So Fox has released an all-new schedule for midseason, and 24’s not on it. (Dammit!)

The other big surprise? New Amsterdam is back!

Fox and 24 folk had expressed concern about the strike interrupting the show’s nonstop season, which has become its trademark. Only eight episodes are in the can. Fox’s official press release said:

The seventh season premiere of 24 is being postponed to ensure that “Day 7� can air uninterrupted, in its entirety.

Here’s a look at the revised Fox schedule, after the break:

Well, the stock market’s down and Joe Torre’s gone — at least, from the Yankees — but all in all, it’s been a pretty good week on the tube, with NBC’s Matt Lauer navigating the tricky Sen. Larry Craig waters gracefully; PBS’ “Frontline” doing solid work, once again, on Vice President Dick Cheney; the PBS documentary “Wordplay” offering real insight into the psyche of New York Times crossword puzzle fanatics (Who knew the Yankees were such word-smiths?); and the village of Tuckahoe offering stellar support on Fox in “Kitchen Nightmares,” with chef Gordon Ramsay at perhaps his most rational. Take a bow all.

Surfing the nets this week got me thinking about a variety of subjects. For one, I’m wondering if Det. Dani Reese could possibly be the missing Rachel on NBC’s “Life”? Consider this: She’s about the right age and coloring, and she’s got enough personal demons to make it plausible that she endured some trauma as a child (like surviving the psychopathic murder of her entire family). Of course, she would be deliberately hiding her identity from her partner, Det. Charlie Crews. But still, there could be an explanation for doing so. I’d love to hear from fellow “Lifers” on this.

Still on “Life,” how come everybody on TV seems to have some variation on the name Charles this season? There’s Charlie on “Life” and on CBS’ “Two and a Half Men,” who’s played by a real-life Charlie (Sheen). Then there’s Chuck on ABC’s “Pushing Daisies,” Fox’s “Back to You” and, of course, NBC’s “Chuck.”

“Charles,” from the Old German meaning “free man,” is a chilly, formal name. “Chuck” and “Charlie” have a friendly sound. That must be it.

TV’s Charlies certainly live in fabulous abodes, “Two and a Half Men’s” Charlie in a Malibu beach-house (Does he know Barbie?), while “Life’s” Crews dwells in the quintessential Los Angeles house. Is this the season we go from “House” to houses? Dan’s Victorian on “Journeyman” is to die for, leaky ceilings and all, while the jewel-colored, Cuban-style manse on CBS’ “Cane” is virtually the only reason to tune in the show. (Honestly, if “Cane” is hoping to be the 21st-century’s “Dallas” or “Dynasty,” it’s going to have to get down and dirty and unleash Polly Walker.)

There’s also some nice real estate on CBS’ musical dramedy “Viva Laughlin,” which is otherwise unspeakable. Someone should foreclose on this one.

By far, however, the most entertainment on the tube this week was provided not by a network drama or comedy but by the news divisions reporting on China’s women trouble. Back in 1980, the government instituted a one-child policy, which led many couples to favor boy babies over girls, since sons take care of the parents in old age. Apparently, it never occurred to anyone that this would lead to a scarcity of marriageable women, who would then gain the upper hand in, oh, say, 2007. Duh.

Well, those chickadees have now come home to roost, and anxious young Chinese men are vowing to win the persnickety ladies’ hearts by earning a lot of money and buying big houses. (Gee, like on “Life”? Forget the shacks, guys. Try acquiring some of Damian Lewis’ charisma.)

“Life” may be good, but real life remains unparalleled in its irony.

Here’s a fast look, via The Hollywood Reporter:

ABC won Tuesday, followed closely by Fox, though in the coveted “demo” of adults 18-49, Fox took the win. Here’s how the shows that premiered last night fared:
• House, 18.1 million viewers
• NCIS, 13.7 million
• Law & Order: SVU, 12.1 million
• Cane, 11.1 million
• The Unit, 10.7 million
• Boston Legal, 10.3 million
• Reaper, 3.2 million
• Beauty and the Geek, 3 million

Other tidbits:

How much do we love damaged men?

Wait, that didn’t quite come out right. There are, of course, women like Dr. Cameron who hope to save the misanthropic Dr. Houses of the world and in so doing, save themselves. More likely, audiences are attracted to brittle characters whose wounds — like that of the legendary Fisher King —fascinate because they cannot be healed.

Damian Lewis’ Charlie Crews — who makes his first bid for our sympathies at 10 tonight in NBC’s new drama “Life” — is the latest candidate for a latter-day Fisher King.

Like that shattered figure — as well as Dr. House over on Fox — police Det. Crews has terrible physical wounds that hint at larger psychic ones. We are told, more than once, that many of his bones were broken en route to his surviving 12 years of imprisonment for a murder he didn’t commit.

It has arrived: Ãœber premiere week, though I don’t think that’s the official name. Anyhow, gobs and gobs of shows are premiering this week. Here’s what’s ahead:

Monday, Sept. 24
8 p.m. — Chuck (NBC)
— Dancing with the Stars (special 90-minute premiere) (ABC)
— How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
8:30 p.m. — Big Bang Theory (CBS)
9 p.m. — Heroes (NBC) (pictured, at right)
— Two and a Half Men (CBS)
9:30 p.m. — Rules of Engagement (CBS)
— The Bachelor (special 90-minute premiere) (ABC)
10 p.m. — Journeyman (NBC)
— CSI: Miami (CBS)

How can Hollywood pick Emmy winners with so many quality shows out there—and “Two and a Half Men”?

