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Round and Round the Critics Go. Where They'll Stop . . . Won't Be CBS or Fox

Nominees for program of the year include ABC drama
Nominees for program of the year include ABC drama "Lost," with Evangeline Lilly, left; PBS's latest Ken Burns documentary, "The War"; and the HBO miniseries "John Adams," with Paul Giamatti in the title role. Also nominated: HBO's "The Wire" and AMC's "Mad Men." (By Mario Perez -- Abc)
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Speaking of long-running, James Garner, Lorne Michaels, Bill Moyers, William Shatner and Mike Wallace are locked in a death match for "career achievement."

PBS's "[Golden Boy Documentarian]'s The War" did nicely; it's also nominated for outstanding achievement in news and information, along with PBS's "Frontline," Sundance Channel's "Nimrod Nation," Showtime's "This American Life" and HBO's "Alive Day Memories."

Last, and least, because TCA periodically toys with the idea of dropping this category, this year's nominees for outstanding achievement in children's programming: PBS's "Curious George," PBS's "Word Girl," Nickelodeon's "Yo Gabba Gabba" and -- you know it's coming -- Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" and "High School Musical 2."

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With "American Idol" over, CBS is back on top. And what a week it was for CBS, filled with Regis Philbin-hosted game shows and gimongous men beating the tar out of each other in the name of "art."

Here's a look at the week's tops and bottoms:

WINNERS

"CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights." The "elite" bare-knuckle mixed martial "arts" slugfest clocked just 4.85 million viewers Sunday night -- but 156 percent more 18-to-34-year-olds and 357 percent more 18-to-34-year-old guys-- than CBS clocked in the time slot during the 2007-08 TV season. And 18-34 guys, in case you haven't heard, are the Hot Blond Chicks With Implants of Madison Avenue.

"Million Dollar Password." Philbin drew a whole lot more viewers for CBS on Sunday than Kimbo logged Saturday -- 10.6 million -- but I'm guessing a whole lot fewer 18-to-34-year-old guys.

"Hell's Kitchen." Fox's "cooking" competition scored 9.5 million viewers, its biggest audience, excluding finales and post-"American Idol" broadcasts. Interestingly, "Hell's Kitchen" was the week's highest-rated non-scripted program among 18-to-49-year-olds, but Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance" was highest among 18-34s. From which we have learned: The older we get, the more interested we are in (a) food and (b) sadism. And they say you can't learn anything from television!


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