TV

ABC has tapped into gay parenting with its comedy called Modern Family - Wednesdays 9/8c.

It stars Ed O'Neill [Married... with Children] as the patriarch of a family.

O'Neill plays Jay Pritchett, who's married to a younger Colombian woman and has a teenage stepson.

Jay's grown kids from his first marriage each have families of their own.

A new reality show from CBS, There Goes the Neighborhood, premiered on August 9. Eight families in a suburban neighborhood are walled off from the rest of the neighborhood [and all forms of communication with the outside world] in order to compete for upgrades to their homes and lives, and to win the grand prize of $250,000.

A lesbian family competes as one of the participating families [pictured].

All around versatile performer, NPH has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series for his work as Barney Stinson in 'How I Met Your Mother'.

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Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka searching for a surrogate?

TIME's senior reporter, Andrea Sachs, profiles one of the most successful women in entertainment - although you may have never heard of her. Carol Leifer [r], is a popular standup comedian, and an Emmy-nominated writer and producer for work on Seinfeld, Larry Sanders, and Saturday Night Live.

'Iron Chef America' star Cat Cora is cooking for five after wife Jennifer Cora gave birth to their third child on Saturday, OK! Magazine reports.

The couple's representative explains why they chose the name Thatcher Julius for their new son.

"Cat and Jennifer loved the old English name Thatcher, and Julius was Jennifer's grandfather's name. Both mom and baby are doing great!"

Cat is also pregnant with another boy and due in a few months.

They have two other boys, Caje and Zoran.

Watching television does not make babies smarter, according to a study released this week in the journal Pediatrics.

Researchers from Children's Hospital in Boston, and Harvard Medical School reached this conclusion after monitoring more than 800 children from birth to 3 years of age.

Watch Fostering Love, premiering Wednesday, February 18 at 8 pm; and February 21 at 1 pm on Discovery Health Channel.