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Show In ‘Supernatural’ premiere goes long . ‘ : { ( ‘ Three months afterfailing to let “GilmoreGirls” fans know that the show’sseasonfinale would run little bit long, The DVD/Viideo releases Cowboys won18-10. TV Ratings Prme-time viewership numbers compiled by ‘Nelsen Media Research for the week that ended Sunday. 1. “CSI,” CBS, 12.23million viewers. 2. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 10.89 million viewers. 3. “Two and a Half Men” (Monday, 9:30 p.m.), CBS, 10.86 million viewers. 4. “Cold Case,” CBS, 10.54 million viewers. 5. "CSk:: Nae CBS, 10.21 million viewers. 6. “Without a Trace,” CBS,10.13 mi- fon viewers, 7. “Two and a Half Men” (Monday, 9 p.m), CBS, 9.78 million viewers. 8. NFL Preseason Football: Dallas at Seattle, ABC, 9.71 million viewers. 9. Movie: “Stone Cold,” CBS, 9.63 million viewers. 10. “NCIS,” CBS, 9.34 million viewers. New York Times Bestseller List HARDCOVER FICTION 1. CHILL FACTOR, by Sandra Brown Kostov 4. LIFEGUARD,by James Patterson and ‘Andrew Gross 5,SWEETWATER CREEK,by Anne Rivers Siddons 1. 1776, by David McCullough 2 THE FAIRTAX BOOK, by Neal Boortz minutesoutofthe pilot, The Paramount Pictures. Matthew McConaughey,left, and Steve Zahn starin “Sahara.” couple apart. The two-disc set co-star Wanda Sykes, who plays Fonda's sassyassistant, plus featurettes centering on Lopez, Fonda, Vartan andthe director. Luketic also offers an introduction for seven deleted scenes. DVDset, $28.98. (New Line) ‘Sahara’ Clive Cussler’s roguish hero Dirk Pitt comes to the big-screenin this adaptation ofhis eco-adventuretale in the deserts of Africa. Director Breck Eisner, son of depart- ing Walt Disney boss Michael Eisner, makes his fedture film debut, proving himself adept at gunplay and blowing things up. Matthew McConaugheystarsas scruffy explorerPitt, who teams with his comic sidekick (Steve Zahn)and a World Health Organization doc (Penelope Cruz) to preventa globethreatening epidemic and uneartha Civil War battleship buried in the Sahara sands. Eisner and McConaughey, also an executive producer on domesticlife in Hawaii, the unruly alien critter short-circuits, leaving his gal pal Lilo, hersister and their extended family to figure out how to reset his inner gyro. DVD extras include a cartoon short that spells out Stitch’s origins as “Experiment 626”in a cos- mic science lab, plus a music video and a coupleofset-top games. DVD,$29.99. (Disney) ‘Pretty Woman: 15th Anniversary Special Edition’ Julia Robertsis the ultimate hooker-with-a-heart-of-gold, playing Eliza Doolittle to Richard Gere’s Henry Higgins in this Pygmalion variant about a rich businessman whohires a prostitute as his companion for a week, gives hera class-act makeover and, ofcourse, finds true love in the process. Director Garry Marshall offers commentary for this new DVD version, which also packs a blooper reel, a music video by Natalie Cole and twofeaturettes, including a glimpse of the cast- and-crew’s wrap party. DVD, $19.99. (Disney) ed scenes and three makingof featurettes. DVD,$29.99. ‘The Blues Brothers: Disney cashes in again on its 2002 animated hit with wood Blues, whose comrades include Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, James Brown and Cab Callowayin a madcap race to stay ahead of country rednecks,Illinois Nazis and the Midwest's law-enforcement community. The new DVDeditionincludes the theatrical version and an extended cut adding 15 minutes of footage. Aykroyd,director John Landis andcollaborators offer recollections, and the DVDfeatures portrait of the late Belushi. DVD,$22.98. (Universal) WBdecided instead simply to let the show run long. Andit’s making sure people know that aheadoftime. In May, viewers who werere- cording the seasonfinale of “GilmoreGirls” were unaware that the show ran about 30 seconds past its normal 8 p.m. ending time. TiVos and VCRsset to