1.   Based on the pilot episodes, CBS is launching one stinker, one so-so police drama and five qualitatively promising new series.

2.   Benben goes more for laughs than for dead-on realism, and he succeeds some of the time in the pilot episode.

3.   A few frames from the pilot episode have already been cut because of complaints about their abject brutality.

4.   A few TV critics Tuesday questioned scenes in the pilot episode that have some of the kids smoking pot and drinking beer.

5.   About half of the pilot episode needs to be reshot and then the cast will start filming the series.

6.   Advertisers were shown pilot episodes and then got to express their appreciation by ponying up advance sponsorship commitments.

7.   After shooting pilot episodes, each has scrapped the first draft and gone back to the drawing board.

8.   After the pilot episode, the action will switch from New York to sunnier Los Angeles.

9.   Aiello himself admits the pilot episode has weaknesses, but he promises better.

10.   But most of the ad buyers will wait until next week, when the networks will send them the full pilot episodes.