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Discovery Communications and John Malone's Liberty Global have agreed to acquire U.K. independent production and distribution giant All3Media in a deal that puts an enterprise value of about $930 million (550 million pounds) on the company. All3Media is considered Britain's largest indie TV producer and distributor. The company's shows include Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Undercover Boss, Skins, The White Queen, U.K. scripted reality hit The Only Way Is Essex and Cash Cab New York. Private equity firm Permira has been shopping privately-held All3Media, with FremantleMedia, owned by Bertelsmann-controlled Rtl Group, being the lead suitor until exclusive talks between

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1. James Gandolfini Dies in Italy

Actor James Gandolfini, perhaps best known for his role as Tony Soprano died June 19 in Italy. He was 51.

Gandolfini's managers Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders confirmed that the Golden Globe winner passed away while on holiday in Rome, Italy. Reports suggest that his death came after a possible heart attack.

"Our hearts are shattered and we will miss him deeply," Armstrong and Sanders said in a joint statement. "He and his family were part of our family for many years and we are all grieving."

HBO also released a statement, saying, "We're all in shock and feeling immeasurable sadness at the loss of a beloved member of our family. He was special man, a great talent, but more importantly a gentle and loving person who treated everyone no matter their title or position with equal respect. He touched so many of us over the years...

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The best award shows have their dubious moments, and the 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards — which Snicks lovingly liveblogged last night– simply teemed with unexpected and bizarre moments that brought the best (and weirdest) out of many presenters. I also enjoyed planned hilarity like Kathy Griffin‘s presenter speech, in which she quoted four lines of nutty dialogue from nominated soap operas and Betty White‘s tribute to the late game show producer Bob Stewart. But here are five wacky moments I’m still thinking about.

1. Carrie Fisher’s wild introduction to the Best Animated Show category is inspiring, drug-fueled, and maybe poetic.

Carrie Fisher, the goddess who once composed my favorite tweet of all time (and I quote: “Oh BiPolar the way I’m on Letterman tonight w/ my peers Rihanna & Zac Efron pray 4 me”), introduced the Best Animated Show category. Struck me as apparent that she was...

The 2013 Daytime Emmy Awards went down Sunday night (June 16), handing out trophies for the best dramas, talk shows, game shows and more. In addition to that, legendary game show host Monty Hall was given a Lifetime Achievement award.

"Days of Our Lives" took the award for Outstanding Drama, but "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful" couldn't be held back as they took more than one acting Emmy each.

"Price is Right" took for Emmy for best game show, but game show host was given to Ben Bailey, who hosts "Cash Cab."

The full list of winners is below:

Outstanding Drama Series:Days of Our Lives

Outstanding Game Show:The Price is Right

Outstanding Talk Show-Entertainment:The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Outstanding Talk Show-Informative:The Dr. Oz Show

Outstanding Morning Program:cbs Sunday Morning

Outstanding Culinary Program:tie -- The Best Thing I Ever Made and Trisha's Southern Kitchen

Outstanding...

Beverly Hills, Calif. — "Days of Our Lives" won drama series honors for just the second time in 40 years at the Daytime Emmys in a rough-hewn ceremony that included more upsets and an envelope mix-up on Sunday night.

The NBC soap opera that began in 1965 beat out defending champion "General Hospital" and former three-time winner "The Bold and the Beautiful," among others.

The category included the only four remaining soaps still airing on the broadcast networks in addition to "One Life to Live," which has found new life on the Internet after being canceled.

"Days" only other drama series win was in 1978.

The show claimed one other trophy: Chandler Massey as outstanding younger actor.

Doug Davidson of "The Young and the Restless" and Heather Tom of "The Bold and the Beautiful" won lead acting honors.

Davidson earned his first career trophy for a role he's played since 1978. Tom, who previously was on "Y&R,...

Days of Our Lives, George Lucas and Dr. Oz were among those honored at the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, broadcast live on Sunday from Los Angeles on Hln.

The Daytime Emmys recognize network and syndicated programming. Game show icons Monty Hall and producer Bob Stewart were also given Lifetime Achievement Awards during the telecast that included a few surprises (Days won the top prize for the first time since 1975, Ricki Lake won for her canceled talker) and some embarrassing flubs (the ladies of The Talk were given the wrong envelope). But presenter Carrie Fisher did talk about dropping acid...

Daytime television's elite gathered on Sunday at the Beverly Hilton for the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Above all the night's festivities, one of the few surviving soap operas, The Bold and the Beautiful, won big.

The soap opera, which has been running since 1986, took home a total of four awards, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Heather Tom) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama (Scott Clifton), Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team, and Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team.

