Apparently THE CW is deep in contracts negotiations and is finalizing the paperwork for renewing :
Gossip Girl ,90210 ,Smallville ,Supernatural , ANTM and The Vampire Diaries for next season.
Expect official renewal annoucements for the above shows later this month.
One Tree Hill: There are some messy contracts and negotations and it could go either way but even if renewed it will likely have budget cuts and maybe lose more cast members and producers. SOAPNET has the option of renewing it if the CW were to cancel it.
Life Unexpected: The CW is very happy with it’s performance so far but is afraid to make a “Southland” decision so they’re waiting for more data but it is leaning heavily on renewal. However it is likely to be back midseason.
Melrose Place: decision will be made in May but baring a miracle don’t expect it back. Though the CW is pleased with it’s recent rerun ratings’ slight improvement and there is some international interest in the show.

He says the vibe has changed since the two stars took off.
The CW’s 90210 has certainly taken a hit in the past month — both Jennie Garth and Rob Estes decided to leave the show to pursue other ventures — but star Tristan Wilds says the cast is carrying on just fine. “We still remain family,” he told HollywoodLife.com exclusively at OK! magazine’s 3rd Annual Midnight Grammy Brunch on Jan. 30 in Hollywood. And as for the vibe on set, he says it’s a little different now. “Not in a bad way,” he said. “Not in a good way. It’s just different.”

Tristan’s answer was definitely more toned down than the one we got from another 90210 star, AnnaLynne McCord. When we asked her about the couple’s exit from the show, she was pretty blunt about her feelings.

“Um … [Jennie] hasn’t been on the show in a few episodes, but, um, we had fun,” she told us at the Jan. 28 Artists for Haiti event in Los Angeles. “Thank you for letting us do your show over again. We appreciate that.” And even though she didn’t seem to care about Jennie, she said she was “devastated” about Rob. “As everyone knows, I’m in love with Rob as are most women in the universe,” she raved. “I’m going to really miss you, Rob!!”

“90210″ fans will have something to sing about this spring! Mexican pop star Diego Boneta will be joining the cast, TV Guide reports.

Diego will play Javier, a young musician, in multiple episodes beginning in May. The buzz is that Javier has a fling with Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes), whose story line will “become increasingly music-centric when she joins an all-girl band.”

This is the first time the Mexican heartthrob will hit the small screen in America, but he is no newcomer to the music screen. Diego (who has also gone by the names Diego Indigo and Diego Gonzalez) has been nominated for Latin MTV Awards and Latin Grammys. He took to his Twitter this past weekend to break the news: “I’m going to be on several episodes of the American Hit TV series “90210″!!!! I’m playing “Javier” an international pop-star!”

What we find most interesting about the introduction of Javier into the cast is that a few months ago, word on the street was that Adrianna was going to be in a whole other kind of relationship — with a woman. We heard that she’d be exploring her options and making a real love connection with a gay West Beverly student, Gia (played by Rumer Willis). It will be interesting to see where her sexy new Latin man fits into the mix. All we can say is: ay papi!

After a little initial flurry in the figures the re-work of the 1990’s hit show 90210 came back with a bang, guaranteeing a ratings success for the CW network.

With a whole new cast of characters as well as cameos from old stalwarts, the brand new 90210 delivers all the bang for your buck and all the glorious bitchiness and backstabbing of the original.

The next season is set to air in the close future – a date has yet to be released by CW as they gear up to debut their new line-up – but don’t expect to see all your favorite characters when 90210 returns to the screens.

Jennie Garth has already announced that she won’t be renewing her role as Kelly Taylor on the the next season and now RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal that one of the new characters will also be noticeably absent.

Veteran actor and past soap star, Rob Estes, who plays Harry Wilson the school principal, has abruptly and unexpectedly quit the show amongst rumors of contract negotiations falling short of the mark.

“The bottom line is that Rob won’t be on the show next season,” a source close to the situation tells RadarOnline.com. “ The producers, the studio and Rob came to the conclusion together that his role had ran its course. There just wasn’t enough for Rob to do because the show is more about the kids.”

But going on to hint at the real reason for Rob quitting the show, the source continues, “Rob’s an expensive actor and wants to be challenged and it became increasingly clear that most of the penny lifting was going to the younger cast members of the show, who Rob adores. He’s absolutely leaving the show on good terms.”

But another source tells a slightly different story about Estes’ departure. “Rob’s not happy about it all,” the source tells RadarOnline.com exclusively. “Basically they couldn’t agree on money and that’s all it comes down to.”

