U.S. television actor Neil Patrick Harris will be the host of the upcoming 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards show, CBS announced Monday. The co-star of the situation comedy How I Met Your Mother is to preside over the CBS broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles Sept.

CBS Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television say they have reached a multi-year broadcast agreement regarding two popular U.S.

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By Daniel Fienberg, Zap2It, Chicago Aug. 6--Long considered a possibility to replace William Petersen as star of CBS' hit "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," Laurence Fishburne has now emerged as the leading suspect.

By CHUCK BARNEY, CONTRA COSTA TIMES CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler provided more details at the TV critics summer press tour on how "CSI" will deal with the departure of William Petersen, the lead actor on the network's top- rated show. Petersen will leave after 10 episodes to work on a play.