Throng

Friday 3 September, 10:00pm on Five

Despite all the trouble Charlie Sheen has been in recently, he still has one thing going for him: he earns more that anyone else on TV.

The Two and a Half Men star has been named the highest-earning TV star, finishing ahead of the likes of House actor Hugh Laurie and American Idol host Ryan Seacrest.

Sheen pulls a whopping $1.25m per episode of the sitcom, which he recently resigned on to for more seasons. Why wouldn’t you?

His co-star Jon Cryer earns a mild $550,000 for the same amount of work- coming in at second place on the list.

Hugh Laurie is the highest-paid drama actor, earning over $400,000 per episode of House, with Law & Order: SVU actors Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay tied at second on $395,000.

Former Lost actor Henry Ian Cusick will make an appearance on crime procedural Law & Order: SVU, with the actor signing on for a multi-episode arc. Cusick, who played Desmond Hume on Lost, will feature in at least two episodes.

Actor Skeet Ulrich has been cast in the upcoming legal spin-off Law & Order: Los Angeles as an ex-marine character called Rex Winters. Ulrich previously guest starred on fellow spin-off CSI: NY in a three-episode arc.

Richard Dreyfuss, star of 1970’s blockbuster Jaws, will guest star on Weeds in the upcoming sixth season. Weeds producers have announced the veteran actor will feature in at least four episodes of the drama series.

Saturday 28th November 11.00pm

The seventh season of the ‘Law & Order’ spin-off concludes. In the series finale, a teenage girl makes a false allegation of rape against two boys at her school, before driving her car into a crowd in a suicide attempt. The detectives are shocked to learn the teenager has bipolar disorder and has stopped taking her medication. Novak faces a moral dilemma as she prepares to prosecute the girl for her crimes.

Benson and Stabler investigate when teenager Jamie Hoskins alleges that two boys raped her in the toilets at her school. Questioned by police, Danny Morrison and Cameron Shaw insist that Jamie arranged the encounter and consented to the act. “Hooking up in school is a rush. She was into it,” says Danny. Benson is inclined to believe the girl’s side of the story until evidence emerges that she is lying.

Saturday 21st November 11.00pm

The seventh season of the ‘Law & Order’ spin-off following New York’s elite special victims unit continues. This week, detectives probe the case of a teenager who abused his younger brother and ran a child-porn website. When the youngster is kidnapped, Stabler turns to Benson for help in tracing the culprits.

Stabler is called in when eight-year-old Jake Winnock tells his teachers he has been abused. His mother’s reaction stuns the detective. “Oh no, not again,” she says. It transpires that Jake’s older brother, Teddy, was abused by his dad, Gregory Hensal, when he was Jake’s age. The father spent seven years in jail after admitting his crime, but is now permitted to have supervised visits with Jake. Ms Winnock has no doubt that her ex-husband is to blame. “He ruined Teddy’s life and now he’s gonna destroy Jake’s,” she says.

Saturday 14th November 11.00pm

The seventh season of the ‘Law & Order’ spin-off following New York’s elite special victims unit continues. This week, Stabler clashes with his new temporary partner as they investigate an assault on a 16-year-old girl. The trail leads to two overweight teens who acted in revenge for an attack on their obese older brother.

Following the events of last week’s episode (‘Fault’), Stabler discovers that Benson has transferred to the computer-crime division. “You needed a break from each other,” Cragen explains. Stabler is partnered with Detective Lucius Blaine (Anthony Anderson, ‘The Shield’, ‘The Departed’) and together they are sent to investigate the brutal assault of 16-year-old Jessica DeLay, who has had a finger severed.

Saturday 7th November 11.00pm

The seventh season of the ‘Law & Order’ spin-off following New York’s elite special victims unit continues. This week, police trail a sex offender responsible for the murders of three people and the abductions of two young children. The pursuit brings Benson and Stabler into conflict when first one then the other is put in the firing line.

SVU is mobilised when Simon and Laila Clifford are found dead in their apartment with their necks slashed. Laila’s teenage daughter has been choked to death, while her younger children, nine-year-old Ryan and seven-year-old Rebecca, are missing. “No blood, no bodies. Nobody knows where they are,” says ME Warner.

Saturday 31st October 11.00pm

The seventh season of the ‘Law & Order’ spin-off following New York’s elite special victims unit continues. This week, Fin’s son comes under suspicion in connection with a double homicide.

Fin discovers that the lad is covering for his cousin (guest star Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges), but once the guilty party is charged, he uses a technicality to have his confession ruled inadmissible in court.

