After having succesfully cast guest star Shelley Long as it's obsessive mother, Modern Family could be bringing in another big name comedy star. That's right folks, according to TV Guide Magazine Modern Family "plans to introduce the Tuckers, the down-home, fun-lovin’ country parents of Eric Stonestreet’s gay papa, Cameron" and Delta Burke is in the running for the role.

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The 21st Annual GLAAD Award nominees have been announced! Four  Outstanding Daily Dramas have been nominated. They are: All My Children (ABC), As the World Turns (CBS), Guiding Light (CBS) and One Life to Live (ABC).

On the Primetime side, the nominees for Outstanding Drama series are: Brothers & Sisters (ABC), Grey's Anatomy (ABC), Mad Men (AMC), Skins (BBC America) and True Blood (HBO).

Outstanding Comedy Series: Beautiful People (Logo), Glee (Fox), GREEK (ABC Family), Modern Family (ABC) and United States of Tara (Showtime).

The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) were announced on Thursday, with a few surprises.

George Clooney's Up in the Air, which just received a Golden Globe nomination for best picture, was snubbed by SAG in the best ensemble category. Inglourious Basterds, Precious and Up in the Air earned the most nominations, with three a piece. Newcomer Gabourey Sidibe will be competing in the lead actress category for her role in Precious against Sandra Bullock, Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep and Helen Mirren.

Showtime's Dexter continues to chop up the nominations. It received three, tieing NBC's 30 Rock and TNT's The Closer. The buzz of comedy newcomers Glee and Modern Family seem to have dampered voters love for The Big Bang Theory as it was shut out of the ensemble comedy series category. Toni Collette, who won the Emmy for best actress in a comedy series for her role in United States of Tara will be going up against Edie Falco, Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Christina Applegate, who received a nomination for her role in the now canceled Samantha Who?. READ MORE

Glee's Cinderella story. The musical dramedy raked in four Golden Globe nominations on Tuesday. Fox's freshman series was nominated for Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical) and landed Best Acting nominations for Matthew Morrison  and Lea Michele and a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Jane Lynch. Hot on the heels of Dexter's shocking season finale, and record breaking ratings come nominations for its star Michael C. Hall and his onscreen nemesis John Lithgow. Glee wasn't the only new series to land a Golden Globe nomination. ABC's Modern Family also received one.

The Golden Globes, which give out awards in both TV and film, also showed the love to George Clooney's Up in the Air. It garnered six nominations. Rob Marshall's highly anticipated Nine earned five nominations, while James Cameron's upcoming blockbuster Avatar earned four. Summer hits District 9 and Inglourious Basterds also earned nominations. Comedian and Precious star Mo'Nique received a Best Supporting Actress nomination. Woody Harrelson, who starred in Zombieland and played an important role in 2012, earned recognition for his work in The Messenger. Sandra Bullock capped off a standout year with a Best Actress (Musical or Comedy) nod for her role in The Proposal and a Best Actress (Drama) nod for The Blind Side.

Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical)

30 Rock
Entourage
Glee
Modern Family
The Office

Best Actor in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical)

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
David Duchovny, Californication
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matthew Morrison, Glee READ MORE

Accidentally on Purpose (CBS)

Brothers (Fox)

Community (NBC)

Cougar Town (ABC)

FlashForward (ABC)

Glee (Fox)

Melrose Place (The CW)

Mercy (NBC)

Modern Family (ABC)

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

The Cleveland Show (Fox)

The Forgotten (ABC)

The Good Wife (CBS)

The Middle (ABC)

Three Rivers (CBS)

Trauma (NBC)

Vampire Diaries (The CW)

V (ABC)

The network pick ups are coming fast and furious. Hot on the heels of CBS picking up NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife comes word that ABC has picked up Cougar Town, Modern Family and The Middle for full seasons.

ABC has released the fall premiere schedule for the majority of its lineup. Grey's Anatomy fans will have to wait until September 24 to learn what happened to Izzie and George. Missing from the premiere list are Brothers & Sisters, Private Practice and Eastwick. There premiere dates will be announced in the future.

Premiere Dates: All Times EST

Saturday, September 5
8 pm Saturday Night Football

Friday, September 11
10 pm 20/20

Monday, September 21
8 pm Dancing with the Stars (Two Hours)
10 pm Castle

Tuesday, September 22
10 pm The Forgotten

Wednesday, September 23
8 pm Dancing with the Stars results show (Special Night)
9 pm Modern Family
9:30 pm Cougar Town READ MORE