I wasn’t surprised at all to see that the Tyra Banks Show won the “informative” talk show award since she is constantly trying to push the envelope to educate her viewers whether it’s a giant stuffed vagina or having pregnant prostitutes on the show to tell their stories.  She really has carved out a niche for herself and I’m really happy for her.

The Rachael Ray show won the “entertainment” talk show prize and I have to say that I was a little surprised by it but, then again, I’m continually amazed by this show’s success.  I didn’t think it was even going to last a single season but, here it is, winning awards!

I was stunned, however, when the ladies on The View beat out Ellen DeGeneres for “best talk show host” after Ellen dominated the category for the past four years.  You know she’s at home right now wondering what she did wrong (nothing!).  I think that viewers really connected with the discussions surrounding the 2008 US Presidential Elections on The View and that probably helped them capture the prize.

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After her sit-down with Dr. Brian Weiss, she told ABCNews.com: “The guy claims that he hypnotized me, but I don’t believe it.  He can say whatever he wants, but I was just really relaxed. I felt like I was getting psychoanalyzed. He told me to go back to some period in history in put myself someplace, so I went back to Louis XIV’s court.  But I was a cub reporter. I was just somebody watching. I wasn’t getting my head cut off, I wasn’t one of the peasants."

Despite the fact that she was able to go back to that period in time during her “dream-like” experience, she calls reincarnation “a bunch of crap” which, obviously, is very telling of what she thinks of past-life regression.  I haven’t gone through anything like that before but I have been hypnotized and I think that too many people think they are going to be unconscious or something but, really, hypnosis is just a deep form of relaxation – which is basically what she described.  I also think that if you go into something believing that it’s just a “bunch of crap” it will affect how your feel about the experience.

When asked what does believe in, the comedienne replied:  "Nothing.  I believe in comedy. I believe in laughing, in having fun, and in being good to people. I don’t believe in after death, before death — nothing. When you’re here you’re here, when you’re gone, you’re gone."

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Now, New York’s Daily News is reporting that the wedding is off:  "I’m getting my own talk show on HLN, so I don’t have to get married anymore.  Actually, I got cold feet again, so I don’t know what I’m going to do. It’s off the table. What’ll happen is, when I decide to do it, I’ll do it, and then everybody will know I did it. I can’t make up my mind."

In my own personal life, I’ve opted for a traditional marriage but I know a lot of people who simply choose to live together without going through with an actual ceremony.  I don’t think she should ever get married if she doesn’t want to unless, of course, it’s causing problems in her relationship. 

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It’s interesting because Joy really doesn’t believe in reincarnation so I think that, if she does experience something, I would be more likely to believe that it truly did happen.  It’s a phenomenon that I’ve always been interested in so I plan to give the episode my undivided attention.

Joy’s past life exploration is just one part of an entire supernatural day on The View since audience members will also be getting readings from John Edward, Whoopi will learn more about Tarot cards, Sherri will have a psychic reading and Elisabeth will hear what’s “in the stars” for the Hasselbeck family.

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The Joy Behar Show will be broadcast on HLN which some people consider the more opinionated sister channel of the (mostly) fact-based, CNN.  She will be taking the 9pm slot from Lou Dobbs as a repeat of his “Lou Dobbs Tonight” will be discontinued.

In case you are wondering (as I was), she will continue her hosting duties on The View but will be working a double shift (hey, it’s worked for Meredith Vieira, Regis Philbin and even Rachael Ray).  I think that she could really handle her own show and I’m excited for her.  I think she’s intelligent, funny and has a very straightforward and honest method of approaching topics.

There is no firm date yet, though it is expected to appear in HLN’s fall lineup.

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show has by far taken the crown for the most amount of nominations this year with over six of them! Rachael Ray and Dr. Phil got a good amount as well. Who are you rooting for? I have no idea who’s going to win for Outstanding Talk Show. It’s quite a close match, so it should be interesting to see who takes it!

