Tonight we welcome Alex O’Loughlin back to the small screen. Will playing doctor last longer than vamping it up in L.A.? Three Rivers – CBS 10/9c – SERIES PREMIERE “Place of Life” – After suffering a heart‑attack, Dr. Andy Yablonski (Alex O’Loughlin) tells a young pregnant woman that in order to save her and her unborn child she must get …

Another Saturday, another rich man for Robin Hood & co. to take down. Robin Hood – BBC America 9/8c “The Sins of the Father” – A ruthless new tax collector (Bill Ward) moves into Locksley Manor and goes behind the sheriff’s back by raiding the treasury.

I’m not sure how to take this news: ABC has pushed the two-hour season premiere of Ugly Betty back from October 9 to October 16. I don’t see anything major on the schedule for October 9 that ABC thinks would steal their thunder, so what gives? Oh well, at least we have Marc and Amanda’s webisodes to enjoy in the …

Monk and Psych are taking the week off, so take this opportunity to check in on Echo and the other Actives in the Dollhouse. Dollhouse – FOX 9/8c “Instinct” – When Echo is imprinted as a mother with a newborn baby, she takes too strongly to motherhood as a result of Topher’s modifications. Meanwhile, Adelle pays November a visit, and …

Here we go again, another “Sophie’s choice” night of television. What to watch? What to DVR? The Vampire Diaries -the CW 8/7c “Family Ties” – Elena asks Stefan to escort her to the town’s annual Founder’s Party. Vicki gets Tyler to ask her to the party, then accuses him of trying to hide their relationship from his family. Zach (guest …

Hot off her Emmy win, Kristin Chenoweth guests on Glee tonight, then we get to enjoy autumn in Eastwick with Cybil Shepherd. Glee – Fox 9/8c “The Rhodes Not Taken” – Will thinks the glee club desperately needs more of an edge, so he brings in his former classmate, April Rhodes (guest star Kristin Chenoweth), to spice things up. Will’s …

Tuesdays are looking pretty bleak right now. Is this the new DVR catch up night, or is there another show the Nice Girls should be watching? The Good Wife – CBS 10/9c “Stripped” – A stripper claims she was raped at a prominent businessman’s bachelor party, and Alicia represents her after the state’s attorney refuses to pursue criminal charges.

Every now and then I get sucked into You Tube and stand (OK, sit) in awe of the creativity on display there. Yeah, a lot of the amateur stuff is junk, but some of it is genius. And I’m going to share a few vids with you today because I just used all of my brain power writing up today’s …

Last week’s season premiere of Dollhouse kicked the show into high gear immediately, revealing layers upon layers for every character and situation within the Dollhouse. Echo as Roma weds Jamie Bamber’s hot British billionaire, who turns out to be an arms dealer that Roma is working a long undercover job on for former-Agent Paul Ballard, who has hired Echo to …

It’s high-stake auctions and murder in New York City tonight. I’m betting on Blair and Castle, respectively. Gossip Girl – the CW 9/8c “The Lost Boy” – It’s an Upper East Side face-off when Blair and Chuck both set their sights on a particular item up for bid at Sotheby’s and the personal stakes are high. Serena suspects that Carter …