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Access New Forensic Content with CSI: Season 9 Blu-ray

4 November 2009 5:05 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Owners of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The Ninth Season on Blu-ray are now able to access exclusive video coverage from two forensic conferences directly from the disc's Bd-Live portal.

Following its well received Bd-Live coverage of Comic-Con and Star Trek conventions in Germany and Las Vegas for the recently released Star Trek: The Original Series Blu-ray sets, CBS Home Entertainment had teams onsite at the CSI: Regis University Conference in Denver, Colorado and the annual conference of the American College of Forensic Examiners inLas Vegas, Nevada, filming crime scene re-enactments, CSI gear demonstrations, investigator interviews and more which is now available for direct download for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The Ninth Season Blu-ray owners.

These forensic conventions, featuring appearances by noted criminologists, are attended by hundreds of professionals and students of criminology eager to learn the latest developments in criminal forensics. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The Ninth »

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CBS announces CSI, Amazing Race games

4 November 2009 6:49 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

CBS announced today that eight new video games based on CBS' television shows will soon become available for fans. CBS has teamed up with casual games developers and video game publishers - including Ludia, Ubisoft, Merscom, Legacy Interactive and Mindscape - to develop these games. Included among the titles will be video games based on the TV properties The Amazing Race, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Diagnosis Murder, Ghost Whisperer, Hollywood Squares, Criminal Minds and Survivor. Available at retailers starting holiday 2009, the games will be released on a variety of platforms including PC/Mac, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS, iPhone and iPod touch. Available Now: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Deadly Intent (Ubisoft)In CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Deadly Intent, players »

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CBS’S Ratings Jump On DVR Results

3 November 2009 3:59 PM, PST | Studio Briefing - TV News | See recent Studio Briefing - TV News news »

CBS suddenly found itself richer by an overall average of 1.12 million viewers and a half a ratings point following tabulation of 7-day DVR viewing for the week. The network's top-rated drama The Mentalist turned out to be its top playback performer as well, as DVR figures showed that it was watched by nearly 2.8 million more viewers than those who tuned in on the actual day of the broadcast. Also getting big boosts from the DVR additions were CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (up by 2.1 million viewers); Criminal Minds (+1.99 million); NCIS (+1.97 million); and The Big Bang Theory (1.93 million).

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Eads 'Grinned And Beared' Broken Back For Years

3 November 2009 2:01 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star George Eads suffered from a broken back for 12 years before doctors discovered the spinal injury.

The actor, 42, reveals he hurt his tailbone during a basketball game in the late 1990s but refused to go to the hospital because he wasn't adequately insured.

But back pain forced Eads to get his aches checked out by a medic earlier this year - and he was stunned to be diagnosed with a very serious injury.

He recalls, "I was playing basketball about 12 years ago and I fell and hit my tailbone and both my legs went numb. I was a struggling actor sleeping on a futon and dirty clothes, didn't have any insurance or anything, so I just grinned and beared it and my back was really hurting for a long time.

"Then I went to the doctor and they took an X-ray and said, 'When did you break your back?' I think my pain threshold is a little bit high."

Eads was advised to undergo major surgery to correct the problem, but he had no idea he'd end up with screws holding his spinal cord together after the summer operation.

He says, "They said they could fix it but it required surgery and it was a spinal fusion. I had the surgery done and had a post op check up a month later and my X-ray was stuck up behind the doctor. I said I felt great, and said, 'Well, it could be worse, I could be that guy (in the X-ray)!' The doctor said, 'You are that guy!' and I was like, 'I didn't know I was going to get five screws in my back!' and he replied, 'Well, what did you think a spinal fusion was?'" »

CSI's Eads Set To Wed

3 November 2009 11:01 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star George Eads is engaged to marry his longterm girlfriend.

The actor has been dating Monika Casey for close to six years and decided to propose to her after she helped him through a difficult summer, which saw Eads undergo surgery to fix his broken spine.

Breaking the news on U.S. TV's The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Monday, the actor said, "I got engaged actually to a really nice girl.

