Gossip Girl Season 3 Episode 5 Rufus Getting Married airs Monday October 12 at 9/8c on The CW.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12

“GOSSIP GIRL” (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)

“Rufus Getting Married” (TV-14) (HDTV)

WILL LILY & RUFUS GO THROUGH WITH THEIR PLANNED NUPTIALS? / SONIC YOUTH PERFORMS IN THE EPISODE / HILARY DUFF AND MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG GUEST STAR Lily (Kelly Rutherford) and Rufus (Matthew Settle) decide to move up their wedding to the next day, but will someone or something come between them before they become man and wife? Chuck (Ed Westwick) discovers a secret that Carter (guest star Sebastian Stan) has been keeping from Serena (Blake Lively). Dan (Penn Badgley) and Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) are pulled into one of Georgina’s (Michelle Trachtenberg) schemes. Blair (Leighton Meester) is suspect of Bree (guest star JoAnna Garcia) and shares her concerns with Nate (Chace Crawford). Taylor Momsen also stars. Ron Fortunato directed the episode written by Leila Gerstein (#305).

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Gossip Girl Season 3 Episode 4 Dan de Fleurette airs Monday October 5 at 9/8c on The CW.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 5

“GOSSIP GIRL” (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)

“Dan De Fleurette” (TV-14) (HDTV)

JENNY BEGINS HER REIGN AS THE NEW QUEEN BEE / HILARY DUFF AND TYRA BANKS GUEST STAR It’s the first day of school at Constance Billard which means it’s also time for Jenny (Taylor Momsen) to take her rightful place as the new Queen Bee. Unfortunately for Jenny, Blair (Leighton Meester) is more than happy to intervene when news reaches her that she may be needed back at Constance. Lily (Kelly Rutherford) returns home to Rufus (Matthew Settle) and her family to find that things are definitely not as she left them. A famous movie actress, Olivia Burke (guest star Hilary Duff), enrolls at NYU - and is assigned to be Vanessa’s (Jessica Szohr) roommate - hoping for a somewhat normal college experience. Tyra Banks guest stars as Ursula, an actress co-starring in Olivia’s movie and someone who Serena (Blake Lively) befriends. Penn Bagley, Chace Crawford and Ed Westwick also star. Mark Piznarski directed the episode written by John Stephens (#304).

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One Tree Hill Season 3 Episode 3 The Lost Boy airs Monday September 28 at 9/8c on The CW.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

“GOSSIP GIRL” (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)

“The Lost Boy” (HDTV)

BLAIR VS. CHUCK It’s an Upper East Side face-off when Blair (Leighton Meester) and Chuck (Ed Westwick) both set their sights on a particular item up for bid at Sotheby’s and the personal stakes are high. Serena (Blake Lively) suspects that Carter (guest star Sebastian Stan) may be up to his old habits, Georgina (Michelle Trachtenberg) takes an interest in Dan (Penn Badgley), and Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) begins to suspect that something isn’t quite right with Scott (guest star Chris Riggi). Chace Crawford, Taylor Momsen and Matthew Settle also star. Jean DeSegonzac directed the episode written by Robert Hull (#303).

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Gossip Girl Season 3 Episode 2 The Freshman airs Monday September 21 at 9/8c on The CW.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

“GOSSIP GIRL” (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)

“The Freshman” (HDTV)

IS NYU READY FOR BLAIR WALDORF? / MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG RETURNS AS GEORGINA Blair (Leighton Meester), who is determined to maintain her Queen status in college, embarks on her first day at NYU, along with Dan (Penn Badgley) and Vanessa (Jessica Szohr). Unfortunately, Georgina (guest star Michelle Trachtenberg) turns up as Blair’s roommate in the dorms, determined to make Blair a social outcast. As Serena (Blake Lively) prepares to depart for Brown, she and Chuck (Ed Westwick) have a major falling out, so she recruits Chuck’s enemy, Carter (guest star Sebastian Stan), to help her get even. Nate (Chace Crawford) and Bree (guest star JoAnna Garcia) decide to explore their relationship further, knowing full well it could cause tension between their families who are political rivals. Taylor Momsen and Matthew Settle also star. Norman Buckley directed the episode written by Amanda Lasher (#302).