Well, leave that to the staff of Remote Access. We spent hours (read: minutes) poring over every show (read: title of every show) in every category (read: major categories), trying not only to predict Emmy winners, but also the Emmys winners we want to see. Again, we might not have seen every show, but we’re using our best judgment at all times. Brief commentary from some of the Remote Access staffers, whom I call Accessories, is in parentheses.

Play along and post your opinions in the comments section. And check back in Sunday night to keep up with my live-blog of the Emmy telecast!

Drama Series: “Boston Legal,” ABC; “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC; “Heroes,” NBC; “House,” Fox; “The Sopranos,” HBO.

•Amy is predicting “The Sopranos” but is rooting for “Heroes.â€?
•Brian is predicting “The Sopranos” and is rooting for “The Sopranos.”
•Chris is predicting “The Sopranos” and is rooting for “The Sopranos.”
•Georgette is predicting “The Sopranos” but is rooting for “House.”
•Heather is predicting “The Sopranos” and is rooting for “The Sopranos.”
•Jenny is predicting “The Sopranos” but is rooting for “House.”

Comedy Series: “Entourage,” HBO; “The Office,” NBC; “30 Rock, NBC; “Two and a Half Men,” CBS; “Ugly Betty,” ABC.

•Amy is predicting “Ugly Betty” but is rooting for “30 Rock/The Office.” (”Sue me, this is a tough one.”)
•Brian is predicting “Ugly Betty” but is rooting for “The Office.”
•Chris is predicting “Ugly Betty” but is rooting for “30 Rock.” (”I love ‘The Office’ equally, but ‘30 Rock’ needs the Emmy more to survive.”)
•Georgette is predicting “30 Rock” and is rooting for “30 Rock.” (”And ‘Two and a Half Men.’”)
•Heather is predicting “Ugly Betty” but is rooting for “The Office.”
•Jenny is predicting “The Office” but is rooting for “Entourage.”

We’ve been talking a lot about the new shows this week, but there are lots of returning fan favorites; some in the fall, some not until mid-season.

So we check out some of our favorite shows on today’s Remote Access Webcast:

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First up, Jericho, which almost didn’t have a second season.

Just like the Oscars, the Emmys have a pre-ceremony awards ceremony for all the technical awards that would make the main ceremony last forever (because it doesn’t already, of course) but actually give credit to the people who manage to get the TV shows and movies and the like to the small screen.

They were last night, and HBO and NBC were the big winners — HBO with 15 Emmys and NBC leading the broadcast networks with 12.

My favorite wins?
1) Battlestar Galactica. Should have been nominated for a whole lot more and won for anything it’s been nominated for. One of the best shows on TV today.
2) The Justin Timberlake/SNL original song, “D**k in a Box.” When I saw this skit on SNL in a rerun this summer, I was almost speechless. And laughing hysterically. Go find it on YouTube. I’m sure it’s there.
3) South Park for its World of Warcraft episode. If you know anyone who plays WOW and don’t find South Park too offensive to watch, you’ve gotta see this one. I promise, your time won’t be wasted.

My least-favorite win? Why do the Oscars ever win anything at the Emmys? OK, maybe they do a really good job, but giving an award to an awards show just seems stupid to me. It’s like saying, “Hey! You did a great job giving those awards to those other people. Here’s an award for that.” Or in this case, two.

Oh, and the Tony awards also got a nod, for “Outstanding Special Class Program.” What’s that about? “Hey! You did a really nice job giving those awards to those other people, but not as nice a job as the Academy Awards, so we’ll give you this condolence prize. But it’s still an Emmy, so good job!”

And then those Grammy Awards had really nice lighting. And the Emmy to prove it.

Oddest win to me? The 10 — count ‘em, TEN — awards for individual achievement in animation. OK, so you can’t decide on just one winner. That’s fine. Even not just two winners. OK, could happen. But 10? Why not just hand ‘em out as party favors?

‘Nuff said. Here’s a look at who won what:

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
NBC, Friday Night Lights:
Linda Lowy, Casting
John Brace, Casting
Beth Sepko, Location Casting

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL
AMC: Broken Trail:
Wendy Weidman, C.S.A., Casting
Coreen Mayrs, C.S.A., Canadian Casting
Heike Brandstatter, C.S.A., Canadian Casting
Jackie Lind, C.S.A., Calgary Casting
Fiorentino/Mangieri/Weidman Casting, Casting

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
ABC, Ugly Betty:
Libby Goldstein, Casting
Junie Lowry Johnson, C.S.A., Casting

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
NBC, 30 Rock:
Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy

OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL
PBS, Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre), Part I:
Andrea Galer, Costume Designer PBS
Sally Crees, Assistant Costume Designer

OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR A SERIES
Showtime, The Tudors, Episode 103:
Joan Bergin, Costume Designer
Ger Scully, Costume Supervisor
Jessica O’Leary, Costume Supervisor

OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR A VARIETY/MUSIC PROGRAM OR A SPECIAL
(Juried award: Possibility of one, more than one or no award). This is a juried award determined by a panel of judges from the Costumes peer group. Recommendation(s) from the jury are brought to the Board of Governors for ratification. This award was previously announced.
NBC, Tony Bennett: An American Classic:
Colleen Atwood, Costume Designer
Kendall Errair, Wardrobe Supervisor

OUTSTANDING PROSTHETIC MAKEUP FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL
(Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or, if none has a majority approval, no award.)
Fox, House, Que Sera Sera:
Dalia Dokter, Department Head Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Jamie Kelman, Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Ed French, Prosthetic Makeup Artist

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL (NON-PROSTHETIC)
HBO, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee:
Gail Kennedy, Department Head Makeup Artist
Rochelle Pomerleau, Key Makeup Artist
Joanne Preece, Key Makeup Artist

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A SERIES (NON-PROSTHETIC)
HBO, Deadwood, I Am Not The Fine Man You Take Me For:
John Rizzo, Department Head Makeup Artist
Ron Snyder, Assistant Department Head Makeup Artist
Bob Scribner, Key Makeup Artist
Jim Scribner, Additional Makeup Artist

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A SERIES
HBO, Rome, De Patre Vostro (About Your Father):
Aldo Signoretti, Department Head Hairstylist
Stefano Ceccarelli, Key Hairstylist
Claudia Catini, Additional Hairstylist
Michele Vigliotta, Additional Hairstylist

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL
PBS: Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre):
Anne Oldham, Department Head Hairstylist
Fay de Bremaeker, Key Hairstylist

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING
HBO, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts:
Sam Pollard, Supervising Editor
Geeta Gandbhir, Editor
Nancy Novack, Editor

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR REALITY PROGRAMMING
CBS, The Amazing Race, I Know Phil, Little Ol’ Gorgeous Thing:
Jon Bachmann, Editor
Steven Escobar, Editor
Eric Goldfarb, Editor
Julian Gomez, Editor
Andy Kozar, Editor
Paul Nielsen, Editor
Jacob Parsons, Editor

OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE DESIGN
Showtime, Dexter:
Eric Anderson, Creative Director
Josh Bodnar, Editor
Lindsay Daniels, Designer
Colin Davis, Main Title Producer

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
Showtime, The Tudors, Episode 5:
Trevor Morris

OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR VARIETY, MUSIC OR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING
(Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or, if none has a majority approval, no award.)
ABC, 79th Annual Academy Awards:
J. Michael Riva, Production Designer
Gregory Richman, Art Director
Tamlyn Wright, Art Director
AND
NBC: Tony Bennett: An American Classic:
John Myhre, Production Designer
Tomas Voth, Art Director
Barbara Cassel, Set Decorator

OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
CBS, How I Met Your Mother, Aldrin Justice, Something Borrowed, Something Blue:
Steve Olson, Production Designer
Susan Eschelbach, Set Decorator

OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
(Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or, if none has a majority approval, no award.)
PBS, Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre):
Renville Horner, Production Designer
Patrick Rolfe, Art Director
Clare Andrade, Set Decorator

OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
HBO, Rome, Heroes of the Republic, Philippi, Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus:
Joseph Bennett, Production Designer
Anthony Pratt, Production Designer
Carlo Serafini, Art Director
Cristina Onori, Set Decorator

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
NBC, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit:
Leslie Caron as Lorraine Delmas

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
NBC, The Office, The Job:
David Rogers, Editor
Dean Holland, Editor

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
Showtime, Dexter, Dexter:
Elena Maganini, Editor

OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
HBO, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee:
Michael Ornstein, A.C.E, Editor
Michael Brown, A.C.E., Editor
AND
ABC, The Path to 9/11, Night 2:
Geoffrey Rowland, A.C.E., Editor
Eric Sears, A.C.E., Editor
Bryan Horne, Editor
David Handman, A.C.E., Editor
Mitchell Danton, Editor

OUTSTANDING MULTI-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A SERIES
CBS, Two and a Half Men, Release the Dogs:
Joe Bella, Editor

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A SPECIAL (SINGLE OR MULTI- CAMERA)
Bravo, Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo:
Sylvain Lebel, Editor

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
(Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or, if none has a majority approval, no award.)
Fox, So You Think You Can Dance, Ramalama (Bang Bang):
Wade Robson, Choreographer
AND
Fox, So You Think You Can Dance, Calling You:
Mia Michaels, Choreographer
AND
NBC, Tony Bennett: An American Classic:
Rob Marshall, Choreographer
John Deluca, Choreographer

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
ABC, 79th Annual Academy Awards:
William Ross, Music Director

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
NBC, Saturday Night Live, Host: Justin Timberlake, Song title: “Dick In A Box”:
Justin Timberlake, Composer & Lyricist
Jorma Taccone, Composer & Lyricist
Katreese Barnes, Composer
Asa Taccone, Composer
Akiva Schaffer, Lyricist
Andy Samberg, Lyricist

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
Discovery Channel, Planet Earth, Pole to Pole:
George Fenton, Composer

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
TNT, Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, Battleground
Jeff Beal, Composer

