By now, most people know that Seth McFarlane will host the 85^th Academy Awards this Sunday night. But as Joan Rivers proved, the pre-show and all happenings behind-the-scenes are just as important to viewers. This year, actress Kristin Chenoweth, Entertainment Weekly Managing Editor Jess Cagle, and Good Morning America’s Lara Spencer will host the official pre-show, and each made the announcement via Twitter. Also, in a big surprise announcement, Robin Roberts also tweeted that she would be making her return to TV to help co-host. Read more

With New Year’s a couple of weeks behind us, it is worth taking a look at the top tv shows and movies that drove the social conversation in 2012, and see whether these TV shows can maintain a stronghold on the social activity in 2013. Here’s GetGlue‘s take on social TV in 2012. Read more

So far, 1600 Penn, NBC’s answer to Modern Family, has received very mixed reviews (Metacritic currently has it at a 55 out of 100). NBC released the pilot of 1600 Penn back in December, and Networked Insights (NI) has been able to capture the social reaction to the show in the month leading up to the national premiere. While fans are drawn in by the show’s strong cast, they have been balking at the comparison to Modern Family. Here are the highlights from NI’s report. Read more

Modern Family's Phil and Claire Dunphy, who in real life are Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen, hosted the 2012 Billboard Music Awards last night kicking the night off with an hilarious opening act. With Bieber, LMFAO and more descending upon Vegas for performances, it's no surprise that high social TV buzz was in the air. Bluefin Labs tracked this buzz and provided Lost Remote with an infographic to detail the highlights...

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