CW Premiere Plan Features Tree Hill Time Swap, Smallville Delay

The CW is taking page from last year's fall playbook by kicking off early and with the premiere of 90210. The network's rollout plan also features a surprise or two.

Annie, Naomi and the gang's adventures will continue Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 8 pm/ET. Leading out of 90210 will be — déjà vu alert! — the premiere of the new Melrose Place.

Also of note on the CW's schedule is a time-slot swap for its Monday dramas. One Tree Hill will move up one hour to 8 pm (a change that will take effect July 6, with repeats), where it will now set the table for Gossip Girl.

Lastly, not-so-super news for Smallville fans: Season 9 will not arrive until Friday, Sept. 25. Until then, the CW will use the Friday hours to repeat episodes of its new series — Melrose, Vampire Diaries and The Beautiful Life.