TV Bites: Steven Tyler Confirms Idol Chatter

Also in this morning's TV Bites: The Office gets Justified... Chuck lines up yet another guest star... Baywatch sorta returns... and more ahead.

· Peter Rice might not want to talk about the American Idol hiring process, but Steven Tyler sure does. The Aerosmith frontman told a morning radio show that discussions have already occurred: "This beautiful girl from Fox came up to me and made an offer. I honored her offer... and it's just a work in progress. They mentioned it and I listened, and we're on tour, so I gotta give it some time." [THR/The Live Feed]

· If Stringer Bell can guest star on The Office, why not Raylan Givens? Justified star Timothy Olyphant -- like Idris Elba before him -- will go against type and head to Dunder-Mifflin for at least two episodes next season. He'll play a slick salesman who causes trouble for the office. [TV Guide]

· In other NBC stunt-casting news: Chuck continues to act like 30 Rock circa Oprah Winfrey. The spy comedy has added Stacy Keibler to its growing roster of guest stars. Expect these kind of announcements to continue as Chuck will feature a new character next season who can be played by a different famous face each week, regardless of their gender. Keibler follows Olivia Munn and The Old Spice Guy in the role. [EW]

· Wrapping up this guest-palooza, CSI will bring aboard Elliott Gould to play a casino mogul next season. [TV Guide]

· Do the names Nicole Eggert, Donna D'Errico and Gena Lee Nolin bring back fond memories of nostalgia for Baywatch? Then say hi to Back to the Bay. The new "docu-comedy" will focus on the women of Baywatch -- the women who agreed to appear, that is -- as they live in a beach house and enter a new phase in their careers. [Variety]

· Good news for conspiracy nuts: AMC's Rubicon scored 2 million viewers in its debut, making it the most-watched series premiere in the history of the network. [Deadline]