Courtroom drama "Damages" leads Globes' TV race
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A new and little-seen cable  television show, FX legal drama "Damages," starring five-time  Oscar nominee Glenn Close, led the Golden Globe contenders for  TV series awards on Thursday with four nominations, including a  bid for best drama.
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The series has been the source of ferocious contention between Fox and NBC along with the producers of NBC&#39;s version of reality boxing, &quot;The Contender,&quot; which is to have its premiere in November.
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The showdown between writers and producers was all too apparent in NBCâs coverage of the Golden Globes.
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BEVERLY HILLS, California  - Two movies set against different wars, "Atonement" and "Charlie Wilson's War," dominated Golden Globe nominations on Thursday with "Atonement" earning seven nods, including one for best drama, to lead all film contenders.
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NBCâs bare-bones version of the â65th Annual Golden Globesâ attracted just 5.8 million viewers on Sunday night, a small fraction of the 20 million who tuned in to the awards show a year ago, according to Nielsenâs estimates. A two-hour âDatelineâ special, featuring interviews with the nominees and preceding the 9 p.m. announcement show fared no better, drawing only 4.4 million. Combined, the three-hour broadcast delivered a dismal 1.3 rating in the critical demographic of adults 18 to 49, a far cry from the 6.5 rating the show earned over prime time on a Monday last January. The big hit on Sunday was Foxâs premiere of âTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,â which attracted 18.3 million viewers at 8 p.m. and the highest ratings by far of any new series this season. Although âTerminatorâ benefited from following a football game on Fox that attracted more than 35 million viewers during the 7 p.m. hour, no other scripted series debut on any broadcast network has done better in the 18-to-49 set in three years. The last scripted series debut on a broadcast network to earn higher ratings among adults 18 to 49 was CBSâs âNumb3rsâ on Jan. 23, 2005. Fox easily led the nightâs ratings, followed by CBS and ABC. NBC ranked fourth. Part one of CBSâs âComanche Moonâ drew 15.8 million viewers.
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The World War Two  saga "Atonement" earned seven Golden Globe nominations on  Thursday, including a bid for best film drama, to lead the pack  of movies vying for a major Hollywood honor in the widely  watched awards season.
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BEVERLY HILLS, California  - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave its top Golden Globes for television on Sunday to the new advertising-themed drama "Mad Men" on cable network AMC and HBO's Hollywood satire "Extras."
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E! Entertainment  Television topped the cable networks' coverage of the Golden  Globes news conference Sunday, but none of the three that aired  the live telecast had much to brag about.
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BEVERLY HILLS, California  - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave its top Golden Globes for television on Sunday to the new advertising-themed drama "Mad Men" on cable network AMC and HBO's recently canceled Hollywood satire "Extras."
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"Babel," a searing film about cultural gaps among people around the world, earned seven Golden Globe nominations on Thursday to lead a surprising range of nominees for the widely watched movie honors.
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LOS ANGELES  - Anyone who complains about the length of awards shows would have been thrilled with the 65th annual Golden Globes, where faux journalists joyously rattled off nominees and winners for a faux 30-minute show at the Beverly Hilton Sunday.
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Not so long ago,  Showtime was struggling to emerge from the shadow of rival  premium network HBO. Now, the network is generating its own  buzz with original series that are being recognized by the  Emmys and Golden Globes and pulling in some of its highest  ratings ever.
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Celebrities were doing last minute primping as they prepared to walk the red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday. Jamie Foxx led the contenders with an unprecedented three acting nominations, including best musical or comedy actor for his uncanny portrayal of singer Ray Charles in "Ray."
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As a sampling of  entertainment anchors rattled off the winners like flight  attendants tossing out bags of peanuts on a no-frills airline,  the pomp-free Golden Globes on Sunday slipped the biggest prize  of the evening to "Atonement."
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Hollywood on Sunday awaited the  strike-plagued Golden Globe Awards at a drab news conference to  announce winners, rather than the usual star-filled gala.
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"Babel," a searing film drama about cultural gaps among people around the world, earned seven Golden Globe nominations on Thursday to lead a surprising range of nominees for the widely watched movie honors.
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NBC's "The Office," Showtime's "Dexter" and HBO's "The Wire" are among the contenders for top honors at the 60th Writers Guild Awards.