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Show 'Apprentice' runner-u- p working to moguldom TVItatin3 viewershlp numbers compiled by Media Research for the week that Prime-tim- e Nielsen ""ended Sunday. 1. Summer Olympks'-Monda25.9 million viewers. 2. 'Summer Olympks'-Tuesda25 million viewers. The Passion of the NBC y, Christ A year ago, Mel Gibson's labor of love and testament to his Roman Catholic faith still looked like it might end up an ego project that went down in NBC. y, 3. 'Summer Wympks'-Wednesda- y, NBC 243 million viewers. 4. 'Summer Ormpfcs'-Thursda21.5 million viewers, NBC y, 5. 'SurnnwOlympks'-Frtda20.1 million viewers. 500-acr- flames. Hollywood studios NBQ y, DVDVideo releases . would not touch it, forcing Gibson to hire an independent distributor, and critics went on the attack, saying the movie could spark Using that criticism as a rallying cry, Gibson built a network of religious leaders to spread the word, with churches buying out entire screenings and busing their members to see it. The result was the first religious blockbuster since "Ben-Hur- " and "The Ten Cornmandments." Jim Caviezel stars as Christ in his bloody final hours of scourging and crucifixioa Gibson chose to release just the film on the DVD, with none of the usual commen- doctaries, umentaries or other extras. " With the same church network deployed to sell the ' home-vide- o version, and a built-i- n audience of the faithful for whom the movie will be a perennial Lenten season ritual, Gibson did not need to pad the DVD with bells and whistles. The DVD is availn able in either or versions. DVD, $29.98. (20th Century Fox) From loyal opposition Trey Parker and Matt Stone comes "South Park: The Passion of ; the Jew." The DVD features the animated show's episode spoofing Gibson's "Passion," the movie inspiring Cartman to organize a "final solution," shaming Kyle into loathing his Jewish heritage, and sending Stan and Kenny on a quest to get their money back from Gibson after they see the film and hate it. The disc includes two other "South Park episodes with church themes. DVD, $19.99. (Paramount) ' 6. 'Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony, NBC 19-- million viewers. 7. 'Summer Olympia'-Saturda18 million viewers. 8. NBC 'CSI:OirneScerlnvestigarJoa CBS, 12.6 million viewers. 9. 'Amazing Race 5, viewers. 10. 'Without viewers. CBS, 10.5 million Trace,' CBS, 10.5 million Ifest Week's DVD Releases The following are scheduled to be released Most wH also be released on video. Tuesday. New releases "Jersey Girl" Buena Vista "Kaena: The Prophecy," ' Corum-biaTri-St- ar "The Ladykillers," Buena Vista "The Punisher," Lions Gate . "Soul Plane," MGM "Soul Plane," (Unrated Edition) MGM "Spring, Summer, Fall Winter... And Spring," ColurnbiaTri-Sta- r "The United States of Leland," Paramount New to DVD special edition "Clerks X," 10th Anniversary Edition, Buena Vista "Dawn of the Dead," (Special Edition) Anchor Bay "Judgment at Nuremberg," (Special Edition) MGM "Mask," (1985) (Director's Cut) Universal 'Night of the Living Dead," (1968) Fox - ' "Red Heat," (Special Edition) Li'" " ons Gate "Resident Evil,'' (Deluxe Edition) ColurnbiaTri-Sta- r " "Rounders," (Special Edition) ' Buena Vista "Star Trek: Generations" (Collector's Edition) Paramount "Strangers on a Train," (Special Edition) Warner Bros. " ; behind-the-scen- wide-scree- n Jew-baitin- g The Lion King 2: Siniba's Pride' follThe straight-to-vide- o ow-up of the Disney animat- -' ed blockbuster reunites voice stars Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Robert As his prize for winning "The Apprentice," Bill Rancic got a job overseeing construction of a skyscraper in Chicago. Runner-u- p Kwame Jackson, meanwhile, is moving on to building an entire community. Jackson and two friends and business partners, Erik Moses and David Smith, have founded a company called Legacy Development Partners. Their first mae jor project is a nearly development outside Washington, D C, that they hope will include housing, commercial development, retail stores, park- - , land and a medical facility. Jackson says he expects the finished project, in Prince George's County, M&, to be valued in excess of $3 billion and