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Thank goodness! 30 Rock returns tonight. Here's a look at what else is on TV...

• 8:00 p.m. It's true, Elena: Stefan is a vampire on The Vampire Diaries (The CW); what clues will be unraveled next on FlashForward (ABC)? A new time slot for Community (NBC); a mystery at the museum on Bones (Fox).
• 8:30 p.m. There's a culture clash on Parks and Recreation (NBC).
• 9:00 p.m. No Pam or Jim on The Office (NBC); there's a special boy on Supernatural (The CW); a new episode of Fringe (Fox); we meet new doctors on Grey's Anatomy (ABC).
• 9:30 p.m. The third season of 30 Rock premieres (NBC).
• 10:00 p.m. An attorney is dead on The Mentalist (CBS).

Naval officers, Beverly Hills high school students and others take over the airwaves tonight...

• 8:00 p.m. A murder case is reopened on NCIS (CBS);  (The CW); Kelly and Silver's mother is back on 90210 (The CW).
• 9:00 p.m. Ella is questioned by the cops on Melrose Place (The CW); a vehicle goes missing on NCIS: Los Angeles; a couple is going home on Dancing with the Stars (ABC).
• 10:00 p.m. Alicia revisits her old life on The Good Wife (CBS).

A pair of major Gossip Girl guest stars are the highlighted featured on tonight's primetime docket. Check out the full slate of programming below...

• 8:00 p.m. Barney takes a class on Robin on How I Met Your Mother (CBS); House returns to his team on House (Fox); Nathan's scandal grows public on One Tree Hill  (The CW); Tracy wants her old job back on Heroes (NBC).
• 9:00 p.m. Welcome to Gossip Girl, Trya Banks and Hilary Duff (The CW); Alan takes care of Judith's baby on Two and a Half Men (CBS); a new episode of Lie to Me (Fox).
• 9:30 p.m. Sheldon aims to change Penny on The Big Bang Theory (CBS).
• 10:00 p.m. Volleyball players are dead on CSI: Miami (CBS).

For some, the third season premiere of Private Practice highlights tonight's slate of shows. For others, the second installment of FlashForward leads their DVR recordings...

• 8:00 p.m. Janis examines Suspect Zero on FllashForward (ABC); Elena and Stefan attend a party on Vampire Diaries (The CW); off to Amish country on Bones (Fox).
• 8:30 p.m. Leslie judges a beauty pageant on Parks and Recreation (NBC).
• 9:00 p.m. Izzie returns to work on Grey's Anatomy (ABC); there's a train station bombing on Fringe (Fox); Kevin will say something hilarious on The Office (NBC); Dean sees the future on Supernatural (The CW).
• 9:30 p.m. Jeff takes a film class on Community (NBC).
• 10:00 p.m. Violet's attack is at the center of Private Practice (ABC).

There are two hilarious reasons to watch TV tonight: Modern Family and Kristen Chenoweth on Glee. Below, we offer a preview of the entire primetime schedule...

• 8:00 p.m. Kelly Grammer debuts as Hank (ABC); a new installment of America's Next Top Model (The CW); college friends show up on The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS).
• 8:30 p.m. We guess some people still watch Gary Unmarried (CBS); series premiere of The Middle (CBS).
• 9:00 p.m. Chenoweth guest stars on Glee (Fox); Lily gets signed up for Mommy & Me on Modern Family (ABC).
• 9:30 p.m. The second episode of Cougar Town (ABC).
• 10:00 p.m. Darryl's identity is at the center of Eastwick (ABC).

Ziva returns to the office on NCIS tonight, while Josie Bissett comes back to Melrose Place. Here's a look at the full primetime slate of shows...

• 8:00 p.m. A Marine is found dead on NCIS (CBS); Porn plays a key role on 90210 (The CW).
• 9:00 p.m. Two celebs are going home on Dancing with the Stars (ABC); the second episode of NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS); Jane Mancini is back on Melrose Place (The CW); So You Think You Can Dance (Fox).
• 10:00 p.m. A stripper cries rape on The Good Wife (ABC); we tried to stop it, but The Hills is back (MTV).

Lie to Me debuts in its post-House timeslot tonight. This is a look at the rest of the busy evening on TV...

• 8:00 p.m. Lily sort of strips on How I Met Your Mother (CBS); House returns to the hospital on House (Fox); Peter meets a woman with abilities on Heroes (NBC); Nathan and Clay are at odds on One Tree Hill (The CW).
• 8:30 p.m. Billie finds something in Zack's room on Accidentally on Purpose (CBS).
• 9:00 p.m. Alan's girlfriend moves in on Two and a Half Men (CBS); season two of Lie to Me kicks off (Fox); there's an auction on Gossip Girl (The CW).
• 9:30 p.m. Lewis Black guest stars on The Big Bang Theory (CBS).
  
• 10:00 p.m. Twice the murders on Castle (ABC).

Enjoy Megan Fox on Saturday Night Live's season premiere this evening.

As for tomorrow night, here's a look at the promising primetime schedule...

• 8:00 p.m. Seth Rogen wrote the season premiere of The Simpsons (Fox).
• 8:30 p.m. Series premiere of The Cleveland Show (Fox).
• 9:00 p.m. Drea de Matteo shows up on Desperate Housewives (ABC); the eighth season of Family Guy kicks off (Fox); Dexter has a son (Showtime).
  
• 10:00 p.m. Califorinication returns (Showtime); Betty gets involved in local politics on Mad Men (AMC).

Might Friday nights no longer be where shows go to die? Tonight's schedule isn't half bad...

• 8:00 p.m. Season nine of Smallville premieres (The CW); it's five years into the future on Ghost Whisperer (ABC); we can't believe Brothers is really a show (Fox).
• 9:00 p.m. The second season premiere of Dollhouse; the great season premiere of Modern Family is replayed (ABC).
  
• 10:00 p.m. The Jay Leno Show... again (NBC).

What good shows are on TV tonight? What good shows are not?!? Prepare for severe DVR overload, folks...

• 8:00 p.m. Stefan joins the football team on Vampire Diaries (The CW); a secret agent is killed on Bones (Fox); the series premiere of FlashForward (ABC).
• 9:00 p.m. Two full hours of Grey's Anatomy (ABC); Jorja Fox returns to CSI (CSI); off to Pennsylvania on Fringe (Fox); a new episode of Supernatural (The CW); we're getting closer to a wedding on The Office (NBC).
  
• 9:30 p.m. Another hilarious episode of Community (NBC).