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When Lipstick Jungle comes back for the new season on Wednesday, September 24, we already know that Wendy's life will be impacted by the appearance of her challenging, iconic mother Joyce, played by television great Mary Tyler Moore.

Now comes news via E! Online that things will be getting more complicated for the Lipstick Jungle with the addition of two more name stars; Latino talents Carlos Ponce and Rosie Perez are both booked for guest roles.

This is Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at TV Squad where we'll supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up and let yourself be heard, either with our tips form or by emailing us at tvsquad at gmail dot com or call and leave a message at (775) 640-8479 - your anonymity is guaranteed, if you wish to remain as such.

This week we have: Chuck, Dexter, Gossip Girl, Greek, Heroes, House, Lipstick Jungle, Nip/Tuck, One Tree Hill, Prison Break, and Ugly Betty. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)

This is Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at TV Squad where we'll supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up and let yourself be heard, either with our tips form or by emailing us at tvsquad at gmail dot com or call and leave a message at (775) 640-8479 - your anonymity is guaranteed, if you wish to remain as such.

This week we have: Big Love, Brothers & Sisters, Chuck, Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, Lipstick Jungle, Nip/Tuck, Pushing Daisies and Weeds. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)

Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.

• Absolutely Fabulous - Absolutely Everything
• Cory in the House - New and Improved
• Degrassi: The Next Generation - Season 6
• Gunsmoke - Season 2, Vol. 2
• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - Vol. 2
• Holocaust - Anniversary Edition
• The Invaders - Season 1
• The Jackie Gleason Show - The Honeymooners: Collection 3 (color)
• Lipstick Jungle - Season 1
• MonsterQuest - Season 1
• One Piece - Season 1, First Voyage (Uncut)
• Rawhide - Season 3, Vol. 1
• The Three Stooges Collection - Vol. 2: 1937-39
• Wing Chun - Complete Series

NBC has issued a press release with the premiere dates for all their fall shows. This way, you know when to set your DVR.

The full press release includes descriptions for each of the shows. New shows are in all caps.

Heroes will be the first scripted show to return with a two-hour premiere on September 22nd. The first new scripted show will be Knight Rider on September 24th (although I don't know if you could count it as new since they already broadcast the two-hour pilot).

Complete schedule after the jump.

Good chemistry between TV couples is a rare commodity, but when Robert Buckley and Kim Raver heat up the screen as Kirby and Nico on Lipstick Jungle, there's some major fireworks flying around.

Much of that spark can be attributed to Buckley, who inhabits the role of Kirby so well that it hardly seems like he's playing a part. Buckley took over the role from Will Toale, who played the part in the pilot episode.

The 26-year-old actor really hasn't been on the TV scene all that long. He got his start playing two roles on MyNetworkTV prime time dramas: photographer Michael Bauer on 2006's Fashion House; and Matthew Wakefield on 2007's American Heiress.

Last week's episode of The Office now ranks high on my list of Awkward TV Moments. It got me thinking about other all-time great awkward TV moments. Sure, we've all seen the episode where a disheveled Mary Richards shows up at the awards banquet wearing one fuzzy pink slipper. And the one where Frasier and Roz nearly do it on a cruise ship. But let's take a look at a few recent awkward TV moments.

1. Jan heaves a Dundee at Michael's flat-screen TV. Okay, we'll start with last week's episode of The Office, in which Michael coerces Jim and Pam into attending a couples-only dinner party at his and Jan's condo. The entire episode is one long awkward moment, from Dwight showing up with his former babysitter as his date to Pam realizing she'll be held hostage for three hours, thanks to Jan's poor culinary planning. But the topper is when Michael and Jan's love spat escalates into a huge fight, ending with her heaving one of his treasured Dundee awards at his new (and tiny) flat-screen TV. The cops show up after the neighbors report a disturbance, and Michael ends up going home with Dwight.

• At 8, CBS has a new Survivor.
• There's a new Smallville on The CW at 8, then a new Reaper.
• FOX has new episodes of Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader and Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• TCM has The Lady Vanishes at 8.
• Also at 8: BBC America has a new Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares Revisited.
• At 8:30, Cartoon Network has a new Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, followed by a new George of the Jungle.
• At 9, ABC has a new Lost, then a new Eli Stone.
• NBC has a new Celebrity Apprentice at 9, followed by a new Lipstick Jungle.
• HGTV has a new Divine Design at 9.
• TLC has a new American Chopper at 9.
• At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10:30, Food Network has a new Ace of Cakes.

