The Television Critics Association (TCA) is made up of 200 renowned journalists covering entertainment programming across broadcast and cable networks. They’re the taste-makers from across media that write about what we’ll be watching (or not watching) on TV. The group meets twice a year for the TCA Press Tour where presentations are made showcasing each network’s programming slates via executive panels, screenings and some pretty incredible parties.

It’s that time of year when Academy of Television Arts and Sciences members, aka Emmy voters, begin the process of choosing who will nab top honors come the big night (8/29). Nominations ballots are out with a due date of June 21 and nominees will be announced July 8. Enter last year’s biggest TV stories, one-time Emmy Host Conan O’Brien v. NBC Universal. The well-documented end of O’Brien’s run on The Tonight Show, the beginning of #TeamConan, and incredible coup by TBS for the host’s return to late-night, left one of TV’s brightest stars without NBCU to support his bid for an Emmy.

As the WGA writer’s strike hits the one month mark, let’s take a quick look at the impacted TV skeds and their digital distribution counterparts. Just as both sides resumed talks earlier this week, Starcom released a report estimating that the ad revenue generated from online video doubled from ’06 and could reach over $1 billion dollars. Not surprisingly, most of it went to the networks. The hot button topic of the strike? The lack of contract language in place for digital distribution – streaming or download. Judge for yourselves. The list below paints an interesting picture of what could bring sweeping changes to your TiVo and the new media landscape.

In this day and age, when tuning to CNN bring news of nuclear threats in so many different parts of the world (more than one IS so many), CBS' new drama series might just send some small shivers down your spine.

For those seeking another dose of this summer's hit The Devil Wears Prada (Fox) look no further, soon you'll have Ugly Betty (ABC) to help quench your thirst for more backstabbing, catwalking, and office politics courtesy of fictional high-fashion mag Mode. Oh, and then there's the show within the show starring Exec Producer Salma Hayek.

I try (and sometimes fail) to live by the rule 'less is more.' I say this at the opening of this review because there is really only one word needed to describe this pilot and new series - gripping. With that, the first of Screen*Play's ABC pilot reviews goes to The Nine, one of our fave new series of the fall 2006-2007 season.

Talk about a great promotion for some amazing new fall series. NBC has partnered with Netflix and is offering subscribers a chance to see the premiere eps of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and Kidnapped, two of our three fave new series on the peacock net. In order to get the DVD, all you need to do is add both shows to your Netflix cue, and it will be shipped out.

From acclaimed writer-director Peter Berg and Academy & Emmy Award winning producer Brian Grazer, comes NBC's best new show of the upcoming fall season, Friday Night Lights. The premiere ep of Berg's second take at H.G. Bissinger's book ups the TV bar with incredible camera work and some of the most realistic fictional football ever seen on the small screen.