Neil Patrick Harris gets a belated Emmy nomination, Chris Parnell will guest star on Eureka, NBC's fall television preview, Modern Family's kids guilt Emmy voters, the top-earning actors on your favorite TV shows, and more!


Just a regular news day. Image via Julia Segal.

In TV News...

  • Joe Jonas will grace Hot In Cleveland with his presence tonight on TV Land, playing the role of Valerie Bertinelli's son. [Movieline]
  • Modern Family's Rico Rodriguez and Nolan Gould appeared on the cover of the Hollywood Reporter with the message, "You give us an Emmy, we stay out of the tabloids." [It's Saturday Night Live]
  • You can stream a 24-minute fall preview of NBC's shows. It's lengthy, but maybe worth sitting through for Betty White's appearance on Community alone! [NBC]
  • Neil Patrick Harris is suddenly up for an extra Emmy, as his name was accidentally omitted from the category of Best Special-Cass Program for his work hosting last year's Tony Awards. [Vulture]
  • Things learned from this interview with Michael Emerson: he and Terry O'Quinn are best buddies "attached at the hip" and shopping for new projects together, he's a big fan of watching TV, and Jorge Garcia is currently living in his LA home. [TV Squad]
  • Over 3,000 hours of Johnny Carson content has been put online for your viewing pleasure. However, not all of it's available to watch for free. The highlight videos are fun, though! [JohnnyCarson.com]
  • This bit is just a cool and insidery bit of information—Lourne Michaels is a major South Park fan. [The Live Feed]
  • Chris Parnell will appear on the next season of Eureka as a Global Dynamics scientist. I think he should just perform as 30 Rock's Dr. Spaceman. [TV Squad]
  • Here's an interesting read about why sitcoms are the most anticipated kind of fall TV show. Somehow, it seems to come down to the idea that people just want to laugh. [TV Squad]
  • The top-earning salaries of our favorite TV actors. The highest paid actor in the drama category is Hugh Laurie ($400,000/episode) and Charlie Sheen tops the comedy list at $1.25 million per episode of the craptastic Two and a Half Men. [TV Guide]
  • In the American Idol "who's the next judge" rumor mill, Jennifer Lopez is apparently out for her insane demands. Who's in? Possibly Courtney Love. [TV Watch]
  • Justin Long, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis will host WWE Raw next Monday, as part of a promotional tour for their new movie, Going the Distance. [SEScoops]

Around the Web...

  • There's a ridiculously simple way of skipping annoying ads on YouTube—just refresh the page! [Lifehacker]
  • Yesterday was international "Lazy Day," and I didn't even know it! Here's a list of TV's laziest characters. There's a lot more to choose from than you'd think! [TV Squad]
  • Photos of Jamie Lynn Spears' daughter have surfaced, and she looks very much like her mother and Aunt Britney. [Hollywood Life]
  • American Idol winner Fantasia has been hospitalized after a drug overdose. [Movieline]
  • James Franco might be the next Stephanie Meyer—he's reportedly writing a vampire novel. But how can he tie this into his General Hospital gig? [Esquire]
  • The Spiderman Broadway musical, Turn Off the Dark, has been giving an opening date: December 21st. [EW]
  • M.I.A. has debuted her latest music video, and this time it doesn't even involve politics! [YouTube]
  • Today is the last day to vote in Urlesque's Cat Fight! The final round is Maru versus Ceiling Cat. [Urlesque]