
Tracy Morgan

Source

Although there was drama behind Tv’s big night, the nominations were announced without a hitch. Now everyone is waiting to see if 30 Rock will bring home at least half of their 22 nominated categories. What happened to ‘24′ and the rest of the cast? Alot more should be joining Jones i Neil Patrick Harris will host the 61st Emmy Awards on Sept. 20th on CBS. Check out when other award shows are airing on the Award Page.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

BEST COMEDY SERIES
Entourage
Family Guy
Flight of the Conchords
How I Met Your Mother
The Office
30 Rock
Weeds

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock
Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
Rainn Wilson, The Office

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Kristin Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alan Alda, 30 Rock
Beau Bridges, Desperate Housewives
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock
Steve Martin, 30 Rock
Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jennifer Aniston, 30 Rock
Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Gena Rowlands, Monk
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
Betty White, My Name Is Earl

BEST DRAMA SERIES
Big Love
Breaking Bad
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Mad Men

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Simon Baker, The Mentalist
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Glenn Close, Damages
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal
Michael Emerson, Lost
William Hurt, Damages
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
William Shatner, Boston Legal
John Slattery, Mad Men

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Rose Byrne, Damages
Hope Davis, In Treatment
Cherry Jones, 24
Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy

GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Edward Asner, CSI: NY
Ted Danson, Damages
Ernest Borgnine, ER
Michael J. Fox, Rescue Me
Jimmy Smits, Dexter

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Brenda Blethyn, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Carol Burnett, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ellen Burstyn, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sharon Lawrence, Grey’s Anatomy
CCH Pounder, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef

HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
Padma Lakshmi (Host) and Tom Colicchio (Co-Host), Top Chef
Jeff Probst, Survivor
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol

REALITY SERIES
Antiques Roadshow
Dirty Jobs
Dog Whisperer
Intervention
Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List
MythBusters

VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SPECIAL
Will Ferrell: You’re Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
Kathy Griffin: She’ll Cut a Bitch
The Kennedy Center Honors
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

MINISERIES OR MOVIE

MINISERIES
Generation Kill
Little Dorrit

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Coco Chanel
Grey Gardens
Into The Storm
Prayers For Bobby
Taking Chance

ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
Kenneth Branagh, Wallander: One Step Behind
Kevin Kline, Cyrano de Bergerac (Great Performances)
Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm
Sir Ian McKellen, King Lear (Great Performances)
Kiefer Sutherland, 24: Redemption

ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens
Shirley MacLaine, Coco Chanel
Sigourney Weaver, Prayers For Bobby
Chandra Wilson, Accidental Friendship

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Len Cariou, Into the Storm
Tom Courtenay, Little Dorrit
Ken Howard, Grey Gardens
Bob Newhart, The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice
Andy Serkis, Little Dorrit

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Shohreh Aghdashloo, House Of Saddam
Marcia Gay Harden, The Courageous Heart Of Irena Sendler (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation)
Janet McTeer, Into The Storm
Jeanne Tripplehorn, Grey Gardens
Cicely Tyson, Relative Stranger

I for one never got into any of the Real Housewives until they went to ATL. As unreal as these shows are, I think the women of ATL appear the most real. The Real Housewives of Atlanta premieres July 30th 10 p.m. on Bravo.

What’s your favorite “Housewives” series ?

She returns to the spotlight in her new show premiering tonight at 9 p.m. on TNT. Her she is in a interview with Essence Magazine.

ESSENCE.COM: We love that your character, Chief Nursing Officer Christina Hawthorne, fights for the underdogs and makes sure that her patients and staff don’t fall by the wayside. How does she mirror Mrs. Smith?
JADA PINKETT SMITH: (Laughs.) Well, I’m definitely more of Mrs. Smith than I am Mrs. Hawthorne, but in my personal fight for the underdog it’s in my blood, my roots, because I myself was an underdog growing up in Baltimore. Thankfully, I saw beyond my circumstances, so I constantly want to encourage every human being to reach for their highest goal if they are willing to take that journey. In that way she and I are a lot alike.

ESSENCE.COM: Now, where do you two stand on opposite sides of the fence?
PINKETT SMITH: She’s married to a White guy and raising a [biracial] daughter, which presents its own set of challenges. Also, I’m a different kind of mother. Christina wants to do everything for her daughter, where as I’ve always believed that children are little adults and, at the end of the day, you have to teach them how to be responsible for their own lives. As parents our job is to take their power and use it in a way that is prolife, not take all of our child’s power to make them do the things we want them to do.

