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• CSI: Miami has received a nomination for Best New Show in AOL's Third Annual TV Viewer Awards, Media Post reported. Its competition includes American Dreams, 8 Simple Rules..., Everwood and What I Like About You. Only AOL members can vote at AOL Keyword: TV Awards.

• Matt Roush at TV Guide was recently taken to task by a fan of Marg Helgenberger (Catherine Willows). "You described Marg Helgenberger's role on CSI as not worthy of an Emmy award. I was surprised and shocked by your description of Catherine Willows," the fan said wrote. Roush's response, in which he said Helgenberger has a "terrific presence", can be found here.

• The Sydney Morning Herald has reviewed CSI: Miami's "Just One Kiss", which airs in Australia tonight. This is what the paper had to say:

  In fact, there's lots of peering through microscopes and spectrometry, for this unnecessary spin-off from the far better assembled CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is comfortable with forensic gear, though it doesn't offer anything different in the way of stories and simply fills another hour.

  The full review is available at this page.

• Zap2it has posted a round-up article of all the previously reported comments made by the CSI and CSI: Miami executive producers at the recent Television Critics Association press tour.

• CBS Entertainment's Robert Zotnowski, who oversees the production of CSI and CSI: Miami, has been promoted to vice-president of current programs, according to Media Daily News.

• Fred Shuster at the Long Beach Press Telegram has written an editorial looking at the public's fascination with procedural crime dramas, including CSI and Law & Order.

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