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SAG Award winners will be announced January 27. Here are the nominees.

ACTOR IN A TELEFILM OR MINISERIES
Michael Keaton – The Company (TNT)
Kevin Kline – As You Like It (HBO)
Oliver Platt – The Bronx is Burning (ESPN)
Sam Shepard – Ruffian (ABC)
John Turturro – The Bronx is Burning (ESPN)

ACTRESS IN A TELEFILM OR MINISERIES
Ellen Burstyn – Mitch Albom’s For One More Day (ABC)
Debra Messing – The Starter Wife (USA)
Anna Paquin – Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Queen Latifah – Life Support (HBO)
Vanessa Redgrave – The Fever (HBO)
Gena Rowlands – What If God Were the Sun? (Lifetime)

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Glenn Close – Damages
Edie Falco – The Sopranos
Sally Field – Brothers & Sisters
Holly Hunter – Saving Grace
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer

ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
James Gandolfini – The Sopranos
Michael C. Hall – Dexter
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Hugh Laurie – House
James Spader – Boston Legal

ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Steve Carell – The Office
Ricky Gervais – Extras
Jeremy Piven – Entourage
Tony Shalhoub – Monk

ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Christina Applegate – Samantha Who?
America Ferrera – Ugly Betty
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds
Vanessa Williams – Ugly Betty

DRAMA ENSEMBLE
Boston Legal – Rene Auberjonois, Candice Bergen, Julie Bowen, Saffron Burrows, Christian Clemenson, Taraji P. Henson, John Larroquette, William Shatner, James Spader, Tara Summers, Mark Valley, Gary Anthony Williams, Constance Zimmer
The Closer – G.W. Bailey, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Tony Denison, Robert Gossett, Gina Ravera, Corey Reynolds, Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Tenney
Grey’s Antatomy – Justin Chambers, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Katherine Heigl, T.R. Knight, Chyler Leigh, Sandra Oh, James Pickens, Jr., Ellen Pompeo, Sara Ramirez, Elizabeth Reaser, Brooke Smith, Kate Walsh, Isaiah Washington, Chandra Wilson
Mad Men – Bryan Batt, Anne Dudek, Michael Gladis, Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser, Robert Morse, Elisabeth Moss, Maggie Siff, John Slattery, Rich Sommer, Aaron Staton
The Sopranos – Gregory Antonacci, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, James Gandolfini, Dan Grimaldi, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli , Arthur Nascarella, Steven R. Schirripa, Matt Servitto, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, Aida Turturro, Steven Van Zandt, Frank Vincent

COMEDY ENSEMBLE
30 Rock – Scott Adsit, Alec Baldwin, Katrina Bowden, Tina Fey, Judah Friedlander, Jane Krakowski, Jack Mcbrayer, Tracy Morgan, Keith Powell, Lonny Ross,
Desperate Housewives – Andrea Bowen, Marcia Cross, Dana Delany, James Denton, Nathan Fillion, Lindsy Fonseca, Teri Hatcher, Zane Huett, Felicity Huffman, Kathryn Joosten, Brent Kinsman, Shane Kinsman , Joy Lauren, Eva Longoria Parker, Kyle Maclachlan, Shawn Pyfrom, Doug Savant, Dougray Scott, Nicolette Sheridan, John Slattery, Brenda Strong
Entourage – Rhys Coiro, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier, Rex Lee, Jeremy Piven, Perrey Reeves
The Office РLeslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Creed Bratton, Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Kate Flannery, Ed Helms, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey, John Krasinski, Paul Lieberstein, B.J. Novak, Oscar Nu̱ez, Phyllis Smith, Rainn Wilson
Ugly Betty – Alan Dale, America Ferrera, Christoper Gorham, Mark Indelicato, Ashley Jensen, Judith Light, Eric Mabius, Becki Newton, Ana Ortiz, Tony Plana, Rebecca Romijn, Kevin Sussman, Michael Urie, Vanessa Williams

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES
24 (Fox)
Heroes (NBC)
Lost (ABC)
Rome (HBO)
The Unit (CBS)

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Charles Durning

Despite Jamie Lynn Spears’ pregnancy, Nickelodeon will continue to run Zoey 101 in its normal timeslot. The network is not as of yet commenting on the future of the show, but it is weighing its options as to how to proceed, reports Variety.

While the show has finished shooting, it is unclear whether the network will continue to be interested in airing the show as scheduled due to the potential controversy.

Nickelodeon said in a statement, “We respect Jamie Lynn’s decision to take responsibility in this sensitive and personal situation. We know this is a very difficult time for her and her family, and our primary concern right now is for Jamie Lynn’s well being.”

USA Network shows Monk and Psych will shown on NBC beginning in March on Sunday nights. The shows will first air on USA on Fridays starting in January.