Pics: Daytime Emmys' Swanky Fashion

Among the winners (listed below) was also George Lucas, who took home his very first Emmy for his animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

The show, hosted by Morning Express' Robin Meade, Good Morning America's Sam Champion, and A.J. Hammer of Showbiz Tonight, contained a few production gaffes, including a misplaced awards envelope that left the cast of The Talk stranded on the stage while the crew searched to find...

The A.M.’s best and brightest stars aligned June 16 at the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. See the complete list of winners, then weigh in on your reactions!

Soap stars and talk-show hosts alike arrived to see if they would take home a coveted Daytime Emmy Award. With Good Morning America’s Sam Champion along with the Hln network’s A.J. Hammer and Robin Meade as hosts, it was bound to be a fun night — but did your favorites win? And who got totally snubbed? Check out the full winner’s list below to find out!

2013 Daytime Emmy Winners

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Doug Davidson, The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Game Show: The Price is Right

Outstanding Game Show Host: Ben Bailey, Cash Cab

Outstanding Talk Show-Informative: The Dr. Oz Show

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Tie — Scott Clifton, The Bold and the Beautiful and Billy Miller,...

The 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held Sunday night in Beverly Hills, hosted by Sam Champion (Good Morning America) and Hln personalities Robin Meade and A.J. Hammer.

CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful boasted the biggest haul, translating its 15 nominations into nine total Emmys, including for Writing, lead actress Heather Tom and five Creative Arts trophies collected on Saturday.

Sister sudser The Young and the Restless — which went into this year’s awards with the most nominations, 23 — wound up with seven wins, including for Lead Actor/first-time gold-grabber Doug Davidson.

Days of Our Lives was named best drama. One Life to Live...

Big bucks, expensive vowels, and a million cackling Whammies.

The Daytime Emmys are this Sunday, and for the first time ever, there’s a gay nominee for Best Game Show Host — the marvelous and frightfully funny Billy Eichner. Wahoo! To celebrate, let’s rank the 25 best game shows of all time. Get out your purse and prepare to buy some vowels, gents.

25. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?: Sorry Double Dare, but Carmen Sandiego is the greatest kids’ game ever. It made geography cool while highlighting the glamorous felonies of a femme fatale. I wish more TV shows concluded with the entire cast yelling in unison, “Do it, Rockapella!”

24. Let’s Make a Deal: Carol Merrill and Monty Hall could woo you into anything. Though if you’re already wearing a chicken outfit, you probably don’t need much coercing.

23. Sale of the Century: Jim Perry...

Giving props to the hottest shows and stars rocking the airwaves during the day, the 2013 Daytime Emmy Awards nominees were just unveiled.

And the top nod-getter this year is “The Young and The Restless” with 23 chances at glory, while “General Hospital” nabbed 19 mentions.

“Days of Our Lives” and “Sesame Street” both tied for third place thanks to 17 nominations each, and there are plenty of other big names on the list as well.

The 2013 Daytime Emmy Awards will take place on June 16th. The nominees are:

Outstanding Drama Series

The Bold and the Beautiful

Days of Our Lives

General Hospital ABC

One Life To Live

The Young and the Restless

Outstanding Children’S Animated Program

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness

Penguins of Madagascar

Robot and Monster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

WordGirl

Outstanding Children’S Series

The Aquabats! Super Show

Everyday Health

R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour The Series

SciGirls...

Nominations for the 2013 Daytime Emmy Awards have been announced, with The Young and the Restless leading the way with 23 total nods.

The trophies will be handed out on June 16 (on Hln) and here's a look at the major categories...

Outstanding Drama Series

The Bold and the Beautiful

Days of Our Lives

General Hospital

One Life to Live

The Young and the Restless

Writing For A Drama Series

The Bold and the Beautiful

General Hospital

One Life to Live

The Young and the Restless

Lead Actress In A Drama

Susan Flannery (Stephanie, B&B)

Peggy McCay (Caroline, Days)

Michelle Stafford (Phyllis, Y&R)

Heather Tom (Katie, B&B)

Lead Actor In A Drama

Peter Bergman (Jack, Y&R)

Doug Davidson (Paul, Y&R)

Michael Muhney (Adam, Y&R)

Jason Thompson (Patrick, Gh)

Supporting Actress In A Drama

Julie Marie Berman (ex-Lulu, Gh)

Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea, Y&R)

Jessica Collins (Avery,...

CBS led the pack at Wednesday’s announcement of nominees for the 40th Daytime Emmy Awards, amassing 50 total nods.

