CBS Sorry for Preempting Hit Drama with Arafat Report

(Reuters) The CBS television network apologized to viewers on Thursday for interrupting the last five minutes of a hit detective drama with a special report on the death of Arafat. The broadcaster said news of Arafat's death did not warrant preemption of the detective series "CSI: NY," which averages 16.7 million viewers a week and ranks No. 8 in audience size among all shows in prime time.


2004-11-12 00:00:00

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