LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - In Las Vegas, 22 is usually the last number you want to hit. It's coming up lucky, however, for the series "Las Vegas."
NBC has picked up the freshman drama for a full season of 22 episodes. It's the first new drama this fall to get a full-season pickup, although it seems likely that CBS will commit to "Cold Case," "Navy NCIS" and "Joan of Arcadia" before too long. "It's no secret that 'Las Vegas' has been very good luck for NBC on Monday nights since its premiere, and the public wants more of the glitz and glamour," NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker says. "We feel this series is only just beginning to gain traction and has unlimited potential through the rest of the year." The series ranks fourth among new dramas in total viewers (behind the three CBS shows mentioned above), averaging about 11.5 million in its first four weeks. Monday's (Oct. 13) episode held its own against FOX's baseball playoff coverage and ABC's "Monday Night Football," drawing about 10.8 million people. More important to NBC, "Las Vegas" is the highest-rated new drama of the season among adults 18-49. It's averaged a 4.6 rating in the demographic, which advertisers target and NBC uses as its measure of success. The series stars James Caan as head of security at a high-end Vegas resort and Josh Duhamel as his protege. Nikki Cox, Vanessa Marcil, James Lesure, Marsha Thomason and Molly Sims round out the cast. ________________________________ Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net