Fueling the Eye’s impressive showing was a total of 23 nominations for The Young and the Restless, which topped all (of the few remaining) daytime dramas. ABC’s General Hospital followed with 19 nods, while Days of Our Lives netted 17, The Bold and the Beautiful 15.

Related | General Hospital Casts Atwt Emmy Winner Maura West — As a Member of the [Spoiler] Family?

One Life to Live, which was eligible for a handful of its final ABC broadcasts, collected three nominations, including in the Outstanding Drama race.

The Young and the Restless tallied 23 nominations as honors were announced this morning for the 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Restless’ impressive take helped CBS lead all networks with 50 overall nominations. PBS and ABC followed, with 44 and 38 nods, respectively.

General Hospital, which earned 19 nominations, joined Restless in the race for Outstanding Drama Series, and Sesame Street received 17 nods, including three for Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo who faces allegations of sexual misconduct.

Good Morning America and Today will bring their ratings rivalry to the Emmys, where they’ll be joined by CBS Sunday Morning in the Outstanding Morning Program category.

I got the memo about Alex Trebek potentially leaving Jeopardy! in 2016, and that sent my mind into a frenzy (accompanied by the ping-pang-pow sound effect of a Daily Double). Alex Trebek's name is synonymous with Jeopardy! for a reason: He is an astoundingly great host who knows so much trivia and loves the learning process. You might think his knack for accents and correcting contestants is pretentious or annoying, but that discipline is so essential to the dignity and respect of the show's difficult material. Hell, this man hosts the National Geography Bee every year. He is a TV legend and it pains me to think of him departing the series.

But the task becomes a little bit easier when I think of some of the qualified people who could replace him. A few names have been thrown about loudly -- particularly Matt Lauer's and Anderson Cooper's...

All3Media, Britain’s largest independent TV production group, is launching All3Media America, an U.S. production hub based in Los Angeles to be run Eli Holzman as president and Stephen Lambert as chairman. All3 Media has had presence in the U.S. via Studio Lambert USA, the Los Angeles-based offshoot of Stephen Lambert’s UK company Studio Lambert, which All3Media had backed, and All3Media’s Lion TV (Cash Cab) and Optomen (Hotel Hell, Kitchen Nightmares). But the company, which has scripted and non-scripted production companies in the UK, Germany and New Zealand, had been looking to set up a centralized U.S. outpost. Instead of building infrastructure from the ground-up, the company opted to use that of Studio Lambert USA, producer of such series as CBS’ Emmy-winning Undercover Boss, AMC’s The Pitch and Lifetime’s upcoming Supermarket Superstars. As part of its original deal with...

Though it might sounds like a blue collar sequel to the trivia show "Cash Cab," the film Cash Truck from producer Joel Silver (The Matrix, Lethal Weapon) is actually just a remake of the French heist thriller Le Convoyeur. Released in 2004, the film follows a father and son who end up driving behind an armored truck when it gets held up by masked gunmen. In the craziness of the job, the child ends up being killed, and the father decides to track down the thieves to deliver his own justice. But it's more than just killing them, as he suspects an inside job and begins working at the armored truck company just to find his son's killers. That last bit of information is what makes this a little bit better than any other revenge thriller, but it doesn't sound all that thrilling. Of course, we haven't seen the original film,...

What if you were already 30 minutes late to a meeting, but you hailed a cab that got you there an hour early?

Wishful thinking? Not when your taxi has gull-wing doors and a Flux Capacitor, as New York fashion design company Nooka (via Mike Lubrano Advertising) has done in a new ad campaign featuring a yellow "Back to the Future"-style DeLorean cab.

Now settle down, New Yorkers. We're pretty sure you can't flag this one down yet, as it's apparent from the pics that this is just a Photoshop mock-up, at least for now. If it does hit the streets for real, we have a feeling Ben Bailey's "Cash Cab" will be quickly usurped for Doc Brown's flaming tread as the most fantasized mid-town ride. One question, though: does it charge by the mile, minute, day or decade?

Needless to say, when this baby hits 88-miles-per-hour, you're gonna see some serious s**t.

We rejoiced when Boston model/actor Rob Wilson was announced as the The Price is Right's first male model. Hooray for bare chests adorned with price-tag stickers! Wilson will begin straddling jetskis and wielding Plinko chips for a one-week stint beginning October 15, and hopefully he'll do well enough that men become a permanent addition to the modeling staff. In the meantime, we have a few decades of game show brawn to remember:

$ale of the Century's beaming hunks Gregorio Gaviati and David Gibbs want to strike a deal with you.

