Recording artist Taylor Swift will guest star in an upcoming episode of CBS’ drama “CSI.” She will play a teenager whose family runs a seedy Las Vegas motel. Ms. Swift recently was the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” and popped up in one of the skits as Little Orphan Annie.
Original programming returns to Saturdays on CBS starting Jan. 3, with “Game Show in My Head” set to air at 8 and 8:30 p.m., the network announced today. “Head,” which has Ashton Kutcher as one of its executive producers, involves contestants performing outrageous stunts in public for up to $50,000....
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CBS has closed a deal for Laurence Fishburne (“The Matrix”) to join the cast of its top-rated series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” Mr. Fishburne will make his first appearance on the show during the ninth episode of the show’s season, which likely will air in November. CBS said Mr. Fishburne will...