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Jason Castro: Whenever I hear "Hallelujah," I think of Mark Harmon getting shot on "The West Wing," right after he bought little C.J. flowers, because working women can't ever be happy on TV. And then I'm so distracted by my bitterness that I wanna slap Aaron Sorkin, until I see the gleaming dreads and blue blue eyes of little Jason, and then everything is beautiful in its own way. Although I still cry for CJ, because that mess was bananas.

Posted by Leslie Streeter at March 4, 2008 11:03 PM

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TV Talk: New York and the Small Screen

By Winchester

Also saw Mark Harmon, currently starring on the successful CBS-show NCIS. Harmon's been around for years, and still married to Pam Dawber (“Mork And Mindy”), since 1975 actually, and she has essayed roles on everything from “Flamingo Road” to “The West Wing” and “The Love Boat. Now, that's longevity. He reminds me of a fantastic line that Don Johnson said several years ago: “Don Johnson belongs on TV.” Finally, Jimmy Smits of “LA Law" fame, "NYPD Blue," "West Wing" and now “Cane." You know how hard it is these days to generate one hit TV show? Smits has had 4!

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Hollywood helps Sat.1 bounce back

By Scott Roxborough

March 1, 2008

COLOGNE, Germany -- A healthy dose of Hollywood helped long-suffering German network Sat.1 to an 11% market share in February, its best performance since fall 2006.

The Berlin-based broadcaster added 0.6% market share in the key 14-49 demographic, the first month-to-month positive change for Sat.1 since last summer.

A heavy diet of blockbusters including "Meet the Parents" and "Something's Gotta Give" and new episodes of "Navy NCIS" were key in pulling the network out of its long slump.

The ratings figures, released Friday, are a victory for Matthias Alberti, who took over as head of Sat.1 last year and proceeded to overhaul the channel's schedule.

Alberti moved Sat.1 back to basics, dropping several underperforming formats and filling slots with feature films, in-house produced TV movies and sports.

Sat.1's new Monday primetime film slot has been particularly successful, with "Meet the Parents" drawing a 19.4% market share among 14- to 49-year-olds and "Something's Gotta Give" getting 18.2% in that space.

Alberti's decision to double-dip with hit series "Navy NCIS" -- new episodes on Sunday, and reruns on Thursday -- also has paid off. The military procedural starring Mark Harmon drew up to 14.8% of the 14-49 demographic in Germany in February.

Alberti has been under the gun to get Sat.1 growing again. Guillaume de Posch, CEO of channel parent ProSiebenSat.1, singled out Alberti's operation at last year's annual shareholder's meeting as the problem child in the ProSieben portfolio.

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Music, 'NCIS' fans will sing a happy tune

Stuff to watch or record

NCIS marathon: A gift for fans of the quirky Mark Harmon-led procedural: 15 hours of repeat episodes. That'll keep your Saturday occupied -- or at least your DVR. 8 a.m.-11 p.m., USA

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