Muerte Laughlin

Don’t expect “Viva Laughlin” to last long (and don't expect many to care). Its debut last night reached only 8.8m people, only 42% of the large audience granted it by “CSI.” On Sundays, it’ll inevitably get trounced.

On the other hand, CBS has picked up its sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” for the full season, and ABC has granted New Agey life sustenance to “Private Practice” for the entire season.

Not so good news over at Fox, where “New Amsterdam,” which was bounced off the fall schedule to serve as a midseason replacement, has had its episode count cut back from 13 to seven.