`Dexter' brings Smits back as a TV crimebuster

Jimmy Smits, a proven TV star in "L.A. Law" and "NYPD Blue," is looking like the go-to guy when a drama's juicy guest role demands leading-man heft.

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Al Franken Getting Celebrity Support

The list of contributors to comedian Al Franken's political action committee reads like a celebrity who's who: singer Barbra Streisand, writer-director Nora Ephron, actor-writer Larry David and actor Jimmy Smits.

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Confirmed talent to date includes Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony, Jose Feliciano, Aventura, Tito "El Bambino," Sheila E., Los Lobos and Thalia. The hosts for the evening will be George Lopez and Jimmy Smits.

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Attention Rap, Hip Hop, & Our Pop Culture Artists - The Major Leagues Require Better Lyrics!

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CBS is mixing sizzle with stability next fall, keeping power players in place and making room for a crop of edgy new fare.

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We're in the middle of pilot season right now, and of the approximately 9000 different shows all fighting to be part of this fall's network schedule (as long as they aren't put up against American Idol), a handful have shown promise, some even more than was expected.

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