From the night’s big winners–including Mike & Molly’s Melissa McCarthy and Modern Family’s Julie Bowen pictured above–to Emmy host and Glee star Jane Lynch, TV’s leading ladies shimmered at the Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 18.  See more photos from the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards after the jump! READ MORE

FX used to be my network. I was addicted to practically everything it offered up, including: Nip/Tuck, The Shield, Lucky, Rescue Me, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Dirt. But in recent years I’ve found myself falling out of love with the network. I quit watching Nip/Tuck when they killed someone off with teddy bear stuffing. Philadelphia changed after Danny DeVito joined and I found myself watching it less and less and then no longer at all. Rescue Me has had a great run, but in many ways it became repetitive to me. I’m not watching its final season.  Today, Showtime and USA series have replaced my once beloved FX shows on my DVR.

Only one show remains “must watch” for me on FX, the brilliant Justified.  If not for it, I have broken up with the cable network years ago. But now there is hope our relationship can be rebuilt! FX has released a trailer for American Horror Story and to be crass, it looks f’ing awesome!

Starring Friday Night Light’s Connie Britton, The Practice’s Dylan McDermott, Six Feet Under’s Francis Conroy, True Blood’s Denis O’Hare and Academy Award winner Jessica Lange, no FX show since Nip/Tuck has given me the water cooler vibe American Horror Story did as I watched its promo. Watch it after the jump!

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The Primetime Emmy nominations were announced on July 14 and both broadcast and cable series had something to smile about.  It’s no surprise AMC’s Mad Men earned a Best Drama nomination, plus 18 more for a leading 19 nominations. HBO’s Boardwalk Empire was close behind with 18 nominations, including Outstanding Drama, but will be competing against fellow HBO series Game of Thrones for the big award.

ABC’s Modern Family scored the most comedy nominations, with 17. Fox’s Glee picked up nominations in the Outstanding Comedy, Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor categories.  The Big Bang Theory, The Office, Parks & Recreation and 30 Rock joined Modern Family and Glee as the nominees in the Outstanding Comedy category.

On the drama side, Friday Night Lights earned a much deserved Best Drama nomination. It also took home nominations for Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton in the Lead Actor and Actress categories. The critically acclaimed CBS legal drama The Good Wife didn’t need an injunction to get nominations for Outstanding Drama, Lead Actress, two Supporting Actor nominations and two Supporting Actress nominations. Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins and the brilliant Margo Martindale earned nominations for FX’s Justified in the Lead Actor, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress categories, respectively. Peter Dinklage earned Game of Thrones its only acting nomination in the Supporting Actor category, for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister. Showtime’s Dexter joined Boardwalk Empire, Friday Night Lights, Game of Thrones, The Good Wife and Mad Men with a Best Drama nominations. 

What do you think of this year's Emmy nominations? Is there any series or actor who you think was snubbed of a nomination. AMC's The Walking Dead could make a strong argument for being robbed of an Outstanding Drama nomination. See the full list after the jump!

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If you weren’t familiar with former The Wire, All My Children and Friday Night Lights star Michael B. Jordan before he debuted on NBC’s Parenthood, plan on seeing a lot more of him this fall. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jordan has signed on the dotted line to recur as Alex during Parenthood’s upcoming third season.

“I love the show and working with NBC and there’s not a reason for me not to come back,” Jordan told The Hollywood Reporter. “I love working with Peter [Krause], Sarah and Monica [Potter]; it’s like being in another family environment that’s very similar to Friday Night Lights.
 

Jordan’s character Alex dates Adam (Peter Krause) and Kristina’s (Monica Potter) daughter Haddie (Sarah Ramos). In one memorable episode last season, Haddie accidently dialed her parent’s phone while making out with Alex. Let’s just say they didn’t take the incident well.

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Wonder Woman didn’t make it onto NBC’s Fall Schedule, but ABC’s remake of another popular franchise, Charlie’s Angels, did. Scheduled to kick butts and take names on Thursday nights this fall, Charlie’s Angels stars Friday Night Lights’ alum Minka Kelly, Grey’s Anatomy’s Rachael Taylor and General Hospital’s Annie Ilonzeh as Eve, Abby and Kate. They are joined by The Wire’s Ramon Rodriguez, who plays Bosley. Check out the trailer ABC’s Charlie’s Angels after the jump

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