Whitest Emmys in years?
Out of 39 presenters, just three were minorities. Says one member of the NAACP: "It shows a clear lack of creativity and vision in network television. In this age of President Obama, the networks are clearly on the wrong side of history. You don't see families like the Obamas on network television."
Letterman proves he's better at interviewing Obama than Sunday news shows
"Meet the Press" and George Stephanopoulos basically gave the same interview to the president. Meanwhile, David Letterman managed to "catch his subject off guard and force him to think on his feet," says Steve Kornacki, who adds: "The genius, if you can call it that, of Letterman’s approach with newsmaker guests is that he doesn’t ever try to outsmart them, or impress them with his knowledge, or corner them with gotcha questions. He takes the opposite approach, stepping back from the microscopic level at which most journalists operate and instead making broad, innocent-seeming inquiries that are more philosophical in nature—and that newsmakers like Obama never think to prepare for."
Dave has 2nd-best overnight ratings in 4 years // Why Obama would never do Conan
CBS replaces "Three Rivers" pilot
The pilot episode has been scrapped in favor of a later, and much stronger, episode.
Neil Patrick Harris lands another hosting gig
He'll guest host "It's Magic!" a celebration of magicians at the Kodak Theatre on Nov. 8.
Introducing the "How I Met Your Mother" Shame Index
Each week, Slate.com will closely examine "HIMYM's" tendency to be either really great, or really bad, or some combination of both.
"How I Met Your Mother's" Ted = Ross from "Friends"?
Remember Ross Gellar was a professor, too. As Alan Sepinwall points out, "HIMYM's" co-creators "have embraced (Ted's) inherent douchiness and have turned it into a conduit for jokes." PLUS: Check out Stripper Lily and Cobie Smulders considers herself a single mom, even though she's engaged to her baby's daddy.
