ABC RECEIVES 16 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINATIONS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER BROADCAST NETWORK; SEVEN MORE NOMINATIONS THAN IT GARNERED LAST YEAR

�Commander In Chief,� �Grey�s Anatomy� and �Lost� Receive Nominations for Best Television Series -- Drama, Representing the Second Nomination in This Category for Emmy-Winner �Lost�

�Desperate Housewives� Earns Second Nomination for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy, and, as it Did Last Year, Once Again Leads Single Show Nominations, with Five

Geena Davis Commands Nomination for Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series -- Drama

Patrick Dempsey and Matthew Fox Earn Nominations for Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series -- Drama

Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher and Felicity Huffman Garner Repeat Nominations, And Eva Longoria Secures Her First for Best Performance by an Actress In a Television Series -- Musical or Comedy

Sandra Oh, Candice Bergen, Donald Sutherland and Naveen Andrews Recognized For Best Performance by an Actress/Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture

Halle Berry Nominated for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for �Their Eyes Were Watching God�

The ABC Television Network received 16 nominations for the 2006 Golden Globe Awards, which were announced this morning. Last year�s Golden Globe winner, �Desperate Housewives,� received five nominations, including another for Best Television Series � Musical or Comedy. Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman and 2005 winner Teri Hatcher garnered repeat nominations, and Eva Longoria received her first in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series � Musical or Comedy category.

ABC�s 16 nominations are more than were received by any other broadcast network and represent seven more than ABC garnered last year. Also of note, �Desperate Housewives� once again takes the lead in single show nominations, with five.

�Commander In Chief� captured nominations for Best Television Series � Drama, and Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland received nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series � Drama, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture, respectively.

�Grey�s Anatomy� garnered first-time nominations for: Best Television Series � Drama, Patrick Dempsey for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series � Drama, and Sandra Oh for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television.

�Lost� received its second Golden Globe nomination for Best Television Series � Drama. In the acting categories, Matthew Fox was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series -- Drama, and Naveen Andrews was recognized for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television.

Candice Bergen received a nomination in Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture for �Boston Legal,� and Halle Berry was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture for Made for Television for �Their Eyes Were Watching God.�

The 2006 Golden Globe Awards will be presented Monday, January 16, 2006 in Los Angeles.