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Joel McHale is still hot for teacher! 

NBC confirms to us exclusively that former Grey's girl Lauren Stamile, who recently appeared in Community's Halloween episode as Jeff's (Joel) stats teacher, will return for a multiple-episode arc later in the season.

"Lauren played Patrick Dempsey's love interest on Grey's Anatomy and is now my love interest," Joel tells us. "So eat that, Patrick Dempsey!"

(Did we ever mention how much we love Joel McHale?)

But wait a minute. When we last saw Lauren's character Michelle, Jeff was desperately trying to hook up with her and it didn't seem to go anywhere.

So what happened? Well, we just hit the Community set and here's the juicy secret...

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Cristina hates her. With a passion. And so far, it seems that some of you fans do too.

Ever since Kim Raver (whom Cristina named "Desert Storm Barbie") was introduced on Thursday's episode of Grey's Anatomy, our inbox has overflowed with messages from fans wanting to know what's next for their favorite couple, Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) and Owen (Kevin McKidd), now that Kim's character, Dr. Teddy Altman, is in the mix.

Well, we just talked to Kevin himself, and he admits that he, too, was concerned at first about the triangle, but he warmed up to it, and tells you fans why you might want to keep an open mind.

Oh, and if you want to know what's next for Glee (Christmas song!), Vampire Diaries (dish from Kevin Williamson himself) or Desperate Housewives (who won't die?), we have that too.

It's all in our latest roundup of exclusive TV scoop...

Alex in Rhode Island: Please don't tell me Kim Raver is sticking around long on Grey's Anatomy!

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OK, OK, we hear you!

Apparently all you TV fans want to know about is:

• House and Cuddy and the possibility of hanky-panky
• The Office's new Jim and Pam (is it blasphemy to call them that?)

We've done some digging with inside sources (and a couple of castmembers themselves) to come up with inside info for you.

Read on for our latest roundup of exclusive TV scoop...

Sherrie in Louisiana: Forget Jam. I'm digging this Erin and Andy flirtation on The Office! Will they actually hook up?

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Good news, Thursday-night comedy fans!

NBC has just announced that Joel McHale's Community, Amy Poehler's Parks and Recreation, and Wednesday-night medical-drama Mercy have been picked up for full seasons. The network ordered the "back nine" episodes for all three series, bringing their episode totals to 22 each.

Mercy pulls about 8 million viewers a week overall, Community leads off NBC's legendary Thursday-night comedy block with an average of 6 million viewers a week, and Parks and Recreation brings in about 5 million viewers.

We're delighted for the casts and crews of all these series, but especially the comedies, and especially Community, which stars our very own The Soup host. We caught up with the cast recently, and they spilled about what happens on set when the cameras are off and what's to come onscreen...

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Premiere: Thursday, Sept. 17, 9:30-10 p.m. (Note: Community moves into the 8–8:30 p.m. slot in three weeks, when 30 Rock returns.)
Competition: Supernatural, Fringe, CSI, Grey's Anatomy (first three weeks); The Vampire Diaries, Bones, Survivor; Samoa, FlashForward (normal time slot)
Cast: Joel McHale, Chevy Chase, Ken Jeong, Danny Pudi, Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown
Status: We've seen the first episode.

Should you watch Community? Read on...

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That sexy, sarcastic Soup stud Joel McHale wants you to take another peek at his bound-to-be-a-huge-hit Community, and we are more than happy to oblige.

With less than two weeks to go until NBC's Thursday night of premieres (don't forget The Office and Parks and Recreation, too!), we're here to keep you on your toes and provide your countdown goodness.

P.S. Check out the blink-and-you'll-miss-it flyer for a TGS job opening—just a cute and clever way to plug some 30 Rock into your daily dose of Community.

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The new TV season starts this week! Get your schedule here.

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Ruh-roh! Gossip Girl's Chuck is kissing a boy, which is well and good, except for...what about Blair? We've suffered through two years of will-they-or-won't-they turmoil, and now that they are, could Blair be losing Chuck to the other team? We've got the exclusive scoop on what Chuck's dalliance with another man means for your favorite Upper East Siders.

Plus, want scoop on Naley's future on One Tree Hill? Want to know what happens in the Private Practice season premiere? Curious to know who's preggo on Scrubs and who's getting faux married on True Blood? Read on...

Raylene in Silver Spring, Md.: I can't seem to find when my favorite shows are coming back this fall. Do you have this posted somewhere? Thanks!

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Oh, Joel McHale, we love you so.

Far be it for us to hog all the fun and selfishly continue plugging the brilliantness that is NBC's Community. The Peacock net has gone ahead and done the dirty work for us, recruiting the most reliable sources around—the castmembers themselves, of course!

While the rest of the gang repeadtedly refers to the fabulous show as "laugh-out-loud funny," The Soup stud takes it a step further:

"It's a throbbing, pus-filled comedy sore that is constantly oozing." Yum, sounds delish.

Hear more gems from Joel on the supersmart series above. Plus, Ken Jeong, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown and Chevy Chase sound off after the jump...

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• Mad Men: In honor of Mad Men's season-three premiere this Sunday, Vanity Fair has seven gorgeous Annie Leibovitz photographs of Jon Hamm and January Jones taken on location in the Bahamas.

• Gossip Girl: Fashion designers Tory Burch and Georgina Chapman are set to appear as themselves in episode four of Gossip Girl this season, and music group Sonic Youth is set to perform in episode five.

• Community: If you're on that new-fangled Facebook thingamabob, you can watch the pilot of NBC's Community, starring Joel McHale, online before the series premiere on Sept. 17.

• Saving Grace: Say goodnight, Gracie. Saving Grace, TNT's quasi-religious police procedural starring Oscar winner Holly Hunter, comes to an end next summer with nine final episodes.

• Reno 911! Comedy Central is also sending a series to the great rerun channel in the sky. Star Thomas Lennon tweeted yesterday, "Reno 911! was cancelled at 1:30 pm today. Won't be wearing the shorts again."

Mentol: According to a poster on my Lost forum, shooting has already begun on season six for Henry Ian Cusick. Could you check what's going on, and if other actors are back on the island as well?

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How is Joel McHale going to balance hosting E!'s The Soup, his stand-up comedy gigs and starring in his own NBC comedy, Community?

"I take a lot of uppers and downers," Joel joked at this morning's Community panel at the Television Critics Association press tour. "No, I go in basically one long night, but the whole week I'm helping to edit the script and writing jokes." Though, he said, he doesn't get to actually watch as many shows as before. "I'm gonna miss Rock of Love Bus. What is Bret Michaels gonna do next?"

Joel and the Community crew took the TCA stage by storm this morning, chatting about their new Thursday-night show as well as about recently added castmember Ken Jeong (yes, real-life doctor turned beloved Judd Apatow muse) and Chevy Chase wanting to get it on with cutie Alison Brie? What?!

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Hello, TV fans! After a long, exciting weekend at Comic-Con, we're back with scoop on all your TV faves. First and foremost, Gossip Girl boss Josh Schwartz told us that one of the Gossip Girls is going to have an unexpected fling in season three.

Plus, dish on the new season of 24, the rise of Zod on Smallville, Sawyer's "salty" turn on Lost and much, much more!

Jenna in Fontana, Calif.: Any chance we'll see Seth Green return to Entourage this season?

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