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM (FOR PROGRAMMING ONE HOUR OR MORE)
(Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or, if none has a majority approval, no award.)
Cartoon Network, Where’s Lazlo? (Camp Lazlo):
Joe Murray, Executive Producer/Story by/Writer/Director
Brian A. Miller, Executive Producer
Mark O’Hare, Supervising Producer/Story by/Writer/Director
Jennifer Pelphrey, Supervising Producer
Janet Dimon, Producer
Brian Sheesley, Supervising Director/Director
Won Dong Kun, Animation Director
Merriwether Williams, Story by
Russell Calabrese, Timer
Phil Cummings, Timer
Lindsey Pollard, Timer
Swinton O. Scott III, Timer

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM (FOR PROGRAMMING LESS THAN ONE HOUR)
Comedy Central, South Park, Make Love, Not Warcraft:
Trey Parker, Executive Producer/Director/Writer
Matt Stone, Executive Producer
Anne Garefino, Executive Producer
Frank C. Agnone II, Supervising Producer
Kyle McCullouch, Producer
Eric Stough, Director of Animation

ENGINEERING PLAQUE TO TM SYSTEMS QC STATION (TM SYSTEMS, LLC)
(This award was previously announced.)

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION
(Juried award: Possibility of one, more than one or no award.) This is a juried award determined by a panel of judges from the Animation peer group. Recommendation(s) from the jury are brought to the Board of Governors for ratification. This award was previously announced.
Nickelodeon, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Lake Logai
Sang-Jin Kim, Animator
AND
Cartoon Network, Moral Orel, The Lord’s Prayer:
Sihanouk Mariona, Animator
AND
Cartoon Network, Robot Chicken, Lust for Puppets
Thomas Smith, Animator
AND
Cartoon Network, Camp Lazlo, Squirrel Secrets
Sue Mondt, Art Director
AND
Cartoon Network, Good Wilt Hunting (Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends)
Dave Dunnet, Background Key Designer
AND
Cartoon Network, My Gym Partner’s a Monkey, The Big Field Trip:
Narina Sokolova, Background Painter
AND
Cartoon Network, Class of 3000, Eddie’s Money,
David Colman, Character Designer
AND
Cartoon Network, Billy & Mandy’s Big Boogey Adventure (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy):
Phil Rynda, Character Designer
AND
Starz Kids and Family, Eloise, Me, Eloise:
James McDermott, Character Designer
AND
Fox, Family Guy, No Chris Left Behind:
Steve Fonti, Storyboard Artist

GOVERNORS AWARD
HBO: The Addiction Project
Fox: American Idol’s “Idol Gives Back”

OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION
CBS, CSI: Miami, Rush
Jim Vickers, Stunt Coordinator

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A SERIES
Sci-Fi Channel, Battlestar Galactica, Exodus, Part 2:
Gary Hutzel, Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Gibson, Senior VFX Coordinator
Doug Drexler, CG Supervisor
Adam “Mojo” Lebowitz, CGI Sequence Designer
Jeremy Hoey, Lead Matte Painter
Tom Archer, Lead Compositor
Andrew Karr, CGI Supervisor
Alec McClymont, Lead CGI Artist/Animator
Brenda Campbell, Lead Compositor

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL
TNT, Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, Battleground:
Sam Nicholson, Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric Grenaudier, Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Spatny, Visual Effects Producer
Adalberto Lopez, CGI Supervisor
Michael Cook, Lead CGI Model Maker
Daniel Kumiega, Lead CGI Animator
Megan Omi, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Ryan Wieber, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Marc Van Buuren, Visual Effects Producer

ENGINEERING CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT TO VARICAP VARIABLE VOLTAGE CAPACITATOR (SYCOM)
(This award was previously announced.)

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
CBS, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Living Doll:
Mick Fowler, Production Mixer
Yuri Reese, Re-Recording Mixer
Bill Smith, Re-Recording Mixer

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
HBO, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee:
George Tarrant, Production Mixer
Rick Ash, Re-Recording Mixer
Edward C. Carr III, Re-Recording Mixer

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF HOUR) AND ANIMATION
(Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or, if none has a majority, no award.)
HBO: Entourage, One Day in the Valley:
Steve Morantz, C.A.S., Production Mixer
Dennis Kirk, Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Fleming, Re-Recording Mixer
AND
NBC, Scrubs, My Musical:
Joe Foglia, Production Mixer
John W. Cook II, Re-Recording Mixer
Peter J. Nusbaum, Re-Recording Mixer

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY OR MUSIC SERIES OR SPECIAL
(Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or, if none has a majority approval, no award.)
NBC, Tony Bennett: An American Classic:
Dae Bennett, Recorded & Mixed By
Sue Pelino, Re-Recording Mixer
Christopher Koch, Additional Audio Post Mixer

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)
PBS, American Masters, Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built:
Ed Campbell, Re-Recording Mixer

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A SERIES
Fox, 24, 10:00 PM — 11:00 PM
William Dotson, Supervising Sound Editor
Catherine Speakman, Supervising ADR Editor
Jeffrey R. Whitcher, Sound Effects Editor
Pembrook Andrews, Sound Editor
Shawn Kennelly, Sound Editor
Rick Polanco, Sound Editor
Vic Radulich, M.P.S.E., Sound Editor
Jeffrey Charbonneau, Music Editor
Laura Macias, Foley Artist
Vince Nicastro, Foley Artist