"When you go through something that terrible together... I don't know, maybe it happened for a reason. She really was my champion and really helped me get through that." »

'CSI' 10.06 Preview: Death and the Maiden

30 October 2009 1:04 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" will see the CSIs discovering that two apparently unrelated crimes are actually parts of the same twisted revenge plot. The preview says that the November 5 episode will be "unforgettable" and that there are three confessions and three suspects.

On related news, a new series of game based on the show is now available for Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360 and PC. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Deadly Intent" will have five cases to solve which plots are all written by the writers of the actual show. Players will find out later that all cases are tangled in one unique storyline.

"CSI" has spawned other game titles before this but "Deadly Intent" would be the first to feature Dr. Raymond Langston, the character who joins the show's tenth season following Gil Grissom's departure. As usual, players can help the other detectives' investigations and gain their respects as well as »

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'Supernatural' 5.08 Preview: Sounds Like Trickster's Job

29 October 2009 9:34 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

An episode of "Supernatural" which pays homage to several other shows on television will air on November 5. In "Changing Channels", when Sam and Dean find themselves living their lives on what appear to be TV shows, it makes for a whole new style of reality television and they wonder if the Trickster (guest star Richard Speight, Jr.) is to blame.

The preview gives glimpses of the brothers in shows like "Grey's Anatomy", "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", a Japanese game and a sitcom. Each new experience they encounter is more bizarre than the next and they want out. But is the Trickster really the mastermind behind the madness?

Trickster first appeared on the show in the episode "Tall Tales" of season 2. This character is a member of demigods who can cause chaos with their pranks which are sometimes humorous. He made a return and was last seen in the third season's »

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Football: TV’S Most Expensive Ticket

26 October 2009 1:07 PM, PDT | Studio Briefing - TV News | See recent Studio Briefing - TV News news »

This season, NBC is offering both the most expensive and the cheapest TV spots on network television, according to Advertising Age. The highest-priced 30-second spot averages $339,700 for Sunday Night Football, it noted. By contrast, a spot on The Jay Leno Show can be had for as little as $48,803. The trade publication cautions however that the "figures should be taken as directional indicators, not gospel." Nevertheless, AdAge figures that overall, network ad prices are declining. For example, it notes that a spot on the CBS hit Two and a Half Men, which cost an average of $276,433 a year ago, is going for $226,635 this season. Ads on CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation fell to $198,647 from $262,600 a year ago. On the other hand, Wells Fargo Securities is reporting that ad prices are rising in the so-called scatter market (for ads purchased close to the actual airdates).

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Promo of 'CSI: Trilogy' Released

26 October 2009 1:10 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

CBS has begun airing the promo for "CSI: Trilogy", a crossover event that will take place in the second week of November. Dr. Raymond Langston from "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" will appear in the show's spin-offs, "CSI: Miami" and "CSI: NY" to solve a crime with one red string attached.

Beginning with a "Miami" episode, the crossover starts when Horatio finds severed leg which belongs to a girl who went missing in Las Vegas earlier that week. He summons Raymond to come to Everglades, Miami where the body part is found.

Then on "NY episode", a woman whom Raymond interviewed while in Miami pops up in New York, hidden in a big rig following an accident. Together with Mac Taylor, Raymond is unraveling a case of an interstate trucking ring that specializes in human cargo and black market organ harvesting. Mark Sheppard from "Battlestar Galactica" has a guest role in this episode. »

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First Look Into 'CSI' Mega Crossover Event

22 October 2009 8:54 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

The sneak peek to the major crossover that the "CSI" franchise will do in November has been given in the form of promo pics. As reported in August, Laurence Fishburne's Raymond Langston from "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" will visit the other two shows, "CSI: Miami" and "CSI: NY", during special one-week event.

The crossover begins on the November 9 episode for "Miami" called "Bone Voyage". Horatio Caine calls Langston to come to Miami when a severed leg found in the Everglades is discovered to belong to a girl who went missing in Las Vegas a week earlier.

