The cast of Jersey Shore gets raises, the Emmy higher-ups are considering not airing Conan O'Brien's category, Aubrey O'Day gets an Oxygen reality show, and Damages is rescued from cancellation by DirectTV.


Them's fightin' words! Image via Television Junkie.

In TV News...

  • Read this interview with Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner about the upcoming season—but be prepared for spoliers ahead! [New York Magazine]
  • After threatening to strike, the Jersey Shore cast is getting a raise. [Warming Glow]
  • Trouble for team CoCo... the category they were nominated for might now be broadcast because of the drama surrounding it. But we want to hear Conan's victory speech! [Hollywood]
  • Have kids? Like dolls? Enter this contest to win Mad Men barbies. I'm not sure that the Roger Sterling and Don Draper dolls do the men justice, but the lady-dolls look hot! [Vulture]
  • MTV's new show, If You Really Knew Me, goes to different high schools and attempts to break down certain social cliques. [TV Guide]
  • Aubrey O'Day, famous for who-knows-what, is getting her own reality show on Oxygen. [The Live Feed]
  • The creative duo behind Modern Family has dissolved their 4-year-long business partnership. It won't affect the show, though, as they'll both remain on board. [Vulture]
  • FX went ahead and canceled Damages but DirectTV came to the rescue and saved it. One problem—how many people actually use DirectTV? [Hollywood Reporter]
  • The Asian version of Jersey Shore proves that Guido-ism has no racial bounds... [Best Week Ever]
  • Wait what? Survivor host Jeff Probst was the minister at Jenna Fischer's wedding. How meta! [Warming Glow]

Around the Web...

  • Well, crap. A scientific analysis of the "Five-Second rule" says it's totally wrong. Even one second on the ground is too long for your favorite snack. [Pat's Papers]
  • Check out this awesomeSimpsons and Ghostbuters mural in San Francisco. [Laughing Squid]
  • You guys! Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston aren't together for a reality show—they're in love, okay?! [TV Squad]
  • In what seems like a desperate plea to stay relevant, Playboy has launched a safe-for-work website for those who want to read the articles. [Oh No They Didn't]
  • 50 photos that sum up your childhood—if you grew up in the 80s, that is! [theCHIVE]
  • Google Images has been given a redesign—for better or for worse? I think I'm going to like it.[Geekosystem]
  • Wouldn't you know it—Pabst Blue Ribbon has re-branded itself as a luxury lager in China. Good luck with that one, guys! [The New Yorker]
  • Neil Patrick Harris + Double Rainbow = the internet explosion? [Yfrog]