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.

If you take a splash of "Tabatha Takes Over" and a dash of Joe Zee in "All on the Line" and a dollop of "Scouted," you get the idea of "Remodeled" (9 tonight, CW), a reality series that takes place in the world of modeling.

The show focuses on Paul Fisher, who apparently represented top models like Naomi Campbell, Stephanie Seymour and Carre Otis. Now, because most models are found in small locales and brought to the big city, he wants to build a network of modeling agencies around the world; the show follows his efforts to whip the small agencies into shape and find the best models to bring to New York.
 

The CW series "One Tree Hill" will wrap next week after nine seasons of production in Wilmington.

What happens next will be a huge "wrap sale," and your chance to own some of the clothing and other items used on the show.

The Wilmington Star-News wrote about the wrap sale, which will begin with a tag sale of about 15,000 pieces of wardrobe items, artwork and linens with fixed prices available for purchase December 2-4. The next weekend, December 9-11, furniture and appliances will be auctioned. They quote a marketer of the event, managed by Auction Company of Wilmington, as saying the more in-demand items will be auctioned the afternoon of December 10.

Screen Gems Studios is located at 1223 23rd Street in Wilmington. There's more detailed information about the auction items (including photos) and times at the Auction Company of Wilmington website.

Go get some stuff!

In "Hart of Dixie" (9 tonight, CW) Zoe Hart (Rachel Bilson) wants to be a big-time New York doctor like her dad, and is on the fast track to her goal. But Hart is cold-hearted, (get it?!) and on TV that means she needs to get some humility -- pronto.

Zoe's trip to being a better person begins with her accepting a mysterious offer to join a small-town Southern practice. She rolls into town in high heels and a Chanel jacket, of course, to show just how much she does not belong with these fine simple people who will eventually transform her. While the Southerness often goes over the top,  the fish-out-of-water, romance vibe (yes, of course, there's a cute guy waiting there!) is kinda sweet, if not awfully original.

The pilot was shot in Wilmington, so look for familiar sites. (Production has since moved to L.A.)

"Ringer" (9 tonight, the CW) brings back Sarah Michelle Gellar as identical twin sisters, one poor and rehabbing and on the run; the other rich and miserable.

When the rich one seemingly commits suicide, poor sister steps into her life -- and her problems. Those problems include a trouble marriage and an especially tricky affair. And then there's the fact that poor sister is wanted alive as a witness by the police and wanted dead because she witnessed that crime.

Though nowhere near the smart, nuanced storytelling of "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer," the show's fun; there are a lot of delicious twists to build on. Sadly, the CGI budget must be small; I think I could see the green screen when the two Sarahs appeared together.

Here's an update from the N&O's .biz blog on the latest in the Time Warner Cable vs. Sinclair Broadcasting dispute.

You may have already read about this in the N&O's .biz blog, but if not, take a minute to familiarize yourself with the latest Pay-TV carrier fight: Time Warner Cable vs. Sinclair Broadcasting.

This fight puts The CW channel in jeopardy for TWC viewers (and also MyRDC, which I'm not sure I have ever actually watched). The CW, known locally as CW22, airs shows like "The Vampire Diaries," "Gossip Girls," "One Tree Hill," "Smallville," and "Supernatural."

The deadline for the two companies to reach an agreement is tomorrow, December 31. If there's no agreement right away, know that many full episodes of those CW shows can be viewed on the CW website.

Get all of the details over at .biz.

She's too skinny.

Just look at Maggie Q, the star of The CW's "Nikita" (9 tonight). And in that scene she's supposed to be so hot, a man surrounded by bathing-suited beauties sends them away to get close to her alone.

I dunno, is seeing a ribcage sexy?

For me, that was the flaw in this latest turn on the Luc Besson film "La Femme Nikita," about a revenge-seeking heroine who is a sexy, smart butt kicker. Fully clothed, Q is more convincing as someone who could snap a big man's neck. And overall, she's very good in this role; I'd go as far to say that it's equivalent to Jennifer Garner's star-making turn on "Alias."

The CW has renewed One Tree Hill and their new (quite good) drama Life Unexpected.

Life Unexpected is about a teenager named Lux who escapes foster care and ends up making a family with her unmarried parents, who gave her up when they were teenagers themselves.

The renewal is great news for Britt Robertson, originally from Charlotte, who stars as Lux.

Update: In a giant no-brainer, CW canceled Melrose Place.

The CW is advertising big surprises in tonight's season finale of their freshman hit, "Life Unexpected."

We know Cate and Ryan are supposed to be getting married, but that Cate and Baze have unresolved feelings for each other. Will the wedding go on? Adding intrigue, the CW synopsis says Lux (Charlotte's Britt Robertson) is going to reveal something that "could change all their lives forever." And there are pictures of Lux with Cate and Baze in a courtroom (left), and it looks as though Lux is wearing a black jacket over the bridesmaid dress shown in the wedding shots. Does Lux stop Cate's wedding to Ryan and drag her parents to the Justice of the Peace so that they can get married instead?