Burnett’s triple play Mark Burnett has hit a milestone, becoming the first producer in TV history (or so they tell me) to have three of his shows airing in prime- time on the same night. “Ce lebrity Apprentice” (NBC), “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader” (Fox) and “Sur vivor” (CBS) all air on Thursday (“5th Grader” is pre-empted tonight).
Burnett also has two more shows, both premiering on NBC, in the next week: “My Dad is Better Than Your Dad” and “Amnesia.”
Speaking of Burnett’s “Ce lebrity Apprentice,” the show’s talent producer, indus try vet Chuck LaBella, has been named director of devel opment at New Wave Enter tainment. He’ll continue his duties on the next season of “Celebrity Apprentice.”
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Laura Bennett, the runner- up from Season 3 of “Project Run way,” is now writing a column for iVillage.com (part of the NBC/Universal empire, which also encompasses “Runway” network Bravo).
Bennett’s column, “Case Clothed” (great title) – illus trated by fellow “Runway” alum Robert Best – tackles fashion dilemmas for frazzled moms. Bennett knows from whence she speaks (she’s a mother of six). * * *
Brian Ross has what sounds like a disturbing report on to morrow’s “20/20” (10 p.m.) – where do those “plasti cized” cadavers in the nation wide “Bodies” exhibits (in cluding the one at South Street Seaport) really come from? Based on a three- month investigation, Ross re ports that they’re culled from a “body processing factory” on the German-Polish border, Internet sites (!) and a “run down warehouse in China.” Last, but not least: * On tonight’s “ET“/”The Insider“: the exclusive trailer for “Indiana Jones: The King dom of the Crystal Skull.”
* Deals: TNT has ordered a new drama series, “Leverage” (Timothy Hutton); Evolu tion Media is developing a TV show with psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen.
* Ch. 5’s Christina Park, a onetime concert pianist, hosts the NJ Philharmonic Orchestra Gala tomorrow.