“Rob’s an experienced actor and feels he deserves to be compensated accordingly, but the CW just want to cut costs and they want to reward all these young, hot, up and coming, and therefore cheaper, actors and actresses instead.

“Rob was loving working on the show and was really looking forward to continuing to do so. Plus, to be frank, he needs the money, this is going to hit him hard.”

Jennie Garth’s story seems to be a little different though, Randy James, Jenni Garth’s manager, tells RadarOnline.com, “Jennie never had a contract on the show. It was never our intention for her to go on as a series regular, nor was it theirs. She was just doing the show episode by episode.”

“She came onto the show to help them re-launch it and I think that she enjoyed the time that she was on, and they feel she was valuable, but she wants to spend more time with her kids and pursue other projects. She has three young daughters and isn’t interested in that heavy of a workload at this point in her life.”

“Saying she quit the show isn’t a fair way to put it because she was never under contract. When there was a storyline that she enjoyed and fit her schedule, she’d go on and do it. It was a very casual relationship. There were no contract or money disputes at all.”

For the first time in the network’s brief history, The CW has more potential than ever before. “90210″ is taking off while “Gossip Girl’s” still sublimely snarky, “One Tree Hill” feels fresher than ever, “Vampire Diaries” is a runaway hit and “Melrose Place” has so much untapped potential, it would explode if accidentally punctured.

The best thing about “MP” is easily Katie Cassidy’s Ella — she has all of Amanda Woodward’s strengths and none of her weaknesses. Well, except for super short skirts, which is not a complaint. I find myself spending every non-Ella moment waiting for her to breeze back into the scene — decked out in a devastatingly chic ensemble — popping off with some fiendishly fabulous dialogue.

Far be it from me to tell The CW to cannibalize its fall lineup, but, if they were interested in making one end all, be all soapy drama, these five CW compatriots would send Ella’s spin-off into the stratosphere!

No show (on any network) is complete without Blair Waldorf. Paired with Ella, Miss Blair might finally be able to ascend the throne she so richly deserves. And the “Gossip” girl fails to reach her full potential without her better half, Chuck Bass. Their scheming ways are only matched by “Vampire Diaries” evil Damon. This tall, dark and handsome fella must be paired with a worthy woman: “One Tree Hills” Brooke is the only lady I can think of who’s capable of properly polishing Damon’s fangs.

Rounding out the sexiest six stars to ever fill a series would be “90210’s” Adrianna. Although, I would very much like to find a happy balance between the unhinged drug addict of season one and the romantic comedy heroine of season two.

With their powers combine, the world — and the ratings — would fall at their finely pedicured feet!

Fans can get a special preview of ”Soundtrack 90210″ before it is available for purchase.

A special page has been set up on the CW’s web site with music featured on the new soundtrack, including 30-second music clips of each song. “Soundtrack 90210,” which will be released on October 13, 2009, features previously unreleased tracks by artists including All American Rejects, N.E.R.D. and OK Go, which will be integrated into upcoming episodes of the CW teen drama.

Fans can also sign up for soundtrack contests and giveaways on the CW web site. For more information, click here.

Here is a complete list of songs featured on “Soundtrack 90210” from the 2009-2010 season:

• Many Shades Of Black (Adele with The Raconteurs)
• Soldier (N.E.R.D. featuring Santigold)
• One Hipster One Bullit (JET)
• Valium (MuteMath)
• I Want You So Bad (OK Go)
• Sierra’s Song (The All American Rejects)
• A Perfect Tourniquet (Anberlin)
• Sunburn (Owl City)
• You’re So Cold (Will Dailey)
• Love Seat (The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus)
• One Small Step (Parachute)
• Hearts Collide (Sarah Solovay)
• Understood (Darrelle London)
• City Girl (Stars Crashing Cars)
• 90210 Main Title – 2009 Remix (John E. Davis)

Fans can pre-order a copy of “Soundtrack 90210″ on Amazon.com.

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Why hire an actress to play the coolest deejay in town when you can get the real thing? The producers of 90210 have confirmed exclusively to PEOPLE that Samantha Ronson, the celebrity deejay and on-and-off again girlfriend of Lindsay Lohan, has filmed an episode of the CW show.

Ronson’s scenes take place in a club where hip-hop star Pharrell and his group N.E.R.D. also perform. Her role also has her advising the character, Navid, played by Michael Steger, on matters of the heart.

There is no word yet on whether or not Ronson will be return to the famous zip code for another stint. Her episode will air the CW on Nov. 3.

