From net favorite to taking over television, Joss Whedon’s web series Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is headed for the masses via the small screen. As we told you last week, the CW will air this cult fave series starring Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, and Felicia Day.

Deadline reports that the CW has announced a date for this momentous occasion. Whedonites, mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 9pm ET. Get ready to tweet and FB update the heck out of this one, guys! Show your support for Dr. Horrible and maybe, just maybe, the network will also pick up the Dr. Horrible sequel.

Synopsis:

Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) stars as Billy, A.K.A. Dr. Horrible, a budding super-villain whose plans for world domination continually go awry.  His two goals: getting accepted into the Evil League of Evil, and working up the guts to speak to his laundromat crush Penny, played by Felicia Day (The Guild).   The only thing standing in his way is Captain Hammer, Billy’s superhero arch-nemesis played by Nathan Fillion (Firefly).  With one big score, Billy could get into the E.L.E. and earn the respect of Penny, but only if he can keep her away from the dashing Captain Hammer…