This follows the move that will have Law & Order: Criminal Intent also appearing on NBC.

After two months of repeats, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Conan O’Brien will resume broadcasting new episodes beginning Wednesday, January 2, 2008.

“During the 1988 writers strike, Johnny Carson reluctantly returned to ‘The Tonight Show’ without his writers after two months. Both Jay and Conan have supported their writers during the first two months of this WGA strike and will continue to support them. However, there are hundreds of people who will be able to return to work as a result of Jay’s and Conan’s decision,” said Rick Ludwin, Executive Vice President, Late Night & Primetime Series.

Jimmy Kimmel has also announced a return on January 2 on ABC.

Meanwhile, David Letterman is trying to cut a deal with the WGA on his own, which some suggest could lead to similar deals if successful.

ABC has revealed its primetime schedule starting as of January 2008.

Monday as of January 7
8:00 Dance War: Bruno Vs. Carrie Ann
9:30 Notes from the Underbelly (as of January 14)
10:00 October Road

Monday as of February
8:00 Dance War: Bruno Vs. Carrie Ann
9:00 Samantha Who?
9:30 Notes from the Underbelly
10:00 October Road

Monday as of March 17
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
9:30 Samantha Who?
10:00 The Bachelor

Tuesday as of January 8
8:00 Just for Laughs
8:30 Just for Laughs
9:00 According to Jim
9:30 Carpoolers
10:00 Boston Legal

Tuesday as of March 25
8:00 Just for Laughs
8:30 Just for Laughs
9:00 Dancing with the Stars Results Show
10:00 Boston Legal

Wednesday as of January 2
8:00 Wife Swap
9:00 Supernanny
10:00 Cashmere Mafia (as of January 9)

Wednesday as of February 27
8:00 Wife Swap
9:00 Supernanny
10:00 Men in Trees

Thursday as of January
8:00 Ugly Betty
9:00 Grey’s Anatomy
10:00 Big Shots (as of January 10)

Thursday as of January 31
8:00 Ugly Betty
9:00 Lost
10:00 Eli Stone

Friday
8:00 Drama encores
9:00 Drama encores
10:00 20/20

Sunday as of March
7:00 America’s Funniest Home Videos
8:00 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9:00 Oprah’s Big Give
10:00 Desperate Housewives

ABC is considering putting reruns of Grey’s Anatomy in either the Thursday or Friday at 8:00 timeslot, as well as possibly putting Lost reruns in the Thursday time slot leading up to the new episodes.

Thanks to much shuffling and rescheduling, as well as some shows like Lost that have been waiting in the wings, the midseason scheduling will allow for mostly first run episodes. Most of the shows that aren’t expected to repeat well have been pulled from the lineup but may make their way to Friday nights.

As the writers strike continues with no apparent end any time soon, many have been wondering what directors will do. The combination of pressure from the writers and from writer-directors (who are members of both guilds) has caused the Directors Guild of America to move its talks into the new year, reports Show Tracker.

In response to the talks between writers and studios that broke down last week, the DGA stated, “We are deeply disappointed by the breakdown … Like everyone else in the industry, we had hoped that the two parties would be able to reach a fair and reasonable deal.”

The directors’ contract expires June 30.

Monday
8-9 American Gladiators (premieres Sunday January 6)
8-9 The Baby Borrowers (as of February 18)
9-10 Deal or No Deal
10-11 Medium

Tuesday
8-10 The Biggest Loser
10-11 Law & Order: SVU

Wednesday
8-9 Deal or No Deal
9-10 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
10-11 Law & Order

Thursday
8-9 Must See Comedy
9-10 The Celebrity Apprentice
10-11 ER
10-11 Lipstick Jungle (as of February 7)

Friday
8-9 1 Vs. 100
9-10 Friday Night Lights
10-11 Las Vegas

There had been various degrees of optimism from time to time, but it looks like it will be a long cold winter. Variety reports that strike talks have been called off, with no indication of when they will resume.

The AMPTP accused the WGA of a strategy of stalling negotiations rather than trying to reach a deal. “Their Quixotic pursuit of radical demands led them to begin this strike, and now has caused this breakdown in negotiations,” the AMPTP asserted. “We hope that the WGA will come back to this table with a rational plan that can lead us to a fair and equitable resolution to a strike that is causing so much distress for so many people in our industry and community.”

The WGA doesn’t believe they are being offered a fair share of the new media pie. “The AMPTP insists we let them do to the Internet what they did to home video,” said John Bowman, WGA negotiating chairman. “We received a similar ultimatum through back channels prior to the discussions of November 4th. At that time, we were assured that if we took DVDs off the table, we would get a fair offer on new media issues. That offer never materialized.”