This year Vanessa Williams will be hosting the awards show! Make sure to catch the event on August 30th at 8 pm E.T on the CW Network!

OUTSTANDING MORNING PROGRAM

• “Good Morning America”
• “The Early Show”
• “The Today Show”
  

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW / ENTERTAINMENT

• “Live With Regis and Kelly”
• “Rachael Ray”
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”

More after the jump!

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW / INFORMATIVE

• “Dr. Phil”
• “The Doctors”
• “The Tyra Banks Show

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW HOST

• “Live With Regis and Kelly” – Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa
• “Rachael Ray” – Rachael Ray
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” - Ellen DeGeneres
• “The View” -  Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd, Barbara Walters

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A TALK SHOW / MORNING PROGRAM

• “Rachael Ray”
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
• “The View”

OUTSTANDING LIFESTYLE PROGRAM

• “Clean House”
• “Peter Perfect”
• “The Martha Stewart Show”
• “This Old House

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – EPISODIC

• “2008 Video Music Awards Host Campaign”
• “All My Children”
• “Dr. Phil”
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
  

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – INSTITUTIONAL

• Comedy Campaign
• International Election
• Noggin Parent Directed Image Spots
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
• “Tu Pride”

OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW HOST

• “Cash Cab” - Ben Bailey, HOST
• “Deal Or No Deal” - Howie  Mandel, HOST
• “Jeopardy!” – Alex Trebek, HOST
• “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” – Meredith Vieira, HOST

OUTSTANDING LIFESTYLE / CULINARY HOST

• “30 Minute Meals With Rachael Ray”
• “Barefoot Contessa”
• “Grill It! With Bobby Flay
• “Peter Perfect”
• “Simply Ming”

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On the SIRIUS XM Radio show of fellow co-host, Barbara Walters, Joy said "I have been with a guy for 26-and-a-half years…  Somebody that I know lost her partner.  They were gay women. And the partner was in the hospital, and she had to pretend that she was her sister in order to really deal with stuff.  I don’t want that to happen to us … and I also just feel that I want to."

When they started talking about actual wedding plans, Barbara stunned her co-host by saying "I could give you the wedding… How many people do you want?"  Ever the comic, a surprised Joy replied "I don’t know. How many can you afford?"

The ladies brought it up today on The View.  Joy elaborated on her reasons for wanting to get married after all this time.  Watch it here:

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Another thing that they talked about are the rumors that Rihanna has taken her boyfriend, Chris Brown, back after he allegedly assaulted her.  Specifically, they mentioned that Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, has decided to stand behind any decision she makes.  I have to admit that I’ve been bothered by her choice to even go near Chris Brown.  I think he should be charged to the fullest extent of the law.  Do you agree?

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The ladies also talked about the ridiculous Terms of Service that Facebook tried to put forth which would have given them rights to any images their users put on their profiles.  Thankfully, they’ve backed down (read more about it here).

Whoopi Goldberg also mentioned the fact that All My Children had the first same-sex marriage on daytime television.  It was a big deal!

They also talked about Bristol Palin’s interview with Greta Van Susteren.  The daughter of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin became a mother at just 18 years old.  The ladies on The View talked about how Bristol stated that “abstinence doesn’t work” which was a surprise since advocating abstinence was such a big part of Governor Palin’s platform.  I think that it’s great to encourage your children to abstain from having sex before marriage but it’s probably also a good idea to tell them how to protect themselves if they make other decisions.

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On The View earlier this week, they played a portion of the video for the audience.  Elisabeth Hasselbeck came forward to defend the killing of the wolves since she said that it is necessary to protect the caribou population in Alaska.  Elisabeth then went on to question whether Ashley is vocal in protecting the thousands of children who are killed every year through abortions.  I’m sure that must have hurt Sherri Shepherd who has admitted to having terminated a pregnancy (or two) in the past. 

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