Monday: On the 9

Here's a rundown of shows airing during the 9:00 hour. What's your favorite Monday night show?

"Gossip Girl" (CW): When "Gossip Girl" first premiered, the idea of watching these self-absorbed high-school kids who were drowning in fame and decadence had massive appeal. It was "Dynasty" meets the Disney channel. But now that these Upper East Siders have graduated high school and entered the real world, it makes their wealth and sense of entitlement almost too hard to watch.

Blair is still reeling from no longer being the "Queen B". As a freshman at NYU she's just a freshman at NYU ... with a glam wardrobe, of course. She's missing her throne and adoring court so much that she slums it with the high school girls to defend her broken legacy. Serena deferred Brown University to find herself. I'm sure if she dug deeper into the $10,000 handbag she'd find a knock-off version of herself at the bottom. Tonight, she gave working a try, but there are only so many jobs available for a someone whose resume is nothing more than a high school diploma attached to a tabloid magazine. Chuck is still Chuck, except now that he's not a high schooler that smooth, deep voice sounds more creepy pedophile than sexy heartthrob. Pause it while I text Gossip Girl: Im 8-T-6ing u 4 nu show. XOXO, Resa

"Trauma" (NBC): Now here's a show that knows how to shake things up. I was skeptical going into the second episode that it wouldn't live up to the first, but it didn't disappoint. What this show has that "ER" didn't is nonstop medical action. They don't waste too much time on getting to know the characters. They just give you bits and pieces and let you draw your own conclusions.

Warning: This show is not for the weak at heart (or stomach). They leave nothing to the imagination when taking you inside the traumas. The accidents tonight included a gang shooting, a woman knocked unconcious after a blow to the head, and a man who suffered a stroke before driving through a street fair. I was watching through my fingers when they put the tourniquet on the vendor with a broken leg. He ended up dying while the driver lived, and Rabbit was left to wonder if his split-second decision to med-vac the stroke victim was the right call. I'll admit, I did tear up at the end when little cutie Rudy was reminding his comatose mom of all her favorite things, hoping it would spark some signs of life. I'm going to let "Gossip Girl" rest her thumbs while I go for a ride with "Trauma". What do you think of this new show? I would hop in rookie Glenn's ambulance any day! And I'm really liking Rabbit! Got any faves so far?

"Lie to Me" (FOX): The Lightman Group is tasked with determining if a 21-year-old, black college football player raped a 16-year-old white girl. Throw in the fact that Dr. Lightman's daughter, Emily, goes to school with the alleged victim and you've got yourselves one volatile case.

I don't think they needed to add in the race part. The idea of teen girls lying about their ages and sneaking into college parties was already strong. Playing the race card was just a distraction. In the end, Lightman was able to prove that his client was being set up by the girl and her friends. The athlete never knew her real age.

I'm sure this happens in real life all the time: a man is accused of rape because the underage girl doesn't want to get into trouble with her parents. In this case, the lying led to the death of the prosecutor at the hands of an angry father who thought justice wasn't being served. I'm not advocating that rape victims not be taken seriously, but we do have to acknowledge the fact that some girls are putting themselves in harms way when they try to act older than they really are. I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Was the football player at fault for assuming she was of age? Or does the blame fall on the girl for pretending to be older than 16?

Who was that? Famous faces showed in tonight's episode:
After talking about statutory rape - Mary Kay Letourneau and Roman Polanski
After Emily was caught lying about birth control - Condoleezza Rice and Heidi Fleiss

Though it fell during the 10:00 hour, funny line of the night goes to Jesse Cardoza on "CSI: Miami" (CBS). Said to "cougar" Mrs. Collins after she goes all "Basic Instinct" on him: "Mrs. Collins, you are opening your whole life up to me."
Oh, and did Delko really dump Calleigh via a police deposition? That's up there with de-friending your girl on Facebook then changing your status to "single".