The envelope, please

The Daytime Emmys have gone so low-rent, they're going to cable. But the nominations for this year grind on, anyway. The game show noms are mildly interesting, which is why I'm writing a mildly interesting blog post about them.

Only four hosts get noms: Ben Bailey, Todd Newton, Wayne Brady and Meredith Vieira. My guess is that Ben cops his third award as a sentimental parting gift. Though there was a rumor a while ago that Todd's show was cancelled, too.

Six shows get nominations: BrainSurge, Cash Cab, Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Let's Make a Deal and Millionaire. Again, my guess is a kind gesture toward Cash Cab, but who knows what the voters will do?

If there are any surprises, it's the omissions of Steve Harvey and Family Feud. Steve's been in the news lately with the movie and the upcoming talk show. Maybe he'll get a look next time around.

I wonder how many viewers will bother to look at the Emmy show, supposedly coming to Headline News. Not a huge number, I reckon.