After two years of quality television coverage begging, pleading and bribing, this TV Addict’s persistence finally paid off. CTV invited theTVaddict.com to their 2008 UpFront Presentation.

So if the site lacks its usual flurry of updates today, please know I have a good excuse. I’ll be ’stuck’ in beautiful and sunny downtown Toronto hobnobbing with FLASHPOINT stars Enrico Colantoni [VERONICA MARS] and Amy Jo Johnson [FELICITY]. For live updates direct to your cell or online, check out theTVaddict on Twitter by clicking here.

On Tuesday morning at 5:30AM your TV Addict left Toronto with a mission. Meet fellow Canadian and 90210 star Shenae Grimes and snag some pics with the cast of GOSSIP GIRL. Well, I’m happy to report — Mission Accomplished. In fact, it was almost too easy.

While the stars from established shows such as GOSSIP GIRL, AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL and ONE TREE HILL were otherwise occupied talking to reporters on the CW’s red green carpet, there they were. Unassumingly chatting it up in the middle of the tent at Lincoln Centre — television’s next ‘it’ cast — Shenae Grimes, Jessica Stroup, Dustin Milligan, Tristan Wilds and Michael Steger. So young and naive they didn’t even realize that they should actually be hanging out on the other side of the rope line.

My ‘reporter instincts’ quickly kicked in. I sensed I had about five minutes before the tent filled up with curious onlookers and the cast was quickly shepherded off to safety the ‘celebrity—only’ area. So in the same manner in which a Lion might approach an unsuspecting Gazelle that had separated from the pack, your TV Addict pounced!

Being an obsessed fan of BEVERLY HILLS 90210 from day one, there were so many question I wanted to ask Shenae. But not wanting to completely freak her out, I simply offered up my congratulations, mentioned how proud we are to see a fellow Canadian pick up the torch from original Canadian cast member Jason Priestley and asked if she was a fan of the original series [she is!]

For more Shenae and the rest of the cast, head on over to EW.com for their exclusive first look with the cast from the Entertainment Weekly UpFront Party [Obviously my invite got lost in the mail!]. And check back with theTVaddict.com tomorrow for more great photos.

GOOD NEWS: You can follow the ABC UpFront live, via theTVaddict.com’s Twitter account. BAD NEWS: Metrics, advertising value index formulas, marketing, commercials, demographics… ZZZzzzzzZZZzzzzz… you’re really not missing much!

Scheduled to debut this fall are new drama “Life on Mars,” and new alternative series “Opportunity Knocks” from executive producer Ashton Kutcher.

Returning series on the fall schedule are “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “Boston Legal,” “Brothers & Sisters,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Dirty Sexy Money,” “Eli Stone,” “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Private Practice,” “Pushing Daisies,” “Samantha Who?,” “Supernanny,” “Ugly Betty,” “Wife Swap” and “20/20.”

In addition, “Saturday Night College Football” will return for a fourth season.

New series for midseason include “The Goode Family,” “Scrubs” and “Untitled Ashton Kutcher/Tyra Banks Project.”

Other returning series include “According to Jim,” “The Bachelor,” “Lost” and ABC News’ “Primetime: What Would You Do?”

“We’re returning our dominant core group of shows from last fall,” said McPherson. “The few openings we had we’ve filled with the kind of quality programming viewers have come to expect from ABC, and we have a very strong bench. As always, our focus is on delivering the best stories and most memorable characters on TV every day of the week, every week of the year.”

MONDAY 
8:00 p.m.  “Dancing with the Stars”
9:30 p.m. “Samantha Who?”
10:00 p.m. “Boston Legal” 

TUESDAY 
8:00 p.m. “Opportunity Knocks” 
9:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show”
10:00 p.m. “Eli Stone” 

WEDNESDAY
8:00 p.m.  “Pushing Daisies”  
9:00 p.m. “Private Practice”
10:00 p.m. “Dirty Sexy Money”  

THURSDAY 
8:00 p.m. “Ugly Betty”
9:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”
10:00 p.m. “Life on Mars” 

FRIDAY 
8:00 p.m. “Wife Swap”
9:00 p.m. “Supernanny”
10:00 p.m. “20/20” 

SATURDAY
8:00 p.m. “Saturday Night College Football”

SUNDAY 
7:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
8:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
9:00 p.m. “Desperate Housewives”
10:00 p.m. “Brothers & Sisters” 

So check back throughout the day for all the latest news, celebrity stalkings sightings and hopefully photos that include myself with the casts of GOSSIP GIRL and BEVERLY HILLS 90210: THE NEXT GENERATION. Because Hey, a TV Addict can dream can’t he?

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Michael Ausiello is reporting that the original bad-girl-turned-good Jennie Garth will be returning to the show that made her famous, signing on to BEVERLY HILLS 90210 Version 2.0 [this show really needs an official title] in a recurring capacity as get this — West Bev’s Guidance Counsellor. And while this TV Addict is thrilled with the news, surely I’m not the only one who finds it hard to believe that Kelly Taylor — the original Queen Bee of Beverly Hills high — is living the life she’s accustom to on a guidance counsellor salary. Unless of course she married rich. Hmmm…. Dylan McKay cameo anyone?

Two rare gems on television, smart shows that actually make this TV Addict laugh — ALIENS IN AMERICA and BACK TO YOU are both said to be on the chopping block this week. And while ALIENS axe comes as no surprise considering the CW put about $5 into marketing the show. BACK TO YOU’s sudden cancellation is quite the shock and disappointment. Especially since FOX is renewing ‘TIL DEATH [as in, what I wish for when when I'm watching the show] for a third season. Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton deserve a far better fate than this and if it helps make my argument, the epicenter of cultural cool [Entertainment Weekly] agrees.

Over on ABC, E!Online’s Kristin is speculating that ELI STONE is a lock for a second season pick-up. And while this TV Addict isn’t one to toot his own horn, I can’t help but think someone at ABC noticed the over a hundred comments and counting left by you — my awesome fellow ELI STONE Addicts — pronouncing your love for the denizens of Weatherby & Posner LLP.