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A Michelle Ryan, 23, wiU be all over TV this month as Jaime Sommers in NBCs . The Bionic Woman. But moviegoers I got a sneak peek of the British ac- m RYAN s jii and had a tiny part in summer’s Hairspray, nearly 20 years after creating Tracy Tumblad on film. Morreale has hosted shows as varied as Junkyard Wars and Foody Call. On Sept. 10, he starts a new host- r ing gig, Temptation, and he tells us he’d be tempted rs he i were a contestant on his shopping-pkis-pop-culture game V show. Tm a big bargain shopper,' Morreale says. "I spend money on things She golf dubs, a big TV, but man, do I love Target, lean spend $l5O on T-shirts there." As Temptation's host hell try to get players to spend their winnings (earned by answering pop-culture questions correctly) on 'great . prizes at crazy prices,'he says. Hen use guilt, toa *m say to a married guy. If you love your wife, you reaiiy should buy this Prada purse for heri" I 2 USA WEEKEND* Aug. 31-Sept 2,2007 By LORRIE LYNCH tress in this summer's Cashback. Those two roles are in stark contrast to the role of Zoe, which Ryan played for five years on the hit British drama East Enders. *Zoe was down trodden, needy, sweet and insecure and never took re- I sponsibifity," Ryan says. Tm more like Jaime, who throws herself into things head on. Ultimately, she wants a rela tionship but also wants to be exited and chalenged by life.' Next year, Ryan wttl play Maria Bertram as a pretentious iitue minx'in a new version of Jane Austen's MansMd Park on PBS. Q< Will Rkki Lake make a TV ’ comeback soon? Might she be a contender to co-host ABC's America's Funniest Home Videos with Tom Bergeron? Sylvester Rmando, Reseda. Calif Bergeron seems to be han dling that job just fine with out Lake’s help. Lake, who had a talk show that aired B from 1993 to 2004, seems R more interested in act- s' ing. She was in a sit m com pilot that wasn’t picked up this season News To ask a question, e-mail whosnevY9@usaweekend.com or click on "Contact Columnists' at our website. Include name, city, state. THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS 9.2.07 Salma Hayek 41 Keanu Reeves 43 Mark Harmon 56 9.3.07 Charlie Sheen 42 9.4.07 Beyonce 26 Damon Wayans 47 9.5.07 Michael Keaton 56 Raquel Welch 67 BobNewhart 78 9.6.07 Jeff Foxworthy 49 Swoosie Kurtz 63 9.7.07 Evan Rachel Wood 20 Diane Farr 38 Corbin Bemsen 53 9.8.07 Pink 28 David Arquette 36 r *£ - ‘k ■~‘J, . jfHPjB -t’.- Morreale s Temptation is syndicated. r: f « < ;W. - 1 " Jr v- i - 0 w-. \ l In Mad Men, AMC's summertime drama, John Slattery de parts Wisteria Lane for 1960 s Madison Avenue, playing stoic ad exec Roger Ster ling. Fie realty wanted the lead role of Don Draper, a dazzier with business deals and SLATTERY dames.'They said,'No, but you cart play this guy.' I was a little disappointed, but I see what they wanted.' This hill, Slat tery, 44, returns to Desperate Housewives as Eva Longoria's hubby, another role that delivered a letdown of sorts.'My TV wife got married this summer'to NBA star Tony Parker, he says, laughing.'Now my actual wife (Talia Balsam) plays my wife on Mad Men. I decided to drag her into things because I was so hurt* Q, Major networks don't give new ’ shows much of a chance to succeed anymore. A few that I loved — Justice, The Nine and Drive are examples. Why should viewers get invested in this season's new shows when it's likely the networks will pull them off the air? Carol Cowell, Apache Junction, Ariz. I wish I could tell you it will be different this year, Carol, but I’m sure it won’t Of the new shows I’ve seen, I think these will stick around: ABC’s Women’s Murder Club and Pushing Daisies, which is like Ugly Betty meets Des perate Houseivives. Critics have liked NBC’s Chuck, which I found somewhat engaging, ca Contributing: Maggie Gordon, Nancy Mills, Kathy - Rowings, Jon Tollestrlp CELEB GOSSIP onYOURCELLPHONE Q, What has happened to Norah O'Donnell of MSNBC? Wendell Barnes, Union, Ohio O’Donnell, 33, MSNBC’s chief Washington correspondent, has been on maternity leave since giving birth to twins Henry and Grace in mid-May. She tells us she plans to return to work after Labor Day: “I know the cam paign will heat up right after September, and O'Donnell added twins Grace and Henry to her family. I plan to be very involved in covering politics.” She’ll have a nanny to help at home, and husband Geoff Tracy, a Washington, D.C., restaurateur, will check in on the kids while O’Donnell is at work. “I have a greater appreciation for what all moms do,” she says of balancing work and family. Jane Alexander, who is enjoying her summer home in a little fishing village in Nova Scotia, has two new projects. One is about affairs of the heart the other is about weß, sex. She said yes to j Feast of Love be- I cause of her trust in director Robert Benton (*a master at the relationship movie") and be cause she got to play Morgan Freeman's wife. But it's Tell Me You Love Me, her sexy HBO se ries premiering Sept 9, that's getting the buzz. Alexander, 67, plays a therapist and is part of one of the show's four couples as it explores the sexual side of committed relationships. She's hoping the response to the show will be good because she's in no hurry to retire. ’ TEXT 44*36 (41NFO) WITH SUBJECT [BUZZ M ’ irk tty Tt Pt At f WLi * 19 Alexander gets frisky. Women s Murder Club, above, and Pushing Daisies look like they'll be hits this fall. RYAN JON KOfWLOFF. f lIMMAGC LAKE. SLATTERY: GRAHAM WHITBY. ALLSTAR/GLO6I PHOTOS. MORREALE LOW CONN. ZUMA PRESS; ALEXANDER JASON KfMPfN, HLMMAGIC; WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB ABC/808 D'AMICO