ESSENCE.COM: Your show has perfect timing, especially since one of President Obama’s leading issues is health care reform. Will your show tackle this issue?
PINKETT SMITH: We are definitely going to have some story lines that touch upon the politics of health care next season. However, this season we focus on how nurses interact with one another and how doctors heal and the nurses heal the soul. So there are a couple of issues where we do address the politics of health care and hospitals but it’s something we’ll dive more into in the future.

ESSENCE.COM: You’re a woman who appears to have it all together. Is there ever a time that you’ve lost faith in yourself?
PINKETT SMITH: (Laughs.) Are you kidding me? I’m constantly losing my faith. You never get to a place where you don’t question whether you’re on the right path. I’d be surprised to find anyone whose foundation that hasn’t been shaken in some capacity. Sometimes people don’t want to take the responsibility of winning or losing so they lose focus as a [defense mechanism] which keeps them from doing what they need to do. But to achieve great things you have to stay focused and be clear about what you want. The only way to do that is to prioritize. This way you are extremely clear about what you’re giving up, gaining, and what you will and won’t do.

ESSENCE.COM: Perhaps President Obama and the First Lady have taken some of the pressure off of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, who have been deemed as the epitome of the Black family nucleus. How do you think the Obamas have inspired and influenced Black men and women?
PINKETT SMITH: I always hear from people who know us, “That’s you and Will!” And I have to tell them, “No, it’s not just me and Will.” You know Will and I, we try to walk the talk. When you can be what you’re talking about and still work in the community with your fellow men and women and treat them with respect—just that idea alone means that everyone learns from each other. It’s an idea of what the Obamas have done and spread worldwide. This kind of love and partnership doesn’t just happen with one or two couples. That level of unity creates a certain power and it’s not done by President Obama or First Lady Michelle, but together. When it comes to Black love we need to really acknowledge what we can achieve.

ESSENCE.COM: So true. As a mother, wife and strong Black career woman who supports her man, what would you say to those who criticize women like yourself and Michelle Obama for sacrificing some of your own dreams?
PINKETT SMITH: I don’t think people really understand the amount of pressure it is not to allow the foundation of your relationship to crack. The sacrifice that Mrs. Obama has made is not only for her husband, the President, but for us as a country. People look at Obama and yes, he’s the President, but don’t forget that the woman in every household is the glue. Mrs. Obama keeps the mind, body, spirit and household together of America’s President. She is the source for strength and comfort, and sometimes I don’t think people recognize that position. It’s such bullsh– because what she’s doing right now is the hardest and most important thing, so people who make such a criticism have a very limited perspective and a lack of awareness. It doesn’t mean that Mrs. Obama is falling in the background, but simply standing her ground as many of us strong, secure women have done for years.

In case you have been living under a rock tonight is Jay Leno’s last night as host of the Tonight Show and besides James Taylor performing, his final guess will be none other than Mr. Conan O’Brien. Believe it or not after 17 years Jay Leno will say good bye to late night tv. Then next week will have former Late Night host Conan O’Brien slipping in to fill the spot.

Although Conan has for years been my favorite late night host then Leno, I never really grasped on to Leno hosting his own prime time show in the fall. I feel that in someway it’s stealing Conan’s very much anticipated thunder. Maybe I will turn around once I see a few episodes, but I don’t see Leno’s new show going past one season.

I will miss Jay Leno hosting but am so excited to see Conan move into the 11:35 slot. Don’t forget to watch tonight!

Yesterday brought you the major networks line ups now it’s CW’s turn. The successfuls like Gossip Girl are coming back but with the success of reviving 90210 brings the rejuvanation of Melrose Place airing on the network. New to the network are Beautiful Life and Vampire Diaries while Smallville moves to dreaded Friday time slot. Times changes in red new shows in bold.

It’s that time of year again where the networks unveil their schedules for the new season as the current season comes to a end. Look below to find out which shows will be returning or not and what new shows are coming to the tube. Returning shows with time changes are in red, new shows to the networks are in bold. Returning shows but on a new network are in purple.

