Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 7 Windsor airs Tuesday October 20 at 9/8c on The CW.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20

“MELROSE PLACE” (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)

“Windsor” (TV-PG, L) (HDTV)

DAPHNE ZUNIGA RETURNS AS JO REYNOLDS AND JENNA DEWAN (”STEP UP”) GUEST STARS Ella (Katie Cassidy) and Riley (Jessica Lucas) arrive at the Anton V photo shoot and meet the photographer - former Melrose Place resident, Jo Reynolds (Daphne Zuniga). Jo feels that Riley’s inexperience is preventing Jo from getting her shot, so Jo pushes Riley’s buttons and insists on a topless shoot to help Riley get in touch with her emotions. Meanwhile, Jonah (Michael Rady) meets with a producer’s development exec, Kendra (guest star Jenna Dewan, “Step Up”), who invites him to have drinks later that night to discuss his film. Violet (Ashlee Simpson-Wentz) makes another play for Auggie’s (Colin Egglesfield) attention, and Lauren (Stephanie Jacobsen) finds out about David’s (Shaun Sipos) secret. Patrick Norris directed the episode written by Jonathan Caren (#106).

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Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 6 Shoreline airs Tuesday October 13 at 9/8c on The CW.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13

“MELROSE PLACE” (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)

“Shoreline” (HDTV)

RILEY IS OFFERED THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME Anton V. (guest star Kevin Alejandro), a famous fashion designer, meets Riley (Jessica Lucas) and decides she must be the face of his new denim jean campaign, much to his publicist Ella’s (Katie Cassidy) horror. Jonah (Michael Rady) is excited about the offer as he’s run into financial issues but Riley turns down the gig. Wendi (guest star Kelly Carlson) sends Lauren (Stephanie Jacobsen) on a job on a yacht, but Lauren panics when she sees David (Shaun Sipos) board the boat. Violet (Ashlee Simpson-Wentz) feigns illness to orchestrate a meeting with Michael (Thomas Calabro) at the hospital as part of her plan to exact revenge for the way he treated Sydney (Laura Leighton). Roxann Dawson directed the episode written by Alex McNally (#105).

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Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 5 Canon airs Tuesday October 6 at 9/8c on The CW.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6

“MELROSE PLACE” (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)

“Canon” (HDTV)

THE POLICE BRING ELLA IN FOR QUESTIONING As a result of Jane’s (Josie Bissett) tip, the police bring Ella (Katie Cassidy) in for questioning about Sydney’s (Laura Leighton) murder. Lauren (Stephanie Jacobsen) is torn between going on a shopping date with Riley (Jessica Lucas) for her wedding and impressing her new boss Wendi (guest star Kelly Carlson) who just set her up on a “date.” A stunned Jonah (Michael Rady) is accused of stealing a diamond necklace from a mansion he videotaped for a realtor, but becomes even more upset after Ella mentions a similar necklace that she saw in David’s (Shaun Sipos) apartment. Violet (Ashlee Simpson-Wentz) sabotages another employee so she can get closer to Auggie (Colin Egglesfield). Norman Buckley directed the episode written by Chris Fife (#104).

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Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 4 Vine airs Tuesday September 29 at 9/8c on The CW.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

“MELROSE PLACE” (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)

“Vine” (HDTV)

ORIGINAL CAST MEMBER JOSIE BISSETT REPRISES HER ROLE AS JANE ANDREWS MANCINI Jane Mancini (guest star Josie Bissett), Sydney’s (Laura Leighton) sister, comes to Melrose Place and announces that she inherited the building from Sydney. Jane threatens to show incriminating emails Ella (Katie Cassidy) sent to Syndey to the police unless Ella allows her to dress one of her up-and-coming clients for a movie premiere in a Jane Mancini original design. Desperate, Ella turns to David (Shaun Sipos) for help. Detective Rodriguez (guest star Nicholas Gonzalez) shows up at Violet’s (Ashlee Simpson-Wentz) apartment asking questions about her connection to Sydney, but she flees though the window. Lauren (Stephanie Jacobsen) meets a John (guest star Sam Page) at the hotel bar after being stood up by Toby (guest star Adam Kaufman) and decides to take her new side job to the next level. However, upon leaving the hotel, Lauren is stopped by Wendi (guest star Kelly Carlson, “Nip/Tuck”), a madam who has a deal with the hotel, who threatens Lauren if she ever sees her in there again. Fred Toye directed the episode written by Daniel Thomsen Dries (#103).

