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Matt Bendik, the boyfriend of “Glee” star Becca Tobin, has been found dead in a Philadelphia hotel room.

The fantasy saga “Game of Thrones,” defying the Emmy Awards’ grudging respect for genre fare, emerged as the leader in the nominations announced Thursday with 19 bids, including best drama series.

“Pawnography” (10 p.m. Thursday, History) finds Rick Harrison, Corey Harrison and Austin “Chumlee” Russell of “Pawn Stars” fame competing against viewers in a three-round trivia competition.

“You’re a bagman for movie stars. You’re also an extortionist and a wiretapper. Basically, you’re an all-around piece of (excrement).”

Yahoo and Sony Pictures Television announced Monday that the show’s creator, Dan Harmon, will serve as an executive producer for 13 new episodes.

AMC said Tuesday that it will fill its Sunday night schedule for nearly two months with reruns of the popular series that starred Bryan Cranston, which aired its last original episode last September. Every episode will be shown during the network’s “Breaking Bad Binge.”