Fall TV Premiere Week - Thursday

Well, my favorite night on television has finally arrived. ABC is promoting this week as "Stay at Home Week" and I will be doing exactly as I am instructed since two of my favorite shows (Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy) will be returning for another season.

Below is a list of the new and returning series premiering this Thursday night:

8:00 PM

My Name is Earl - NBC

Ugly Betty - ABC

9:00 PM

Grey's Anatomy - ABC

The Office - NBC

10:00 PM
ER - NBC

(Schedule is based on Eastern Time)

My "TOP TV PICK" for this Thursday Night is:

UGLY BETTY

on ABC at 8:00 pm (ET)

In the superficial world of high fashion, image is everything. Styles come and go, and the only constants are the super thin beauties who wear them. How can an ordinary girl from Queens possibly fit in?

If you took a moment to get to know Betty Suarez (America Ferrera), you'd see how sweet, intelligent and hard-working she is (if a bit fashion-challenged). When publishing mogul Bradford Meade (Alan Dale) handed the reigns of Mode, the bible of the fashion industry, over to this son, Daniel (Eric Mabius), he specifically hired Betty as his son's new assistant -- mostly because she was the only woman Daniel wouldn't sleep with. Both outsiders in their own way, Daniel and Betty form an unlikely team, each helping the other navigate the choppy waters of NYC's fashion scene.

Everyone predicted Betty would fail. Instead, she thrived in the ultra-competitive environment. But she always faced new challenges. Diva fashionista Wilhelmina Slater (Vanessa Williams), fed up with trying to earn the job of editor, devised a new strategy -- she became engaged to marry Bradford and hoped to wrest control of the magazine that way. Wilhelmina with her loyal assistant Marc St. James (Michael Urie) began planning the wedding of the millennium, but after she walked down the aisle, Bradford died at the altar.

Meanwhile, Betty's personal life became even more complicated as former flame Henry (Christopher Gorham_ abruptly returned to Mode in order to earn money (and get medical insurance) for his pregnant girlfriend, Charlie (Jayma Mays). Betty had a hard time dealing with the heartbreak of seeing the guy she really loves (but can't have) every day in the elevator? Betty, then met a a new man on the Mode scene, Gio (Freddy Rodriguez), the sandwich cart guy, who both irritates and fascinates Betty.

In other Mode and Meade developments, Daniel's sister (formerly brother) Alexis Meade (Rebecca Romign) dealt with the consequences of faking her death and getting a sex change. Claire Meade (Judith Light), Daniel & Alexis' mother, was MIA after breaking out of prison, where she was serving time for the murder of legendary Mode editrix, Fey Sommers. Claire's family had no idea where she was hiding, but she knew their every move -- and vowed to stop Wilhelmina from marrying Bradford. But Wilhelmina had bigger plans up her sleeves. She was able to freeze some of Bradford's sperm and eventually got pregnant through artificial insemination in order to gain control of Mode.

Fey may be gone, but she's not forgotten. Mode's receptionist, Amanda (Becki Newton) was reeling from the revelation the fashion icon was her mother. With her BFF Marc's help, she sets out to claim her rightful place in fashion society... and to find out her father's identity. Away from the office, Betty continued to help her family through the many changes they faced, including the sudden death of Hilda's love and Justin's dad, Santos (Kevin Alejandro). Betty sold herself to Willie's secrecy in order to gain her assistance with getting her father, Ignacio (Tony Plana) back into the United States after getting stranded in Mexico for having improper visas.

This season, Betty will make her decision between Henry and Gio, but she will soon be distracted with the introduction of a new love interest, Jesse (Val Emmich) who will be Betty's next door neighbor her new home. Willie and Bradford's baby will be born and she will pursue her goal to take control of Mode, which will cause a major fallout between Claire and Alexis. Lindsay Lohan will join the cast as Kimmie in recurring role. She is an ex-high school colleague of Betty with a great amount of dislike towards Betty. Kimmie is the manager of a fast-food restaurant, where Ignacio works. Plus, Hilda will gain a love interest when Eddie Cibrian joins the cast as Justin's physical education teacher.

There will be plenty of juicy story lines, great humor and colorful "costumes" this year on Ugly Betty.

Ugly Betty is based on "Yo Soy Betty La Fea", the groundbreaking Colombian telenovela that became an international phenomenon.

So "Arriba, Arriba" get your favorite snack and watch Ugly Betty this and every Thursday.