Check your local TV listings for more.

While the casting for the ladies to play the power brokers on NBC's Lipstick Jungle was imperative, no less attention was paid for the men with whom those women would be romantically entwined. For the character of Joe Bennett, the enigmatic, high-powered, complicated Prince Charming with a dark side, producers had to be looking for just the right combination of sexual appeal and sensitive undercurrent. They found the right guy when Andrew McCarthy was cast. The former Brat Packer could be the find of the TV season; the new McDreamy.

• At 8, CBS has a new Survivor.
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, followed by a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• Also at 8: BBC America has a new Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
• At 8:30, HGTV has a new Carter Can, followed by a new Divine Design.
• At 9, ABC has a new Lost, then a new Eli Stone.
• NBC has a new Celebrity Apprentice at 9, then a new Lipstick Jungle.
• There's a new Great Performances on PBS at 9.
• TLC has a new American Chopper at 9.
• At 9:30, Fox Movie Channel has a new Life After Film School, featuring Doug Liman.
• HBO has a new In Treatment at 9:30.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS has a new Survivor.
• FOX has a new American Idol at 8, followed by a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• CNN has a Democratic Debate at 8, followed by endless analysis.
• Also at 8: BBC America has a new Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
• At 9, ABC has a new Lost, then a new Eli Stone.
• NBC has a new Celebrity Apprentice at 9, followed by a new Lipstick Jungle.
• There's a new Supernatural on The CW at 9.
• HGTV has a new Divine Design at 9.
• At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10:30, Food Network has a new Ace of Cakes.

Check your local TV listings for more.

(S01E02) "Tsunami for bad mommy." - Janice after seeing a picture of Wendy crying because of the book.

After watching the Lipstick Jungle pilot last week, some of TV Squad readers commented on the fact that the series was not true to the book and that it was not light enough. One commenter even said that it left an ABC romantic TV movie aftertaste in her mouth. Other people thought it was good but not fantastic and that the actresses gave fair performances. Not having read the book, I cannot compare. The pilot didn't wow me but was interesting enough to have me turn up for more this week. However, "Nothing Sacred" was a let down and, if it had not been for the fact I had to write this review, I think I would have switched channels to watch Eli Stone live instead of tomorrow morning.

I don't know what I was expecting exactly this week. But it wasn't what I was offered by the NBC series.

• At 8, CBS has a new Survivor.
• NBC has new episodes of Deal Or No Deal, Celebrity Apprentice, and Lipstick Jungle.
• FOX has the NAACP Image Awards at 8.
• The CW has a new Smallville at 8, followed by a new Supernatural.
• Also at 8: BBC America has a new Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
• At 9, ABC has a new Lost, then a new Eli Stone.
• TLC has a new American Chopper at 9.
• At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10:30, Food Network has a new Ace of Cakes.

Check your local TV listings for more.

(S01E01) Earlier today, I gave you a take on what I thought NBC's new dramedy Lipstick Jungle was like. The series, based on a novel penned by Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell, premiered with a slightly revamped pilot and a whole lot of promos for Maybelline.

I won't rehash what I said in my early look post since there weren't enough changes between the two versions of the pilot. The main change is the recast of Wendy's husband (Paul Blackthorne took over the role held by Christopher Wiehl); a good move if you ask me. Wiehl's performance in the pilot wasn't believable and strong enough. Blackthorne is more fitting in the role and will bring in a nice flavor to the show thanks to his English background.

• At 8, CBS has the season premiere of Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites.
• NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8, then new episodes of Celebrity Apprentice and Lipstick Jungle.
• FOX has new episodes of Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? and Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• The CW has a new Smallville at 8, then a new Supernatural.
• G4 has a new X-Play at 8
• Also at 8: TCM has 2001: A Space Odyssey.
• At 9, ABC has a new Lost, followed by a new Eli Stone.
• TLC has a new American Chopper at 9.
• At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10:30, Food Network has a new Ace of Cakes.

Check your local TV listings for more.