Neil Patrick Harris in talks to host the Emmys
The "How I Met Your Mother" star seems like the perfect choice to host this year's Emmycast on CBS after drawing rave reviews for hosting the Tonys last month. If the deal is completed, the Emmys would mark the 4th awards show hosted by Harris this year, following the TV Land Awards and the nontelevised Writers Guild Awards. "I love the hosting thing," Harris said prior to the Tonys. "I've gotten to do a lot of it this year. I'm enjoying it. I thought I could do it and execute it well."
Christian Slater is set to join "The Forgotten"
He's in talks to replace Rupert Penry-Jones in the Jerry Bruckheimer drama about an ex-cop who goes sleuthing with three pals in search of his kidnapped 11-year-old daughter.
Rocky Carroll will star on both "NCIS" shows
He'll play the same character on both the original and "NCIS: Los Angeles."
USA casts Piper Perabo as a CIA agent
She'll star in the cable spy thriller "Covert Affairs."
"Last Comic" producers come up with a more "urgent" stand-up competition
ABC has ordered "The Fast & the Funniest," which will pit comedians against each other.
Karl Malden dies at 97
"The Streets of San Francisco" star was also famous on TV for his ubiquitous American Express traveler's check commercials (Watch Malden on "Streets") PLUS: TCM will pay tribute to Malden on July 10.
Jocks, nerds, cool kids, outsiders: "Big Brother" will be just like high school
This year's housemates will compete as members of high school cliques — popular, athletes, brainiacs and off beats.
BET may rescue "The Game"
The canceled CW sitcom may be revived on cable at a much lower cost.
Paula Abdul will play a Lifetime judge She'll guest on "Drop Dead Diva" joining a host of other big-name guest-stars.
"Gossip Girl" grabs Hilary Duff
The former Disney Channel star will return to TV this fall in a multi-episode arc as a movie star who enrolls at NYU and becomes roommates with Vanessa. Duff, whose failed NBC pilot "Barely Legal" freed her up to do the "Gossip" gig, makes her CW debut on Oct. 5.
"Chicken Catcher" vies to be the next Susan Boyle
Unemployed farmer Kevin Skinner wowed "America's Got Talent," but will he become a viral sensation like Boyle? PLUS: She's 62 — and she can dance!
Will Sen. Al Franken return to "SNL" to celebrate "The Al Franken Decade"?
It's become a tradition at the end of each decade for Franken to come on "Weekend Update" and proclaim the next decade "The Al Franken Decade." Franken first started the tradition in 1979, but will he return to "Saturday Night Live" in December to kick off the next decade?
ABC comes up with a "Castle" book
Richard Castle's book, "Heat Wave," will be posted online, chapter by chapter, over the course of 10 weeks starting Aug. 10. You'll be able to buy the fictional author's full novel on Sept. 29.
Ricky Gervais: American TV comedy superior to the Brits
"We've got some poor copies of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' some poor copies of 'Entourage' and some poor copies of 'Seinfeld,'" he says. "With a few exceptions the Americans seem to be ahead of the game."
Wes' alleged "Bachelorette" girlfriend says she's just friend
"I'm absolutely not with Wes," says Laurel, whose name was dropped on Monday's episode, "nor would I be with Wes if he were going on a show to be with another girl. That's absolutely crazy."
CBS unveils 12 of 13 "Big Brother" housemates
This year's batch includes a surfer, a DJ-ing teacher, a Tai Kwon Do champion, an MMA fighter, a lying journalist, a neuroscientist and one mystery housemate. (Watch the video)
Where does "Weeds" get its fake marijuana and cocaine?
Herbal tobacco is used in place of real weed, and it gets the actors "higher than regular marijuana," says one of the show's producers. For cocaine, everything from powdered sugar to baking soda to baby laxatives to a vitamin called inositol are used.
YouTwitFace becomes a comedy Web site
Conan O'Brien's In the Year 3000 joke is gaining traction on the Web. A man who purchased the domain name YouTwitFace.com months before Conan's "Tonight Show" debuted plans to use the Conan hoopla to into a comedy blog that mocks social media.
Neil Patrick Harris is the "Music Meister" for "Batman" cartoon
He'll appear in the Cartoon Network's "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" as the "Music Meister," who aims to conquer the world through song.
Wentworth Miller resurfaces on "SVU"
The "Prison Break"-er star will guest on the season premiere.
ABC is "Defying Gravity" with Ron Livingston
The series, which is set to air this summer, revolves around eight astronauts on a mysterious six-year mission through space.
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