The sun is surely going to shine for Mayim Bialik. The former 'Blossom' star has been promoted to series regular on CBS's 'The Big Bang Theory.'

Bialik's deal is for this season only and does not call for her to appear in every episode, Deadline Hollywood reports. The previously recurring guest star first debuted at the end of last season and has popped up a handful of times this season.

This move is similar to one made earlier this year with recurring guest star Melissa Rauch. She's also signed as a regular for this season and not contracted for all episodes.

Since 'Blossom,' Bialik has appeared on many shows, including 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' 'Bones' and most recently 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager.'

In other TV news ...

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• Lindsay Price will guest star on 'CSI: New York.' The 'Eastwick' alumna will play Kate, a woman who bonds with Det. Lindsay Monroe Messer (Anna Belknap) after her traumatic past comes back to haunt her. [Entertainment Weekly]

• Fans of 'The Walking Dead' may have to wait until October 2011 for a season 2. AMC's October Fearfest programing served as a great tool to launch the series, and the network is hoping to replicate that success. Plus, season 2 hasn't begun filming yet. [Live Feed]

• TJ Lavin has left the hospital. The MTV host and professional BMXer had been hospitalized for about a month after an accident in Las Vegas. [PEOPLE]

• TruTV has renewed 'Hardcore Pawn.' The pawn shop reality show has averaged 1.8 million viewers in its first season. Season 2 will premiere in December. [Live Feed]

• Chelsea Handler's business empire just got a bit bigger. The E! host and author has launched an imprint with Hachette Book Group's Grand Central Publishing. The new imprint is called Borderline Amazing/A Chelsea Handler Book and will publish Handler's new book 'Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me.' [Deadline Hollywood]

• CBS is developing 'Raising Men,' a half-hour comedy about a father who learns what it means to be a man from raising his sons. The series is based on an article called 'How to Raise Men' by A.J. Jacobs, which ran in the June 2010 issue of Esquire magazine. [Variety]