The first wave of nominees for the annual Teen Choice Awards have been announced and The CW has copped quite a handful of kudos! Here are some highlights:

Gossip Girl leads with 6 nominations including Choice TV Show Drama, Actor/Actress in a Drama, and TV Villain! Gossip Girl tied Iron Man 2 for most nominations and edged out both The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Fox’ Glee, which received 5 nominations each!

90210 is nominated for Choice TV Show Drama and Actor in a Drama!

The Vampire Diaries, Smallville and Supernatural are all nominated for Choice Fantasy/Sci-fi TV Show!

The Vampire Diaries’ Paul Wesley and Nina Dobrev are up for TV Choice Actor/Actress in a Drama, while co-star Ian Somerhalder is up for Choice TV Villain! Race to watch: Nina Dobrev Vs. True Blood’s Anna Paquin!

America’s Next Top Model is up for Choice TV Reality Competition Show!

One Tree Hill’s Sophia Bush is nominated for Choice Actress in a Drama, alongside Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively and Leighton Meester!

Winners will be announced at a special ceremony in early August!

For a complete list of all nominees, click here!

To vote for your favorite CW shows and stars, click here.

The CW is shaking things up this fall by moving three programs (not including Supernatural's move to Fridays this June) to new time periods and adding two new series to its schedule.

Here are the deets:

Mon/8-9pm 90210 (New Time Period)
Mon/9-10pm Gossip Girl

Tue/8-9pm One Tree Hill (NTP)
Tue/9-10pm Life Unexpected (NTP)

Wed/8-9pm America's Next Top Model
Wed/9-10pm HELLCATS (New)

Thu/8-9pm The Vampire Diaries
Thu/9-10pm NIKITA (New)

Fri/8-9pm Smallville (Final Season)
Fri/9-10pm Supernatural

The network has not made any announcements regarding mid-season plans.

Below are descriptions of the two new shows:

Hellcats

After a pre-law student (Aly Michalka) loses her scholarship, she has to join the college's competitive cheerleading squad. The ensemble cast includes Aly Michalka, Ashley Tisdale, Ben Browder, Elena Esovolova, Gail O'Grady, Heather Hemmens, Matt Barr, Robbie Jones and Sharon Leal.

Nikita

Based on the movie and TV franchise, Maggie Q (Mission Impossible III) plays a spy and assassin for a top U.S. government agency who will stop at nothing to bring their powerful operation to an end. The cast includes Melinda Clarke (The Vampire Diaries), Lyndsy Fonseca (Desperate Housewives), Ashton Holmes, Tiffany Hines, Aaron Stanford, Shane West (ER) and Xander Berkeley (24).

Expect the Unexpected.

Fans of One Tree Hill and Life Unexpected can breathe a huge sigh of relief. That's because CW honchos have renewed both fan favorites for next season. One Tree Hill and Life Unexpected were on the bubble to return, but the network has given the go ahead for orders of at least 12 episodes of each series.

The news was not so good for fans of Melrose Place. That show is officially kaput!

The network has also ordered at least two new series for the fall:

Hellcats, the college cheerleading drama from Smallville's Tom Welling (starring Aly Michalka and Ashley Tisdale) and Nikita, an updated take on the movie and TV series Le Femme Nikita and Point Of No Return, starring action film star Maggie Q.

A formal announcement and the rest of the CW fall schedule will be presented to advertisers on Thursday morning at Madison Square Garden.

Last Monday's return of One Tree Hill gave The CW one of its strongest Monday night's of the season. While the jury is still out on whether or not OTH is granted a new lease on life by the network, the outlook for an 8th season brightened a bit last week and could get downright sunny if tonight's episode scores as well as last week's. Here is a preview of Learning To Fall, one of the last three episodes of the season (or series).

One Tree Hill airs Mondays at 8pm (as if you didn't know)!

The CW is giving its viewers a unique opportunity to interact with the stars and executive producers of their favorite CW programs during Watch & Tweet Week, all next week beginning Monday, May 3rd.

Such CW stars as The Vampire Diaries' Nina Dobrev (Elena), Smallville's Erica Durance (Lois Lane) and 90210's Shenae Grimes (Annie) will be tweeting live during their shows next week. Fans can visit tweet.cwtv.com for their chance to tweet with the stars. Who will be tweeting and when? Take a look below and find out!

Monday, May 3

One Tree Hill

Robert Buckley (Clay) will Tweet from 8-9pm.

Gossip Girl

Executive Producer Josh Schwartz and Zuzanna Szadkowski (Dorota) will Tweet from 9-10pm.