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Gossip Girl Season 3 Episode 1 Reversals of Fortune airs Monday September 14 at 9/8c on The CW.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

SEASON PREMIERE

“GOSSIP GIRL” (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)

“Reversals of Fortune” (TV-14, DL) (HDTV)

GOSSIP GIRL RETURNS! As the summer is drawing to a close, Blair (Leighton Meester) and Chuck (Ed Westwick) are madly in love and adjusting to their new “in a relationship” status, breaking all traditional rules of dating as would be expected. Serena (Blake Lively) returns from her European adventure with many secrets to hide and a complicated relationship with Carter Baizen (guest star Sebastian Stan). Nate (Chace Crawford) returns from his travels with a mysterious brunette, Bree Buckley (guest star JoAnna Garcia) in tow. Rufus (Matthew Settle), Dan (Penn Badgley) and Jenny (Taylor Momsen) spent the summer in the Hamptons, adjusting to the van der Woodsen’s glamorous lifestyle surprisingly faster than any of them expected. Jessica Szohr also stars. J. Miller Tobin directed the episode written by Joshua Safran (#301).

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Gossip Girl Season 2 Episode 25 The Goodbye Gossip Girl airs Monday May 18 at 8/7c on The CW.

MONDAY, MAY 18

SEASON FINALE

“GOSSIP GIRL” (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)

“The Goodbye Gossip Girl” (TV-14, DL) (HDTV)

GRADUATION, GOSSIP GIRL DRAMA AND CLIFFHANGERS GALORE! Gossip Girl decides to liven things up at the Constance Billard and St. Jude’s graduation by sending out a shocking and damaging email blast in the midst of the commencement ceremony, stirring Serena (Blake Lively) to come up with a plan of attack. The Mean Girls (guest stars Yin Chang, Nicole Fiscella, Amanda Setton and Dreama Walker) challenge Jenny (Taylor Momsen) to throw her hat in the ring to succeed Blair (Leighton Meester) as Queen Bee next year. Lily (Kelly Rutherford) and Rufus (Matthew Settle) struggle to repair their relationship after Lily’s betrayal. As for the cliffhangers, Blair and Chuck (Ed Westwick) finally…and Serena is shocked by…and Georgina (guest star Michelle Trachtenberg) decides to…and Dan (Penn Badgley), Nate (Chace Crawford) and Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) unknowingly….and it all happens in the series’ climactic season finale. Norman Buckley directed the episode written by Joshua Saffran (#225).

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Gossip Girl Season 2 Episode 24 Valley Girls airs Monday May 11 at 8/7c on The CW.

MONDAY, MAY 11

“GOSSIP GIRL” (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)

“Valley Girls” (TV-14, L) (HDTV)

EPISODE FEATURES GUEST STARS BRITTANY SNOW (”AMERICAN DREAMS”), KRYSTEN RITTER (”CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC”), 80S ICON ANDREW MCCARTHY, MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG (”17 AGAIN”) AND A PERFORMANCE BY NO DOUBT In a flashback to the 80s, 17-year-old Lily Rhodes (Snow) gets kicked out of boarding school and runs away to Los Angeles, reconnecting with her parents, Rick (McCarthy) and Cece (guest star Cynthia Watros, “Lost”), and sister, Carol (Ritter). Back in present day, Blair (Leighton Meester) and Nate (Chace Crawford) attend prom together, but the evening doesn’t turn out exactly as planned and Chuck (Ed Westwick) has a little something to do with that. Serena (Blake Lively) and Lily (Kelly Rutherford) don’t see eye-to-eye over Serena’s recent run-in with the law. No Doubt performs in the episode as an 80s band called “Snowed Out.” Penn Badgley, Taylor Momsen, Jessica Szohr and Matthew Settle also star. Marc Piznarski directed the episode written by Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage (#224).

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Gossip Girl Season 2 Episode 23 The Wrath of Con airs Monday May 4 at 8/7c on The CW.

MONDAY, MAY 4

“GOSSIP GIRL” (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)

“The Wrath of Con” (TV-14, LS) (HDTV)

NATE VS. CHUCK / MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG GUEST STARS Blair (Leighton Meester) pressures Georgina (Trachtenberg) into making amends for her past bad behavior by helping her in a scheme. The rivalry between Nate (Chace Crawford) and Chuck (Ed Westwick) over Blair comes to a head. Lily (Kelly Rutherford) hatches a secret plan to help Rufus (Matthew Settle) with Dan’s (Penn Badgley) college tuition. Blake Lively, Taylor Momsen and Jessica Szohr also star. Janice Cooke Leonard directed the episode written by Sara Goodman (#223).

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