TVLine Items: Drag Race Renewed, 24 Alum Visits Blue Bloods And More

Condragulations are in order for RuPaul's Drag Race, which Logo renewed for an eighth season on Friday.

Production is already underway on Season 8, with a nationwide casting search kicking off Friday to find a new crop of queens to battle for the title of America's next drag superstar.

New episodes of Drag Race, currently in its seventh season, air Mondays at 9/8c.

Ready for more of today's newsy nuggets? Well...

* Dennis Haysbert (24) will guest-star in an upcoming episode of CBS' Blue Bloods, AOL reports, playing Chief Donald Kent, an old pal of Frank's. And this isn't the first time a 24 alum has felt Blue; Leslie Hope recently joined the police drama as investigative reporter Catherine Farrell.

* Mila Kunis (Family Guy) has been added to the guest list for James Corden's first Late Late Show on Monday (CBS, 12:35 am).

* Prior to American Odyssey's April 5 premiere, the new NBC drama will be screened in theaters on March 25. Click here for a complete breakdown of the major cities, from New York to Los Angeles, where screenings will take place.

* Real-life porn stars Amia Miley and Peta Jensen will appear in the second season of HBO's True Detective. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the adult-film duo will take part in an "Eyes Wide Shut-caliber orgy sequence involving dozens of naked bodies."

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