News Bullets

By Chris Wales
October 28, 2004 - 3:57 AM

CSI: Miami's "Hell Night" brought it back up to full power this week with 16.1% of the American audience, which equates to 24% of those households watching TV that night (compared to 14.2/24 last week). The show netted 21.22 million viewers and was top of the evening. A full report is available at Mediaweek's Programming Insider.
The Toronto Star has an interview with Kathy Reich, a real-life forensics investigator and author on the subject.
The Willam Petersen Appreciation Page, a fan site, has new screencaps and video clips available again this week.
Oregon State Police forensic scientist Nici Wanek gave a talk on Tuesday regarding real crime scene investigation, according to southern Oregon's Mail Tribune.
ABC News has a report on an amusing survey in the UK that listed Gil Grissom as the fifth most popular fictional TV candidate for US President, with 10% of the vote.
Pilot Online columnist Jacey Eckhart has written a column where she launches a passionate defence of CSI against its naysayers.
Recent Law & Order recruit Dennis Farina said he wasn't concerned with competition for the show from CSI, in an interview with the Houston Chronicle.
New York Metro has a brief three-tip guide on how to "fix" CSI: New York.

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