The CW have shared One Tree Hill Season 9, Episode 2′s Official Press Release with us.  WARNING, CONTAINS SPOILERS

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The CW have released the official press release for Season 9, Episode 3 of One Tree Hill titled “Love The Way You Lie” WARNING, CONTAINS SPOILERS

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The CW have shared some promotional stills from Episode 1 of Season 9, titled “Know This, We’ve Noticed”.

See these and another in the gallery:  Home > TV > One Tree Hill – Julian Baker [2008 - Present] > Season 9 > Promotional

Over the last eight seasons, One Tree Hill has had its fair share of drama, heartbreak, death and crazy plotlines (the dog ate Dan’s new heart!). As we prepare to say goodbye to the long-running CW series, TVGuide.com caught up with the cast as they shared with us their favorite episodes.

Austin Nichols (Julian Baker)
Favorite Episode: ”Darkness on the Edge of Town” ( Season 8 )

“It was really challenging to watch your [on-screen] fiancé almost die in front of you. That was hard and satisfying in the end, but it’s scary to go to those places. Plus: It was action-packed, and I’m a guy!”

Find out what more of the cast’s favourite episodes were here.

One Tree Hill’s final season is almost upon us.  Here is the sypnosis for Episode 1 titled “Know This, We’ve Noticed”.  WARNING CONTAIN SPOILERS

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A few years ago, during a meeting of some government and public relations officials about how to improve Israel’s image in the United States, one of the participants wistfully said, “If we could just fly every American to Israel for a week to experience it themselves, then we would no longer have an image problem.”

The group that I’m with [which included American TV actors Mary Lynn Rajskub from 24; Greg Grunberg of Heroes, Alias and Felicity; Shaun Sipos of Melrose Place; Justin Chatwin of Shameless, Weeds and Lost; and Austin Nichols of One Tree Hill] took a bike ride through the Old City. It was just breathtaking.

You can read the whole article about Austin’s trip to Israel here.

One Tree Hill fans already mourning the fast-approaching conclusion of their beloved CW sudser (returning Jan. 11 at 8/7c), we’ve got just the thing to turn that frown upside down: free tickets to an advance screening of the ninth and final season premiere!

The fine folks over at The CW are hosting “An Evening With One Tree Hill” at The ArcLight Theater in Hollywood on Thursday, Jan. 5 at 7 pm, an event that begins with an advance screening of the season-opener and ends with a post-show Q&A (moderated by yours truly) featuring cast members Sophia Bush, Bethany Joy Galeotti, Austin Nichols, Shantel VanSanten, Stephen Colletti, Tyler Hilton, Paul Johansson and Tree Hill showrunner Mark Schwahn.

The best part? The CW has given TVLine five pairs of tickets to award to the most devoted River Court lovers around.

To enter to win, you must be a Southern California resident. If that’s you, just head over to our official Facebook page and tell us why we should pick you to attend. Those fans who make the most compelling arguments, win!

The contest closes Thursday, Dec. 29 at 5 pm EST and winners will be announced Friday, Dec. 30.

Good luck!

To find out more go to TV Line

Austin is currently visiting Israel with America’s Voices.

America’s Voices in Israel is a pioneering program begun ten years ago to bolster Israel’s image in the United States by bringing traditional media and radio personalities to broadcast live from Israel.  It was re-organized in late 2010 under the leadership of Irwin Katsof and re-launched with a new, bolder approach.  America’s Voices now engages both traditional and “new media” mavens, high profile sports personalities and entertainers, key opinion molders, moderate Muslim leaders, diplomats, and other influential personalities whose first-hand experiences in Israel can provide an antidote to the distortions and misrepresentations about the Jewish state that are increasingly promulgated by those who seek to delegitimize and demonize Israel.

Thanks to America’s Voices twitter page (@amvoicesnisrael) we have been able to add some photos of Austin out in Israel to our Gallery:

You can find these and more here: Home > Events > 2011 > December – American Voices in Israel

Travel magazines have long endorsed Israel as a major destination spot, now Hollywood seems to agree. America’s Voices in Israel is hosting another delegation of top US television stars in Israel this week.

Participants include Mary Lynn Rajskub, best known for her role opposite Keifer Sutherland in24; Greg Grunberg, co-star of the TV hits Heroes, Felicity, and 26 films including Star Trek, Mission Impossible and Austin Powers; Shaun Sipos, co-star of Melrose Place and CSI Crime Investigation; Justin Chatwin, co-star of the hit TV shows Shameless, Weeds, Lost and Taken; and Austin Nichols, best known for his role in the TV series, One Tree Hill.

America’s Voices in Israel is a program that brings media and entertainment personalities for personal experiences in Israel to help spread the country’s positive messages. In September, Twilight star Kellan Lutz took part in an AVI mission.

Earlier this week, the group met with film students at Sapir College.

Keep your eyes open for the celebrities at Tel Aviv’s beaches and restaurants, in Jerusalem’s Old City, up in the Golan Heights, climbing Masada and floating in the Dead Sea. Their itinerary also includes briefings from senior Israeli journalists, security experts, high-tech innovators and political leaders.

Keep an eye on Austin’s Twitter as he tweets direct from Israel.

Read the full article here.

It’s almost time for the final season of “One Tree Hill” to begin (January 11, 8 p.m., be there) and you know what that means… the next month is going to be full of excruciating, teasing, taunting promotion.

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Details of the storyline are being kept under wraps, but on-set sources tell us that Bush and Austin Nichols‘ performances this season are their best ever.

You can read the full article over at Zap2It here.  It contains spoilers!