$ale of the Century: It's the thinking man's Let's Make a Deal! When contestants correctly answered enough questions on this Jim Perry-hosted jam, they became eligible to win prizes for giving up points. If you're shocked to find this 1980s U.S. game show featured male models, consider that $ale of the Century's main gimmick is tempting contestants into buying personal luxury gifts,...

Lots of male-pattern casting to get to today.  Let's take a gander: Nate Parker (Arbitrage) has boarded director Jaume Collet-Serra's airplane thriller Non-Stop, starring Liam Neeson. Adam Brody (Mr. and Mrs. Smith) joins Baggage Claim from writer/director/producer David E. Talbert, a rom-com adaptation of his own novel. Ben Bailey will step out of the Cash Cab and into Ken Scott's Starbuck remake, opposite Vince Vaughn. Cam Gigandet (Twilight) and Nick Thune (Knocked Up) join Johnson, a raunchie indie comedy directed by Huck Botko (The Virginity Hit) from a Jeff Tetreault script. Hit the jump for details on each film. First up from Variety comes news of Parker joining Non-Stop.  The picture stars Neeson as a federal air marshall who unwittingly enters into a game of wits against an American terrorist who threatens to kill a passenger every twenty minutes unless the protag kills himself.  Parker co-stars...

Ben Bailey is best known for his job as the host of the Discovery Channel game show Cash Cab, but he has a history as an actor as well and has just lined up a pretty nice gig. Variety is reporting that Bailey has lined up a role in the upcoming American remake of the French Canadian comedy Starbuck. Directed by Ken Scott - who also directed the original - the film is about a middle-aged man who donated sperm regularly when he young to make some quick cash. When he learns that his police officer girlfriend Valerie is pregnant, however, it comes with the news that the man has actually fathered 533 children from his donation days and he learns that 142 of them are filing a class action lawsuit to find out who their dad is (they only know him under his codename, Starbuck). Bailey will be playing a role...

Ben Bailey is best known for his job as the host of the Discovery Channel game show Cash Cab, but he has a history as an actor as well and has just lined up a pretty nice gig. Variety is reporting that Bailey has lined up a role in the upcoming American remake of the French Canadian comedy Starbuck. Directed by Ken Scott - who also directed the original - the film is about a middle-aged man who donated sperm regularly when he young to make some quick cash. When he learns that his police officer girlfriend Valerie is pregnant, however, it comes with the news that the man has actually fathered 533 children from his donation days and he learns that 142 of them are filing a class action lawsuit to find out who their dad is (they only know him under his codename, Starbuck). Bailey will be playing a role...

I can’t say I was sorry to see Saturday Night Live air its last primetime special of the year yesterday. After all, this means 30 Rock is finally coming back. Plus, Saturday shows that air the same week as a Thursday special never feel like SNL at the top of its game, even when hosted by talented personalities who don’t mind stripping onstage.

Though the Not Ready for Primetime Players looked like they could really use a weekend off — they pulled together four shows in the last 13 days — Update still entertained. The funniest performance of the night was newbie...

'Saturday Night Live' totally slams the Republican Presidential Candidate in a hilarious sketch from the Sept. 20 episode of 'Weekend Update Thursday' -- did You think they went too far? Saturday Night Live is at it again with more mockery from the ongoing presidential election. This time, the comedians took on Mitt Romney for his controversial remarks from a secret video taken during a private dinner.  The cast of SNL, acting as the cast of Fox & Friends, pretends they are releasing even more video footage from the dinner where "Mitt Romney" is spotted dehumanizing minorities. This video is from a series of four special 30 minute episodes called Weekend Update Thursday, that will air leading up to the election. The video continues with "Mitt" eating at a McDonalds -- further ridiculing minorities. Finally, "Mitt" and his wife "Ann Romney" find themselves on the hit show Cash Cab -- bashing minorities yet again.

It's an election year, which means "Saturday Night Live" gets an extra half hour every week during "SNL Weekend Update Thursday" to skewer all the ridiculous news that comes up on the campaign trail. The first 2012 edition featured a skit about the leaked Mitt Romney video that made fun of "Fox & Friends" as much as the Republican nominee, along with some feisty Update jokes.

Jay Pharaoh didn't get to take his second stab as official "SNL" Obama impersonator, because naturally the late-night sketch comedy show had to take on the Romney gaffe. Taran Killam, Vanessa Bayer and Bobby Moynihan played anchors who kept trying to explain away Romney's not-so-great statements on shows like "Cash Cab" (great Ben Bailey impression, Tim Robinson) and in top-secret shower footage.

The best moment, though, was when the network ran "a few" corrections from the first two hours of the show (and by a few...

