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"Gossip Girl" and "One Tree Hill" on Mondays.
The new "90210" with "guest star" Jennie Garth followed by "Surviving The Filthy Rich" on Tuesdays.
"America’s Next Top Model" and "Stylista" on Wednesday.
"Smallville" and "Supernatural" again on Thursdays.
And Fridays it’s "Everybody Hates Chris," "The Game" and an "ANTM" replay.
No word yet on what Media Rights Capital will produce for the three hours it’s bought on Sunday night.

"Reaper" returns at midseason. Yayyyy!
Deets on the new shows after the jump…
(Right, "Gossip Girl’s" Blake Lively and Leighton Meester at The CW Upfront presentation that was held at Lincoln Center today.)
“90210” (New Series)An edgy, contemporary spin-off of the iconic drama “Beverly Hills, 90210,” the new 90210 looks at life through the eyes of Annie Mills (Shenae Grimes, “Degrassi: The Next Generation”) and her brother Dixon (Tristan Wilds, “The Wire”), whose first day at West Beverly Hills High School leaves no doubt they’re not in […]

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Let’s talk about elimination. The word always makes me think of poop, especially when it’s used in the context of food, as it is on "Top Chef." It seems like the "elimination challenge" would be to create a dish that’s so high in fiber it creates a perfect bowel movement for the judges. That’s got to be really difficult - just looking at the bloated, sweaty face of Tom Colicchio, you know he’s severely backed up. Of course, on "Top Model," the judges look like they don’t ever drop a deuce without it being some kind of weight-loss program involving "dieters tea," laxative abuse or a noseful of good old-fashioned Uptown Girl.

Right. Anyway. Kiwi Mark got axed on “Top Chef” because his curry was too sweet and didn’t have any protein in it. He’s pretty pissed off about it. And on “ANTM” they sent ol’ Katarzyna packing, despite Whitney acting […]

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Sure, we all know about international versions of "Top Model," but why not create local versions? One per state, or even one per city! That’s the idea behind MySpaceTV’s "Cleveland’s Next Top Model." Another advantage: You don’t need to pay Tyra Banks to show up.

Clevelands next top model

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Well, duh.  "ANTM" will pick a fake girl and hope to teach her to keep it real before they pick a real girl and teach her to fake it up. I’d rather see Dominique go home - even Miss J says, "I think she’s a brotha" - but given the choice between Whitney and Lauren, you know who’s getting the axe.
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A lot of people think that "ANTM" can’t ever launch a real modeling career, and maybe it won’t ever turn someone into an real modeling sensation the way that, say, "Idol" has created at least a couple hot singles.
But last year’s winner, Jaslene Gonzales (left), still seems to show up in all kinds of places, so I guess she’s getting paid to stand around looking pretty. She’s also appeared in a number of TV spots for Cover Girl, and she’s definitely improved her speaking delivery. She may have been working with a vocal coach, because her accent, formerly impenetrable, is now charming.
So, good for "ANTM" I guess.
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Last night on “ANTM,” Fatima lost her travel papers and had to spend the whole day getting them back, instead of participating in the photoshoot. Well, she got a scolding and nearly broke down, but failing to show up didn’t keep her out of the game. Instead, Tyra Banks and company booted Stacy-Ann, because she hadn’t improved and she just seemed so fake all the time. I think she’s adorable, but she does kind of look like a bobblehead and she’s got an annoying voice.

Of course, the other girl with the annoying voice, Anya, did just fine. She actually won the 7UP party challenge, and was rewarded with the exposure of being in a soft-drink ad… and $10,000. All the other girls pretended to be happy for her, but I would have been livid. She also did best in the photoshoot, which is just going to make her a target. […]

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The Boston Globe has a funny story this morning analyzing what might be key moments for contestants on shows like "American Idol" and "Dancing With The Stars" - when they react to the judges’ comments. Snap back and you could end up looking like a bitchy diva who ought to be voted off. Hello, Danny Noriega! Or rather, goodbye, Dan-o! But sniffle and confess all your failings and cheerfully accept Simon’s abuse and you could end up looking like, well, Brooke White. The story has put me back to thinking that maybe "sheepish talent" David Archuleta (right) will pull it out over rocker David Cook after all - Cook’s slightly odd approach to the judges might not go over as well with 12-year-old girls "Idol" voters as well as Archuleta’s wide-eyed, grinning, You mean I really am good? look. Although seeing it week after week it’s getting a little hard […]

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There are many things to dislike about "America’s Next Top Model." It encourages unrealistic expectations of beauty. It promotes and celebrates idiotic behavior. It pretends to launch careers, but doesn’t. It pretends to be all about the aspiring models, but it’s really all about Tyra (and about my favorite, Miss J, at left). It claims to love natural beauty, but anyone above a size two gets sent home early, and everyone gets hair extensions and dye jobs.
But it’s not indecent, despite what the Parents Television Council seems to think. 
A little blurred-out butt-crack during a photoshoot is not going to destroy your child’s soul. Besides, you’ve probably ruined the kid for life anyway, just by worrying that much.
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Every year, “ANTM” sends its final few contestants abroad somewhere. This year, though, one contestant’s travel is a little more complicated: Fatima is a legal US resident but a Somalian citizen, and therefore needs a visa to travel to wherever it is they’re going. Of course, the CW is honor-bound to use all bureaucratic hurdles as a chance to dangle a contestant over a precipice, so Fatima’s consular appointment makes her miss a photoshoot.

Obviously the whole thing could have been arranged without the drama, but when the drama’s the point, why not milk it?

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Brand-name GPS phones guided "America’s Next Top Model" contestants on their go-sees last night as they called on a bunch of brand-name designers. Aside from product placement, though, the themes of the evening were bitchery and the way that the modeling industry is weirdly specific. Lauren and Fatima fought over coffee. Dominique was rude and Whitney was annoyed, and Dominique thought it was because Whitney is "intimidated" by how "confident" Dominique is. No, it was because Dominique is a horrible person.
Specificity: One designer insisted on size two models, rejecting Fatima (too skinny) and Whitney (too fat.) I find it irritating that sizes zero or two are the aspiration for sizes four through ten, and size ten is the aspiration for sizes twelve and up. But then, I’m also annoyed that size five shoes are the display-case standard, when almost nobody wears size five shoes and you can’t even change your […]

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