Armin Shimerman ("Quark") is contributing an item to an online charity auction that starts Monday, December 4. He is providing an autographed figurine of Grand Nagus Zek, which Shimerman acknowledges is not his own character but rather "the character mine wanted to become." It is part of the Children's Hospice Celebrity Charity Auction taking place on eBay Dec. 4-14, which will include a variety of items from celebs like Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, Sean Astin, Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Garner, Eric Idle, Kevin Kilner (Earth: Final Conflict) and many others.

The Zek figure is in its original packaging, unopened (thanks for the advice, Moogie!), and has a very low limited-edition number (000022), which Shimerman believes will make the item highly desirable. The starting bid is $49. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the Children's Hospice & Palliative Care Coalition. Visit www.ebay.com/childrenshospice to learn more. The auction will go live Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. Pacific time (7:00 Eastern).

New Shows with Mulgrew, Park to Premiere in March

NBC has announced that two midseason replacements featuring Star Trek alums will find their place on the primetime schedule in March. According to Daily Variety, The Black Donnellys — in which Kate Mulgrew ("Janeway") plays the mother of four young Irish mobsters — will land on Monday nights starting in early March, at 10:00 ET/PT right after Heroes. It will replace Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. (Originally Donnellys was intended to replace ER in January.) Mulgrew will not appear in the pilot, but will be a recurring character in subsequent episodes.

By mid- or late March, Raines with Linda Park ("Hoshi Sato") will fill the Friday 9:00 slot, replacing Las Vegas. Park plays a cop in the quirky "L.A. noir" drama starring Jeff Goldblum as a ghost-whispering detective. Of course, the schedule is still subject to change again.

Over at ABC, The Nine with John Billingsley ("Phlox") has already been pulled out of its Wednesday night slot after seven episodes (of 13) due to declining ratings, but the network hopes to find a new place for it later in the season so that fans can learn what happened during the botched bank robbery/hostage situation.

Something similar is happening with Six Degrees from "Star Trek XI" producers J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk. It was taken down from Thursday nights last month, but word is ABC is planning to retool it and bring it back in January. However, in the competing timeslot on CBS, Shark with Jeri Ryan ("Seven of Nine") is doing quite well, so expect to see that stick around at least through Spring. (Note: There's an episode coming up titled "The Wrath of Khan" — can't wait to see what that's about!)

Mulgrew in New York Play

Before Black Donnellys even begins airing, Kate Mulgrew will undertake a two-month stint on a New York stage playing a 19th-century thespian tied to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. In "Our Leading Lady," written by Charles Busch, Mulgrew will play "Laura Keane," an egocentric actress who insisted to President Lincoln that he be present for her opening night at Ford's Theater. Mulgrew is currently scheduled to perform February 22 through April 22 (subject to change). The venue is New York City Center on West 55th Street. Visit TotallyKate.com for further info and links, and ongoing updates.

Moore, Lindelof on "Hitmakers" Panel

Ronald D. Moore — former writer/producer for TNG and DS9 and executive producer of Battlestar Galactica — and Damon Lindelof — writer/producer for Lost and one of the producers of "Star Trek XI" — will be on a lunchtime panel called "The Hitmakers" in Beverly Hills this Wednesday, December 6, that will be moderated by Star Trek fan Jimmy Kimmel. The panel is part of the "Newsmaker Luncheon Series" by the Hollywood Radio & Television Society (HRTS), and it will take place starting at noon at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Tickets aren't cheap though: HRTS members will pay $85, and non-members have to cough up $120. Visit www.hrts.org or call (818) 789-1182 for more info.

Star Trek Catchphrases Among 100 Greatest

"Space, the final frontier..." "Live long and prosper" and "Resistance is futile" are among the most memorable lines in TV history featured in a countdown special on TV Land. "The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases" will air in five one-hour segments the week of December 11-15, at 10 p.m. ET/PT — right before Star Trek. (As always, consult your local listings.) William Shatner's now-perennial utterance "Denny Crane" (Boston Legal) is another one of the catchphrases being highlighted, which include both serious and comedic lines, and many from commercials. To see the full list of 100, visit TVLand.com and click on the "100 Greatest" title under "Original Shows."

TiVo Alerts: de Lancie, Stewart

John de Lancie ("Q") guest stars in an episode of Without a Trace this Sunday, December 3, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. The episode is titled "The Thing With Feathers." De Lancie plays the boss of a woman with an inoperable brain tumor who goes missing.

And if you get BBC America on your cable system, be sure to look for Eleventh Hour starring Patrick Stewart ("Picard") starting Monday, December 4. The four-part mystery/sci-fi miniseries originally aired in the U.K. last January. Stewart plays a government scientist chasing down threats to society. Each 90-minute episode will air Monday evenings at 9 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. PT, and then repeat four hours later.

A review in The Hollywood Reporter says, "It is so good to see Star Trek: The Next Generation's Patrick Stewart back where he belongs: anchoring a television series with all of the realistic intensity and effortless charisma we expect of such a Shakespeare-trained performer," and concludes that Eleventh Hour "pulsates with intelligence and edge-of-your-seat suspense."