As Us Weekly previously reported, Heather Locklear is returning to Melrose Place, it was announced Tuesday.

Locklear, 47, will reprise her role as scheming ad vixen Amanda Woodward on the new CW version of the show. She will make her debut appearance Nov. 17.

“We’re ecstatic to have the chance to bring Amanda Woodward back to Melrose Place,” executive producers Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer said in a statement. “Heather’s involvement in the show is something we’ve been working on for some time as we couldn’t imagine creating and producing this show without the iconic character’s inclusion.”

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An insider told Us Weekly that Locklear saw a pilot of the show — which stars Ashlee Simpson-Wentz — and “was surprised at how much she like it.”

The source said the role is a “a great comeback” for the actress, who faced a DUI charged that was later dismissed and sought treatment for anxiety last year. Said the source: “She is in great spirits and good shape. This is a perfect time to show everyone how well she is doing.

Details are mum on Locklear’s role. She was last seen with Peter (played by real-life love Jack Wagner — who’s not expected to return) faking her own death on the 1999 finale.

Original cast members Josie Bissett, Thomas Calabro, Laura Leighton and Daphne Zuniga have also signed back on for the show.

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The CW attempted to kick off its new season Tuesday night but fumbled embarrassingly in the end zone.

The season premiere of 90210 drew just 2.56 million viewers vs. 4.65 million for last year’s debut of the sequel series. It performed even more poorly among the key 18-49 demo. 90210 was followed by the series premiere of Melrose Place, which failed to lift the struggling network out of last place. It drew just 2.27 million viewers.

Once again the evening was dominated by a two-hour (three, if one includes an 8:00 p.m. repeat) edition of NBC’s America’s Got Talent , which averaged 11.7 million viewers, peaking in the 9:30 p.m. half hour with 12.15 million.

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All the CW stars came out for the CW Upfront event at Madison Square Garden, NYC on Thursday including Taylor Momsen, Ed Westwick, Leighton Meester, Shenae Grimes and ANTM winner Teyona.

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Well, there you have it, The CW’s cast of the new “Melrose Place.”

Pictured (left to right): Stephanie Jacobsen as Lauren, Colin Egglesfield as Auggie, Ashlee Simpson as Violet, Shaun Sipos as David, Katie Cassidy as Ella, Michael Rady as Jonah, and Jessica Lucas as Riley.

First Sydney, now Dr. Michael Mancini: The CW’s new Melrose Place has yet another familiar face joining the cast.

Thomas Calabro will be reprising his role as Dr. Mancini, the good guy-turned-cheater, a source tells PEOPLE.

Calabro, who appeared every season in the original Melrose, will be the father to David Patterson, played by Shaun Sipos. No other details were revealed. It was previously reported that David would actually be the son of Jake Hansen (veteran Grant Show).

The Melrose Place reboot also stars Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, Katie Cassidy, Jessica Lucas, Stephanie Jabobsen, Michael Rady, Colin Egglesfield, and Shaun Sipos. Ryan Eggold, who plays teacher Ryan Matthews on 90210, will be a resident and making crossover appearances.

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Following their successful collaboration on reviving the “Beverly Hills, 90210″ franchise with spinoff “90210,” the CW and CBS Paramount TV are taking on “Beverly Hills, 90210’s” own spinoff, “Melrose Place.”

The CW and CBS Par TV are developing a contemporary take on the 1990s Fox soap starring Heather Locklear.

Search is under way for a writer to pen the new project, whose plot is still murky. Just like with “90210,” Darren Star, creator of “Beverly Hills, 90210″ and “Melrose Place,” isn’t expected to be involved in the new “Melrose Place” series.

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The gorgeous star of Gossip Girl has some serious secret family gossip that she’s hidden from the world!

In the Sept. 15 issue of Star, on sale Wednesday, we reveal that Leighton Meester, who plays the privileged Blair Waldorf in the hot TV series, was born while her mother was serving a federal prison sentence in Texas. The mom was allowed to stay in a halfway house for the birth, but had to return to prison on the day Leighton turned three months. The future star was raised by a relative while mom served out her sentence for her role in a major drug-running ring.

None of those details appear in the actress’ bio, which falsely lists the young star as being born in Marco Island, Fla., where her parents moved in the late ’80s.

And Leighton’s mom isn’t the only member of her family with a record — her father, grandfather and aunt all did hard time in federal prisons for drug dealing!

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GOSSIP GIRL NEWS!

Gossip Girl is picking up steam.

Monday’s season two premiere was up 6 percent from its premiere last year in the adult 18-49 demographic — and up 10 percent among the network’s key women and teen 18-34 demo.

Its overall viewers slipped a bit, though.

Around 3.37 million viewers tuned in last night, while the first season premiere attracted 3.5 million people.

Still, it managed to beat reruns of CBS’ Monday comedies Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother in the 18-49 demo.

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