NBC's Golden Globes coverage this Sunday night will still have some star power, even though the ceremony itself was cancelled because of the writers' strike. Today show co-anchor MATT LAUER will host a two-hour edition of Dateline at 7 p.m. Eastern time, featuring interviews with Juno actress ELLEN PAGE, The Closer star KYRA SEDGWICK and other nominees. The program will also offer commentary from KATHY GRIFFIN and predictions from the network's Football Night in America team.
The Dateline special will precede the news conference at which the Golden Globes winners will be announced. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which presents the Globes, was left with no choice but to revamp the format this year, with stars threatening to skip the event in support of the striking writers. The 65th Annual Golden Globe Award Announcement, as NBC calls it, will take place at 9 p.m. Eastern time. An episode of American Gladiators will follow. **How the mighty have fallen**
The Golden Globes could suffer a huge drop in ratings without its usual glitz and glamour, if this week's broadcast of the People's Choice Awards was any indication. Only six million viewers tuned into CBS Tuesday night for the event -- a nearly 50-percent drop from last year's numbers. The People's Choice Awards also shook up its format by pre-taping the winners' acceptance speeches, again because of the writers' strike.
Some celebrities aren't too upset by the cancellation of the Globes ceremony. While promoting Sweeney Todd in Japan yesterday, JOHNNY DEPP sarcastically said he was disappointed, while director TIM BURTON was relieved that he didn't have to make the trip from his home in the UK to Los Angeles for the event.
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