Former Human Target, Boston Legal and Days of Our Lives star Mark Valley has signed on to the second season of the Kathy Bates NBC series Harry’s Law, according to Entertainment Weekly. Reportedly, Valley will be a series regular and a new member of Harriett’s firm.

Harry’s Law revealed some more good news for fans of Hawaii Five-0 and former Designing Women star Jean Smart. Reportedly, Smart will appear in a multi-episode arc as “the prosecutor going after an accused murderer played by Alfred Molina.”

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Jean Smart Photo Credit: CBS

ABC has jumped on the vampire and werewolf bandwagon with their new show The Gates. The pilot episode, which aired Sunday night, can be viewed online for those of you who missed it or if you’re like Luke and your DVR messed up yet again. Whatever the reason, it’s a must see and I’m sure those of you who did catch the premiere, agree with me. A little blend of Twilight and Wisteria Lane (Desperate Housewives), The Gates is sure to have plenty of twists, turns and plots to keep viewers glued all season long.

The Monahan’s move from the big city lights of Chicago to the secured suburbs of The Gates where Nick Monahan (Frank Grillo, a Guiding Light alum) is the new Chief of Police. What has the Monahan’s and their two children relocating? Chief Monahan found himself in a bit of trouble back in Chicago as a homicide detective and the family apparently needs a fresh start with a less workaholic dad. The Radcliff’s, however, thrust Chief Monahan into a missing person’s investigation his first day on the job. READ MORE

ABC's legal dramedy, Boston Legal, is giving it's closing arguments next week.

Castle, starring One Life to Live alum Nathan Fillion will take Legal's 10 p.m. Monday Night timeslot premiering on March 9, 2009. Joining Fillion on Castle, is General Hospital's Seamus Dever (ex-Ian Devlin; Army Wives) .

The Live Feed is reporting that the DVR Live+7 used by primetime TV has helped a slew of TV shows achieve marked gains in ratings. Life, Lipstick Jungle, Heroes, 90210, Grey's Anatomy, Dirty Sexy Money, Private Practice, Smallville, Prison Break, Boston Legal, Terminator and Chuck all had viewership gains of 17 - 36%.

No wonder several of these smaller shows have been picked up by their networks. What I don't understand is why the ratings for daytime soaps, which require an even larger commitment to watch, aren't calculated on Live+7? Imagine the percentage of viewership increases the soaps could have if their ratings were calculated with Live+7?

Visit The Live Feed to find out how much your favorite show's ratings increased with Live+7.

You just gotta love Betty White (The Bold and the Beautiful). Check out this clip of Betty's appearance on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson in which she admits she finds Presidential candidate Barack Obama sexy.

Oh yeah, Star's tough. She'll make a comeback!

Star Jones has about as much of a chance at a comeback as Vanilla Ice.