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SOD on 30 ROCK tonight
From SoapOperaDigest.com: You never know where Soap Opera Digest will pop up! Be sure to check out the hilarious season premiere of 30 ROCK on NBC tonight for a special cameo of the 8/26 issue of SOD featuring the "Laura's Shocking Comeback!" cover when dethroned VP Jack brings a copy to his new boss Kathy Geiss, who just happens to be a huge soap fan. If you look closely, you'll also see a steamy DAYS scene playing on a TV in the background! It's a super soapy episode that's sure to make daytime (and primetime) fans smile.

Former GL star David Andrew MacDonald in new play
Yale Repertory Theatre is presenting the American premiere of "Happy Now?" by Lucinda Coxon, directed by Liz Diamond, beginning tonight with performances running through November 15th. The cast for "Happy Now?" includes Kelly AuCoin, Mary Bacon, Brian Keane, David Andrew MacDonald, Joan MacIntosh, Quentin Maré, and Katharine Powell.

DAYS' Alison Sweeney shows off her bump
Alison Sweeney rested a hand on her bump as she attended The Women's Health Magazine Green For Good Soiree held last Thursday in Los Angeles.

TMZ on the NIGHT SHIFT photo screw up
"...one of the worst mistakes ever made in television history -- involving stupidity, a major soap opera, and a 6-year-old boy who was kidnapped, raped and murdered back in 2007."

CORONATION STREET's special train ride to National TV Awards
CORONATION STREET might have failed to pick up any prizes at the National TV Awards last night but that didn't stop them having a good time.

Derek Jeter watches FNL, but won't confirm he's dating Minka Kelly
On FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: "It's a great show."
On Minka Kelly: "You know I'm not going to tell you anything."

Lindsay Lohan's mom denies there's an UGLY BETTY feud
Dina Lohan told People that the "posse" Lindsay was said to have taken on to the set was made up of herself, her mother and her sister. "We had sushi and no-one trashed the room," she said.

She described claims that Ferrera and her daughter waged an on-set battle as "just silly", adding: "America's a doll. She [Lindsay] had fun on UGLY BETTY."

Kelly Rutherford: I'd Do MELROSE PLACE Spin-Off for "a Lot of Money"
Would Gossip Girl star Kelly Rutherford ever appear on the buzzed-about MELROSE PLACE spin-off?

"If they offered me a lot of money!" she joked with Usmagazine.com Wednesday at a bash for the FURLA Talent Hub in NYC. "I don't know, maybe, as a guest spot."

SCRIPTS & SCRUPLES: Episode #866
Stacey visits her father (former GH actor Gerald Hopkins) in jail. Sam ses his therapist, Dr. Cordelia Wexler (AMC star Jill Larson).