A group have fans have come up with another idea to both support Chuck and benefit the American Heart Association. The Have a Heart, Renew Chuck campaign asks fans to donate to the AHA on behalf of Chuck Bartowski. More information is available here.

Following yesterday’s non-announcement by NBC, speculation about why the announcement has been delayed, and when it will come, rivals the “what’s the game changer?” speculation leading up to the season finale. We’ll post Nikki Finke’s spec, since it pretty much sums up what everyone is saying: Chuck, this gets complicated. Turns out NBC didn’t like David E Kelley’s Warner Bros pilot …

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NBC wants to know if the fans will stick with Chuck? Let’s show them that we will! Chuck fans in the U.S. are encouraged to watch “Chuck vs. the Colonel” tonight at 8PM EST on Hulu.com or NBC.com. Let NBC know that we’re here and ready to watch quality programming.

NBC announced part of their 2009-2010 schedule this morning, but did not include news about Chuck. Additional series pickups will be announced May 19, when NBC announces its 2009-2010 schedule. On the plus side, Ausiello upgraded his take on Chuck‘s chances at a third season to “Safe bet”.  Keep sending in those letters to NBC, Chuck fans!

On the eve of NBC’s official announcement, we have an interview with Yvonne Strahovski, who was out of reach in Australia and would have loved to have been part of the rally podcast last week.  We also have lots of important news, listener emails, and a recap of how the fan campaigns have been going. We had way too much …

How’s this for a roller coaster day: Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting that Chuck has been renewed and NBC will announce it officially on Monday (despite earlier reports that it might be another 1-2 weeks before the announcement is made). Finke never publishes definitive statements without plenty of confirmation, so we’re putting on our cautiously optimistic faces. …

EW’s Ausiello tweeted late yesterday that NBC might not announce their decision about Chuck‘s third season on Monday, but not to read too much into it. Now comes an article from E!Online quoting Zac (who quotes Josh Schwartz) that it could be a week or more before NBC makes the announcement: “I thought we were going to hear about it …

How’s this for a last minute push? WONKA®, maker of NERDS® candies, will soon be making a very special delivery to executives at NBC: more than 1,000 packs of NERDS (the candy, not the people) in support of Chuck! The idea to send NERDS came from co-creator and producer Josh Schwartz in an interview with The New York Times’ Dave …

Ausiello at EW.com checked in with Zachary Levi at last night’s Star Trek premiere: From Zachary Levi’s lips to God’s Jeff Zucker’s ears… Chuck‘s leading man says he’s feeling optimistic that NBC will renew his spy comedy for a third season. “I think the chances are good that we’ll come back,” he said at last night’s Star Trek premiere. “But …