Singapore - SPE Networks - Asia, home to Sony Pictures Entertainment wholly-owned channels AXN, AXN BEYOND and Sony Entertainment Television is lighting up TV screens across Asia as it brings a total of 16 must-see, quality shows that have chalked up more than than 60 nominations at the upcoming 60th Primetime Emmy Awards!

AXN brings to Asia 7 top US shows in the running for Emmy honours! Notable nods were awarded to thriller series Damages with 7 nominations including 'Outstanding Drama Series' (season 1 is currently on AXN every Monday @ 11pm SG, MY, PH, TH, 12mn HK). Reality-series The Amazing Race (latest season 13 on AXN this September) is in the running for its sixth 'Outstanding Reality-Competition Program,' having won all five of the honours since it was first presented in 2003; Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles earned 3 nominations, while Chuck, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, and CSI, the world's most popular crime investigative series franchise that counted over 55 million viewers in Asia on AXN in 2007 alone, notched 2 nominations each.

And of course, Emmy-top contender House that attracts over 12 million Asia viewers on AXN earned itself 4 Emmy nods. Its latest season 4 which currently airs on the channel (every Monday @ 10pm SG, MY, PH, TH, 11pm HK), continues to rate highly with Asia viewers, especially in Malaysia where its popularity hit an all-time high - House's impressive ratings for its third episode propelled the show to #1 spot during its broadcast, beating all TV channels and including free-to-air channels among Astro PMEB viewers!

New entertainment destination AXN BEYOND brings to Asia more than spooks and chills - the channel is home to 5 Emmy-nominated shows including: Pushing Daisies (premiering on AXN BEYOND on August 4 every Monday @ 10pm SG, PH, HK) which leads the crop of programs with 12 nominations, including 'Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series' for Lee Pace; Lost, (currently on AXN BEYOND, every Tuesday @10pm SG, PH, HK) with 8 nods, comes up against AXN's Damages and House for the top category of 'Outstanding Drama Series'; Supernatural and Masters of Sci Fi (exclusively on AXN BEYOND from September 16, every Tuesday @ 10pm SG, PH, HK) won one nomination each.

The lifestyle reality shows on female-skewed entertainment channel Sony Entertainment Television also scored 4 Emmy nods: Top Chef (season 2 premiered first in Hong Kong on SET, 29 July every Tuesday @ 10pm), with a hat-trick of nominations, is up against The Amazing Race for the top honour of 'Outstanding Reality-Competition Program'; Crowd-pleaser So You Think You Can Dance which has been topping the ratings chart in the USA, (current season 4 coming first and exclusively to SET in November) is the hot favourite for the 'Outstanding Choreography' award with 3 nominations in the category; Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/LoveShow, Medium (season 2 on SET, every Wednesday) and Canterbury's Law

The bumper harvest of Emmy nominations serves as timely recognition for the quality of programs provided on AXN, AXN BEYOND and SET channels that set the standards in providing the best in cutting edge entertainment across Asia. (coming to SET in September) have 1 nomination each.