UPDATE: The CW has moved this episode to Feb. 6. Raleigh native Tift Merritt will get some primetime network television exposure Monday on the CW drama "Hart of Dixie."
Merritt, a Grammy nominated singer-songwriter, will premiere her new song "Sweet Spot" on the show's Valentine's Day episode. "Hart of Dixie" is set in the fictional small town of Blue Bell, Alabama. The show's pilot was shot in Wilmington but subsequent filming moved to Los Angeles.
In the January 30 February 6 episode, Merritt plays herself, performing "Sweet Spot" with two of her band members at the town's annual Valentine's dance.


The CW series "One Tree Hill" will wrap next week after nine seasons of production in Wilmington.
Britt Robertson, the young Charlotte native who starred in the CW's "
Ethan Stiefel, the School of Dance dean at the North Carolina School of the Arts, will make a cameo appearance on the CW drama "
"Life Unexpected," which debuts tonight on The CW, is way better than most CW fare of late. In fact -- and this is the ultimate compliment -- it's a little reminiscent of "Gilmore Girls" (but darker and without the distractingly wacky townfolk).
The Beautiful Life (9pm, CW) - Tonight is the pilot for a new CW show exec produced by Ashton Kutcher about up-and-coming models in the New York fashion world. Sara Paxton, Elle Macpherson, and Mischa Barton (all at left) star.
Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement From Springfield, Massachusetts (6:30, ESPN) - UNC and Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan is among the 2009 class being enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Also, David Robinson, John Stockton, C. Vivian Stringer, and Jerry Sloan.
Glee (9pm, Fox) - Ditto for "Glee." I'm so glad Fox is showing the "Glee" premiere for a second time. They can't show it too many times for me! If you didn't see it Wednesday, please please watch it tonight. Cheerios coach Jane Lynch (right) is the show stealer.
Vampire Diaries (8pm, CW) - This new series should be a pretty hot commodity this fall. Vampires are all the rage right now, and CW's teen-friendly "Vampire Diaries" is actually pretty good. An orphaned high school student finds herself in a love triangle with two new vampires at her school: the "nice" one (Stefan Salvatore played by Paul Wesley), and his "evil" brother Damon (at left, played by Ian Somerhalder who was Boone from "Lost"). And where you have vampires, you have dead bodies. There are plenty of those in the first episode.