Tuesday, May 4

90210

Shenae Grimes (Annie), Michael Steger (Navid), Tristan Wilds (Dixon) and Trevor Donovan (Teddy) will Tweet from 8-9pm.

Life Unexpected

Kristoffer Polaha (Nate), Shiri Appleby (Kate) and Austin Basis (Math), along with executive producer Liz Tigelaar will Tweet from 9-10pm.


Wednesday, May 5

America's Next Top Model

Jay Manuel and Nigel Barker will Tweet from 8-9pm. A surprise guest will Tweet from 845-9pm.


Thursday, May 6

The Vampire Diaries

Nina Dobrev (Elena Gilbert) will Tweet from 8-9pm. If you're up at 11pm, Executive producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec will join Nina Dobrev for the West Coast audience.

Supernatural

Misha Collins (Castiel) will Tweet from 9:00-10:00 p.m.


Friday, May 7

Smallville

Erica Durance (Lois Lane) will Tweet from 8-9pm.

Will you be tweeting?

While many have already written the epitaph for One Tree Hill, there are signs of life in the old girl yet.

According to a network press release, last night's return brought The CW its best ratings with Women 18-34 and Women 18-49 since January 25th.

The powerhouse return also boosted Gossip Girl to its largest audience since December 7, 2009.

Might this mean a stay of execution for One Tree Hill? Well...that's a decent possibility. If I were a betting man, I would say that One Tree Hill will be back next season, perhaps with an order for 13 episodes.

Of course, the show needs to continue to deliver strong ratings in its final three outings of the season. But, if so, I can't imagine a scenario where the network does not renew One Tree Hill for another go 'round.

The CW will announce its fall schedule in a few weeks...May 20th, to be precise. We should know if One Tree Hill gets a reprieve by then! For those of you who are fans, keep the faith and keep tuning into One Tree Hill on Mondays at 8pm!

The decision to renew One Tree Hill for another season is in the hands of the powers that be at The CW. But, Sophia Bush is not waiting for the ax to fall before she has her next job lined up.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Sophia Bush has joined the cast of ABC's comedy pilot Southern Discomfort (which also stars Don Johnson and Mary Steenburgen).

Fear not, One Tree Hill fans. Even if ABC picks up the pilot, Sophia Bush will still return to One Tree Hill if The CW renews it. Southern Discomfort is in second position for Bush, meaning that she is contractually obligated to return to One Tree Hill (first position) if OTH gets another season from the network. ABC would then recast Bush's role if that series goes into production.

The final word on One Tree Hill's fate and perhaps Sophia Bush's next job will come by May 20th. That's when The CW announces its new fall slate to Madison Avenue.

They're being billed as the FINAL FOUR EPISODES of One Tree Hill and they roll out on Mondays at 8pm beginning on April 26th. Take a look at a promo reel for the return of One Tree Hill and also find out what's coming up in the episode titled Every Picture Tells A Story:

On the eve of Quinn’s big gallery opening, an uninvited guest ambushes Clay.

Nathan spends the day with Jamie.

Haley struggles with life after her mother’s death.

Brooke and Julian each receive a shocking surprise.

Skills learns the truth about Lauren and Mouth.

Michaela McManus who played Lindsey Strauss on One Tree Hill a couple of season's ago and more recently appeared as A.D.A. Kim Greylek on Law & Order: SVU has joined the cast of Nomads, a new pilot for The CW that may find its way onto the fall schedule, Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello reported today.

According to Ausiello, McManus will play "a brave and resourceful Army Brat determined to earn a place in the CIA. She finds herself fighting an attraction to her handler and a fellow agent-in-training."

The "fellow agent-in-training" will be played by Friday Night Lights' Scott Porter.

The CW will announce its 2010-2011 schedule on May 20th.

The 2009-2010 season is almost over. The network has announced the season finale dates for all of its current series. Here they are!

Life Unexpected - Monday, April 12
Melrose Place - Tuesday, April 13
High Society - Wednesday, April 28
Fly Girls - Wednesday, May 5
America's Next Top Model - Wednesday, May 12
The Vampire Diaries - Thursday, May 13
Supernatural- Thursday, May 13
Smallville - Friday, May 14
One Tree Hill - Monday, May 17
Gossip Girl- Monday, May 17
90210 - Tuesday, May 18

Set your DVR's now!

Here are some things to watch out for later this month on One Tree Hill:

- Brooke and Julian try to find a balance between their personal lives and work.

- Nathan and Haley receive a surprise visit.

- Clay supports Quinn as she faces some unexpected news.

- Alex sets her sights on Alexander.

- Millicent finds herself struggling with temptation.

- Nathan tries to help Haley and Jamie confront Lydia’s seemingly hopeless situation.