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Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 3 Grand airs Tuesday September 22 at 9/8c on The CW.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

“MELROSE PLACE” (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)

“Grand” (HDTV)

LIES, LIES, LIES Jonah (Michael Rady) is furious when he learns that Riley (Jessica Lucas) hasn’t told her family or friends that she and Jonah are engaged. Upset over their fight, Riley turns to Auggie (Colin Egglesfield) for comfort. Caleb (guest star Victor Webster) reams Ella (Katie Cassidy) after her director bails on a job, so she recruits Jonah to fill in on a Boomkat music video at the last minute. However, the lead singer Kat (guest star Taryn Manning) might be more than Jonah can handle, putting Ella’s job on the line. Meanwhile, David (Shaun Sipos) accuses Michael (Thomas Calabro) of murdering Sydney (Laura Leighton), Lauren (Stephanie Jacobsen) applies to be on Michael’s team at the hospital, and Violet (Ashlee Simpson-Wentz) continues to make her move on Auggie (Colin Egglesfield). Allan Arkush directed the episode written by Caroline Dries (#102).

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Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 2 Nightingale airs Tuesday September 15 at 9/8c on The CW.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

“MELROSE PLACE” (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)

“Nightingale” (HDTV)

EVERYONE’S A SUSPECT - Still freaked out by the recent murder, the Melrose Place tenants try to resume some sense of a normal life. Ella (Katie Cassidy) learns from her new boss, Caleb (guest star Victor Webster, “Harper’s Island”), that her job could be in jeopardy due to a recent merger unless she brings in a huge client. Ella forces David (Shaun Sipos) to take her to a Brentwood party, where she hopes to land a big actor client, Jasper (guest star Ben Milliken). Still in desperate need of tuition money, Lauren (Stephanie Jacobsen) agrees to go out on another date in exchange for money, but inadvertently winds up at the same party as David and Ella. Detective Rodriguez (guest star Nicholas Gonzalez) questions Auggie (Colin Egglesfield), and Auggie flashes back to when he first met Sydney (Laura Leighton) in AA. Riley (Jessica Lucas) and Jonah (Michael Rady) view surveillance video of Violet (Ashlee Simpson-Wentz) acting oddly and begin to think she’s hiding something. Greg Beeman directed the episode written by Liz Tigelaar (#101).

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Melrose Place Season 1 Episode 1 Pilot airs Tuesday September 8 at 9/8c on The CW.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

“MELROSE PLACE” (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)

“Pilot” (HDTV)

An updated version of the popular 1990s series, the lives and relationships of a diverse group of 20-somethings intertwine to form a close-knit surrogate family. Heading up this group is landlady Sydney Andrews (Laura Leighton, the original “Melrose Place”), still beautiful and a central figure in the lives of all her tenants, especially handsome and rebellious David Breck (Shaun Sipos, “Shark”), the estranged son of her former lover Dr. Michael Mancini (Thomas Calabro, the original “Melrose Place”). Other tenants include up-and-coming publicist Ella Simms (Katie Cassidy, “Harper’s Island”), Auggie Kirkpatrick (”All My Children”), a successful sous chef at the trendy restaurant Coal with a dark past, Lauren Yung (Stephanie Jacobsen, “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”), a medical student in desperate need of money to pay her student loans, and Jonah Miller (Michael Rady, “Swingtown”), an aspiring filmmaker who has just proposed to his live-in girlfriend Riley Richmond (Jessica Lucas, “Cloverfield”), a first-grade teacher. The newest tenant, wide-eyed 21-year-old Violet Foster (Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, “7th Heaven”), has just arrived in LA and is horrified to find a bloody body floating in the courtyard pool. Suddenly everyone is a suspect. Davis Guggenheim directed the episode written by Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer (#100).

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The CW has confirmed plans to do a Melrose Place remake for the 2009-2010 TV season. This was to be expected considering how well the new 90210 has done among the network’s target audience of young females (although it’s failed to make an impact in other age groups, or in general for that matter). Considering Reaper will probably be cancelled, it would only be logical for a 90210/Melrose Place pairing on Tuesday nights.