After his massive success as Tonys host, Variety is reporting that Neil is close to closing a deal to host this year’s Emmy Awards. Everybody cross your fingers that the deal goes through!

Update: Michael Ausiello is now reporting that “multiple sources” confirm that Neil has now formally signed on to host the ceremony on 20th September.

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Polls close on July 25th.

CBS have announced their fall schedule and HIMYM will return at 8.00 on Monday, 21st September.

Neil talks to David Martindale of DFW.com about HIMYM, Harold & Kumar and more. And the name “RoBarney”, hated in fandom but becoming more widespread amongst the people who actually get to talk to the cast, rears its ugly head again.

Neil also gets a mention in this Hollywood Reporter critics’ pick list of who should win Emmys this year. It’s time for Piven to move over!

On another note, we know that there’s been a bit of a tabloid flurry about a certain story to do with Neil & David over the last week or so, and that we haven’t posted anything about it here. We just wanted to make it clear that we have the utmost respect for Neil’s privacy, especially when it comes to rumours and gossip, and our general rule of thumb is that we don’t post anything here that we feel he wouldn’t like to see if he ever came across the site. That also applies to the gallery, which is why you won’t find any stalkerazzi photos there.

It’s time for Television Without Pity’s Tubey Awards again.

Polls are now open so be sure to pop over and vote for Neil and HIMYM in all relevant categories, which are:

Best Returning Show, Best Cast, Favorite Actor (Neil), Favorite Actress (Alyson), Best Performance by an Inanimate Object (no, really! The yellow umbrella), Best Romantic Relationship (Marshall & Lilly), Worst Romantic Relationship (Ted & Stella), Best Almost-Romantic-But–Not-Quite Relationship (Barney & Robin) and Best Non-Romantic Friendship (Marshall & Barney/Robin & Marshall)

(There’s a new set of polls up since I posted this, so keep checking the site.)

Psychology Today has a lengthy review of the Tonys, with a nice quote on Neil’s performance.

“Harris was superb, relaxed, affable, great timing for comedic delivery and even managed some very pleasant delivery of a satirical number about the nominees and winners hurriedly delivered at the end of the show. Harris’ hilarious closing number re-inventing the lyrics to the music of West Side Story’s legendary song, “Tonight,” was a savory moment.”

Fox has announced the nominations for this year’s Teen Choice Awards. He’s nominated in the “Choice TV Actor: Comedy” category, and there’s certainly no Jeremy Piven in his category! His competition includes Steve Carell, Jonas Brothers, Charlie Sheen and Jerry Trainor. HIMYM is also nominated in the “Choice TV Show: Comedy” category against Hannah Montana, iCarly, The Office and Ugly Betty. To vote you have to register on the site and be aged 13-19. Once you’ve registered, you can vote once each day until the voting closes. The winners will be announced on Monday, August 10th on FOX.

A while ago we reported that Neil is guest judging on an episode of Top Chef Masters. We can now confirm that the episode in question, set at the Magic Castle in LA, will air on Bravo on July 8th.

TV Guide report that Neil will voice the Music Meister in a season two episode of the Cartoon Network’s Batman: The Brave and the Bold.

“This is a big obnoxious, Broadway-type musical,” jokes Brave and the Bold producer James Tucker, who says Harris is “pitch perfect” in “Mayhem of the Music Meister!” as a former band-camp nerd turned megalomaniac. The Music Meister—an amalgamation of various DC Comics villains—“has the power to create song wherever he goes, and he’s trying to dominate the world,” Tucker says, before pointing out that the episode’s “plot itself is just the framework, an excuse to have everybody sing!” Tucker and producer/story editor Michael Jelenic wrote five original songs for the episode.

The episode is due to air in the fall but will be screened at The Brave & The Bold’s panel at San Diego Comic Con on July 24th at 10.00am.

The LA Times chats to the two about Barney and Robin hooking up and their thoughts on the couple’s future (if any!).

TV Shows On DVD have confirmed that the Region 1 DVD and Blu-ray will be released on September 29th.

Extras include a recap of Season 3, Commentary Tracks, Gag Reel, the “Barney Stinson: That Guy’s Awesome” Music Video, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Panel Discussion and an Easter Egg.