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Harry Loves Lisa is TV Land's modern George and Gracie, previews

By April MacIntyre Oct 6, 2010, 7:14 GMT

US actress Lisa Rinna posesfor photographers at the 8th Annual TV Land Awards held at Sony Studios in Culver City, California, USA, 17 April 2010 EPA/NINA PROMMER

Tune-in alert for “Harry Loves Lisa” at 10:00 pm tonight, October 6 at 10 PM EST/PST on TV Land.

Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin’s hectic lives as personalities and parents are the premise of the series. The acting and retailing couple ham it up for the cameras. Their high-end clothing boutique was robbed while the show was being taped too, allegedly.

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After taking a decade off to raise his two daughters, Harry Hamlin finds it difficult to break back into show business.  He decides to get back to his roots by getting a drastic makeover.  Harry attempts to shake things up by performing his first ever stand-up comedy routine.   Meanwhile Lisa’s loose lips get her in trouble when she comments about Heidi Montag’s plastic surgery.   Lisa’s comments lead her to finally have a difficult talk with her daughters about her own plastic surgery experience and the lessons she took from it.

Cameras follow the duo as Lisa discovers she can correct her silicone infused lip, Harry struggles to get back into the acting world and the couple's battle to keep their store, Belle Gray, afloat, while raising their two daughters and trying to manage a Hollywood lifestyle.

Rinna and Hamlin, who have been married for 13  years – and been together for 18 - became fan-favorites on "Dancing With  The Stars" with Lisa  dancing her way into America’s living room in Season  2 and Harry in Season 3.  Rinna, a spunky go-getter, is well-known  for her fiery roles on “Melrose Place” and “Days of our  Lives.” Lisa’s co-hosted SOAPnet's daily talk show “Soap Talk from  2002-2006,” where she was nominated for four Daytime Emmy® Awards for  “Outstanding Talk Show Host”.  Her inspirational book  Rinnavation was on the New York Times Best Seller list and her  new book, Starlit, comes out on October 5th. Classically trained  and Yale-educated, Harry  Hamlin skyrocketed to fame over 20 years ago with  his starring role in “Clash of the Titans.”  His show-stealing  performance on "L.A. Law" – for which he garnered three consecutive Golden  Globe® nominations – turned Harry into a household name, landing him the  title of People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive.  Most recently,  Hamlin appeared in the CBS thriller series, “Harper’s Island.”  His  memoir, Full Frontal Nudity, will be released on October 5th.   In 2007, the couple co-starred in the long-running Broadway hit  musical, “Chicago.”

The schedule for “Harry Loves Lisa” is as follows:

Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 10 p.m.  ET/PT

EPISODE 101

The press hounds Lisa due to  her comments regarding recent news on another celebrity’s massive plastic  surgeries.  Called a hypocrite because of her own facial procedure,  Lisa must talk to her kids about self-esteem and dealing with bullies.   And after 10 years away from the business, Harry tries to get his  acting career back. Rebounding from a failed audition, Harry attempts to  shake things up by performing stand-up comedy.

Wednesday,  October 13, 2010, 10 p.m. ET/PT

EPISODE 102

Harry  and Lisa seek to understand each other better so they visit a marriage  counselor who challenges them to step out of their comfort zones and spend  time living in each other's worlds. For Harry, this means exploring his  mystic side by bringing a psychic into the house. For Lisa, it means  braving cold and extreme conditions camping in the wilderness with Harry.   While Harry and Lisa go off on their camping trip, Lisa's parents  come into town and spoil the girls by taking them shopping for extravagant  dresses for the upcoming Father/Daughter dance. 

Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 10 p.m.  ET/PT

EPISODE 103

Harry and Lisa’s retail  clothing boutique Belle Gray is hit hard by the slow sales due to the  economic recession.  In order to save their beloved store, they  decide to throw a celebrity-studded party there.  In the midst of all  this, a favorite employee threatens to quit Belle Gray, so Lisa comes up  with a secret plan to motivate her over-worked staff.  Meanwhile, the  girls are prepping for a big charity bake sale to learn the value of  giving.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 10 p.m.  ET/PT

EPISODE 104

On the eve of Lisa and Harry’s  thirteenth wedding anniversary, Harry is consumed with the rodent problem  on their property while Lisa has a surprise in store for him.   Enlisting the help of friend Ed Begley Jr., Harry discovers a  Darwinian solution to the problem.  Meanwhile, Lisa realizes if you  want something done right you have to do it yourself and starts planning  their big anniversary celebration.  Lisa plans for a romantic night  away from the kids for some alone time.  Harry finally comes to his  senses, puts down the rodent repellant and gives his wife an anniversary  she'll never forget. 

Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 10 p.m.  ET/PT

EPISODE 105:

Lisa considers plastic surgery  while Harry prepares for a big audition.  She has always tried to be  positive about her “lip situation” but is having a hard time dealing with  the constant cyber bullying and random strangers making comments about her  lips.  Meanwhile, Harry still hasn’t landed anything thus far in  pilot season, but has one big upcoming audition he feels is the perfect  character for him: He’s quirky, odd and even has an Irish accent.   Harry immerses himself in prepping for the role and leaves the  audition feeling like he nailed it.  But when his manager calls him  with feedback from the audition, what will the news  be?

Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 10 p.m.  ET/PT

EPISODE 106

Harry and Lisa must make  difficult choices that could change their lives forever.   After  not landing a role after his final audition in pilot season, Harry finds  himself having a crisis of faith and decides to seize the day, which in  turn leads him to being offered a role on a major television show. And  Lisa considers what the consequences would be if she did do something  about her lips.