'CSI: NY' will see two new faces come fall.

First up is Jamie Ray Newman, who has signed on as the oft-talked about but never seen wife of Gary Sinese's Mac Taylor, who died in the September 11 attacks. The actress will appear in flashbacks in the show's season premiere, which will focus on the tenth anniversary of the event, TV Guide reports.

Also joining the show for an episode is former 'Hellcats' cheerleader Aly Michalka. According to Entertainment Weekly, she'll play a rock star questioned by the team when her boyfriend is found dead.

In other TV news ...

As John Goodnight, a stalwart judge in the 19th-century Wyoming Territory, Luke Perry's latest role is quite different from the California surfer we know and love. But it's just as personal to Perry, who worked on developing 'Goodnight for Justice' and even brought in his old 'Beverly Hills, 90210' buddy Jason Priestley to direct.

When TV Squad caught up with Perry a few days ago while he was making the press rounds for the Hallmark Movie Channel film, which premieres tomorrow night, he told us why he was so passionate about the project. (He loves history. And justice.)

Read on for Perry's thoughts on why making a period drama is a nice change of pace, knowing how to handle a gun, and why he watches the Disney Channel so much.