Gary Busey is checking into 'Two and a Half Men.' The eccentric 'Celebrity Apprentice' star will play himself in an upcoming episode.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Busey will share a room with Alan (Jon Cryer) in a mental institution. What drives Alan to the facility? Walden (Ashton Kutcher) will donate Charlie Harper's (Charlie Sheen) piano to under-privileged kids. Alan begins to unravel, unable to deal with his brother's death.

Alan will start to believe that he is Charlie in the Mon., Nov. 14 episode of the CBS sitcom.

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Something happened during that baseball-induced break, because I can't remember the last time a series came back stronger after a hiatus than 'New Girl' (Tue., 9PM ET on FOX) did this week. Every character had their moments of comedy, each of them made sense as characters, finally -- I'm looking at you, Winston -- and all it took was for half of them to get naked.

It was a classic storyline, with Jess accidentally walking in on Nick naked. Then, to try and make him feel better, she plots to let him "accidentally" see her naked. Only, she plans this in his room, which is awkward in itself. Why would she be there in only a towel?

Did you miss the boat on 'New Girl,' one of this fall's best new shows? Don't worry, there were only three episodes and you can watch them below!

The show returns to Fox (Tues., Nov. 1, 9PM ET) after about a month-long hiatus thanks to baseball, but it's not too late to hop on Zooey Deschanel's adorkable train.

Deschanel stars as Jess Day, a quirky school teacher who moves in with three men after she catches her boyfriend cheating on her. Max Greenfield, Hannah Simone, Jake M. Johnson and Lamorne Morris also star.

Watch the first three episodes below.

Mark Consuelos has booked a multi-episode arc on Fox's 'I Hate My Teenage Daughter.'

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Consuelos will appear in at least two episodes as a new love interest for Jaime Pressly's main character.

Consuelos will play Spanish teacher Carlos Castillo who asks Pressly's character on a date after she enrolls in a community college course. 'I Hate My Teenage Daughter' premieres Wed., Nov. 30 at 9:30PM on Fox.

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When 'How to Make It in America' began, Lake Bell's character Rachel was in the midst of a break-up with Ben (Bryan Greenberg). In Season 2, she seems to be on the verge of hooking up with Kid Cudi's character Dom. Bell talked with 'Access Hollywood Live' (weekdays, syndicated on NBC) about what's in store for her character this season, the constant comparisons 'How to Make It' gets to 'Entourage,' and also previewed her upcoming cameo on Fox's 'New Girl.'

Billy Bush started out by asking if 'How to Make It' is the new 'Entourage.' Bell had undoubtedly heard the comparisons before. "I think it's inherently a different show than 'Entourage,' but it does satiate that cool, young hip thing ... a group of friends kind of figuring things out," she said.

Bad news for 'New Girl' fans, but great news for 'X Factor' and baseball fans: Fox is benching the new comedy until November in order to accommodate some scheduling tweaks.

The network has retooled its schedule slightly to allow it to air even longer episodes of 'The X Factor' as well as the MLB play-offs and World Series. This means that no new episodes of 'New Girl' will air until November.

A scheduled special airing of 'New Girl' tomorrow night will be replaced by a two-hour (count 'em) episode of 'The X Factor,' which will introduce the "judges' mansions" round of the competition.

Denise Richards is heading to '30 Rock.' According to E! Online, the actress will appear in the upcoming sixth season.

"So excited!! I'm going to be doing an episode of #30Rock! one of my favorite shows!!!!!" she tweeted.

James Marsden has also booked a '30 Rock' role. EW reports his role could be recurring, but NBC isn't revealing details. Could he be Liz Lemon's new lover?

Richards and Marsden join previously announced recurring guest star Will Arnett on the upcoming season of '30 Rock.' No premiere date has been given, but best guess is it'll show up on NBC sometime in the winter.

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There's a moment of hope in the air right before the weather starts getting cooler, leaves start changing, back-to-school pencils get sharpened and new TV shows premiere for fall. In that blissful time, pilots seem like seedlings of hope, bursting with the possibility of something great, something must-see, something worthy of six seasons and a movie.

And then the shows all premiere and we quickly lose interest in a good majority of them. It's the law of DVR averages -- you just can't record everything.


We've already seen the first pick-up (Fox's 'New Girl') and first cancellation (NBC's 'Playboy Club') of the new fall TV season, but which of the new shows have we already given up on?

