HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER

Big, buzzy shows. Popcorn entertainment-forward fare.

They want projects that have elements of children having their own storylines. Pushing for more representative casts for their shows.

Logline: After graduation, a group of friends realize that they’ve finished the best years of their lives and must navigate the “real world” without growing apart.

So, cranberry sauce: Canned or homemade?

Real beer, real ducks and the real “How I Met Your Mother” ending.

We haven’t seen the “Howdy Doody Show” but we’re assuming these are better.

A recap of the week’s TV news!

A recap of the day’s casting!

A mid-day recap of today’s casting news!

A mid-day recap of today’s TV casting news!

See what Michael Bay has up his sleeve for television viewers, and will CBS renew “How I Met Your Mother” for a ninth season?

A full recap of the day’s sales, pick-ups, attachments, exits, deals and more as the 2012 pilot season approaches!

A daily recap of pilot and series castings!

7 Networks – 19 Shows – 27 Actors…

CBS renews another laugher for two more years.

ABC adds five to Off The Map, while CBS snags Buffy for a new series, and an Emmy-winning-Dexter-serial-killer for another, while adding a LUX vet to CSI:NY, and DirecTV delivers us a little more evil John Goodman in Damages, while Fox brings another movie star to guest star, and NBC powerloads a lot of familiar faces into LO:LA, Parenthood and Chuck.

Bridges finds a home on ABC, ABC Family loads up Brenda Hampton, Blue Bloods sees a guest return, Mr. Jeopardy himself visits HIMYM, Rob Riggle lands another pilot, a Friday Night Lights alum finds a spot on Criminal Minds, Glee ups a 3rd guest star (in as many weeks) to series regular, and Frasier is back again on your TV box!

Fox, CW and CBS continue to build their TV pools of talent for Running Wilde, HIMYM and Life Unexpected.

CBS adds 4, NBC adds 2, while Fox, Cartoon Network and SyFy add just one.

Blucas ready to get Rough, Garber aiming to get legal, Locklear decides He Love Me on Lifetime and Chuck gets a nice Glau, Hurley snags another guest role, Duff gets mean on Community, and Gilford readies his medical chart to go Off the Map.

Jennifer Morrison has signed on in a new recurring star role on CBS’ HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER.