TV Guide reports that Lauren Graham will now be billed as a producer on ?Gilmore Girls.? This is a good sign for fans who want the show to come back for an eighth season.

How much clout does Lauren Graham have over at Gilmore Girls these days? You’ll find out in the opening minutes of tomorrow night’s episode, when the Emmy-shunned actress receives a perk that has long eluded her: a producing credit.

Warner Bros. and the CW declined comment, but one of my deeply imbedded Stars Hollow moles confirms that Graham will be listed as a producer beginning with Tuesday’s episode. My spy says the promotion was most likely a precursor to formal contract-extension talks with Graham. (Her deal with the show ends this season.) “It’s a step in the right direction,” says my source.