The second part takes place on November 11 for a "NY" episode called "Hammer Down". Langston rushes to New York when Det. Mac Taylor and his team identify a woman hidden in a big rig following an accident as someone he interviewed in Miami related to his missing person's case. Though the woman disappears after the accident, »

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CBS Wins Thursday Despite Ratings Fall

16 October 2009 5:17 PM, PDT | Studio Briefing - TV News | See recent Studio Briefing - TV News news »

CBS remained the most-watched network on Thursday night despite an overall erosion of its audience. Its opening series, Survivor: Samoa, has entered the new season relatively unscathed, showing an audience drop to 11.93 million from 12.81 million a year ago (when the series originated in Gabon), a drop of 7 percent. At 9:00 p.m., however, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation attracted 15.10 million viewers -- a solid number, to be sure, but a whopping 22 percent lower than a year ago when it attracted 19.27 million viewers. The network did make an effective change in the 10:00 p.m. hour, however, by moving The Mentalist into the period, replacing last year's Eleventh Hour. The Mentalist drew 14.41 million viewers, well above the 12 million that The Eleventh Hour averaged.

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Banks Tops Forbes' Primetime Rich List

14 October 2009 9:16 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Tyra Banks is catching up with her idol Oprah Winfrey in the fortune stakes - she's topped a Forbes list of the highest earning women on primetime U.S. TV.

The supermodel-turned-chatshow host is leading the way with her earnings in the last year, pulling in $30 million (£20 million) for America's Next Top Model, as well as her daytime talk show.

Runner-up Katherine Heigl raked in $18 million (£12 million) for her role in Grey's Anatomy and her film projects, while CSI: Crime Scene Investigation actress Marg Helgenberger is in third with $9.5 million (£6.3 million) in earnings.

Forbes' full primetime top earners list is as follows:

1) Tyra Banks - $30 million (£20 million)

2) Katherine Heigl - $18 million (£12 million)

3) Marg Helgenberger - $9.5 million (£6.3 million)

4) Eva Longoria Parker - $9 million (£6 million)

5) Mariska Hargitay - $8.5 million (£5.6 million)

6=) Julia Louis-Dreyfus - $8 million (£5.3 million)

6=) Maura Tierney - $8 million (£5.3 million)

8) Tina Fey - $7 million (£4.6 million)

9) Marcia Cross - $6.2 million (£4.1 million)

10) Jennifer Love Hewitt - $6 million (£4 million). »

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IMDb recaps for Fringe, Bones, FlashForward and more…

9 October 2009 11:23 AM, PDT | IMDb Television Blog | See recent IMDb Television Blog news »

Now that the fall TV season is in full swing, it’s impossible to watch it all… even with your trusty DVRs. Lucky for you, we have full recaps of all your favorite shows. Here’s the line-up for last night. But remember, they are full of spoilers!

“Fringe”: Momentum Deferred (aired 10/8)

“Grey’s Anatomy”: Tainted Obligation (aired 10/8)

“FlashForward”: 137 Sekunden (aired 10/8)

“Bones”: The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (aired 10/8)

“Project Runway”: A Fashionable New Beginning (aired 10/8)

“The Mentalist”: Red Badge (aired 10/8)

“CSI”: Working Stiffs (aired 10/8)

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Networks Relieved By Early Ratings

5 October 2009 2:56 PM, PDT | Studio Briefing - TV News | See recent Studio Briefing - TV News news »

Despite mostly negative critical reaction to the networks' new programs for the fall, ratings indicate that after the first two weeks of the season it all amounts to "so far so good." Broadcasting & Cable observed that the mere fact that no "precipitous ratings declines" occurred in week two -- after viewers got their first look at the new fare -- "represents success so far." Particularly impressive, the trade publication noted, was the performance of CBS, which saw NCIS rise to the top of the ratings list even though the unheralded show is in its sixth season. Even more impressive is that spinoff NCIS Los Angeles remains the top newcomer of the season, ranking just behind NCIS itself. Oddly, the network is showing its greatest weakness on Thursday night -- a night it once dominated. Last week ABC's FlashForward tied CBS's Survivor at 8:00 p.m., while ABC's Grey's Anatomy and »

