Shooting of the second season of Celebrity Rehab presents Sober House is now underway, and audience members are needed for a free concert taking place Saturday at the Music Box @ Fonda in Los Angeles. The concert will feature Ace Frehley (Kiss), Kyle Gass (Tenacious D), Steven Adler (Guns n’ Roses), Mike Starr (Alice in Chains), and School of Rock members. Doors are at 7 pm, first band goes on at 8. All attending must be 18+. If you are interested, confirm a seat by emailing soberhouseconcert@gmail.com.

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There’s no shortage of VH1 programming coming up in the next year and below is your scoop on returing series like Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, Sober House and Celebrity Fit Club, and new shows like The Entertainer and reality vehicles for Salt-N-Pepa’s Pepa and TLC’s Chilli. Check the press release below for info on these and many more forthcoming shows…

These programming additions come on the heels of recent announcements about upcoming new original primetime series on VH1 including Jessica Simpson’s new series The Price Of Beauty; a series centered on the family and career of American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino as she refocuses and tries to get her career back on track; The OCD Project, centering on OCD patients living together as they strive to overcome their disorder; and The Aspen Project, focusing on the highs and lows of living and dating in one of the wealthiest communities in the world.

VH1 is also on a roll with its debut of new and returning series year-to-date.  The music and pop culture network’s total prime-time viewership was up 12 percent during the second quarter of 2009 compared to the same period the year before. And, the network has launched nine new and returning series averaging at least 1 million total viewers in their premiere episodes. In fact, VH1 has launched five new series year-to-date averaging at least 1 million total viewers – more than any other cable network this year.

“No matter if you’re a Grammy Award winning artist, a film actor or a TV reality star with millions of loyal fans, we all share the same desires of the human experience…to succeed, to love, and to live our lives to their fullest potential,” said Jeff Olde, Executive Vice President, Original Programming & Production, VH1.  “VH1 has generated a lot of buzz over the years by evolving from an outlet that commented on pop culture to a brand that creates it.  With these projects, we’re continuing to evolve, building on our core storytelling expertise to delve deeper into personalities and issues that connect with millions of our viewers.”

VH1 has teamed up with Sandra “Pepa” Denton of Salt-N-Pepa and Chilli from TLC – giving each pioneering hip-hop artist her own series revolving around their current lives as single women.   The yet-to-be titled Pepa and Chilli series will premiere on VH1 in 2010.

The Entertainer, from the I Love New York 2 and I Love Money shows has also scored his own series called The Entertainer, featuring his parents as well as the infamous basement bachelor pad.  VH1 has also renewed two other hit series: Celebrity Fit Club (season 7) and Sober House (season 2).

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House Arrest with Andy Dick: Dr. Drew Pinsky

Just because Andy Dick has to wear that alcohol ankle bracelet and stay inside is own four walls doesn’t mean he can’t commandeer a cheeky talk show. House Arrest is the comedian’s latest endeavor, and in one of the webisodes, Sober House savior Dr. Drew swings by to see how his old patient is faring. The conversation is a bit more rambling than you might imagine. The good doctor suggests that Andy’s brain is basically always having a seizure,and the camera guy wants advice about a woman from Thailand who opened a beer with her private parts. Check it out and keep an eye on upcoming Webisodes.

Watch highlights from the Sober House finale.

With this season finale, Jennifer Gimenez’s Sober House commentary comes to a close. Below, Jenn fills us in on how she’s kept up with the Sober House cast, and she gives us her final thoughts on the series, including what she got out of it.

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With the airing of this week’s Sober House season finale, Dr. Drew’s weekly show commentary comes to a close. Below, the hardest working doctor in showbiz talks about each resident of the Sober House, and his final thoughts on the series.

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Catch a preview of tonight’s season finale and see what happens when Steven Adler’s actions almost land him in jail.

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Sober House airs its finale tonight (get a sneak right here). But it looks like Dr. Drew isn’t the biggest fan of Lance, the self-proclaimed “Moron in the Morning,” from VH1’s Free Radio. Check the clip above to get a taste of our comedy. It’s second season premieres on Thursday, April 2.

Our improvised comedy reveals the cluckish side of “celebrity, mediocrity, and talk radio,” pulling back the curtain on the dynamics of the studio, and revealing a “glorious train wreck of botched celebrity interviews, on-air tantrums and generally lovable buffoonery.”

Watch a full episode of Free Radio from last season, with Lance working with an office temp.

Jennifer Gimenez’s Sober House commentary continues! Below, the house mother talks about her own experience with amends, Rodney’s dreams of running his own sober house and what she thought about Nikki’s performance.

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Dr. Drew’s weekly commentary on Sober House continues! Below, the hardest working doctor in showbiz talks about Mary’s identity issues, Andy’s amends and Steven’s potential relapse.

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Jennifer Gimenez’s Sober House commentary continues! Below, the house mother talks about allowing Seth back into the house, her reservations regarding Mary’s gig at Swingfest, her own one-woman show and what it was like, as a recovering cocaine addict, to be given crack rock to hold in her hand.

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Dr. Drew’s weekly commentary on Sober House continues! Below, the hardest working doctor in showbiz talks about Seth’s relapse, the revolving-door policies of sober-living houses, Mary’s lifestyle and his constant battles with insurance companies on behalf of addicts. (Seriously, it’s more interesting than it sounds — Dr. Drew’s a radical, even though he’d claim otherwise!)

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