Katee Sackhoff, Freddie Prinze Jr., Mykelti Williamson, John Boyd, Jennifer Westfeldt and Chris Diamantopoulos have joined the cast of 24 for the series' eighth season.

Happy Birthday to British actress Patsy Kensit (1968), Lemonheads singer Evan Dando (1967), rapper Grand Puba (1966), ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted (1963), actor Steven Weber (1962), actor Mykelti Williamson (1960),

The CSIs are puzzled when evidence and witnesses point to John McEnroe as their murder suspect despite his air-tight alibi, and as Mac's investigation causes a political firestorm, the team worries he'll be dismissed when they are asked to testify, on CSI: NY, Wednesday, May 9 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS.

Stella is forced to deal with painful memories when Det. Valens visits the lab and says her DNA is connected to a Philadelphia cold case making her a suspect, and Mac's career is put in jeopardy when an internal investigation is opened against him, on CSI: NY, Wednesday, May 2 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS.

Forrest Gump stars Gary Sinise and Mykelti Williamson are set for a reunion on forensics drama CSI: NY. Williamson, who played Bubba in the hit 1994 film, will join series regular Sinise (Lieutenant Dan) for a two episode arc beginning next week.

Happy Birthday to US Soccer team star Landon Donovan (1982), British actress Patsy Kensit (1968), Lemonheads singer Evan Dando (1967), rapper Grand Puba (1966), ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted (1963), actor Steven Weber (1962), actor Mykelti Williamson (1960), "Everybody Loves Raymond" actress Patricia Heaton (1958), comedic actress Catherine O'Hara (1954), "TJ Hooker" actor Adrian Zmed (1954), Cuban musician/producer Emilio Estefan, Jr. (1953), British singer Chris Rea (1951), ZZ Top singer/guitarist Billy Gibbons (1950), Yes bassist Chris Squire (1948), singer Bobby Womack (1944), actress Paula Prentiss (1939), "The Postman Always Rings Twice" actor John Garfield (1913; d. 1952), and Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678; d. 1741).

NBC has given an early fall 2006-07 series order for 13 episodes of the new drama Kidnapped. The series is a high-stakes serialized thriller in which the teenage son of a wealthy Upper East Side family (Timothy Hutton and Dana Delany) is kidnapped and everyone is a suspect. The series focuses on the elaborate, triangulated game between the kidnappers, law enforcement, FBI, and the private negotiating team of the "perhaps" not-so-picture-perfect family.

Happy Birthday to US Soccer team star Landon Donovan (1982), British actress Patsy Kensit (1968), Lemonheads singer Evan Dando (1967), rapper Grand Puba (1966), ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted (1963), actor Steven Weber (1962), actor Mykelti Williamson (1960), "Everybody Loves Raymond" actress Patricia Heaton (1958), comedic actress Catherine O'Hara (1954), "TJ Hooker" actor Adrian Zmed (1954), Cuban musician/producer Emilio Estefan, Jr. (1953), British singer Chris Rea (1951), ZZ Top singer/guitarist Billy Gibbons (1950), Yes bassist Chris Squire (1948), singer Bobby Womack (1944), actress Paula Prentiss (1939), "The Postman Always Rings Twice" actor John Garfield (1913; d. 1952), and Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678; d. 1741).