LOS ANGELES - After being ignored for most of the evening, "Days of Our Lives" won the drama series prize at the 40th Daytime Emmy Awards - the first time it had been honored in that category since 1975.
The summer TV doldrums are really kicking in - there are far fewer new and returning shows premiering. Thus, we venture deep into basic cable territory. Here's what caught my eye this week:
Bernard "Bernie" Sahlins, who co-founded Chicago's Second City theater and who nurtured the early careers of many of the earliest stars of "Saturday Night Live," died Sunday. He was 90.
Winners of the Daytime Emmy Awards presented at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday:
Los Angeles police say "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actor and comedian Jeff Garlin has been arrested on a felony vandalism charge after a dispute with another motorist over a parking space.
For the first time in more than 20 years, the July 4 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular will not be televised nationally.
"Days of Our Lives" scored a rare win for best drama series at the Daytime Emmys in a show marked by an envelope mix-up, expletives and the constant din of audience chatter heard during the cable telecast that stretched beyond its time slot.
DON'T MISS:
An autopsy report says the son of famed professional wrestler Ric Flair died from a toxic combination of heroin and prescription drugs
Kevin Clash, the Elmo puppeteer who resigned amid allegations that he sexually abused underage boys, won three Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on "Sesame Street."
For anyone watching CNN, it's been hard to miss the sunny reminders popping up on the bottom of the screen that Monday is the debut of the "New Day" morning show.
On the CBS documentary series "Brooklyn DA," the story line is simple: Can prosecutors put the bad guys away?
Is there a more perfect match in sports broadcasting than Mike "Doc" Emrick and the Stanley Cup playoffs?
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
Dear Sookie Stackhouse,
Private investigators found that CBS News Washington reporter Sharyl Attkisson's computer was tampered with multiple times late last year, the network said Friday.
No one is more surprised than Kevin Rahm that his "Mad Men" character Ted Chaough has become a major player in the AMC drama's sixth season. "I'm always surprised," Rahm said of the series' many twists and turns.
Media news and views from the NBA Finals:
Normally, pregame news conferences with the coaches in the NBA Finals are very brief and lack substance, especially with irascible Spurs coach Gregg Popovich at the podium.
Sarah Palin and Roger Ailes have evidently made up.
