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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) hosts the 41ST Annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony tonight, June 22. The award show will be livestreamed- and you can watch it here! Check below for the link!

Edie Falco told The Hollywood Reporter about her experience of being caught naked on stage. During her run in the Broadway play Frankie and Johnny, a technical error caused the lights to turn on while she was naked on stage. She recalled, 'It got an audible gasp. Then the curtains went down and we started again like it didn't happen.'

Music Theatre Wichita opened its 43rd summer season this week with the first of its five large-scale productions, Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific. Check out a video of the cast and crew backstage below!

“Dateline NBC” (1.1/5 in 18-49, 6.2 million viewers overall from 8-10:01 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, finishing ahead of ABC's “Shark Tank” encore, “What Would You Do” and “20/20” (1.0 each). “Dateline” ranked #1 in its two-hour time period among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, total viewers and all key adult-female demos.

THIS SUNDAY: Senator Rand Paul weighs in on the crisis in Iraq and America's role in the conflict, Vice President Cheney's criticism of President Obama, and the changing of the guard in the House GOP. Plus: the continued fight for immigration reform – can Washington reach consensus?

E! News is kicking off an exciting week of programming with an EXCLUSIVE interview with First Lady Michelle Obama. Airing this Monday, June 23rd at 7:00pm and 11:30pm ET/PT, E! News' co-anchor Terrence Jenkins Terrence interviewed the First Lady at The National Summer Learning Day Fair, co-hosted by the U.S Department of Education and National Summer Learning Association on National Summer Learning Day. The First Lady talks candidly with Terrence about his own success, how her kids watch E! and the importance of E! News' young viewership.

ESPN continues to post significant television and digital audience growth through the first 23 matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The ESPN television networks are averaging a 2.3 HH US rating and 3,722,000 viewers, increases of 21 percent (1.9 rating) and 26 percent (2,952,000 viewers), respectively, from the first 23 matches in 2010. Overall, ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC have combined to reach more than 65,000,000 people through the first 17 matches, marking a 16 increase over 2010.

Successfully establishing a potent Thursday night original scripted programming block, the premieres of Syfy's new epic supernatural drama series Dominion and the second season return of the popular series Defiance each delivered two million total viewers during their June 19 premieres.

Popular mommy blogger Jen Hatmaker and her husband Brandon, a motorcycle-riding pastor, star alongside their five kids in HGTV's newest home renovation series, My Big Family Renovation. Premiering on Thursday, August 7, at 11 p.m. ET/PT, the series chronicles the Hatmaker family as they sell their home and embark on the biggest adventure of their lives -- buying a 105-year old farm house that requires them to pitch in and live through its major overhaul. The renovation includes the addition of bathrooms and a rec room as well as the conversion of old attic space into bedrooms. Beginning in July, HGTV.com will feature behind-the-scenes photo galleries of the renovation and series highlights as well as links to posts from Jen's blog, www.jenhatmaker.com.

With an encore lead-in this week versus an original lead-in last week, 'Undateable' (0.9/3 in 18-49, 2.6 million viewers overall from 9:01-9:30 p.m. ET; 0.9/3 in 18-49, 2.5 million viewers overall from 9:30-10 p.m.) retained 100% of last week's 18-49 rating at both 9:01 and 9:30 (0.9 both half-hours). 'Undateable' retained 100% of this week's 18-49 lead-in and also maintained 100% of its rating from its first half-hour to its second.

FOX (3.776 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) was the top demo draw on Thursday thanks to new episodes of 'Hell's Kitchen' (4.934 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T1) and 'Gang Related' (2.619 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T9).

Amazon Studios today announced it will debut the half-hour dramatic comedy pilot Really from Jay Chandrasekhar (Super Troopers), Main Street Films' Craig Chang and Harrison Kordestani, and Executive Producer Jamie Tarses (Happy Endings) as part of its third pilot season debuting later this year on Amazon Instant Video. Customers will once again be invited to watch and provide feedback on the shows they want to see turned into full series, which will then become available on Prime Instant Video. Written, created and directed by Chandrasekhar, Really is a funny, extremely honest behind-the-curtain look at the psychological and emotional complexities of marriage, and the charged dynamics of a tight-knit group of friends.

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) tonight announced the winners of the 4th annual Critics' Choice Television Awards. Seventeen of the best series in television were honored at the Beverly Hilton Hotel at a star-studded gala awards show, which was broadcast live on The CW. Actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer (The Soul Man, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Cedric's Barber Battle) hosted.

AMC today provided the first of several planned updates on the 'Breaking Bad' prequel 'Better Call Saul,' including the release of a first-look photo from the Albuquerque, New Mexico set where the widely-anticipated drama began production on its first 10-episode season earlier this month.