- Brooke and Julian navigate their volatile relationship in the midst of a hectic movie shoot.

- Clay and Quinn spend some time apart.

- Miranda tries to prove to Grubbs that she’s the right person to produce his album.

Antwon Tanner who played 'Skills' Taylor on One Tree Hill has been sentenced in Brooklyn Federal Court to 3 months in prison for dealing stolen Social Security numbers.

The actor, who has also appeared in such series as Boston Public and The District was ordered to report to jail by April 30th. After his 3-month prison term, Tanner will also spend an additional 5 months under house arrest.

Had Tanner not accepted a plea bargain, the actor could have spent up to 10 years in prison and been forced to cough up $250,000 in fines if found guilty in a jury trial.

Tanner, 34, pleaded guilty in August to identity theft after he attempted to sell 16 fake Social Security numbers and 3 stolen cards to an undercover agent for $10,000.

The actor called his crime an "embarassment to his family and fans" and his lawyer called it an act of "stupidity," resulting from financial woes brought on by the foreclosure on his million dollar California home.

The CW has not made any official comment as to Tanner's future on One Tree Hill.

Here's what to expect later this month when a few of your favorite CW shows return from their early winter hiatus:

One Tree Hill (Returning January 18th):

The Scott family joins Haley on the last leg of her tour.
Brook and Julian reconnect after their 6-week break.
Clay and Quinn try to figure out how to move forward after his public declaration of love.
A post-rehab Alex tries to make amends with herself and the people she's let down.

The Vampire Diaries (Returning January 21st):

Damon takes a trip to Georgia, where he surprises Bree, an old flame.
Damon enlists Bree's help to figure out how to open the tomb.
Damon comes face to face with someone who is determined to make him pay for past wrongs.
Stefan opens up to Grams in his effort to help Bonnie come to terms with her powers.
While researching his history paper in the public library, Jeremy meets a cute-but-geeky girl named Anna who has her own theories on the folklore of Mystic Falls.
When Damon returns from Georgia, Stefan is waiting with news that will change their world.

Supernatural (Returning January 21st):

Sam & Dean get themselves admitted at a mental hospital to check out the mysterious monster that is attacking patients.
Sam and Dean's incarceration pushes both to the breaking point as they unleash their inner demons against each other.

Smallville (Returning January 22nd):

Oliver’s past comes back to haunt him in the form of The Dark Archer, a former teacher.
The Dark Archer seeks revenge on Oliver by going after Lois and Chloe.
Oliver faces off against The Dark Archer after he kidnaps Mia (Speedy).
Clark has to come to Oliver's rescue to prevent him from making a deadly mistake.

...and don't forget to watch Life Unexpected when it premieres on Monday, January 18th after an all-new One Tree Hill!! I've seen the first three episodes and they're great. If you're a fan of the old school WB dramas, you're going to L-O-V-E this show!

Jana Kramer who plays Alex Dupre on One Tree Hill received a nice Christmas gift last week -- the gift of an engagement ring, according to People.com.

Kramer's now fiance, Johnathon Schaech proposed to her on December 22nd, just a few days before Christmas. Schaech who met Kramer on the set of 2008's Prom Night re-make, got down on bended knee during a holiday vacation in Schaech's Edgewood, Maryland hometown.

This will be the second marriage for Schaech who divorced former wife Christina Applegate back in 2007.

When are your favorite CW shows returning with original episodes and how many can you look forward to? I have the scoop. Here are the dates you're going to want to remember followed by the number of episodes left for the season:

January 18:

One Tree Hill (10 episodes)
Life Unexpected (13 episodes)

January 21:

The Vampire Diaries (12 episodes)
Supernatural (12 episodes)

January 22:

Smallville (12 episodes including the 2-hour movie, Absolute Justice.)

March 8:

Gossip Girl (10 episodes)

March 9:

90210 (10 episodes)
Melrose Place (6 episodes)

March (Date TBA)

America's Next Top Model: Cycle 14 (13 episodes)
Fly Girls (8 episodes)
Tinsley Mortimer (8 episodes)

Keep the faith. They'll be here before you know it!!

Happy Holidays to all!!

Here's the scoop on some of your favorite CW shows:

90210:

Dixon develops a gambling problem.
Naomi's sister Jen makes a splashy return.
Teddy's movie star dad, Spence comes to town.

One Tree Hill:

Brooke's Ex, Owen returns for one episode.

Gossip Girl:

Jenny attempts to come between Nate and Serena.
Jenny gets in deeper with bad boy Damian.
Chuck has a big storyline with a woman (Laura Harring) who might be his not-so-dead Mom.
Trouble lies ahead for Rufus and Lily.
Dan and Vanessa continue to explore their growing relationship.
Serena's (yet to be cast) father makes an appearance before season's end.