One of those (ahem -- you know who you are, bunnies!) dropped off all our season pass lists, while the adorkable one at the other end of the spectrum won most of us over ... but not all. Check out our gallery to see which new shows the AOL TV staff has said goodbye to*, and share your own failed attempts at finding entertainment in the comments.

*Editor's note: We haven't all said goodbye to all of these shows. We got one pick per person, and the opinions of each person do not reflect the opinions of the entire staff. Except where 'Playboy Club' is concerned. That was just bad.

Fox's 'New Girl' is the highest-rated new comedy of the Fall TV season. For the "adorkable" Zooey Deschanel, the transition from movies to TV has been seamless. In an interview with 'Good Day LA (weekdays, 9AM PT on Fox), she explained why.

"I think of it as a little movie. It's more like every week we're making a little movie," she said. "Our comedy is all about building on the characters and it's not about jokes, it's about characters being thrown into situations."

House - Monday October 3, 9PM ET/PT, Global/Fox

The season premiere picks up a year after we last saw our favourite angry doctor, and he' s now serving time for all that crap he pulled. It's refreshing to see House finally suffer a few consequences for all his crazy behaviour, and giving Hugh Laurie the chance to play House behind bars is absolutely inspired. Jaleel White guests as his cellmate and new bestie, and of course -- I mean, come on, you knew it would go this way -- he treats a fellow prisoner with strange symptoms.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 3

'How I Met Your Mother' (8PM ET, CBS)
Last week's hilarious episode was a return to form for the aging comedy, and we're hoping that tonight's offering can maintain that momentum. After Robin assaults a girl who is out to ruin Barney's relationship, she is forced to begin court-mandated therapy sessions. Meanwhile, Ted gets too involved in Lily's pregnancy. Featuring Kal Penn as Robin's therapist, in his first acting role since joining the Obama Administration -- you go, Kumar!

'House' (9PM ET, Fox) season premiere
After last season's controversial finale, we pick up one year later, with everyone's favorite Vicodin addict behind bars. When an antagonistic prison gang leader makes a serious threat, House solicits the help of a fellow inmate (guest star Jaleel White), but when another inmate's unusual medical symptoms spark his curiosity, House must come up with creative ways to treat the patient while navigating prison rules.

'Chuck' is getting a visit from iconic come book creator Stan Lee.

According to HitFix, Lee will pop up in the seventh episode of the spy comedy's fifth and final season.

"To say we're excited to have Stan Lee join us on the show is an understatement," Chris Fedak, 'Chuck' co-creator,' told HitFix.

Other guest stars this season include 'Community' star Danny Pudi, Carrie-Anne Moss and Mark Hamill.

Lee has made a number of guest appearances on geek-targeted shows, most recently The CW's 'Nikita.'

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Fox has ordered a full season of 'New Girl.'

After just two episodes, the network has ordered an additional 11, giving the first season of the Zooey Deschanel-fronted comedy 24 episodes.

"We love the charming Zooey Deschanel and the entire cast, we're knocked out with the work that Liz Meriwether and the whole staff is doing and we are really psyched about the upcoming episodes in the pipeline," Kevin Reilly, president of entertainment at Fox, said in a statement. "It's great that audiences have responded so positively so far and we're confident that even more people will embrace the show -- and more comedy on Fox -- this season."

Seems like audiences are quite smitten with Zooey Deschanel's 'New Girl.'

According to Fox, the show had a 4.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic and fast nationals of 9.3 million viewers. Look for the number to be adjusted up when the final ratings come through. The typically female-skewing show was also No. 1 among male teens and men in the 18-34 demographic. It premiered to 11 million viewers and a 4.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic last week.

'Glee' had a total of 8.3 million viewers, also steady compared to last week. 'Raising Hope' was seen by 6.7 million people.

On The CW, 'Ringer' had 2 million viewers and a 0.9 rating in the 18.49 demographic, level with last week.

While trying to get in good with the new roommate, Winston, Jess got a little over-excited with a basketball and broke the big-screen TV on 'New Girl' (Tue., 9PM ET on FOX). This was the perfect opportunity for her to face her demons and confront her ex-boyfriend for cheating on her, and get her stuff back from him -- specifically, for the guys, her own big-screen TV.

After her first meeting didn't go so well -- he really does use his charm and hair to take advantage of her -- the guys go with her for the second try. And of all things, it's the sight of the plants dying that gives her the courage to say what she's been needing to say all along.

Unfortunately, she finally has it out with him while her hands are full of clothes and the television, and in her excitement and newfound power of confrontation, she drops it all. Luckily, the TV still works, but how about the slightly retooled 'New Girl'?