CBS tries to smuggle Ebola virus into U.S.?

CBS CEO Les Moonves has been talking a pretty good game about how his network will crush Jay Leno - "I will bet anybody who would like to bet that 'CSI: Miami' on Monday night at 10 o'clock will beat Jay by a lot. Remember that: By a lot" - but in case Leno does make some ratings inroads, the network seems to have cooked up an inspired, if sinister, Plan B.

Customs officials in Houston last month intercepted a container of props for the network's recently wrapped "Suvivor: Gabon" shipped from West Africa. Per a report:

(Reality show contestants or stooges for an international militarized-virus smuggling plot masterminded by Les Moonves?)

"The freight contained several animal skulls and hides ... and various bones, Yolanda Choates, a spokeswoman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, told the Houston Chronicle. ... Some were infested with termites, while other artifacts potentially carried microbes linked to Ebola and other viruses. ... CBS may be subject to fines, which will be assessed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture."

Honestly: Sneaking the Ebola virus into the country just to maintain ratings dominance at 10 p.m. is going a little overboard, Les. But then, he's always been a competitive guy. He probably would've personally tried to slip the microbes into one of Jay's vintage cars.