CBS ‘09 Fall Schedule

The big news of this line besides time slot changes for a few of the popular shows, as NBC cancelled Medium CBS picked up the drama and added to Friday nights. While Fridays are considered the end of the line for returning shows, I see it as CBS testing the waters.  New shows includes a CSI USA in the making with NCIS: Los Angeles The Good Wife.

Monday
8 p.m. How I met Your Mother
8:30 p.m. Accidentally on Purpose
9 p.m Two and a Half Men
9:30 p.m. The Big Bang Theory
10 p.m. CSI: Miami

Tuesday
8 p.m. NCIS
9 p.m. NCIS: Los Angeles
10 p.m. The Good Wife

Wednesday
8 p.m. The New Adventures of Old Christine
8:30 p.m. Gary Unmarried
9 p.m. Criminal Minds
10 p.m. CSI: NY

Thursday
8 p.m. Survivor
9 p.m. CSI
10 p.m. The Mentalist

Friday
8 p.m. Ghost Whisperer
9 p.m. Medium
10 p.m. Numbers

Saturday
8 p.m. Crime drama repeat
9 p.m. Crime drama repeat
10 p.m. 48 Hour Mystery

Sunday
7 p.m. 60 Minutes
8 p.m. The Amazing Race
9 p.m. Three Rivers
10 p.m. Cold Case

NBC ‘09 Fall Schedule

Jay Leno makes his primetime debut with his own show M-F ahead of his predicessor Conan who premieres on the Tonight show June 1. Althought good ratings Southland is moved to dreaded Friday and SNL becomes a semi weekly primtime series replacing My Name is Earl. Also moved to dreaded Friday is Law and Order after 20 years. New to NBC is Trauma, with losing ER this season NBC is going for a replacement.

MONDAY
8 p.m.  Heroes
9 p.m.Trauma
10 p.m. The Jay Leno Show

TUESDAY
8 p.m.The Biggest Loser
10 p.m. The Jay Leno Show

WEDNESDAY
8 p.m. Parenthood
9 p.m.  Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
10 p.m.The Jay Leno Show

THURSDAY
8 p.m. SNL Weekend Update
8:30 p.m. Parks and Recreation
9  p.m.  The Office
9:30 p.m. 30 Rock
10 p.m.The Jay Leno Show

FRIDAY
8 p.m. Law & Order
9 p.m.  Southland
10 p.m.  The Jay Leno Show

SATURDAY
8 p.m. Dateline NBC
9 p.m. Trauma repeats
10 p.m. Law & Order: SVU

SUNDAY
7- 8:20 p.m. Football Night in America
8:20-11 p.m. NBC Sunday Night Football

MIDSEASON following the Winter Olympics

MONDAY
8  p.m. Chuck
9  p.m. Day One
10 p.m.The Jay Leno Show

TUESDAY
8  p.m. The Biggest Loser
9:30 p.m. 100 Questions
10 p.m. The Jay Leno Show

WEDNESDAY
8 p.m. Mercy
9 p.m. – Law & Order: SVU
10-11 p.m. – The Jay Leno Show

THURSDAY
8 p.m. Community
8:30 p.m. Parks and Recreation
9 p.m. The Office
9:30 p.m. 30 Rock
10 p.m. The Jay Leno Show

FRIDAY
8 p.m. – Law & Order
9 p.m. – Southland
10 p.m. The Jay Leno Show

SATURDAY
8 p.m. Dateline NBC
9 p.m. Southland repeat
10 p.m. Law & Order: SVU repeat

SUNDAY
7 p.m. Dateline NBC
8-9 p.m. – The Marriage Ref
9 p.m. The Celebrity Apprentice

Fox issued a statement stating they will not air President’s Obama prime time news conference on Wednesday night. In other words, Lie to Me ratings mean more to them that what the President has to say. Instead Fox watchers will be encouraged to turn to Fox News if they want to watch. Don’t have cable? Don’t worry the other majors will be airing the conference.

“The Fox Broadcasting Company will not air the Presidential News Conference on Wednesday, April 29 at 8:00 PM (ET),” Fox said in a statement. “Fox’s sister networks, Fox News Channel and the Fox Business Network, will air the press conference in its entirety. Fox will be alerting viewers with an onscreen graphic at the top of the 8:00 PM (ET) hour that the press conference is available on Fox News Channel and the Fox Business Network.”

Hollywood Reporter