after the fiasco of last year's emmy ceremony, which was hosted (poorly) by the first time ever nominees for best reality program host - tom bergeron, heidi klum, howie mandel, jeff probst, and ryan seacrest - the academy of television arts and sciences has decided to go a more traditional route for the 2009 production, with just one host. and who will said host be? doogie houser and how i met your mother star neil patrick harris. the actor/magician/performer recently hosted the tony awards (really well, if i may add) and, therefore, became the blogosphere's champion to take the helm. as interest in nph continued to grow, i guess the academy started to take note. it also helps that neil works for the network that is home to the awards show this year, cbs. while the atas is putting together their presentation to announce, officially, neil's appointment, variety has already confirmed the news. last year's reality show-centric show was one of the least watched telecasts of all time, with many viewers tuning out within the first few minutes due to a less than stellar opening comedy routine by the aforementioned talking heads. the nominees for this year's show will be announced on the 16th, with the show taking place about two months later on september 20th. while i am more partial to having a comedian host an awards show, neil would definitely be my choice outside the professional comics realm. watch the vid above to see neil's closing number from the tony's this year if you need convincing he has the chops.
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