Thursday, March 3 2005

LAW & ORDER: TRIAL BY JURY --(10:00PM-11:00PM) --(TV-14)

"The Abominable Showman"

NEWEST 'LAW & ORDER'-THEMED SERIES PREMIERES AS BEBE NEUWIRTH STARS AS TOUGH PROSECUTOR LOOKING TO CONVICT ARROGANT PRODUCER OF MURDER; JERRY ORBACH ALSO STARS; CANDICE BERGEN AND ANNABELLA SCIORRA GUEST-STAR -- Executive producer Dick Wolf's newest spinoff of the famed "Law & Order"-themed series premieres as tough New York Assistant D.A. Tracey Kibre (Emmy and Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth) tackles the murder of an aspiring Broadway actress but has little evidence to prosecute the suspect -- an acclaimed but arrogant theater producer (guest starring actor-director-producer Tony Bill) who smugly knows that the police have found no blood or even a body. Kibre is joined by her unflappable deputy A.D.A., Kelly Gaffney (Amy Carlson, NBC's "Third Watch"), as they work with Detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Salazar (Kirk Acevedo, "Band of Brothers") to pursue physical evidence while the producer's attorney (Annabella Sciorra, "Jungle Fever") maneuvers to publicly portray the missing woman as promiscuous. Fred Dalton Thompson also stars and his fellow "Law & Order" star Sam Waterston guest-stars in their regular roles.