!!!Spoiler Alert…Spoiler Alert…Spoiler Alert!!! Update: NBC has posted a clip of the spoof, which we’ve added below. Scroll down to view. You won’t be surprised that Saturday Night Live‘s primetime special SNL Weekend Update Thursday opened with its funniest, and most timely, routine — a send-up of the secret video of Gop presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The show took it on via a parody of Fox News‘ Fox & Friends. (It featured Tarran Killan as Steve Doocy, Vanessa Bayer as Gretchen Carlson, and Bobby Moynihan as Brian Kilmeade.) Their version of the video showed Romney, played by Jason Sudeikis, saying he won’t win the votes of 47% of the country who don’t pay taxes. But he adds “I don’t mean senior citizens. And I don’t mean members of our armed services. And I don’t mean Southern whites…When I say ‘these people,’ I mean black people.

During a Fox & Friends sketch on SNL Weekend Update Thursday, Vanessa Bayer ended the segment saying the show’s fact checkers have “one or two corrections from the first two hours of the show,” before a scrolling list appeared. If you didn’t quite catch them all or were too lazy to rewind your DVR, you’re in luck. Check out the full list of “corrections” below.

The Bible was not a movie first.

Stalactites is not a childhood disease.

Iowa City never elected Mayor McCheese.

Allegra is not a religion.

Jeremy Lin was traded, not deported.

The sun and...

The Emmy-winning hit game show Cash Cab is now in syndication airing five days a week! M&C is celebrating the series by giving away three $50 Visa Cash Cards. The funniest game show on TV, Cash Cab combines elements of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Family Feud and Candid Camera as taxi driver/comedian Ben Bailey picks up unsuspecting people hailing a cab and gives them a chance to win thousands. Find out when Cash Cab is playing in your area at http://cashcab.mgm.com. To enter, contestants need to provide a name and e-mail address. Upon notification of winning, contestants will have five days to reply with the name and address of where their prize should be sent.

Courtesy of our friends at MGM, one of our readers will take home a $100 Visa Cash Card to celebrate the new 5 day a week syndication of Discovery's hit series Cash Cab. The Show The funniest game show on TV, Cash Cab combines elements of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Family Feud and Candid Camera as taxi driver/comedian Ben Bailey picks up unsuspecting people hailing a cab and gives them a chance to win thousands. Discovery’s Emmy winning hit Cash Cab is now airing 5 days a week! To find out where Cash Cab is playing in your area, visit http://cashcab.mgm.com The Prize One (1) winner will receive: · $100 Visa Cash Card The Rules 1) Follow our Twitter Page and post the following text onto yours: I Entered the #CashCab $100 Visa Cash Card Giveaway @DailyBLAM http://tinyurl.com/...

Discovery's Emmy winning, hit game show Cash Cab is now airing 5 days a week and to celebrate, we're giving away a $50 Visa Gift Card courtesy of our friends over at MGM.   The funniest game show on TV, Cash Cab combines elements of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Family Feud and Candid Camera as taxi driver/comedian Ben Bailey picks up unsuspecting people hailing a cab and gives them a chance to win thousands.   Read on to enter for your chance to win a $50 Visa Gift Card. In addition, click here to find out where Cash Cab is playing in your area!

And that's a wrap!

At the 2012 Daytime Emmy Awards, Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa and the cast of "General Hospital" weren't the only ones celebrating their big wins.

With ABC scoring 56 nominations and PBS nabbing 51, it was a big night for networks and viewers everywhere. Check out the list below for the winners of Saturday night's awards show.

Outstanding Drama Series

Winner:"General Hospital," ABC

"All My Children," ABC

"Days of Our Lives," NBC

"The Young and the Restless," CBS

Outstanding Children's Animated Program

Winner: "Penguins of Madagascar," Nickelodeon

"Curious George," PBS

"Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness," Nickelodeon

"Peep & The Big Wide World," PBS

"Sid the Science Kid," PBS

"SpongeBob SquarePants," Nickelodeon

Outstanding Culinary Program

Winner:"Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction," Food Network

"Giada At Home," Food Network

"Guy's Big Bite," Food Network

"Sandwich King," Food Network

Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show'

Winner: "Jeopardy!," Syndicated

"BrainSurge," Nickelodeon

"Cash Cab," Discovery Channel

"Let's Make A Deal,...

And that's a wrap!

At the 2012 Daytime Emmy Awards, Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa and the cast of "General Hospital" weren't the only ones celebrating their big wins.

With ABC scoring 56 nominations and PBS nabbing 51, it was a big night for networks and viewers everywhere. Check out the list below for the winners of Saturday night's awards show.

