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<ul><li> At the halfway point of November sweeps, CBS beat the other four major networks in total viewers with 11.33 million. However, it came in third in the 18-49 demographic behind ABC (3.3 rating/9 share) and NBC (3.0/8) with 3.0/8. (Source: <A class="link" HREF="http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/national-broadcast/e3ic9c6a9c4030ca00ae7f93ea22f3855cc">Mediaweek</a>)<p><li> <I>CSI: New York</I>'s <font color=yellow>Hill Harper</font> (Dr Sheldon Hawkes) is supporting the <A class="link" HREF="http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-14-2008/0004903868&EDATE=">McDonald's All American Achievers</a> essay contest for 7th and 8th graders. The contest encourages students to excel in academics, character development and community service. "It's great to see McDonald's is leading the path and shaping the next generation of leaders. We need to keep our students encouraged and motivated now so they can be prepared for the future," Harper said.<p><li> The official site for the new <I>CSI: NY</I> PC game has <A class="link" HREF="http://csi.us.ubi.com/ny/video.php">behind the scenes</a> videos featuring <font color=yellow>Gary Sinise</font> (Mac Taylor), <font color=yellow>Melina Kanakaredes</font> (Stella Bonasera), <font color=yellow>Carmine Giovinazzo</font> (Danny Messer) and <font color=yellow>Eddie Cahill</font> (Don Flack).<p><li> With milestone episodes airing this week, <I>CSI: Miami</I> and <I>New York</I> fans can reminisce about past seasons. <I>Miami</I> has a list of <A class="link" HREF="http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20081105cbs02">150 Deadly Crimes</a> to go along with it's 150th episode, and <I>CSI: NY</I> has a list of <A class="link" HREF="http://www.tvguide.com/News/CSI-NY-100th-67034.aspx">100 Killer Quips</a> to celebrate the 100th episode.<p><li> The CBS webseries <I>Novel Adventures</I> visited the morgue set of <I>New York</I> for the episode about <font color=yellow>Douglas Preston</font>'s <I>The Monster of Florence</I>. The video--and a book giveaway--can be found at <A class="link" HREF="http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/11/16/095340.php">Blogcritics</a>. (Please note that the video contains some content that may be inappropriate for younger viewers.)<p><li> CBS recording artist <font color=yellow>Sharon Little</font> is going to <A class="link" HREF="http://channels.isp.netscape.com/celebrity/story.jsp?idq=/ff/story/0002/20081116/1918608788.htm">appear</a> in an upcoming episode of <I>CSI: NY</I>. (Little's website can be visited <A class="link" HREF="http://www.sharonlittle.com/">here</a>.)<p><li> <A class="link" HREF="http://jam.canoe.ca/Forbes/2008/11/14/7412936-forbes.html">Jam! Showbiz</a> reports that <I>CSI</I> franchise producer <font color=yellow>Jerry Bruckheimer</font> is one of the 50 top-earning celebrities over 50 according to <I>Forbes</I> magazine. Last year, at age 63, Bruckheimer earned $145 million, putting him in second place on the list.<p><li> <b>Minor spoiler:</b><p><font color=yellow>Louis Lombardi</font> is set to guest-star in an upcoming episode of <I>New York</I>. "It's a pretty fun role. It's just a hustler, you know? It's a guy who gets out of prison and goes back to hustlin'," the actor said. (<A class="link" HREF="http://www.movieweb.com/news/NE9LAc9awliuca">Source</a>)<p><li> <b>Plot spoilers ahead!:</b><p><I>CSI: NY</I>'s 100th episode, <A class="link" HREF="http://www.csifiles.com/episodes/newyork/season5/my_name_is_mac_taylor.shtml">"My Name is Mac Taylor"</a>, will have two murder victims named Mac Taylor: one is shot and the other falls down a spiral staircase. Fifteen more Mac Taylors will be shown during the episode, in addition to the show's leading man (played by Sinise). Sinise and guest-star <font color=yellow>Julia Ormond</font> (who has a three-episode arc on the series) filmed on location in New York City. "What I like about Mac is that he's a straight shooter. He's honorable. He just wants to do what's right," Sinise told <A class="link" HREF="http://www.newsok.com/clues-point-to-great-100th-episode-for-csi-ny/article/3321157?custom_click=pod_headline_television">News OK</a>.</ul><center></center>
