Don’t miss tonight’s new Real Housewives of Orange County (10PM ET, Bravo), not only for the OC cast’s own drama, but for a sneak peek at the new season of The Real Housewives of NYC, which premieres on March 4.

On RH: OC, the women have a sleepover and Lynne confronts Gretchen about her chat with Lynne’s daughter, which Lynne took as Gretchen suggesting Lynne is a bad mom. As if having mother-daughter plastic surgery didn’t speak volumes on her parental fitness …

Meanwhile, the RH: NYC clip hints that not only are old rivalries still going strong – i.e. Ramona calling The Countess out on her fakeness – but it looks like one-time BFFs Bethenny and Jill may still be verbally girl-slapping each other, too. Bethenny, by the way, will also star in a RH: NYC spin-off series, Bethenny’s Getting Married?, which follows the preggers chef as she prepares for the arrival of her first child and a wedding to babydaddy Jason Hoppy.

And in one more potentially delicious bit of Real Housewives news, SoapCentral.com reports that Victoria Rowell, the former The Young and the Restless‘ Dru Winters, may join The Real Housewives of Atlanta next season.

Rowell is notoriously outspoken, about her life and the showbiz industry, so just the possibility of a NeNe Leakes/Rowell meet-up … one reality show might not be able to contain two divas of that magnitude. And oh, just imagine the possibility of an Andy Cohen Watch What Happens Live episode with NeNe and Rowell …

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When former Playmate Jeana wonders – aloud – how she’s gonna scrounge up $2,000 to get her kid’s car fixed, you know that this ain’t your typical O.C. moment. Over the years, we’ve watched the buxom brunette drop more than that on doggie treats, but now that her mega-realtor income is down by two thirds, things are a little different around the 9,000-square-foot Keough house.

Yep, hard times have befallen most of the Coto clan, as we found out in last week’s season opener of The Real Housewives of Orange County.

As recently as last year, money flowed as abundantly as insults for this Botoxed bunch, but what a difference a few months have made:

In a Freudian field day, Gretchen’s trying to unload some stuff from the past by having a garage sale with new beau Slade (yes, that Slade), while Tamra and her doormat, er husband, Simon are bickering over bills and, of course, Lynne and her spoiled spawn have been booted from their pied a terre.

Only vicious Vicki seems impervious to the economic woes sweeping the silicone sisters and, even more amazingly, she and Don seem to be filling each other’s love tanks again. EW.

Times may be tough on the Gold Coast, but nothing’s tougher than the time Tamra’s giving Gretchen about having a “horrible, horrible reputation.” “I want to be around wholesome people who take care of their families and have jobs for a living instead of preying on old men,” proclaims Tamra. The unemployed Tamra. The unemployed Tamra whose husband had chastised her earlier for making inappropriate remarks at her kids’ party.

Maybe it’s all the financial stress that’s bringing out the worst in Tamra, but when she confides to Vicki that her family’s “going to move,” I could’ve sworn I saw her face move as she barely managed to hold it together. “We owe more on our house than what it’s worth,” she sniffled.

Workhorse Vicki, her alleged BFF, feigns sympathy, but can’t wait to tell the camera that Tamara “just needs to get a job,” on the heels of her season premiere gossip about Jeana asking her for a loan. Is it any wonder we love – to hate – Vicki?

Back to Jeana, maybe Tamra can take a page from her book: Jeana says she is “willing to do whatever it takes,” to scare up some cash, which in this case means liquidating a few of her cars and watches. Sadly, she’s also leaving the show to focus on her real estate business; next week’s episode is her finale one, after five years of RH servitude.

Meanwhile, with all the moaning about finances, I almost forgot I was watching Orange County denizens in action, until Lynne and her dropout daughter spent the afternoon at the plastic surgeon’s office contemplating procedures so they can be, as the doctor tells them, in “Mother/Daughter recovery.”

“Last year for my birthday I got a BMW, and this year I’m going to get a nose job,” giggles Raquel who, frankly, could benefit a helluva lot more from some real housewives parenting.

But, hey, what do I know? I’m from New York.

What do you think of the O.C. Housewives so far this season?

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All the tube news that’s fit to surf …

- Tonight is the big 20/20 interview with Adam Lambert.

- The Real Housewives of New York, New Jersey, Atlanta and O.C. are guest-hosting the fourth hour of the Today Show next week. Monday, it’s Bethenny Frankel (Real Housewives of New York City), on Tuesday, Danielle Staub (Real Housewives of New Jersey), NeNe Leakes from Real Housewives of Atlanta on Wednesday and Tamra Barney from Real Housewives of Orange County on Thursday.

- MLB Network is debuting its first reality series, The Pen, on June 14 (8PM ET). The show covers the action in the Philadelphia Phillies bullpen.

- The Real World 23 will take place in Washington, D.C.

- Robert Rodriguez confirms his live-action boob tube-to-big screen Jetsons movie will begin filming next year. Moviehole thinks Danny DeVito may be too old to play Mr. Spacely, but it’s hard to picture anyone else in the role, no?

- My Name Is Earl is officially kaput, though EW.com’s Michael Ausiello says there is a cable network still interested in potentially picking up Samantha Who?.

- Heidi, of Heidi-n-Spencer infamy, will reportedly pose nekkid for Playboy. Curious how that fits in with her alleged religious beliefs …

- A line of Danny Gokey eyeglasses? Yup.

- While Stephen Baldwin is off in the jungle on I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, his foreclosed home is being auctioned off.

- And signs of life from one of my favorite comedies, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which shot some scenes on location in Philly this week, under the direction of Fred Savage (yes, Wonder Years Fred Savage). And how cool is Charlie Day? He’s definitely on my dream Emmy nomination list. The show, BTW, is scheduled to return to FX for its fifth season in September, and will include an episode in which Sweet Dee (Kaitlin Olson) tries to emulate Octomom.

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