Fin’s son, Ken Randall, is arrested while trying to dig up earth on a vacant lot. Rather than call his father, with whom he has a strained relationship, Ken opts to summon Benson for help. At the police station, he explains the purpose of his nocturnal prowl. “I was looking for something... a body,” he says.

Saturday 24th October 11.00pm

The seventh season of the ‘Law & Order’ spin-off following New York’s elite special victims unit continues. This week, the body of a female student heavily involved in gambling is found dumped in a red-light district. The trail leads to a famous American footballer and an undercover cop, before the guilty party makes an audacious attempt to beat the charges against him.

A student named Caroline Pereira is found dead in a well-known red-light district. At the university campus, her best friend, Adam Halder, reveals that she was selling exam papers. The cops wonder whether Caroline’s death is connected to her money-making scheme, until her roommate, Gloria, points them in another direction. Gloria is wearing an expensive diamond ring that once belonged to the dead girl. “Caroline bragged about ripping off some rich, famous guy for the ring... maybe he killed her,” she suggests.

Saturday 17th October 10.10pm

The seventh season of the ‘Law & Order’ spin-off following New York’s elite special victims unit continues. This week, the cops suspect two teenage boys of foul play when a high-school student is raped and murdered. When a key witness disappears, Judge Donnelly is left with no choice but to dismiss the case. Can Novak find the boy in time?

Teenagers Nicky Pratt, Doug Waverly and Jason King stand accused of the rape and murder of Jennifer Durning, a high school student who was on a trip to New York from Montreal. CCTV footage shows the boys leaving a club with Jennifer, but although the detectives found semen from three different sources on her abandoned clothing, her body is still missing. Jennifer made a panicked phone call to her friend, Dana, but the evidence is not admissible in court, and it seems that the boys might be released. “Arresting them today makes us all look like idiots,” fumes DA Arthur Branch.

Saturday 10th October 10.10pm

The seventh season of the ‘Law & Order’ spinoff following New York’s elite special victims unit continues. This week, the murder of a highflying lawyer leads police to her secret lover. But detectives believe their suspect is being framed when a second woman is murdered in similar circumstances.

Benson and Stabler report to an apartment where 29-year-old lawyer Vicky Riggs has been sexually assaulted and strangled to death. Vicky was due to be married, but her engagement ring is missing. A note on one of the wedding invitations nearby reads, “Don’t marry him, you belong with me.” The detectives wonder if they are dealing with a disgruntled ex-boyfriend who called 911 in a fit of remorse after he had throttled Vicky.

Saturday 3rd October 10.10pm

The seventh season of the ‘Law & Order’ spin-off following New York’s elite special victims unit continues. This week, a newborn baby is found in a pile of rubbish. As the search for the infant’s mother begins, the cops are drawn into a murky web of murder and incest.

The team is called to the scene when a newborn baby boy is found in a pile of rubbish on the street. Still separated from his wife and children, Stabler is particularly affected by the baby’s plight. “Welcome to the world, tough guy,” he sighs as he cradles the boy. With just a T-shirt and some bed sheets as evidence, the detectives begin the search for the infant’s mother.

Saturday 26th September 10.15pm

The seventh season of the ‘Law & Order’ spin-off following New York’s elite special victims unit continues. This week, ME Warner finds herself in the firing line when a girl is abducted on her way home from school. Warner is tasked with delivering the ransom to the kidnapper, but a botched meeting threatens to derail the case.

Stabler responds when a young girl named Carly Hunter is snatched in the street, bundled into a black van and driven away. Initial clues implicate a paroled sex offender in the crime, but the man plunges to his death while attempting to escape police. When the kidnapper’s van is then recovered with a pool of blood inside, DNA evidence clears the dead suspect of any involvement in the crime – which means Stabler pursued the wrong man.

Saturday 19th September 10.00pm

The seventh season of the ‘Law & Order’ spin-off following New York’s elite special victims unit continues. This week, a young boy witnesses the brutal murder of his mother. When he seeks revenge for her death, a legal battle over gun control ensues.

Benson and Stabler are called to the murder of single mother Monica Phelps at her home. When they open the cupboard behind the body, the detectives are shocked to discover the victim’s young son, Nathan, hiding in the dark. “My mom’s dead, isn’t she?” he asks. The boy explains that his mother was using drugs and gives them the name of her dealer: DJ. The pusher admits that he sold Monica drugs, but denies killing her.

Saturday 12th September 11.00pm

The seventh season of the ‘Law & Order’ spin-off following New York’s elite special victims unit continues. This week, the stabbing of a teenage boy leads to a troubled little girl, a fierce custody battle and a duplicitous lawyer with a hidden agenda.