The Walking Dead is renewed for a second season, a physical Lost encyclopedia, Pete Campbell is not a rapist, Liz Lemon's theme song, Million Dollar Money Drop, and tonight's mystery guest on Conan!

In TV News...

  • Who's tonight's mystery guest on Conan? Andy Richter thought wrong about Jack Nicholson being that lucky guy, it's apparently Arlene Wagner, the curator of the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum according to TMZ. She'll join Seth Rogen, Lea Michele, and Jack White as the guests on Coco's first show. [TMZ]
  • Listen to a new track by Tina Fey and Christopher Cross for the 30 Rock soundtrack called "Lemon's Theme." [Pitchfork]
  • Fox has ordered a new reality show called Million Dollar Money Drop. It's pretty much what it sounds like, with Kevin Pollack as host. [The Hollywood Reporter]
  • Michael J Fox will appear on tomorrow's episode of The Good Wife. [Movieline]
  • AMC has renewed The Walking Dead for a second season — as they should, given that it's reaching more viewers in the 18-49 age demographic than any other cable show! [The Hollywood Reporter]
  • Hey, Lost nerds! You can purchase an encyclopedia entirely filled with trivia from the show. [Pop Candy]
  • Seven things that you didn't know about Conan. [The Hollywood Reporter]
  • Vincent Kartheiser thinks that Pete Campbell is definitely NOT a rapist in that scene from Mad Men where he forces himself on his neighbor's nanny. [Movieline]

Around the Web...

  • According to Kraft Foods, Robert Downey Junior will play the role of Mr. Peanut? [Movieline]
  • Just surfaced: Stephen Spielberg refused to make the Harry Potter movies, and wanted to shorten all of the books into one animated movie. Yuck. [Hero Complex]
  • This TV Guide poll asks who's the best role model on television and included Bristol Palin as a choice. Really? [TV Guide]
  • Did Katy Perry and Russell Brand really go overboard on the wedding band bling? [Jezebel]
  • Because you were curious, but not that curious... 10 highlights from the NYT profile of Courtney Love. [Vulture]
  • Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia, General Hospital, David Cross' girlfriend) is joining the cast of House — beginning tonight! [TV Guide]
  • I've been bitching about it for weeks now, but can we all agree that the Snuggie/Macarena commercial is the most annoying ad of all time? [Best Week Ever]