When the reboot of “90210″ premiered last year on The CW, fans of the original “Beverly Hills 90210″ were naturally skeptical that the high school drama would carry the same cred that the Aaron Spelling prime time soap had during its successful 10-year run on FOX. While the first season boasted strong ratings for the CW as well as on-screen drama for original series stars Jennie Garth, Shannen Doherty and Tori Spelling, there was apparently enough drama happening off-screen to warrant replacing the original showrunners with Rebecca Sinclair (“Gilmore Girls”) towards the end of last season. Now comfortably in the driver’s seat, Sinclair recently talked to Jim Halterman about how she went about revamping the show, the new characters brought in to stir the pot and which of the original West Beverly cast members will be popping up once again in future episodes.

Jim Halterman: In taking over the showrunning duties, what worked and didn’t work for you during the first year?

Rebecca Sinclair: When I came in at the tail end of last year I was running the writers’ room but I wasn’t in charge of the sets or the edits. I had a limited point of view and I was pretty hesitant when I took over the show because I felt like it needed a pretty big overhaul. It wasn’t until I was assured that I would have that creative control that basically I hired an all new writing staff, a new producing director, a new DP, I built new sets and I hired new wardrobe so from the production standpoint I did a real overhaul. Storywise the weird thing about the first season of “90210″ was the original showrunners were so slammed immediately that they kind of got underwater immediately and the characters had never been fully developed. The first thing that we really did was to talk about who the characters were before we started breaking story arcs. Who is Adriana (played by Jessica Lowndes)? What is she all about? We kind of reconciled all the facts from her life and had them resonate as a real character and we did that for each of the characters. I think that was the most essential thing other than all the style stuff, which was huge too. I think just taking the time to really figure out who the characters and the story arcs are so we know where we’re going, which I think is invaluable in your writing.

JH: Do you feel that the ghost of the original series is still with you and the show?

RS: Last year, I definitely felt like we were being haunted by a ghost but I feel a more healthy resonance because I think what really was appealing about the original series is that the characters were identifiable or you could identify with them and empathize with them and there was this sort of wackiness that the show took to heart and that’s I guess what I wanted to do. If we’re going to do a modern “90210″ it’s not so much about a literal nod to the mythology of the old show but rather a more spiritual connection. The spirit of the show is more similar to the old show or at least to what I understand. I feel less haunted this year but I hope that, like the original show, it will be a show that teenagers will respond to and it resonates with the times and what it feels like to be young. I’d like it to be more like the old show in a general sense but not so much going back in time.

JH: Can you talk about the new characters that you brought in to mix things up a bit with the group?

RS: I had two contrary impulses and one was to show the real friendship between the kids because I felt like there hadn’t been a clear description of who was friends with whom and what was the sort-of alliances so I wanted to show that first and build the bonds between Silver (Jessica Stroup) and Adrianna and Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord) and create a sense of a group there and Annie (Shenae Grimes) beyond that. And the guys, I really wanted to build a friendship with them which I felt wouldn’t be purely antagonistic but healthy trouble. For me, Jen (Sara Foster) is fascinating. She is every bad impulse that I’ve ever had. I feel like she’s a dark side of myself that I don’t share with other people. She’s totally manipulative and completely self-centered and almost sociopathic but charming and sort of elegant about it and I think that’s a pleasure to watch. The arc with her will be the slow evolution of the humanity of Jen. Teddy (Trevor Donovan)… he’s not bad, he’s just trouble. He’s a ladies’ man, a charmer, a playboy, a scamp and he’s trouble for the girls.

JH: How did Rumer Willis come to the show as Gia?

RS: We wrote the character first, Rumer auditioned and she was fantastic and she had a kind of eccentricity, which I really liked. Her hair is great and her glasses are cute. We kind of wanted to integrate that character for a while and her story will pick up around episode 12 or 13 and that’s when she starts getting main storylines. In the earlier part, she’s at the Blaze and she’s part of the world of West Beverly until she becomes more of a focus later on. We also have a new girl coming in at episode seen, Ivy (Gillian Zinser), who is a surfer girl and she’s a less girly girl who will be there, too. I adore her. She’s gorgeous, blonde and she really is a tomboy.

JH: In the original “90210″ and during the first season, it often seemed that the adult characters were often just plugged into stories to keep them busy. Are they difficult to integrate into the teen landscape effectively?

RS: I think my basic philosophy is not to service them just to service them but to give them real storylines and ground their characters with real problems and real issues so when we go to them I don’t really want them to be the parents who arrive to dispense metaphorical wisdom and sort of annoying anecdotes about their past. Basically I just want them to be more real and to have more interesting stuff for themselves. Rob [Estes] is hilarious, actually, and there’s some stuff coming up that is so funny. He’s kind of a hilarious team with Ryan, actually, and seeing them together is great. And Lori [Loughlin] plays some fantastic dramatic stuff so we have some real dramatic storylines with her.

