The '60th Anniversary' Emmy Awards received little attention from TV viewers. Nielsen Media Research's preliminary estimate claims that about 12 million people watched Sunday's show, which is less than the 2007 and 1990 shows which were record breakers until now.

Sunday night’s Emmy Awards ceremony, telecast live on ABC from the huge and yawning Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, was anything but a blast. Despite the fact that the show marked the competition’s 60th anniversary, the only surprising things about the event were the big winners, or at least some of them.

Mad Men, a riveting and beautifully crafted drama about a swanky New York ad agency in the 1960's, became the first basic cable show to win the best-drama Emmy. TV comedy about a TV comedy, 30 Rock, won seven Emmy awards, including the best-comedy award and writing and acting prizes for its creator Tine Fey.

Furthermore, a new Emmy was handed out on Sunday night, which honors the best host of a reality or competition program. The first prize for this category was won by Jeff Probst of “Survivor,” who also hosted the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards together with Tom Bergeron of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” Heidi Klum of “Project Runway,” Howie Mandel of “Deal or No Deal” and “American Idol’s” Ryan Seacrest.

However, the five hosts offered nothing at all, as they only talked about how they had not prepared anything at all for the show. We would have figured it out ourselves, believe me!

Those who were anxious to witness some controversial political statements or flare-ups must have been really disappointed at the end of the show, as the comments which were made were not numerous and concrete by any means. For instance, such a moment was offered by Tommy Smuthers, who told the audience, “There’s nothing more scary than watching ignorance in action,” a seeming reference to the Bush administration.

Notwithstanding the fact that the Emmy ceremony celebrates the magnificence of television, the show itself was a total bore.