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'Mad Men,' 'Damages' vying for best series

Basic cable TV looked more like a pop-culture bargain Thursday as AMC's Mad Men and FX's Damages snared historic best series Emmy nominations, while stars from cable's less glamorous channels also made a splash in major acting categories.

PEARSON: Cable shows, past Oscar winners lining up for Emmys

For my money, the best TV miniseries of the year actually got the most nominations for this year's Emmy Awards: HBO's riveting look at American history, John Adams, snagged 23 nods.

List of Emmy nominees

Nominees in major categories for the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
ESPY Awards: Tiger Woods, N.Y. Giants big winners

Tiger Woods won three trophies at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night, including his fifth male athlete of the year award, giving him a career-leading 21 wins in the show's 16-year history.

'John Adams' tops Emmy nominations

"Mad Men," AMC's sleek drama set in the advertising world circa 1960, and FX's legal thriller "Damages" made Emmy nominations history today as the first basic cable programs to gain best-series nods. "John Adams" picked up 23 bids.

TV WATCH: July 17

58 shows are scheduled by KBDI-Channel 12 to provide an in-depth look at China before the 2008 Olympics; and a producer on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance talks about a contestant's second chance.

'Cartel' takes over Colombian TV

The highest-rated TV show in Colombia follows a rather grim plot line: Boy meets girl. Boy smuggles tons of cocaine. Longtime pals betray each other. It's The Cartel of the Snitches, based on a tell-all book.

PEARSON: CBS wagging about 'Dog' reality

CBS is going to the dogs and getting good ratings in the process with its new reality competition, Greatest American Dog.

Former 'Law & Order' actor Bratt takes on role of addict trying to reform others

Benjamin Bratt, star of the new A&E Series, The Cleaner, wondered whether viewers could get their heads around a story line of an addict trying to clean up other addicts, until he met the co-producer who lived it.

TV WATCH: July 15

Sesame Street visits the Smithsonian; the Who gets star treatment on VH1 Rock Honors; Sen. Barack Obama says his kids probably shouldn't have been interviewed; send your opinions to our Comics Hot Line.

PRIME CHOICE: Does this ring a bell?

Stand-up comedian Dave Attell will host Comedy Central's revival of The Gong Show, beginning Thursday at 11 p.m. MDT.

PRIME RATING: July 14

Highlights of the week in prime-time television.

Collins finds 7th heaven in his varied career path

Actor, novelist, director and musician Stephen Collins, who found fame on the TV series 7th Heaven, is proud of being a parent and of having worked in stage, screen and television.

TV WATCH: July 10

Local TV reporter Tamara Banks turns a journey to Sudan into a documentary; Nickelodeon to air sports-themed episodes of its cartoon hits; the effects of digital downloading on TV economics; and Ted Koppel joins the BBC's news team.

PEARSON: Planet comes to life in documentary

The five-hour series Earth: The Biography crisscrosses the globe, exposing us to formations created by wind, ice and other natural phenomena.

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Gross
1 Hellboy II: The Golden Army $34,539,115
2 Hancock $32,080,560
3 Journey to the Center of the Earth $21,018,141
4 WALL-E $18,793,588
5 Wanted $11,996,175
6 Get Smart $7,201,376
7 Meet Dave $5,251,918
8 Kung Fu Panda $4,411,412
9 The Incredible Hulk $2,324,345
10 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl $2,303,054

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