Outstanding Drama Series

Winner:"General Hospital," ABC

"All My Children," ABC

"Days of Our Lives," NBC

"The Young and the Restless," CBS

Outstanding Children's Animated Program

Winner: "Penguins of Madagascar," Nickelodeon

"Curious George," PBS

"Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness," Nickelodeon

"Peep & The Big Wide World," PBS

"Sid the Science Kid," PBS

"SpongeBob SquarePants," Nickelodeon

Outstanding Culinary Program

Winner:"Bobby Flay's Barbecue Addiction," Food Network

"Giada At Home," Food Network

"Guy's Big Bite," Food Network

"Sandwich King," Food Network

Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show'

Winner: "Jeopardy!," Syndicated

"BrainSurge," Nickelodeon

"Cash Cab," Discovery Channel

"Let's Make A Deal,...

Gold Derby has surveyed  8 Experts, 6 Editors and hundreds of Users to predict the winners of the Daytime Emmy Awards Saturday. "General Hospital" is forecast to win: Drama Series, Actor, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Directing Team, Writing Team; "All My Children" is forecast to win: Actress; "Days of Our Lives" is forecast to win: Younger Actor; "Young and the Restless" is forecast to win: Younger Actress; "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" is forecast to win Talk Show (Entertainment); "The Dr. Oz Show" is forecast to win Talk Show (Informative); "Live with Regis and Kelly" isforecast to win Talk Show Host; "Cash Cab" is forecast to win Game Show, Game Show Host; "Judge Joe Brown" is forecast to win Legal/Courtroom Show; "Giada at Home" is forecast to win Culinary Show, Culinary Show Host;  "Today" is forecast to win Mo...

Our forum posters are dedicated to the Daytime Emmy Awards. To predict the winners, they do just like the judges and watch all the episode submissions. Then they rank them. In the Best Game Show race, they agree with our Experts that "Cash Cab" will win this race for the fourth time over twelve-time champ "Jeopardy!" which tied with "Wheel of Fortune" last year. Make Your Daytime Emmy Predix: What Will Win Best Talk Show (Informative)? Forecast top races. Compete against Experts! Make Your Predictions! Below is a sampling of their insightful commentary. Read their thorough analyses here. CrystalLei "Cash Cab" The host Ben Bailey interests me already even while telling the viewer how the game is played. Michelle, Michael, and Richard play the first game. Bailey really is a good host. The show is very basic, and I wouldn’t say it’s all that compellin...

Threatening to destroy whatever vestigial rubble of innocence was left standing after Cash Cab decimated your faith in reality TV, the Hooked On Houses blog has posted a story revealing that Hgtv's House Hunters is, in fact, totally fake. Of course, it's called the show fake before, beginning its exposé of the popular series with a 2010 post that delved into the producers' own self-admitted revelation that, "for quicker turnaround," they "sometimes" choose buyers who are already in escrow on their chosen property, rather than buyers who are actually hunting for houses, as one might expect from a ...

We rarely associate hotness with game show hosting, but why is that? It takes bravado, rigidity, and charisma to run a good game show, and I'd say the same rubric applies to male strippers and So You Think You Can Dance contestants. In honor of the late Richard Dawson, the original host of Family Feud and an unforgettable Match Game panelist, I'll be tallying the hottest men of televised gaming. Please remember to phrase your cat-calls in the form of question.

10. Jeff Probst, Rock & Roll Jeopardy

Though he only hosted VH1's Jeopardy! spinoff from 1998 to 2001, Jeff Probst's dimpled cuteness and conversational hosting style were enough to substantiate him as a great emcee. Naturally he's better remembered for hosting Survivor for all of its 5,700 cycles, but he looked mighty fine standing behind Trebek's podium.

9. Richard Dawson, Family Feud

Richard Dawson was most known for smooching contestants and calling out "Survey says!

Comedian Billy Eichner's pedestrian-attacking presence on the Fuse's Billy on the Street is not just funny, it's constantly jarring -- and extraordinary and life-affirming that way.

The gonzo game show combines Eichner's abrupt comic timing, love of pop culture, and tiny cash prizes. It capitalizes on his signature stage delirium, the style that the The New York Times once called "a theatrical phenomenon" in reviewing his 2005 fake late night talk show Creation Nation. Since then, his "Man on the Street" Q&As joined Funny Or Die's clip roster, and that recognition earned him his Fuse show. Since he's still shooting the show's new season, we thought we'd catch up with the delirious comic and discuss his friend Joan Rivers, his new enemy Spike Lee, and what it feels like to bombard Super Bowl-winning football players with questions about Madonna. Follow him on Twitter at @billyeichner and watch Billy on...

