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"CSI" will replace Jorja Fox with former "L Word" actress Lauren Lee Smith (right). Canadian Smith had a recurring role as chef Lara on that series, which airs on CBS’ corporate cousin Showtime. She was also on the TV series "Intelligence" and several TV movies in the "Christy" series. (Buddy TV)
A scary and difficult-to-watch episode of HBO’s "Six Feet Under" was "That’s My Dog," which had Michael C. Hall’s David pick up a psycho hitchhiker named Jake, played by Michael Weston. Weston, who played Jake in three subsequent episodes as well, is now named as the actor who’ll play a private eye on some episode of "House" next season, as an audition for a possible spinoff. (TV Guide)
Kelly Preston, aka Mrs. John Travolta, has been tapped to play one of the gang leaders in the HBO pilot "Suburban Shootout." It’s based on an hilarious British series about suburban matrons gone […]

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Fox scored big with "House" last night, which was second overall in the ratings (behind "Dancing with the Stars") and tops in the 18-49 demo advertisers love. (TV By The Numbers)
"American Idol" returns with the final three tonight, but Fox can’t be too thrilled with last week’s numbers. And despite the excellent backstabbing that went on, CBS’ "Survivor" finale on Sunday didn’t even make the top 10. (AP)
"The Sopranos" on iTunes. For a price, of course. (Reuters)
A spoilerrific report on Gary Dourdan’s final until after the big rehab "CSI" appearance on Thursday. (Buddy TV)
"The Office" last week had the biggest DVR audience seen so far - a whopping 43.4% ratings increase from "live viewing only" to "live + 7 days." (TV By The Numbers)

See you for the American Idol liveblog in a couple of hours!
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…and then, finally, he can, and it’s worse. I just got finished watching a rough cut of tonight’s "House," which is part one of the two-part season finale, and without spoiling anything, I can tell you it’s a wowser. There’s high drama and medical mystery, as he takes insane risks to…remember.
Oh, and we get to see Cuddy do a pole dance. Seriously.   
Tonight’s episode actually opens in a strip club where a disheveled, boozed-up House is getting a lap dance. But he doesn’t remember what he’s doing there, and he quickly realizes the memory loss is more important than the lap dance. He stumbles outside to find the terrible aftermath of a violent bus crash. He was one of the passengers, and apparently wandered away from the wreckage and into the strip club. But why is he full of booze? Why was he on the bus? And why does he […]

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First of the two-part season finale of "House" finds him surviving a bus crash but afflicted with a patch of amnesia in addition to his leg problem, drug addiction and misanthropy. The must-see of the night.

Low-rated but entertainingly sleazy "Gossip Girl" tonight finds Serena’s past coming back to haunt her. Oh, and Lisa Loeb.

On "How I Met Your Mother,"  Britney Spears returns as Abby, and she and Barney go to the bar together just to tick off Ted.
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"American Idol’s" Tuesday night ratings were down more than 3 million viewers from the week before - apparently a bunch of people just decided that Paula’s judging screwup was the last straw? (TV By The Numbers)
"Life On Mars" is the pilot that just won’t die. Last year’s plan to remake the BBC hit has turned into an actual pilot, but… (BuzzSugar)
A private-eye spinoff for "House?" (TV Guide)
"Monk" and "Psych" go back to cable. (Buddy TV)
GLAAD is in favor of the gay marriage on "Brothers & Sisters." Who knew? (Buddy TV)

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No, no, no, we’re not Gary Dourdan OR Roger Clemens. We’re just good old morning links. We kid because we crave your attention…

Early word on"Family Guy" spinoff "Cleveland" (right) and other pilotless fall pickup probables. (Hollywood Reporter)
The return of "House" gives Fox a boost. (TV Decoder)
And more on Monday ratings. (Televisionista)
A loooooot of kids want to be "High School Musical." Like, no kidding. (Buddy TV)
Coming this fall on the "24" prequel: Jack Bauer in Africa. Cool! (Buddy TV)
Big episode for "Reaper" Tuesday. C’mon, CW, renew this show! (TV Squad)
Lucille Bluth and other "90210" casting news. (TV Addict)

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Sorry for the saucy title but last night’s TV called for a little sauciness - and I’m not even talking about GOSSIP GIRL (which I’ve yet to see so I beg you not to spoil me). But senses were heightened and the drama non stop - even on the comedies.
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Saving "Reaper" from the cancellation scythe? (LA Times)Fixing CW in general. (Reuters)Gale Harold joining "Desperate Housewives." (Televisionista)I’m not the only one with a contrarian rant about the Miley Cyrus brouhaha. (Televisionista)"House" episode deconstructed. "Other hand!" Funny! (TV Squad)"Gossip Girl" recap - what are they saying about Miley? (Buddy TV)
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Oscar winner Angela Bassett will throw away her proud career by appearing on the dying dwarf star that is "ER" as a series regular during its final season in the fall. (E! Online)
The audience for "The Office" grows by a pretty astounding 37.6 percent when time-shifted viewing by DVRs is included. (TV By The Numbers)
"House" returns to Fox with new episodes tonight. BuzzSugar has a pretty good reminder of where we were, and a nice little clip showing the House-Wilson-Cutthroat Bitch dynamic at work:

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HBO has pissed off Hell’s Angels founder Sonny Barger. To whom did this seem like a good idea? (Hollywood Reporter)
Tim Allen’s web avatar is even scarier than he is. Seriously, look at this thing. (TV Squad)
Global warming has been stopped in its tracks. Iraq is a utopia of religious understanding and nonviolence. Everyone in Africa has enough to eat. And so President George W. Bush will appear on tonight’s episode of "Deal Or No Deal." OMFG.
A new "High School Musical" game is out for Nintendo. It’s like the third or fourth game based on the movies. Who knew. (BuddyTV)
In possibly the greatest misuse of a new technology since the atom bomb, "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider" will soon broadcast in HD. (Broadcasting & Cable)
Pellicano trial testimony connects former Hollywood heavy Mike Ovitz to threat against Anita Busch. Sorta. Kinda. (Deadline Hollywood Daily)
Cuba will soon air "Grey’s Anatomy" and "The Sopranos." […]

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