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING (SINGLE OR MULTI-CAMERA)
Discovery Channel, Planet Earth, Pole to Pole
Kate Hopkins, Sound Editor

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL
HBO, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee:
Stephen Flick, Supervising Sound Editor
Avram Gold, Supervising Sound Editor
Steffan Falestich, Dialogue Editor
Eric Hertsgaard, Dialogue Editor
Patricio Libenson, Dialogue Editor
Denise Horta, Dialogue Editor
Adam Johnston, Sound Effects Editor
Paul Berolzheimer, M.P.S.E., Sound Effects Editor
Dean Beville, Sound Effects Editor
Jeff Sawyer, Sound Effects Editor
Kenneth Young, Sound Effects Editor
Mike Flicker, Music Editor
David Lee Fein, Foley Artist
Hilda Hodges, Foley Artist

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
CBS, Two and a Half Men, Release The Dogs:
Steven Silver, Director of Photography

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
HBO, Rome, Passover:
Alik Sakharov, A.S.C., Director of Photography

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
HBO, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee:
David Franco, Director of Photography

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING
Discovery Channel, Planet Earth, Pole to Pole:
Doug Allan, Cinematographer
Martyn Colbeck, Cinematographer
Paul Stewart, Cinematographer
Simon King, Cinematographer
Michael Kelem, Cinematographer
Wade Fairley, Cinematographer

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR REALITY PROGRAMMING
CBS, The Amazing Race, I Know Phil, Little Ol’ Gorgeous Thing:
Per Larsson, Director of Photography
John Armstrong, Camera
Sylvester Campe, Camera
Petr Cikhart, Camera
Tom Cunningham, Camera
Chip Goebert, Camera
Bob Good, Camera
Peter Rieveschl, Camera
Dave Ross, Camera
Uri Sharon, Camera
Alan Weeks, Camera

ENGINEERING PLAQUE TO TERANEX VIDEO COMPUTER (SILICON OPTIX, TERANEX DIVISION)
(This award was previously announced.)

ENGINEERING PLAQUE TO DVNR IMAGE PROCESSING HARDWARE-DVO IMAGE PROCESS SOFTWARE (DIGITAL VISION)
(This award was previously announced.)

OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE TELEVISION
ABC Family, The Fallen
The Fallen Alternate Reality Game, ABCFAMILY.com, Double Twenty, Xenophile Media

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
NBC, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
John Goodman as Judge Robert Bebe NBC

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO FOR A
SERIES
NBC, Saturday Night Live,Host: Alec Baldwin and Musical Guest: Christina Aguilera
Steven Cimino, Technical Director
John Pinto, Camera
Richard B. Fox, Camera
Brian Phraner, Camera
Barry Frischer, Camera
Eric A. Eisenstein, Camera
Susan Noll, Senior Video
Frank Grisanti, Senior Video

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO FOR A
MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A SPECIAL
Fox, American Idol’s “Idol Gives Back”:
John Pritchett, Technical Director
Damien Tuffereau, Camera
Suzanne Ebner, Camera
John Repczynski, Camera
George Prince, Camera
Easter Xua, Camera
Alex Hernandez, Camera
Dave Eastwood, Camera
Bobby Highton, Camera
Ray Gonzales, Camera
Vince Singletary, Camera
Bert Atkinson, Camera
Brian Reason, Camera
Ed Horton, Camera
Rick Edwards, Camera
Richard Strock, Camera
Rob Vuona, Camera
Mike Tribble, Camera
Hector Ramirez, Camera
Brad Zerbst, Camera
Garrett Hurt, Camera
Danny Bonilla, Camera
Dave Hilmer, Camera
Marc Hunter, Camera
Mark Sanford, Video Control

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DIRECTION (ELECTRONIC, MULTI-CAMERA) FOR VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAMMING
CBS, 49th Annual Grammy Awards
Robert A. Dickinson, Lighting Designer
Matt Firestone, Lighting Director
Andy O’Reilly, Lighting Director

ENGINEERING PLAQUE TO OSRAM HMI METAL HALIDE LAMP TECHNOLOGY (OSRAM SYLVANIA PRODUCTS, INC.)
(This award was previously announced.)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING
HBO, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Spike Lee, Director

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING
PBS, American Masters, Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film:
James Sanders, Writer
Ric Burns, Writer

OUTSTANDING NONFICTION SPECIAL
(Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or, if none has a majority approval, no award.)
HBO, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib:
Rory Kennedy, Producer
Liz Garbus, Producer
Jack Youngelson, Producer
Diana Barrett, Executive Producer
Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer
Nancy Abraham, Senior Producer

OUTSTANDING NONFICTION SERIES
(Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or, if none has a majority approval, no award.)
Discovery Channel, Planet Earth:
Maureen Lemire, Executive Producer
Alastair Fothergil, Series Producer
Mark Linfield, Producer

EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN NONFICTION FILMMAKING
(Juried award: Possibility of one, more than one or no award.)
PBS, A Lion in the House (Independent Lens):
Steven Bognar, Producer
Julia Reichert, Producer
Sally Jo Fifer, Executive Producer
Lois Vossen, Series Producer
AND
HBO, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Sam Pollard, Producer
Spike Lee, Producer
Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer
Jacqueline Glover, Supervising Producer

OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
(Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or, if none has a majority approval, no award.)
Nickelodeon, Nick News with Linda Ellerbee, Private Worlds: Kids and Autism:
Rolfe Tessem, Executive Producer
Mark Lyons, Producer
Martin Toub, Producer
Kara Pothier, Producer
Wally Berger, Supervising Producer

OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL
American Express — Animals
Hungry Man, Production Company
Ogilvy & Mather, Ad Agency

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM
(Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or, if none has a majority approval, no award.)
CBS, The 60th Annual Tony Awards
Ricky Kirshner, Executive Producer
Glenn Weiss, Executive Producer

OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM
Bravo, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List:
Marcia Mule, Executive Producer
Bryan Scott, Executive Producer
Lisa M. Tucker, Executive Producer
Kathy Griffin, Executive Producer
Lenid Rolov, Supervising Producer
Beth Wichterich, Supervising Producer
Kelly Luegenbiehl, Supervising Producer
Cori Abraham, Executive Producer
Frances Berwick, Executive Producer
Amy Introcaso-Davis, Executive Producer

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
USA, Monk:
Stanley Tucci as David Ruskin

Just because we heart you, Remote Access has merged all the fall premiere dates for new and returning shows into one handy-dandy list, by date.

Most premieres don’t get hot and heavy until the week of Sept. 23, but they start trickling out tonight.

Here, if you prefer not mixing and matching your networks, here are links to the original postings on all the fall lineups:
• ABC
• CBS
• Fox
• NBC
• The CW

Not sure what the heck you’re going to watch this season? Stay tuned to The Journal News, LoHud.com and Remote Access for our previews of the fall season.

On Sunday, in the Life & Style section of The Journal News is our fall TV preview. Then here, on Remote Access, we start a week-long series of webcasts on the entire fall lineup. We’ll give you the lowdown on all the hot shows coming to the small screen, from sci-fi to sitcoms.

OK, ’nuff said. Here’s the fall premiere dates:

Thursday, Sept. 6
8 p.m. — Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Fox)
9 p.m. — Don’t Forget the Lyrics (Fox)

Saturday, Sept. 8
8 p.m. — Cops (Fox)
8:30 p.m. — Cops (Fox)
9 p.m. — America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back (Fox)

Tuesday, Sept. 11
8 p.m. — The Biggest Loser (NBC)

Friday, Sept. 14
9 p.m. — Nashville (Fox) (pictured, at right)

Saturday, Sept. 15
11 p.m. — MADtv (Fox)
Midnight — Talkshow With Spike Feresten (Fox)

More premiere dates after the break.

Fox has made some changes to its fall lineup, the biggest of which is removing New Amsterdam to make it a midseason replacement. Hmm. Wonder what’s up with that? Anyhow, this updates the lineup previously blogged about by my esteemed colleague, Brian Howard. So here’s the new lineup, with premiere dates:

Mondays (as of Sept. 17)

Tuesdays (as of Sept. 25)

Wednesdays (as of Sept. 19)

Thursdays (as of Sept. 6)

Fridays (as of Sept. 14)
8 p.m.: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (four weeks only)
9 p.m.: Nashville

Friday, Oct. 19
8 p.m.: The Next Great American Band (two-hour premiere)

Saturdays (as of Sept.

Saturdays, late-night (as of Sept. 15)

Sundays (as of Sept. 30)

Fox also notes that on Sundays in the fall, due to live NFL football broadcasts, “encore comedy programming” will be scheduled from 7 to 8 p.m.

This is one of the creepier things I’ve seen recently.

Microsoft is seeking a patent, according to TVSquad, “that would use cameras, biometric sensors, and other tools to determine if you’re sitting in front of the TV. Or if your wife, or kid, or other identifiable person is.”

Here’s more:

The patent application actually describes several different methods for identifying viewers and providing highly targeted ads for each member of your household. What kind of information are we talking about? Well, there’s the usual stuff like your age, sex, marital status, and career. But the system could also gather information like e-mail, appointments, notes and buying habits. On the one hand, companies like Amazon already use your purchasing history to recommend new products you might like, and this patent would be an extension of that technology. But somehow it seems a lot creepier when you could have a computer reading your email and staring at you through a camera.

Think you don’t care whether TV critics share your passion for your favorite shows? Yeah, that’s what I thought too.

Until I found out they agree with me. Mostly, anyway.

As Amy Vernon wrote about here a few days ago, TVWeek.com asked a bunch of critics, including TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello and Matt Roush and Gannett News’s Mike Hughs, to list their most favorite and least favorite shows.

They came so close, ranking the best show on television at number four and the funniest show on television at seven. Read more of this entry »

I’m not a big Fox guy, except for The Simpsons and NFL, but I stumbled across a Fox press release put out today announcing the early season premieres for the News Corp. network’s fall slate.

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? – 8/30, 8 p.m.Cops – 9/8, 8 p.m. ET and 8:30 p.m.

America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back – 9/8, 9 p.m.

Kitchen Nightmares - 9/13, 9 p.m.

Nashville – 9/14 , 9 p.m.

Mad TV, 9/15, 11 p.m.

Talkshow With Spike Feresten – 9/15, Midnight

Prison Break – 9/17, 8 p.m.

