E! Online - The pedigreed HBO miniseries John Adams nabbed a leading 23 nominations this morning for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmys, followed by 30 Rock with 17 nominations and Mad Men with 16.

Reuters - Three cable TV shows from three networks, "Mad Men," "Damages" and "Dexter," claimed Emmy nominations for best drama on Thursday, marking a turning point in the 60-year-old competition for U.S. television's highest honors.

AP - The Emmys said goodbye to "The Wire" with the same lack of respect that it showed the HBO drama during its acclaimed five-season run.

E! Online - It was a two-martini breakfast for Mad Men.

AP - Three minutes to showtime, and Cristian de la Fuente still hadn't decided whether he would continue after tearing a tendon in his biceps. The producers of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars," the popular live dancing competition, had themselves in a tizzy.

E! Online - New York is obviously the place to see and be seen. Well, being Heidi Klum helps with the latter.

AP - Dennis Farina may be able to carry a gun on-screen, but he won't be able to own one in California for several months.

E! Online - Sure he has the name for the job, but who could have expected that Rainn Wilson would turn to weather forecasting while his acting career is doing so well?

Reuters - Tony Soprano is no longer around to hug but Emmy voters this year managed to embrace plenty of anti-heroes and twisted, flawed characters -- from a serial-killing sleuth to a methamphetamine-making teacher.

Reuters - When Barack Obama leaves for his trip to Europe and the Middle East sometime this month, he'll be making time for the Big Three anchors to interview him while he is on road.