now a word

WordWorld, debuting Monday on PBS Kids, aims to bring words to life and make preparing to read fun for 3- to 5-year-olds. Characters and objects in WordWorld are composed of the letters in the word naming them. For example, the body of the character Dog is made up of the letters D-O-G. WordWorld airs at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday on KRMA-Channel 6.

your emmy guide

TV Guide Network will premiere more than eight hours of programming dedicated to the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, including comprehensive red-carpet coverage and original specials. The network recently signed TV host and fashion entrepreneur Lisa Rinna and Joey Fatone, host of the NBC series The Singing Bee and former *NSync member, to host Live at the Emmy Awards on Sept. 16.

chatter

"Three more years of South Park will give us the opportunity to offend that many more people."

Matt Stone, after he and South Park co-creator Trey Parker agreed to a three-season extension of cable's top-rated animated series and entered into a joint venture with Comedy Central to create South Park Digital Studios.

'gene' poll

A&E Network has launched an online viewers' choice contest for Gene Simmons Family Jewels on AETV.com, allowing fans of the real-life series to choose which episodes will be rebroadcast. Viewers can vote until Sept. 6 at aetv.com/viewers-choice. Viewers can watch clips from 10 episodes, then choose their favorites. The top two will air on A&E on Sept. 9.

Source: PR Newswire