LOS ANGELES (November 30, 2009) – The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the nominations for Television Series and Non-fiction Television categories that will advance in the voting process for the 21st Annual Producers Guild Awards. The PGA Awards television categories include: Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television, Comedy; Norman Felton Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television, Drama; PGA Producer of the Year Award in Non-Fiction Television; and PGA Producer of the Year Award in Live Entertainment and Competition Television.

The nominated shows are listed below in alphabetical order by category:

Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television - Comedy
NBC’s “30 Rock”
Showtime’s “Californication”
HBO’s “Entourage”
NBC’s “The Office”
Showtime’s “Weeds”

Norman Felton Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television - Drama
AMC’s “Breaking Bad”
Showtime’s “Dexter”
ABC’s “Lost”
AMC’s “Mad Men”
HBO’s “True Blood”

PGA Producer of the Year Award in Non-Fiction Television
CBS’s “60 Minutes”
Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch”
A&E TV’s “Intervention”
Bravo TV’s “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the ‘D’ List”
Showtime’s “This American Life”

PGA Producer of the Year Award in Live Entertainment and Competition Television
CBS’s “The Amazing Race”
Fox’s “American Idol”
Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report”
Lifetime’s “Project Runway”
Bravo TV’s “Top Chef”

Nominations for PGA Awards in the Theatrical Motion Picture and Longform Television categories will be announced on January 5, 2010, along with the individual producers in all categories.

The winners in each category will be announced at the PGA Awards ceremony on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at the Hollywood Palladium.