The Daytime Emmy nominations were announced on Wednesday (May 9), and it was a great day for ABC. The network topped the list with 56 total nods. It was closely followed by PBS with 51.

The soap "General Hospital" helped lead the way for ABC. The program secured 23 nominations including for Outstanding Drama Series. "Sesame Street" and "The Young and the Restless" tied at 16 nominations each.

It was also a fond farewell for the two recently canceled soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live." The daytime dramas both secured 11 nominations.

The 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be held June 23.

Following are the nominations for key categories. The full list is at emmyonline.tv.

Outstanding Drama Series

"All My Children," ABC

"Days of Our Lives," NBC

"General Hospital," ABC

"The Young and the Restless," CBS

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Crystal Chappell as Dr. Carly Manning, "Days of our Lives,...

It's the last hurrah for "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" at the Daytime Emmy Awards. The canceled soaps got their last nominations in key categories, but face stiff competition from fellow ABC soap "General Hospital."

ABC picked up a total of 56 nominations with PBS closing in behind with 51. "General Hospital," which will live to see its 50th anniversary, received 23 nominations. "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" each picked up 11.

Check out some key categories below to see if your favorite soap stars and talk shows made the cut.

The 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be held Sat., June 23.

Outstanding Drama Series

"All My Children," ABC

"Days of Our Lives," NBC

"General Hospital," ABC

"The Young and the Restless," CBS

Outstanding Children's Animated Program

"Curious George," PBS

"Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness," Nickelodeon

"Peep & The Big Wide World," PBS

"Penguins of Madagascar," Nickelodeon

"Sid the Science Kid,...

It's the last hurrah for "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" at the Daytime Emmy Awards. The canceled soaps got their last nominations in key categories, but face stiff competition from fellow ABC soap "General Hospital."

ABC picked up a total of 56 nominations with PBS closing in behind with 51. "General Hospital," which will live to see its 50th anniversary, received 23 nominations. "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" each picked up 11.

Check out some key categories below to see if your favorite soap stars and talk shows made the cut.

The 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be held Sat., June 23.

Outstanding Drama Series

"All My Children," ABC

"Days of Our Lives," NBC

"General Hospital," ABC

"The Young and the Restless," CBS

Outstanding Children's Animated Program

"Curious George," PBS

"Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness," Nickelodeon

"Peep & The Big Wide World," PBS

"Penguins of Madagascar," Nickelodeon

"Sid the Science Kid,...

ABC’s General Hospital leads the way with 23 nominations for Daytime Emmy Awards.

The television academy announced Wednesday that the venerable soap opera will compete with NBC’s Days of Our Lives, CBS’ The Young and the Restless and the canceled All My Children of ABC for best daytime drama. NBC’s The Bold and the Beautiful has won the trophy three years in a row but wasn’t nominated this year.

Other repeat winners are possible, though: Ben Bailey of Cash Cab was nominated for best game show host and Dr. Mehmet Oz as best talk show host.

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"Cash Cab" has picked up its last passenger ... and it just so happened to be Rachael Ray. Yes, the popular Discovery Channel game show is over, host Ben Bailey confirmed the news on "Rachael Ray" (weekdays on ABC).

"Sadly it's true, 'Cash Cab' is parked for good," Bailey told Ray. Bailey, who is still doing stand-up and booking movie roles, said he is in possession of the famous yellow cab.

Ray and husband John Cusimano were the last contestants to ever be greeted by those promising flashing ceiling lights. The duo aced every trivia question Bailey threw at them and won $1,300 for Ray's Yum-o! charity.

Ray's ride coincided with her week-long tribute to game shows and she seemed particularly proud of her "Cash Cab" skills.

"Just so you know, we didn't edit anything out," Ray said of her "Cash Cab" triumph.

Watch the last ride of "Cash Cab" below.

"Cash Cab" has picked up its last passenger ... and it just so happened to be Rachael Ray. Yes, the popular Discovery Channel game show is over, host Ben Bailey confirmed the news on "Rachael Ray" (weekdays on ABC).

"Sadly it's true, 'Cash Cab' is parked for good," Bailey told Ray. Bailey, who is still doing stand-up and booking movie roles, said he is in possession of the famous yellow cab.

Ray and husband John Cusimano were the last contestants to ever be greeted by those promising flashing ceiling lights. The duo aced every trivia question Bailey threw at them and won $1,300 for Ray's Yum-o! charity.

Ray's ride coincided with her week-long tribute to game shows and she seemed particularly proud of her "Cash Cab" skills.

