"Gossip Girl" Spinoff Airs May 11

Former "American Dreams" star Brittany Snow has been confirmed as the young Lily in the upcoming "Gossip Girl" spinoff which premieres May 11 on the CW with a backdoor pilot, i.e. a regular episode of the "Gossip Girl" series.

The network, which is also developing a "Melrose Place" redux for next season, has just renewed teen hits "Gossip Girl" and "90210," as well as Thursday night dramas "Smallville" and "Supernatural."

It is not clear whether the "Gossip Girl" spin-off would be paired off with the parent series on Monday night or air on a separate night. The network will announce its fall plans in May.

Krysten Ritter (as Lily's older sis) and Jericho's Shilo Fernandez (as brooding valley punk) have already been cast in the spin-off which will be a period drama set in the 1980s.

Katie Cassidy Joins "Melrose Place 2.0"

Former "Supernatural" star Katie Cassidy (and daughter of David Cassidy) has joined the upcoming CW redux of FOX's crazy 90s bed-hopping drama "Melrose Place."

According to Variety, Cassidy will fill the role of Ella, a stylish up-and-coming publicist.

The producers are pursuing stars of the original show, namely Heather Locklear, in an attempt to match the success (by modest CW standards) of their "90210" series.

PTC Shocked by "90210" Oral Sex on the CW

Uh-oh. There they go again. Foaming at their mouth. Calling for advertisers' boycott. Trying to find their remote controls which went missing back in the 70s. The Parents Television Council are disgusted by a 10-second alleged fellatio scene in the new "90210" spin-off.

Several minutes into the broadcast of last week's pilot, the boy played by Dustin Milligan appeared to be enjoying a morning session of oral sex with a girlfriend in his truck on the parking lot of West Beverly High before the classes began.

PTV statement reads: "They shocked viewers during the family hour by depicting high school children engaged in oral sex in their car. It's such a sucker punch to viewers and a lot of families. No one tuned in to 90210 thinking, 'Hey, maybe I will get to see (oral sex).'"

PTC are of course still upset that The CW showed them the middle finger earlier this summer when they used their critique of "Gossip Girl" which called the series "mind-blowingly inappropriate" to actually promote the show as part of a brilliant marketing campaign.

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VIDEO: Gossip Girl's Chace C. on Regis/Kelly

Texas-born beauty Chace Crawford who plays "Gossip Girl's" cougar-loving prep boy Nathaniel Archibald made an appearance on the syndicated talker "Regis and Kelly" earlier this week to promote his CW show and talk about his own high school shenanigans.

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CW's 90210 #1.03 "Lucky Strike" (Spoilers)

Some things never change. Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth) reunites with her still-alcoholic mom (Anne Gillespie) and returns to TV's hottest zipcode on an all-new "90210".



Annie (Shenae Grimes) and Dixon's (Tristan Wilds) Friday night plans come to a screeching halt when they learn that Harry (Rob Estes) and Debbie (Lori Loughlin) have planned a family bowling night.



When Ethan (Dustin Milligan), Navid (Michael Steger) and Silver (Jessica Stroup) show up at the bowling alley, Harry and Debbie realize they have lost control of their family outing but encourage their kids to spend time with their friends.



Ty (guest star Adam Gregory) shows up at the bowling alley, causing Annie to choose between spending time with him or Ethan.



Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord) deals with a disappointing evening with her father and destroys a gift from him in a violent rage.



Dixon discovers Silver asleep in her car, prompting Kelly (guest star Jennie Garth) to confront their mother Jackie (guest star Ann Gillespie, also reprising her "Beverly Hills, 90210" role) about the repercussions of her alcoholic behavior.



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CW Stars @ Upfronts

"You wanna live in the Zip, you gotta live by the code." That is the tagline of the new CW 90210 spin-off which got plenty of buzz at last night's CW upfronts event in New York as the familiar tune played in the background.


Maroon 5 crooner Adam Levine sang: "Something's gotta change/It must be rearranged," and it couldn't be more true for the struggling CW network which suffered a serious ratings slump this season following a disappointing launch last year.



Former Lifetime and UPN boss Dawn Ostroff who has ruled the CW for almost 2 years has inexplicably managed to hold on to her position of the President despite making a number of crass scheduling decisions including the cancellation of the beloved 'Everwood' and the resurrection of the god-awful '7th Heaven' that kicked off her tenure at the weblet.



The CW has promised a sharper focus on its target female demos (aged 18-34) in the upcoming TV season and an earlier launch (September 1) ahead of its competition. Maroon 5 will provide music for CW's new marketing campaign.



Tyra Banks, the cast of Gossip Girl, 90210's Jennie Garth and Maroon 5 were just some of the stars that came out to celebrate CW's new season last night. Scroll down for more pics taken at the event.

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