The second-season premiere dates of Tough Love and I Want To Work for Diddy have been announced, as have the third-season premiere date of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew and the first season premiere of its offshoot Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew. Get the entire scoop in the press release below…

As the leaves turn and the evenings cool, VH1 still sizzles with a slew of fall 2009 series and season premieres. The lineup kicks off on September 17th with the long-awaited return of VH1’s Divas Live, then continues with the 6th annual Hip Hop Honors 2009, a star-studded celebration of hip hop’s most influential artists.

In Fall 2009, VH1 continues to deliver the shows that are sure to whet your appetite for all things pop culture.

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Tough Love: Season 2 (Premieres Sunday, November 15)

What do you wear on that first date? Are you coming on too strong? Is he into you…or more interested in your best friend? Matchmaking guru Steve Ward is back to school a new group of ladies on the ins and outs of the dating world. With the help of his relationship-savvy mom JoAnn Ward, Steve will place these ladies though the ringer as he gives them unprecedented insight into the male perspective. From appropriate first date wardrobe to how to tone down “the tease,” Steve Ward’s infamous Tough Love boot camp will give these women much-needed tips on how to fall in love, and more importantly, how to love themselves.

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If you like VH1 programming, well, get ready for more of it. Many of our successful series, including Tool Academy and I Want To Work for Diddy, have been renewed for additional seasons and are set to return to air shortly. Peep the press release for full details (including your chance to try out for the second season of I Want To Work for Diddy):

On the heels of another viewership milestone, VH1 has ordered additional seasons for six hit series including: I Want To Work For Diddy (season 2), Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (season 3), Brooke Knows Best (season 2), Gotti’s Way (season 2), and Tool Academy (season 2).

In addition, VH1’s own Tiffany “New York” Pollard is set to star in a new show on the channel with New York Goes To Work, where she will have to learn a new job skill each week. VH1 has also greenlit a spin-off of Celebrity Rehab that will venture into the rarely talked about world of sexual addiction in Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew.

The renewals and greenlights arrive as the number of successful VH1 series continue to grow. Rock Of Love Bus with Bret Michaels and I Love Money 2 drew huge audiences in first quarter, averaging at least 1 million total viewers in their premiere episodes. New VH1 shows Tool Academy, VH1 Tough Love, For The Love of Ray J and Sober House all averaged at least 1 million total viewers as well in their premiere episodes throughout this past first quarter. Based on that definition, VH1 has debuted more new hit series than any other cable network so far this year.

“VH1 is riding high on its most successful wave of original hit programming yet. We launched more new hit series than any other cable network in the first quarter of 2009,” said Jeff Olde, Executive Vice President, Original Programming & Production, VH1. “Much of our momentum can be credited to many of the franchises and talent that we’re renewing today. These upcoming projects will continue to set the mark for reality television while connecting with some of the most loyal viewers in all of television.”

VH1 series renewals and new projects include:

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The bottom may be crowded, but there’s plenty of room at the top. Below, the other I Want To Work for Diddy winner talks about his near-loss, his friendship with Kendra and how Mike Barber differs from his alter ego, Mic Barber.

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Suzanne takes it all…er, some of it, at least. Below, the joint winner of I Want To Work for Diddy talks victory, Poprah and preparing for the sleep deprivation that lies ahead.

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Once again, we present the always-outspoken Poprah’s take on the latest episode of I Want To Work for Diddy. Or at least, part of her take: the entry cuts off where the episode did, so we have to wait till next week to get the full story of Poprah’s feelings on what went down, whether she was eliminated or saved.

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If you missed last night’s I Want To Work for Diddy, you missed Poprah getting fired…maybe? We won’t know for sure till next week. What do you think: is Diddy really letting her go, or can she talk her way out of this and back into the good graces of the man they call Mr. Combs? Diddy, really?

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Below, this week’s other contestant eliminated from I Want To Work for Diddy hits back at Boris’ allegations (she’s no murderer!), discusses the nature of her gossiped-about relationship with Mike and talks about her intense clashes with a number of her competitors. In what could be a television first, Kendra smacked Boris with a breakfast burrito. Truly a benchmark.

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The Diddy contestant alternately known as Can Do didn’t, but that doesn’t mean he can’t. Got that? Below, Boris talks sparring with Kendra, flirting with Stefanie, tolerating Laverne and why no matter what Kevin Liles says, he’s a hustler, baby.

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