"Just so you know, we didn't edit anything out," Ray said of her "Cash Cab" triumph.

Watch the last ride of "Cash Cab" below.

Vulture reports that Discovery Channel has cancelled Cash Cab after seven years on the air. A representative for the cable channel confirmed the cancellation.

Hosted by Ben Bailey, the TV series brought an unusual take to the game show genre. Everyday people would hop into a cab and were told that they were on a game show. They would then have a chance to win cash prizes by answering trivia questions while being delivered to their destination.

While Discovery never made a big deal about Cash Cab's ratings, audiences and TV insiders clearly liked the original concept. It won the Daytime Emmy for Best Game Show for three years straight, from 2008 until 2010. Bailey won as Best Host in 2010.

With more than 200 episodes, reruns of Cash Cab will continue to air in syndication. Lion Television could shop...

After six seasons of rewarding pedestrians for their trivia knowledge while ferrying them to their (supposedly spontaneously chosen) destinations, Cash Cab has picked up its last (occasionally random, sometimes meticulously pre-screened) fare. Discovery Channel has confirmed a report first floated at Vulture that the incredibly popular, Emmy-winning game show hosted by Ben Bailey has ceased production after more than 200 episodes, though reruns are expected to continue on the network through September and in syndication for long thereafter. It’s also possible that another channel could be interested in picking up the format, which is, after all, fairly inexpensive and ...

Saddest Waste Of Time: The most-discussed nipple in recorded history went to the Supreme Court as the judges were asked to decide whether to strike down the fines against CBS. Seriously.

Worst Rerun Ever: Nicollette Sheridan’s wrongful termination suit against ABC Studios will start all over again on September 10. And with the show over by then, this time we can’t even look forward to any spoilers in the testimony.

Worst Timing: Jonathan Frid, aka the real Barnabas Collins, died just as the release of the big-screen version of Dark Shadows would no doubt have resulted in one last chance for him to bask in the spotlight.

Best Rip Tweet: “You may remember Dick Clark as the world’s oldest living teenager,” tweeted Danny Bonaduce. “I’ll remember him as the man who beat me in a pushup contest… he was 74.”

And The End-Of-The-Road Award Goes To…: The Discovery channel,...

Is Glee channeling Phantom of the Opera?

That’s the vibe we’re getting from the following sneak peek of Tina vamping it up amid a sea of candles from the May 1 episode, titled “Choke.” The upcoming installment also features Rachel and Kurt’s auditions for Nyada and (as we first reported) guest star Whoopi Goldberg!

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The ride's over for Discovery Network's Cash Cab. Vulture has learned exclusively that, after nearly seven years and more than 200 episodes, the cable network has decided to halt production on the Emmy–winning game show. A Discovery PR rep confirmed the demise. Hosted by Ben Bailey, Cab tweaked the conventional quizzer format by recruiting its contestants from the ranks of unsuspecting taxi passengers. Folks hopped in expecting a cab ride but were then told they were on a TV game show and had a chance to win money by answering questions as they drove toward their destination.Because it usually aired outside of prime time, Discovery never made a big deal out of the show's Nielsen ratings, but TV insiders clearly loved it. Cash Cab beat out veterans such as Jeopardy! and The Price is Right to win the Daytime Emmy for Best Game Show in 2008, 2009, and 2010; Bailey...

Discovery‘s little game show that could is now on 5 days a week, and I have a cool giveaway to help celebrate. The ambush game show has been dishing out cash to unsuspecting passengers for quite some time now, and the show’s combination of elements have seen it gather a remarkable following.

You’ll want to check your listings (or the link below) to see when you can catch it, because if you aren’t familiar with it yet, you want to be.

I’m going to have three lucky winners, so check the details below.

Discovery’s Emmy winning hit Cash Cab is now airing 5 days a week!

The funniest game show on TV, Cash Cab combines elements of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Family Feud and Candid Camera as taxi driver/comedian Ben Bailey picks up unsuspecting people hailing a cab and gives them a chance to win thousands.

Billy Eichner is certainly not for everyone. Whereas shows like Cash Cab pretend to give random people on the street the chance to win money (I'm sorry, did I just disillusion you?), Eichner's style is to actually just run up to people and start screaming at them like a crazy person. On his Fuse game show, Billy on the Street, you can see him harassing poor pedestrians with questions like "True or false, Zac Efron looks like he wants to be molested by an older person?" Clearly, this is the kind of thing that viewers will either hate or find laugh out loud hilarious. For those of you lucky enough to fall in the latter category, Eichner's appearance last night on Conan is an almost too perfect heightening of this idea.