click offprecisely at 9, then, missed the crucial final scene in which Lorelai (Lauren Graham) proposes to Luke (Scott Patterson). ABC reincarnating ‘This Is Your Life’ Oneoftelevision's early unscripted hits — and one that would seeminglyfit in with the currentcropoftearjerkerreal- the movie, offer commentary. The DVDalso has four delet- ‘Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch’ | ' ' mercials. Rather thancut a few schemes to break the happy sequel, the action on this one sandwiched betweenthat of the original film and the 2003 follow-up“Stitch! The Movie.” This time out, as extraterrestrial refugee Stitch settles into 5. NEW RULES, by Bill Maher typically are between 42 and 44 minutes long without com- (MichaelVartan), then meets asecondstraight-+to-video UP AMERICA, by Bernard Goldberg ing credits. Hourlong shows cess. Jennifer Lopez stars as 3.THEWORLDIS FLAT, by ThomasL. 4. 100 PEOPLEWHO ARE SCREWING The “Supernatural”pilot runs just over 46 minutes, and an odd-jobbing woman who finds the handsome, successful doctor of her dreams includes commentary with director Robert Luketic and f ( ‘ ‘ Sept. 13, will end at 10:07 p.m. that's without opening or clos- proved solid box-office suc- and JohnLinder Friedman but episode, which airs at 8 p.m. in this fitful comedy that (Paramount) HARDCOVER NONFICTION ofits.buzzworthy new series “Supernatural” will bleed over its one-hour allotment. The de- Jane Fonda returns to the screen after a nearly 15-year hiatus to play the prospective mother-in-law from hell 25th Anniversary Edition’ It started as a “Saturday Night Live” skit, became a touring blues gig for John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, then a cameo-laden big-screen romp.And25 yearslater,it has evolved intoa classic of comedy excess. Belushi and Aykroyd star as musical men in black Joliet Jake and El- ity shows — maybe headed HotySched Paiton® ‘Clueless: “Whatever!” Edition’ The dumb-and-dumberset had a banneryear in 1995 with these comedies, both now getting DVD makeovers. “TommyBoy” starsthe late Chris Farley as a party animal forced to grow upand save the family auto-parts factory from conartists and corporate sharkswith help froma wisecracking partner (David Spade). The two-disc set has morethan two dozendeleted scenes,alternate takes and extended sequences, plus four making-of featurettes and commentary withdirec- backto the small screen. ABCis working on a 2Istcentury versionof “This Is YourLife,” the 1950s staple in which host Ralph Edwards surprised people ranging from ordinary Joes to big-namece- lebrities with presentations of their life story. Fox Television Studios will produce the updated show; details are being kept quiet for now. “This Is YourLife,” which began as a radio showin the late 1940s, ran on NBC from 1952-61 andfinished in the Nielsen top 20 in several of those years. Ed- tor Peter Segal. “Clueless” wards also hosted a syndicated versionin the early '70s and produced anotherthat ran in syndication in 1983-84. The show frequently played up emotional moments in the features Alicia Silverstone as a Beverly Hills teen princess witha flair for shopping, guests from the person's past filling in parts of the story. In subject's life, with surprise brown-nosing and meddling. that respect, the show would The DVDhas featurettes on the movie's fashion, slang and other topics. DVDs,$19.99 seem to be a good fit with ABC's brand of heartstring-tug- each. (Paramount) as “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” David Germain >) The Associated Press ging unscripted shows, such Zap2it.com 8 e 002 ‘1 saquiardas ‘Aepsinyy ‘pjevay Ajieq Cowboys quarterback Drew Bledsoe in a preseason game on Aug.22 in Seattle. The lesson. The networkis letting folks know now — two weeksin advance — that the premiere ‘Monster-in-Law’ Seattle Seahawks Isaiah Kacyvenskihits Dallas WB appearsto havelearned its |