TV Bites: Debra Messing Gets a Second Shot to Wright Her Wrong

Messing225.jpg· Remember Wright vs. Wrong, that ABC comedy project starring Debra Messing that went unmentioned during upfronts week? Well, it hasn't been killed off just yet: The network has ordered a reshoot of the half-hour pilot for midseason consideration. Messing is executive producing the project in which she stars as a conservative pundit who tries to maintain her public persona despite facing her own vulnerabilities. ABC has also ordered a reshoot of the half-hour comedy How to Be a Better American, which originally starred the Daily Show's Jason Jones. Sources expect the project to undergo a major recasting. [Deadline]

NBC finally explores the self-help genre, Jason Priestley joins Scoundrels, and more TV Bites after the jump.

· If The Biggest Loser is not enough NBC inspiration for you, mark your calendars for Tuesday, July 27, at 8 PM because that is when the network's new reality show, Breakthrough with Tony Robbins, premieres. [THR]

· ABC's upcoming dramedy Scoundrels will welcome Jason Priestley for a multi-episodic arc this summer. The 90210 alum will play a television personality opposite star Virginia Madsen's matriarch. [EW]

· Liz Vassey will not be returning to CSI when the show returns for its 11th season -- CBS chose not to renew her contract. [EW]