NBC leads Writers' Guild nominations

NBC has far outstripped its broadcast network rivals in the Writers' Guild nominations, released ahead of the awards ceremony scheduled for February 11.

The network racked up 13 nominations among the primetime and late-night categories, with strong showings by The Office, which received 3 nominations, along with Studio 60 and 30 Rock, which each picked up 2. By far the best-performing NBC show, freshman cult hit Heroes earned 1 nomination, as did the critically praised but ratings challenged Friday Night Lights.

Fox received its usual boost from The Simpsons, which obtained 4 nominations, while HBO and ABC each clocked up 6 for primetime shows.

Outside the main primetime categories, CBS dominated the daytime serials category with The Young and the Restless, As the World Turns and Guiding Light all receiving nods, and PBS cleaned up in the documentary categories.

The nominations in full, by category:

Dramatic Series
24 - Fox
Deadwood - HBO
Grey's Anatomy - ABC
Lost - ABC
The Sopranos - HBO

Comedy Series
30 Rock - NBC
Arrested Development - Fox
Curb Your Enthusiasm - HBO
Entourage - HBO
The Office - NBC

New Series
30 Rock - NBC
Friday Night Lights - NBC
Heroes - NBC
Studio 60 - NBC
Ugly Betty - ABC

Episodic Drama
"Election Day, Part II" - The West Wing - NBC
"Occupation/Precipice" - Battlestar Galactica - Sci Fi
"Two for the Road" - Lost - ABC
"The End of the Whole Mess" - Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King - TNT
"Pilot" - Studio 60 - NBC
"Pilot" - Big Love HBO

Episodic Comedy
"It Takes Two" - Desperate Housewives - ABC
"Don't Look At Me" - Desperate Housewives - ABC
"Bomb Shelter" - Malcolm in the Middle - Fox
"Casino Night" - The Office - NBC
"The Coup" - The Office - NBC
"Jump for Joy" - My Name Is Earl - NBC

Original Long Form
Broken Trail - AMC
Flight 93 - A&E
The Ron Clark Story - TNT

Animation
"The Italian Bob" - The Simpsons - Fox
"Who's Your Daddy" - The Life and Times of Juniper Lee - Cartoon Network
"Church Hopping" - King of the Hill - Fox
"Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore" - The Simpsons - Fox
"Simpsons Christmas Stories" - The Simpsons - Fox
"Girls Just Want To Have Sums" - The Simpsons - Fox

Comedy/Variety Specials
The National Memorial Day Concert - PBS
The 60th Annual Tony Awards - CBS
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl - HBO

Comedy/Variety Series
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Comedy Central
Late Night with Conan O'Brien - NBC
Penn and Teller: Bullshit! - Showtime
Real Time with Bill Maher - HBO
Saturday Night Live - NBC

Running leaderboard: NBC - 13; Fox - 8; HBO - 6; ABC - 6; TNT - 2

Daytime Serials
All My Children - ABC
The Young and The Restless - CBS
As the World Turns - CBS
Guiding Light - CBS

Children's Episodic and Specials
"Broadcast Blues" - Phil of the Future - Disney Channel
"Fur Better or Worse" - That's So Raven - Disney Channel
Just for Kicks - Nickelodeon
"Scratch" - Flight 29 Down - Discovery Kids
"Show Way" - Reading Rainbow - PBS

Documentary - Current Events
"Age of Aids: Part I" - Frontline - PBS
"Can You Afford to Retire?" - Frontline - PBS
"The Dark Side" - Frontline - PBS
"The Meth Epidemic" - Frontline - PBS
"The Storm" - Frontline - PBS

Documentary - Other Than Current Events
"The Alaska Pipeline" - American Experience - PBS
"The Boy in the Bubble" - American Experience - PBS
"Eugene O'Neill" - American Experience - PBS
"John and Abigail Adams" - American Experience - PBS

News - Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin or Breaking Report
Hurricane Katrina: One-Year Anniversary - CBS
Remembering Lou Rawls - CBS
World News Tonight - ABC

News - Analysis, Feature or Commentary
"Addicted to Heroin" - 60 Minutes - CBS
"Disaster Mismanagement" - America's Investigative Reports - PBS
"Memorial Day: One Family Remembers" - Weekend Good Morning America - ABC