NEWS: ATWT, Zimmer, NPH, de Matteo, Caan, Pilots Up

SPOILER: ATWT films car accident in Staten Island
AS THE WORLD TURNS filmed on the grounds of The Tides at Charleston two weeks ago – the latest in a string of recent visits to the neighborhood by production companies. For a few afternoon hours, the senior living community was transformed into the fictional town of Oakdale, Ill., while a car accident scene involving two of the show’s principal characters was enacted and reenacted smack in the middle of Tides Lane.

INTERVIEW: Former GL star Kim Zimmer
On her upcoming book: "It will be out at Christmas. ... When the show was canceled I felt the need to give back to my fans and track the journey through Kim and Reva's lives. I am writing it with a woman who never watched the show, which is good. She comes from a different direction. ... She is a good sounding board."

On whether she's had a face lift: "I did. Well kind of. I am 56 now but when I was 40 I had the jowl thing taken care of. I didn't have to touch anything else and I wouldn't do anything to my eyes. I think they are the window to the soul."

Appeals Court Upholds TiVo's $300 Million Win Against Dish, EchoStar
TiVo stands to get at least $300 million from Dish Network and EchoStar -- and potentially even more -- after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday denied the satellite operator's request to overturn a lower court ruling finding it in contempt of an order to disable DVRs that were found to infringe a key TiVo patent.

GLEE: It's NPH vs. Matthew Morrison!
According to a Glee insider, Neil Patrick Harris will play Bryan Adam, a high school glee club nemesis of Will’s (Matthew Morrison) who resurfaces as a board member at William McKinley.

Drea de Matteo to make 'explosive' DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES exit in May
Series creator Marc Cherry, however, insists tabloid talk that the actress was fired because she wasn’t clicking with the cast is not true. “When I heard that stuff, I was stunned,” confesses Cherry. “We adore her. She is the sweetest gal in the world.”

Scott Caan is HAWAII FIVE-0's Danno
This is the role Michael Muhney tested for last month.

Pilot season revving up again
After a post-WGA strike nosedive in the number of orders in 2008 to 61, down from 100-plus the previous three years, the tally has been edging up -- to 74 last year and 83 so far this season.