provide 32,000 jobs. "Since appearing on 'The Apprentice,' one of the most important lessons I learned from Donald Trump is that real estate can be one of the most successful vehicles for the production of wealth," Jackson says in a statement. "More importantly, this project is about creating a lasting legacy of African-America- n entrepreneur ialism on a grand scale, with a focus on ownership." The development will be called Rosewood, after the n town in Florida destroyed in the 1920s. Legacy is working with NAI Michael Companies, a big developer in suburban Washington, on the project. The magnitude of this deal is tremendous for us," says Moses, president of Legacy Development Holdings. "... We aspire to make a highly e impactful entree into real estate development, setting the stage for future projects to PHILIPPE ANTONELLOlcon Distribution Jim Caviezel portrays Jesus carrying the cross in The Passion of the Christ." Guillaume and Nathan Lane, with vocal additions from Neve Campbell, Suzanne Pleshette and Andy Dick. The tale picks up with boss cat Simba and his daughter facing a new coup attempt by their power-hungr- y kin, the twe-diset features a new animated short film, a mak-ingfeaturette on the sen quel, a music video, background about real lions and a handful of games to keep the kids occupied between movies. DVD set, $29.99. (Disney) V sc of live-actio- set-to- p TV on DVD "Star Trek: The Original Series The Complete First Season" Gene Roddenberry's 1960s series boldly went to new heights in sci-- with issues of the day racism, the Coid War, the environment cleverly couched in a futurisset tic context. An eight-dis- c has the first 29 episodes of the starship Enterprise's space odyssey, accompanied by fresh interviews with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and a good documentary examining the struggle to put the show on the air. The set is from the previa space-save- r ous single DVDs, which carried two episodes each. Season two is due out Nov. 7 and season three on Dec. 7. DVD set, $129.99. (Paramount) fi "Touched by an Angel: The DeComplete First Season" d buting in 1994, the series followed angels Roma Downey and Delia Reese as they aided and comforted mortals in trouble. The four-dis- c set has the first 13 feel-goo- seepisodes plus the two-paries finale that aired in 2003, along with commentary on four episodes. DVD set, $49.99. (Paramount) rt "Rocky Bullwinkle& Friends: Complete Season 2 Moose and squirrel are back with 52 episodes of Jay Ward's animated TV classic. Along with dopey moose and flying squirrel Rocky, the show features their nemeses Boris and Natasha, plus brainy canine Mr. Peabody and Canadian Mountie Dudley set includes an The four-dis- c interview with June Foray, the voice of Rocky. DVD set, . Bull-wink- le Do-Rig- $39.98. (Classic Media) Other new releases big-tim- come.? "Twisted" Yet another crime thriller with Ashley Judd, this time playing a homicide detective who becomes the prime suspect in a serial-kille- r case. Samuel L Jackson and Andy Garcia r. The DVD has commentary from director Philip Kaufman and 10 deleted and extended scenes. DVD, $29.99. (Paramount) co-sta- "Robinson Crusoe" African-America- Be- fore Tom Hanks hung out with a volleyball on a deserted island, the original cast away of Daniel Defoe's novel came to the big screen in a rousing 1952 adventure starring Dan CHerlihy and directed by Luis BunueL The DVD has before and after material showcasing the film's restoration. DVD, $19.99. (VO) 'Sopranos' actor sees light with CBS With "The Sopranos" not returning until 2006, members of the show's cast have to find other ways to fill their time. Take Steven Schirripa, for instance. The imposing actor, who plays Bobby Baccalieri on the HBO series, has taken a quickie role on the CBS soap "Guiding Light" to help pass the days until "Sopranos" creator David Chase calls the gang ' back to the set. Schirripa win play himself on "Guiding Light" Sept. 1 and 2. His appearance will cause a stir among teenagers Tammy (Stephanie Gatschet) and Joey (Justin Klosky), who try to get his attention and help with a project for their summer internship, CBS says. David Germain The Associated Press Zap2itcom |