K-Ville – 9/17, 9 p.m.

Back to You – 9/17, 8 p.m.

‘Til Death – 9/17, 8:30 p.m.

Bones - 9/17, 9 p.m.

The Simpsons – 9/23, 8 p.m.

King of the Hill – 9/23, 8:30 p.m.

Family Guy – 9/23, 9 p.m. (one-hour premiere)

New Amsterdam – 9/25, 8 p.m.

House - 9/25, 9 p.m.

Family Guy – 9/30, 9 p.m.

American Dad – 9/30, 9:30 p.m

So, thanks to The Jack Sack, I found out that TV Guide blogger Michael Ausiello has reported (I was under the weather and off the computer yesterday) that the folks who brought us the totally crappy Season 6 of 24 have scrapped virtually their entire storyline for Season 7. And the day hasn’t even started yet.

They considered filming part of the season in Africa, but Fox said that was too expensive. After not being able to find suitable locations in LA that could sub for Africa, the powers that be scrapped it all and decided to start over.

Hello, CTU? We need a new plot, copy? — Photo courtesy of FOX Television.

More after the break.

Fox has released its schedule. This is the press release they put out; I’ll try to get it cleaned and linked up by this evening (They just looove to put things in all-caps) — oh, and Sharon Blackman: it doesn’t appear “Born in the USA” got picked up. And what am I jazzed about of the new shows? “New Amsterdam” and “The Sarah Connor Chronicles.”
Here’s Fox’s release, verbatim (picking up after the first couple of paragraphs of self-congratulatory quotes and the like):

The new dramas premiering this fall are K-VILLE (20th Century Fox Television), starring Anthony Anderson and Cole Hauser as police officers in post-Katrina New Orleans; and NEW AMSTERDAM (Regency Television), the first American television project from Oscar-nominated director/producer Lasse Hallström, featuring newcomer Nikolaj Coster Waldau as a New York City homicide detective unlike any other.

The new comedy slated for fall is BACK TO YOU (20th Century Fox Television), from executive producers Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd. Set at a TV news station in Pittsburgh, it stars Emmy Award winners Patricia Heaton and Kelsey Grammer and is directed by James Burrows.

The new unscripted series that will premiere this fall on FOX include, from the producers of AMERICAN IDOL, THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GREAT AMERICAN BAND (working title), which will do for undiscovered groups what IDOL has done for singers. Also with a musical theme, NASHVILLE (working title), from the producers of “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County,� is an unscripted docu-soap chronicling a group of ambitious young people trying to make their mark on the music industry and Nashville society. And in KITCHEN NIGHTMARES, mercurial master chef Gordon Ramsay of HELL’S KITCHEN fame attempts to turn around floundering restaurants in less than a week.

Two additional dramas and two additional comedies will launch in midseason. Courtroom drama CANTERBURY’S LAW (Sony Pictures Television), from executive producers Denis Leary and Jim Serpico, writer Dave Erickson, and director Mike Figgis, stars Julianna Margulies as a rebellious female defense attorney who’s willing to bend the law in order to protect the wrongfully accused. And THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES (Warner Bros. Television) is an intense new drama based on the celebrated heroine of the “Terminator� movies, with Lena Headey in the title role. THE RETURN OF JEZEBEL JAMES (working title) (Regency Television) is a sister comedy starring Parker Posey and Lauren Ambrose, from “Gilmore Girls� creator Amy Sherman-Palladino. And a spring launch is planned for THE RULES FOR STARTING OVER (working title) (20th Century Fox Television), starring Craig Bierko and Rashida Jones in the Farrelly Brothers’ comedic take on a group of 30-somethings trying to find true love the second time around.

FOX series returning in 2007-2008 include: 24, AMERICAN DAD, AMERICAN IDOL, AMERICA’S MOST WANTED: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK, ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER?, BONES, COPS, FAMILY GUY, HOUSE, KING OF THE HILL, MADtv, PRISON BREAK, THE SIMPSONS, TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN and ‘TIL DEATH.

The summer 2007 schedule features established summer hits SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and HELL’S KITCHEN, along with new series ON THE LOT, the moviemaking competition from Mark Burnett and Steven Spielberg, and ANCHORWOMAN (Fox 21), an unscripted reality comedy series about a big-city model who goes to work at a small-town news station and tries to succeed as an anchorwoman to help the station’s ratings.

Following are the FOX primetime schedule for 2007-2008 and synopses of the new series:

FOX PRIMETIME SCHEDULE: FALL 2007
(All Times ET/PT)

MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM PRISON BREAK
9:00-10:00 PM K-VILLE

TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM NEW AMSTERDAM
9:00-10:00 PM HOUSE

WEDNESDAY
8:00-8:30 PM BACK TO YOU
8:30-9:00 PM ’TIL DEATH
9:00-10:00 PM BONES

THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER?
9:00-10:00 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES

FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GREAT AMERICAN
BAND (working title)
9:00-10:00 PM NASHVILLE (working title)

SATURDAY
8:00-8:30 PM COPS
8:30-9:00 PM COPS
9:00-10:00 PM AMERICA’S MOST WANTED: AMERICA FIGHTS
BACK
11:00 PM-MIDNIGHT MADtv
MIDNIGHT-12:30 AM TALK SHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN

SUNDAY
7:00-8:00 PM THE OT (NFL post-game)
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM KING OF THE HILL
9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY
9:30-10:00 PM AMERICAN DAD

FOX PRIMETIME SCHEDULE: BEGINNING JANUARY 2008
(All Times ET/PT)

MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM K-VILLE (January)/PRISON BREAK (Spring)
9:00-10:00 PM 24

TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL
9:00-10:00 PM HOUSE

WEDNESDAY (January)
8:00-8:30 PM BACK TO YOU
8:30-9:00 PM ’TIL DEATH
9:00-10:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL

WEDNESDAY (Spring)
8:00-8:30 PM BACK TO YOU
8:30-9:00 PM THE RETURN OF JEZEBEL JAMES (working title)
9:00-9:30 PM AMERICAN IDOL Results Show
9:30-10:00 PM ’TIL DEATH

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2007-2008 FOX SEASON — Page 5

THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER?
9:00-10:00 PM CANTERBURY’S LAW

FRIDAY (Spring)
8:00-9:00 PM BONES
9:00-10:00 PM NEW AMSTERDAM

SATURDAY
8:00-8:30 PM COPS
8:30-9:00 PM COPS
9:00-10:00 PM AMERICA’S MOST WANTED: AMERICA FIGHTS
BACK
11:00 PM-MIDNIGHT MADtv
MIDNIGHT-12:30 AM TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN

SUNDAY (Spring)
7:00-7:30 PM KING OF THE HILL
7:30-8:00 PM AMERICAN DAD
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM FAMILY GUY
9:00-10:00 PM THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES

2007-2008 FOX PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
NEW SERIES SYNOPSES

The following new dramas will premiere this fall on FOX:

K-VILLE (Mondays, 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT): From writer and executive producer Jonathan Lisco (“NYPD Blue,� “The District�) comes a heroic police drama set in New Orleans. Two years after Katrina, the city is still in chaos. Many cops have quit, and the jails, police stations and crime labs still haven’t been properly rebuilt. But the cops who remain have courage to burn and a passion to reclaim and rebuild their city. MARLIN BOULET (Anthony Anderson, “The Departed,� “The Shield�) is a brash, funny, in-your-face veteran of the NOPD’s Felony Action Squad, the specialized unit that targets the most-wanted criminals. Even when his partner deserted him during the storm, Boulet held his post, spending days in the water saving lives and keeping order. Now he’s unapologetic about bending the rules when it comes to collaring bad guys. Boulet’s new partner, TREVOR COBB (Cole Hauser, “The Break-Up,� “ER�), was a soldier in Afghanistan before joining the NOPD. He’s tough and committed, but if he’s less than comfortable with Boulet’s methods, it’s because he’s harboring a dark secret. Cobb has come to New Orleans seeking redemption, but redemption can be dangerous. Will Boulet be able to trust him? Will Cobb’s past endanger them both? Rounding out the crew of cops are hotheaded BILLY “K-9� FAUST (Maximiliano Hernández, “Law & Order,� “Shark�), who often speaks before thinking; wisecracking JEFF “GLUE BOY� GOODEN (Blake Shields, “Sleeper Cell,� “Veronica Mars�), the team’s comic relief; tough-as-nails GINGER “LOVE TAP� LeBEAU (Tawny Cypress, “Heroes�), the only female on the squad, who gives as good as she gets; and CAPTAIN JAMES EMBRY (John Carroll Lynch, “Zodiac,� “The Drew Carey Show�), who wrangles the eclectic personalities of his squad with equal parts humor and tenacity.

PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/WRITER: Jonathan Lisco
DIRECTOR: Deran Sarafian
CAST: Anthony Anderson as Marlin Boulet, Cole Hauser as Trevor Cobb, Maximiliano Hernández as Billy “K-9� Faust, Blake Shields as Jeff “Glue Boy� Gooden, Tawny Cypress as Ginger “Love Tap� LeBeau, John Carroll Lynch as Captain James Embry

NEW AMSTERDAM (Wednesdays, 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT): Directed and executive-produced by visionary Lasse Hallström (“My Life As a Dog,� “The Cider House Rules,� “Chocolat,� “The Hoax�) and written by Allan Loeb (“Things We Lost in the Fire,� “21�) and Christian Taylor (“Showboy,� “Six Feet Under�), NEW AMSTERDAM is the story of a New York homicide detective unlike any other. He is brilliant, mysterious, reckless, magnetic, unknowable. And he has a profound secret — he is immortal. In 1642, JOHN AMSTERDAM (Nikolaj Coster Waldau, “Kingdom of Heaven�), then a Dutch solider in the colony of New Amsterdam — later to become New York City — stepped in front of a sword to save the life of a Native Indian girl during a massacre of her indigenous tribe. The girl in turn rescued Amsterdam, weaving an ancient spell that conferred immortality upon him. Amsterdam will not age, she told him, until he finds his one true love. Only then will he become whole and ready for mortality. But Amsterdam has found this to be a mixed blessing. Over the course of three centuries, he’s experienced endless adventure and honed his many talents. But everyone Amsterdam meets must leave him in time; lovers and children die while he remains young. His sole confidant and current lifelong friend is the sage jazz club owner