The Emmy Awards

Seems that funny man Jimmy Fallon, himself a nominee, will be in good company when he hosts the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the end of the month.

The first six presenters for the live broadcast were announced today by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and, as luck would have it, there's not a schlub among them -- there are even four 2010 nominees on the roster.

Witness: There's Ricky Gervais, a three-time Emmy winner (once for acting in 'Extras,' twice for producing 'The Office'). There's January Jones, a first time nominee for her portrayal of Betty Draper on 'Mad Men,' and Julianna Margulies, whose performance as Nurse Hathaway on 'ER' snagged her a trophy back in 1995, and who's nominated this year for Lead Actress for 'The Good Wife.'

The Emmys have been the reigning king of awarding television excellence and snubbing true television excellence since the dawn of the medium.

Many have tried to topple the immovable giant, but none have succeeded. That doesn't mean no one is willing to still try. The Paley Center for Media is shopping their own television awards show to the networks.

So far, none of the networks have made an official deal and the Center denies that their show is attempting to knock Emmy off the face of the Earth, but the timing seems to suggest otherwise. The Emmys' deal with the network runs out next year and has grown tired of its stale ratings and favoritism towards the cable shows. Well maybe if the networks stopped airing the Emmys, they would have more time for shows that are actually good.