Jimmy Fallon is hosting the Emmy Awards on August 29 on NBC.
This is greatness.
UPDATED: According to The Hollywood Reporter, some of the "Mad Men" Emmy rivals complained to NBC, claiming Fallon's spoofs amounted to running ads for "Mad Men" in the middle of voting. So the videos are down. Too bad - they were stylish, clever, funny. NBC said they may repost the videos after Emmy voting ends on August 17. Check back here.
Fate slaps Don Draper upside the head in the third episode in Season 4 of "Mad Men," and he's not the only one who finds the wheel of fortune turning on him. Lane too gets a punch in the gut. For Joan, fate is more like a ticking clock.
The Devil's Teardrop (8pm, Lifetime Movie Network) - An original movie based on a bestselling novel by Jeffrey Deaver in which a handwriting specialist (Tom Everett Scott, right) retired from the FBI helps a special agent investigate a serial murderer. All while battling his ex-wife (Rena Sofer) for custody of their kids.
The Uprising (8pm, Animal Planet) - A new documentary tracing the increase in aggressive animal behavior toward humans. They must have found about all that laboratory testing. Narrated by Richard Belzer ("Law & Order: SVU).
Speed of Life (8pm, Discovery) - A new Discovery series in which photographers capture images from nature with high speed cameras. Three episodes tonight: Africa's wildlife at 8, Central American Rain Forest creatures at 9, and predators and prey in the American Southwest at 10.
Hoarding: Buried Alive (8pm, TLC) - A new season of the TLC hoarding show which is almost exactly like the A&E hoarding show (which came first, incidentally).
Rubicon (9pm, AMC) - Katherine is still trying to figure out why her husband committed suicide and why he had a second secret home. Meanwhile, David's son wants the motorcycle David gave to Will (James Badge Dale, left) just before his death, which leads Will to uncover another set of clues about David's fatal accident.
Army Wives (10pm, Lifetime) - Dr. Jill Biden guest stars as herself, visiting base to discuss challenges facing military familes whose relatives have been deployed. Read more about it here.
Mad Men (10pm, AMC) - Don takes a trip to Acapulco while Lane and Joan have a major disagreement at the office. Also, Joan does a little family planning.
This short preview from the upcoming episode of "Mad Men" has some juicy details about our beloved Joan, played by Christina Hendrick. Enjoy.
"Mad Men" airs on Sunday nights on AMC at 10pm.
Characters from the past popped on the second episode of Season 4, and some new faces got screen time. The creep factor took an exponential leap.
Rubicon (8pm, AMC) - The pilot of AMC's new cloak-and-dagger conspiracy thriller repeats at 8pm and then a new episode airs at 9pm. Read more about the series and then DVR both episodes.
True Blood (9pm, HBO) - Sam intervenes when Melinda and Joe Lee rope Tommy into a dog-fighting ring (anyone else sick of Sam's new family???), Eric hatches a plan to get information from Queen Sophie-Anne, and Sookie makes one last effort to rescue Bill.
Mad Men (10pm, AMC) - The office Christmas party is nearly spoiled by the late arrival of a surprise and not-so-welcome visitor -- the bastard Lucky Strikes executive (played by Darren Pettie, left) who got Sal (Bryan Batt) fired last season.
The Gates (10pm, ABC) - A vampire slays a resident inside the Gates and Nick gets Dylan to help him find the killer, while Dylan's wife Claire tries to end things with Christian.
The Glades (10pm, A&E) - The dead body of a businessman is discovered just before the annual high school football Muck Bowl event, and Jim hits roadblocks when Pohokee's star player starts looking like a prime suspect. Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden guest stars.
If you watched last night's premiere of "Mad Men" you may have wondered about Peggy and her new copy writer saying "John!" and "Marsha!" to each other over and over. Happiness is a Warm TV's buddy Danny Hooley reminded us of this classic 1950s comedy bit by Stan Freberg. Click below to listen.
The question that begins Season 4 of AMC's "Mad Men" is "Who is Don Draper?" A reporter asks Don (Jon Hamm) but gets no satisfactory answer. So the reporter's profile describes Draper as "a handsome cypher." Precisely.
Mad Men (10pm, AMC) - In the first episode of Season 4, titled "Public Relations," Don's reluctance to talk about himself blows an important interview with an big magazine, while the new firm of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce tries to woo the wholesome Jantzen swimwear company. Also, Pete and Peggy stage a stunt at a grocery store to get more ad money from their client, and Roger sets Don up on a blind date. Read more about the premiere in our review.
My Boys (10pm, TBS) - Season 4 opens with two new back-to-back episodes. In the first, PJ and her friends come to terms with the loss of one of their buddies, who moved to China for work (that's right, Jim Gaffigan does not return for this season). In the second episode, Mike is upset when the gang goes to a fancy restaurant without him, so he has his own grown-up evening with Brendan at an upscale bar.
The Gates (10pm, ABC) - Marcus looks into the disappearance of Theresa, and Nick may have to enter into an alliance with a vampire who saved his life.
Army Wives (10pm, AMC) - An AWOL soldier is arrested after missing her deployment and Grant Chandler (Harry Hamlin) takes the case.
Entourage (10:30pm, HBO) - Drama gets off on the wrong foot with potential costar John Stamos, and Eric and Scott find common ground in advancing Vince's career and the future of their company.
Jeff Bowman, an actual "ad man" from Garner, is a finalist in AMC's Mad Men Casting Call competition.
Bowman entered the contest under the name Dapper Don, and is currently in the top ten in voting. If he wins, he will get a walk-on part in an upcoming episode of "Mad Men."
Bowman is the sole proprietor and creative director at Bowman Creative, and does contractual creative direction and art direction for Ogilvy Durham, so he definitely knows the ad game.
