SPOILERS!!

Question: My Wednesday morning routine has long consisted of settling down at my desk with a cup of tea and bowl of cereal and reading Ask Ausiello with much gleeful anticipation. Since you destroyed that dream yesterday, I demand Smallville scoop as recompense. -- Meredith

Ausiello: Hey, I had a damn good excuse for postponing AA. I can't for the life of me remember what it was, but I know for a fact it was good. I think. Anyway, here's that Smallville scoop you demanded: Although there are no firm plans for Michael Rosenbaum to return as Lex this season, if producers have their way, you'll likely be hearing him long before seeing him.

Question: Do you have any information regarding Prison Break's future? Is there any hope of getting all 22 episodes this season? -- Adry

Ausiello: Well, there is now. Not so much two weeks ago, when Fox told producer Twentieth Television that they only needed 16 episodes this season instead of the originally-agreed-upon 22. (Quick sidebar: Ironic that the network would make such a request this season when the show's actually good. Where were they last season when it sucked!) Anyway, Twentieth's response to Fox went something like this: "You asked for 22, you're getting 22!" So, to answer your question, Adry, yes, there will be 22 Prison Breaks this season.

Question: How awesome is this season of Supernatural so far? -- Jeff

Ausiello: I'm not going to lie to you -- the show is on fire. And the best is yet to come: A sweeps episode finds Sam, Dean, and Ruby literally getting caught in the middle of a war between angels and demons. Also, Dean is going to be infected with ghost sickness in what a Supe insider predicts will be "the funniest Supernatural episode ever."

Question: Oh, great Scoop Master, do you have any Heroes scoop for us humble peasants? -- Ashley

Ausiello: The show has a problem. No, not the ratings (more on that in a sec). The problem concerns a kid named David. He's teenage angst incarnate and he'll be featured in at least three episodes of the "Fugitives" arc. Casting is under way.

Question: What the hell is up with Heroes' ratings?! Where'd all the viewers go! -- Joel

Ausiello: NBC is praying hoping a few million of them turn up on Oct. 13 when the live-plus-three-day DVR data starts to trickle in.

Question: Sarah Connor Chronicles news, please? -- Jamie

Ausiello: Former West Winger Richard Schiff will appear in episode 10 as someone who may or may not have come from the future to help the Terminators. Buffy alum Adam Busch (a.k.a. the bastard that killed Tara!) is also in the episode, but I can't say who he's playing. Too spoilery. Also, Fox threatened to bad-mouth me to Keri Russell if I did. (Is it just me, or are the networks getting more aggressive with their anti-spoiler tactics?)

Source: Ausiello @ EW