Gilmore Girls' Luke Travels to the CW's America

Scott Patterson by Mark Liddell/The CW
Fans of
Gilmore Girls'
Scott Patterson can keep their TVs tuned to the CW. According to the
Hollywood Reporter, the heartthrob is joining the new comedy series
Aliens in America, taking over (from
Patrick Breen) the role of a father whose family hosts a 16-year-old Pakistani Muslim exchange student. The pilot is currently being rewritten to give Dad a perma-baseball cap as well as include many, many more coffee-pouring scenes.
Aliens in America is set to air Mondays at 8:30 pm/ET, opposite the likes of
Dancing with the Stars,
Prison Break and
Deal or No Deal.