Showtime (1080i) has the season premieres of Nurse Jackie at 10 p.m. and The United States of Tara at 10:30 p.m.

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But as people from the well-made, not-very-well-seen TV shows kept picking up awards Kristin Chenoweth for the cancelled-by-ABC Pushing Daisies, Toni Collette for Showtime's The United States of Tara, even Michael J.

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It's much the same when it comes to viewer turnout for many of the night's other winners, whether they air on cable (FX's Damages, Showtime's United States of Tara, Breaking Bad) or broadcast (ABC's since-canceled Pushing Daisies).

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In addition to returning shows United States of Tara, Nurse Jackie, Weeds and Dexter, Showtime is readying The Borgias (a period drama starring Jeremy Irons), Episodes (A BBC co-produced comedy with Matt LeBlanc playing himself) and another middle-aged actress vehicle, The Big C (a cancer comedy starring Laura Linney).

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