BY GREG HERNANDEZ> LA.COM

SCARIEST MOMENT: TV legend Mary Tyler Moore was walking up the steps to the stage of "The Insider" to do an interview  when she appeared to trip on a step and fell hard to the ground. The seven-time Emmy winner was helped up, fixed her hair and left the booth on the arm of her husband, Dr. Robert Levine. Mary didn't do anymore interviews but she smiled and waved to photographers as she made her way into the Nokia Theater. What a pro.

MOONLIGHTING: Mary Tyler Moore and her former co-star 82-year-old Cloris Leachman did such a long interview with Nancy O'Dell on "Access Hollywood" that co-anchor Billy Bush quipped: "This is like a half hour special."  The crowd chanted "Cloris! Cloris!" as she walked down the red carpet.  Instead of just waving, the octogenarian shook her hips and did a little boogie. (She makes her debut Monday on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars.") Later, Cloris had a microphone in her hand and was standing behind the line doing interviews for "The Insider."

WAIT YOUR TURN: Normal folks have to wait in line for the bathroom at things like concerts and baseball games. What do stars have to wait for? Being interviewed by "Entertainment Tonight," "Extra," "Access Hollywood" and "The Insider." Kevin Spacey may have two Oscars, but he was forced to cool his heels for several minutes as "30 Rock's" Jane Krakowski , then Ed McMahon were interviewed by "Insider's" Lara Spencer. Ditto "Bones" star David Boreanaz (and his fancy socks) who waited a good 10 minutes to talk to "Access Hollywood."

LATE ARRIVALS: Some of the biggest stars are last to arrive. Just before the red carpet shut down, "Damages'" Glenn Close was doing an interview with "Access Hollywood" co-host Nancy O'Dell as her partner, Billy Bush, interviewed Eva Longoria Parker and her hubby Tony Parker. Eva did not look pregnant despite rumors.