Life Unexpected:

Lux meets her grandparents.
Lux bails out 'Baze'.
Cate disappoints Lux.

The Vampire Diaries:

Katherine's tomb will be opened.

Supernatural:

Sam & Dean come to a town full of NICE zombies, one of which is Bobby's dead wife.
Sam will use his powers again (and Dean will not be happy).
The Prophet Chuck will return.
Another Horseman of the Apocalypse, Famine will be seen.

Here are some juicy tidbits on all of your favorite CW programs!

One Tree Hill:

A character on One Tree Hill will attempt suicide in an episode coming soon.

Gossip Girl:

Bart Bass returns to Gossip Girl in December. Is he back from the dead? According to E! Online, that might very well be the case. On the other hand, Entertainment Weekly says Bart is not alive nor is he appearing in flashback. So, what gives? Keep watching to find out!

90210:

Dixon will welcome another older woman into his life, someone older than Sasha. This character has already appeared on the show.

After Ryan's impending break up with Jen, he'll find a new woman to date. Imagine his surprise when he learns that he is bedding the mother of one of his students!!

Naomi tells a lies that has major ramifications!

Melrose Place:

The murder mystery wraps in episode 12 (scheduled to air December 8th).

Nick Zano (who's wrapping up a stint as Courteney Cox' young boyfriend on Cougar Town) is reportedly in the running to join Melrose Place as a new resident at the hospital where Lauren and Michael work.

Heather Locklear's storyline involves some sort of mystery involving Sydney -- so Laura Leighton "may be staying on in some form," according to Jessica Lucas who plays Riley on the show.

America's Next Top Model:

Tyra Banks chooses America's Next Top Model in the Cycle 13 finale scheduled to air on November 18th.

Eddie Murphy will be in the audience for the final runway show on the season finale of Top Model!

The Vampire Diaries:

A series regular of the female persuasion will bite the dust.

Supernatural:

Thursday's night of death continues as two supporting cast members of Supernatural die in an episode titled "Abandon All Hope" (tentatively scheduled to air November 19th).

Also in this episode, the brothers battle it out with Lucifer.

Sam & Dean switch bodies in episode 12 (which will air in late December or early January).

Smallville:

Phil Morris will return to the show as a Martian Manhunter in a 2-part episode titled "Society," scheduled to air early in the new year. The episode was written by D.C. Comics writer Geoff Johns (best known for his work on The Flash and The Green Lantern). This Justice Society themed episode introduces such characters as Hawkman, Doctor Fate and Stargirl.

Clark and Chloe's friendship will be rebuilt.

The all important November sweeps are almost upon us. Here's what's happening on your favorite shows. First up...One Tree Hill!

Quinn helps Clay come to terms with a tragic loss

The past catches up with Dan and Rachel.

Sophia Bush directs the November 9th episode.

Devastating news threatens to derail Brooke and Julian’s fairytale romance.

Millie’s downward spiral jeopardizes her relationship, her job and her life.

Nathan’s future in the NBA is threatened.

Clay’s career unravels as he and Quinn grow closer.

For more One Tree Hill, click here.

If you like One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place, get used to seeing them on PIX.

If you don't like One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place, get used to seeing them on PIX.

In a display of confidence, The CW announced today that One Tree Hill has been picked up for an entire 22-episode season, while both Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place have received orders for additional scripts. The CW has committed to 9 additional scripts for The Vampire Diaries and 6 more scripts for Melrose Place!

When Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill return with all new episodes on Monday, September 14th the two programs will switch time periods. This fall, all-new episodes of Gossip Girl will air on Mondays at 9pm following all-new episodes of One Tree Hill which moves up an hour to 8pm. Got that? Cool! Now, text all your friends so they'll know too!!

With the departures of Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton, One Tree Hill will be stocking up on new characters when it returns for a 7th season this fall. Hollywood trade papers and the internet have been abuzz this week with the news that Robert Buckley (Privileged, Lipstick Jungle) will join the cast as Clayton, Nathan Scott's new sports agent and friend. This is the role originally offered to Brian Austin-Green, who will NOT be joining One Tree Hill.
No casting announcements yet, but One Tree Hill will also be adding two additional characters (Haley's sister, Quinn, and a supermodel named Alex who works for Brooke).

One Tree Hill Flashes Forward

Rumors in cyberspace abound that One Tree Hill might take another great leap forward when it returns this fall. This time around...expect a flash forward where the action picks up one year after last season's finale. We'll keep you posted...