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DVD Giveaway: CSI NY Season Five

1 October 2009 8:32 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

The fifth season of CSI: NY starring Gary Sinise has just been released onto DVD by CBS Home Entertainment and I have three of the multi-disc sets up for grabs in this contest. You can take a shot at winning one by filling out and submitting the entry form below. Once done, you can optionally return any or any day after and enter again to increase your odds of winning each time. Good luck! CSI: NY, the third incarnation of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation franchise and the spin-off of CSI: Miami, is a crime drama about forensic investigators who use high-tech science to follow the evidence and solve crimes in The Big Apple. »

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CBS Planning Criminal Minds Spin-Off Series

30 September 2009 9:30 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

CBS has decided that being in the spin-off business is definitely good, with plans for another in the works. According to The Hollywood Reporter, CBS is considering a spin-off to its popular series Criminal Minds.

The spin-off would be created by Criminal Minds executive producer and showrunner Ed Bernero and executive producer Chris Mundy. Mundy will write the pilot, which would air this spring as a regular Criminal Minds episode, based off a story from both Mundy and Bernero. It was said that the spin-off would feature all new FBI agents and won't deal with existing characters in the original series.

The network's spin-off formula has worked like a charm so far, with the network employing the same tactics with with Criminal Minds as it has in the past. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation used the same formula in spinning off into CSI: Miami and CSI: NY. The network's recent spin-off »

'Criminal Minds' spinoff inching forward for CBS

30 September 2009 12:25 AM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

With a huge premieres for both "NCIS" and "NCIS: Los Angeles," as well as reliably strong launches for "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "CSI: NY" and "CSI: Miami," it's no wonder that CBS is really getting serious about spinning off "Criminal Minds." Michael Ausiello first mentioned the possible "Criminal Minds" spinoff last summer, suggesting that it would be a backdoor pilot airing out of an episode this spring. That obviously never materialized, but now CBS is pushing forward again. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Criminal Minds" showrunner Ed Bernero and series executive producer Chris Mundy will work on what is described... »

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Niecy Nash Brings Her Opinions to 'The Insider'

29 September 2009 2:04 PM, PDT | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »

"The Insider" has the latest... Niecy Nash, well-known for her roles in "The Bernie Mac Show," "Reno 911!" and "Clean House," has joined "The Insider" as a celebrity panelist! Niecy will be debating with "The Insider"'s Lara Spencer, Samantha Harris and Chris Jacobs about the buzzworthy headlines that everyone is talking about. "We are thrilled to welcome Niecy to ‘The Insider’ team,” said "The Insider" executive producer Linda Bell Blue. "Her comedic timing and extensive performance background makes her the perfect addition to our 'Insider' panel." Nash is best known as host of the Style Network’s No. 1 show “Clean House” and star of Comedy Central’s “Reno 911.” She has also appeared in numerous feature films, including, 'Reno 911: Miami,' 'Code Name: The Cleaner,' 'Boys on the Side,' 'Guess Who' and 'G-Force.' Additionally, Nash has had guest-starring roles on such top-rated series as “My Name Is Earl, »

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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: September 29, 2009

28 September 2009 11:43 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

DVD Links: DVD News | Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary Edition) Warner Home Video's remastering of the 70-year-old classic The Wizard of Oz is certainly this week's big release, but how many of you are going to be willing to shell out the dollars for the Blu-ray collector's set or perhaps double-dip on a DVD edition considering it was only four years ago when they released a three-disc collector's edition. Warner sent me the two-disc DVD edition for review, but what sense does it make for me to review the DVD edition when the Blu-ray version is the obvious highlight here? Especially considering I already reviewed the 3-disc version? I will say this, and Blu-ray buyers should be paying attention, Blu-ray.com is reporting Target stores will have a cheaper version of the Blu-ray available without all the bells and whistles you »

- Brad Brevet