'Oprah,' 'Brothers' Among People's Choice Noms

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 5:15 am
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Mike (Michael Strahan, right) and Chill (Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, left) work things out in the pilot episode of "Brothers."

Although vampires dominate the nominations for this year's People's Choice Awards, talk shows from Tyra Banks and Oprah Winfrey managed to pick up nods, as well as new shows featuring LL Cool J and Michael Strahan.

"The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "The Tyra Banks Show" will face off for favorite TV talk show against "Chelsea Lately," "Live with Regis & Kelly" and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."

Also, CBS's new "NCIS: Los Angeles," starring LL, will compete in the New TV drama category against the newly-cancelled "Eastwick," "FlashForward," "Melrose Place," "Mercy," "The Forgotten," "The Good Wife," "The Vampire Diaries," "Three Rivers" and "V."      

Fox's "Brothers," starring Michael Strahan and Darryl "Chill" Mitchell, will go against fellow Fox comedy "The Cleveland Show" in the New TV comedy category, which also includes "Accidentally on Purpose," "Community," "Cougar Town," "Glee," "Hank," "The Middle" and "Modern Family"     

Queen Latifah is set to host the People's Choice Awards at the Nokia Theatre. The ceremony will be broadcast live on CBS on Jan. 6, 2010.

Below, the complete list of nominees:

• TV drama: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Grey's Anatomy," "House," "Lost," "NCIS."

• TV comedy: "Desperate Housewives," "How I Met Your Mother," "The Big Bang Theory," "The Office," "Two and a Half Men."

• TV drama actor: Hugh Laurie, Kiefer Sutherland, Mark Harmon, Matthew Fox, Patrick Dempsey.

• TV drama actress: Anna Paquin, Blake Lively, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Katherine Heigl, Mariska Hargitay.

• TV comedy actor: Alex Baldwin, Charlie Sheen, Jim Parsons, Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Carell.

• TV comedy actress: Alyson Hannigan, America Ferrera, Amy Poehler, Eva Longoria Parker, Tina Fey.

• TV obsession: "Dexter," "Gossip Girl," "The Hills," "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," "True Blood."

• TV talk show: "Chelsea Lately," "Live with Regis & Kelly," "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "The Tyra Banks Show."

• TV sci-fi/fantasy: "Heroes," "Lost," "Supernatural," "The Vampire Diaries," "True Blood."

• TV competition show: "American Idol," "Dancing With the Stars," "Project Runway," "So You Think You Can Dance," "Survivor: Samoa."

• Animal show: "Animal Cops," "DogTown," "Dog Whisperer," "It's Me or the Dog," "Rescue Ink."

• New TV drama: "Eastwick," "FlashForward," "Melrose Place," "Mercy," "The Forgotten," "The Good Wife," "The Vampire Diaries," "Three Rivers," "NCIS: Los Angeles," "V."

• New TV comedy: "Accidentally on Purpose," "Brothers," "Community," "Cougar Town," "Glee," "Hank," "The Cleveland Show," "The Middle" and "Modern Family."


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