Between Gossip Girl [1], Greek [2], Privileged [3], and 90210 [4], plenty of shows these days are competing for my teen-TV-loving heart. But deep down, nothing will ever replace my darling Degrassi [5], which returns to The N tonight.

This is going to be a pretty big year of transition for my favorite Canadian school kids: Emma, Manny, and Liberty are moving on to Smithdale University, while many of the current Degrassi students — including Darcy (Shanae Grimes, in what's apparently her Degrassi swan song) — welcome new siblings to the school. I'm pretty overwhelmed by this list of new characters [6] (heck, I still haven't gotten used to Holly J and Anya being around), but luckily, The N has a handy guide [7] to the whole ensemble's likes and dislikes. (Darcy's little sis is a nerd! Who knew?) Also, there's now a character named Blue Chessex, which puts simple names like "Chuck Bass" to shame.

Degrassi has its one-hour premiere tonight at 8 p.m. EDT, but check your local listings since it's hard to keep track of The N shows sometime. Come on, you can admit it — will you be watching? To check out a trailer and a clip of Emma, Manny, and Liberty at college, just .

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