JH: And from what I’ve seen, you seem to be dirtying up the characters who were just too nice last year. For example, goody two shoes Annie is drinking, having sex and seems kind of lost. What are your plans with her? Is there an alcoholic storyline brewing?

RS: Well, she’s not going to be a drinker but she’s definitely going into a darker place but we’re not telling an alcoholic storyline. Originally, it was more the way her insecurities and alienation manifest and lead her to more of a place of promiscuity. I’m interested in the reality of how teenage girls, particularly, can use sex and their sexuality to not feel so alone so that’s where that’s going more than the drinking, which is more of something that facilitates promiscuity.

JH: And I know the readers will want to know who of the original “Beverly Hills 90210″ cast will return in the second season?

RS: Jennie Garth (Kelly) and Tori Spelling (Donna) will be back sometime; I’m not sure which episode and that’s all I know for now. And Ann Gillespie (who plays Kelly’s mother, Jackie Taylor), too.

JH: We all love our boozy Jackie Taylor!

RS: She’s back and for old fans there will be some big problems between Kelly and her mother that will be some good stuff.

The new season of “90210″ airs every Tuesday night at 8:00/7:00c on The CW.

Last night on the CW, we got our second round of back-to-back fun in the California sun with 90210 and Melrose Place. Heading into the new Fall season, I fully expected MP to be the more daring of the two shows — there was theft, murder, and sex in the pilot alone. On the other hand, while 90210 tried to keep things more wholesome in season one, clearly the writers are cranking things up a notch this year and seem to be leaving those Wilson family values in the dust.

So here’s the real question — which episode brought more scandalous, over-the-top moments last night? Can a racy high school text message really compete with the inner-workings of a group of amoral 20-somethings? I’ll break it all down and declare a winner when you read more.

• 90210 point: Naomi corners Annie in the bathroom multiple times, threatening to ruin her life. Bonus point because AnnaLynne McCord totally would have made me cry in high school (or now).
• Melrose Place counterpoint: Lauren decides to embrace her new life as a hooker escort with a heart of gold.

• 90210 point: It was a big night for evil Jen: first she admits that she’s just using Ryan to make herself look less like a gold digger. Then she manipulates her poor sister into sending out a naked photo (aka sext) to everyone in school, thus defaming Annie’s status as the sweet and innocent principal’s daughter.
• MP counterpoint: We find out that Auggie’s past includes a deadly knife brawl and getting into a stabby fight with former landlord Sydney. He should probably pack his knives and go.

• 90210 point: To some extent, Teddy knows about Annie’s hit-and-run. Annie’s life continues to suck.
• MP counterpoint: Sydney may be Violet’s mom. Violet enjoys floating face down in the pool, striking fear into the heart of Jonah, though I don’t really understand what his problem is with a little floating time.

• 90210 point: Dixon punches out the obnoxious dude responsible for the sext.
• MP counterpoint: David steals from his ex-girlfriend’s house party while Ella is outside using her powers of persuasion to catch an actor with his pants down.

Now that I’ve covered the major plot lines, it’s time to declare a winner. It’s a tough call, but I’ve gotta give this round to 90210. Sexting didn’t even exist in my own high school days, but now that it’s a common phenomenon, I give kudos to the show for what may be its juiciest episode thus far.

Trevor Donovan not only teased that Teddy and Adrianna had a past together, but that there might be a potentially new love triangle in the new season of 90210. Enjoy the interview below and remember that season 2 of 90210 premieres on September 8 on The CW.

Congratulations on getting onto ‘90210′. I bet that’s really exciting.

Trevor Donovan: Thank you so much. Yeah, it is. I’m on cloud nine for sure.

Can you talk about your character Teddy Montgomery and what he’ll be doing on the show?

Trevor Donovan: I sure can. Teddy is a new kid at West Beverly High. He’s been on the East coast at a private school and whatnot. He’s the quintessential all American golden boy. He’s the son of a two time Oscar winning actor. Obviously, he comes from a very rich family but isn’t pretentious at all. He doesn’t have that potential rich kid attitude. He’s very nice, very welcoming. He’s more mature beyond his years because he grew up in an adult environment, grew up around the entertainment industry with his father being an actor and all of that. So he comes into school and there’s a little tension and a little drama created by his presence on the scene. So we’ll see. [READ MORE]