1.  Is Maya the girl for Emily?  Maya and Emily (Shay Mitchell) are hot and heavy on this week’s Pretty Little Liars.  Luckily A is ignoring them for now, but their relationship hits a snag when Emily’s mother comes to visit.  Things have been really good between mother and daughter since Mrs. Fields accepted her daughter’s sexuality, but Maya still isn’t over her role in getting her sent to wilderness juvie.  When they all go out to dinner Maya sabotages the whole night, by behaving inappropriately and acting nasty.  Emily is not pleased.  Later Maya apologizes to Emily and makes one of those grand romantic gestures TV characters are prone to—Maya recreates what it’s like to be underwater, in her bedroom.  This succeeds in melting the banished swimmer’s heart.  She and Emily exchange “I love yous,” then hit the sheets. READ MORE

It didn’t take an airplane’s wheel plummeting to earth and landing in Showtime’s front door for them to make the decision to renew Shameless and two other comedies.  Today, the premium cable network announced it is renewing Shameless for a third season, Californication for a sixth season and newcomer House of Lies for a second season.  The ratings for Shameless’ second season are up 30% over its first season, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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What Lola wants, Lola gets. After appearing at No. 3 last year, Modern Family’s Sofia Vergara claimed the top spot on AskMen's Most Desireable Women of 2012 list. The actress is joined by Kate Upton, Rooney Mara, Miranda Kerr, Nicki Minaj, Emma Stone, Scarlett Johansson, Kim Kardashian, Rihanna and Candice Swanepoel in the Top 10.

In other Modern Family news, TVLine is reporting that Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston “is nearing a deal to direct an upcoming episode of the ABC comedy.”

What a horrible way to start off Black History Month. The LA Times is reporting Don Cornelius, creator of the iconic Soul Train syndicated music program, was found dead from an apparent suicide. He was 75. READ MORE

Fox’s Raising Hope is one of those TV gems more people need to be watching. Hopefully, this bit of casting news will help pull in more viewers. According to EW.com, Vivica A. Fox has signed on to play Sarah Louise, a church lady who Burt (Garret Dillahunt) goes toe-to-toe with.

Fox’s character is named Sarah Louise and plays a fervent church goer that heads up the Heavenly Helpers committee at church. Sarah Louise’s position is up for election, and Burt decides to throw his hat into the ring against her, with the help of his wacky family, to hilarious results. As a little bit of a tease, the storyline involves a seeing-eye pig.

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