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ItwrtH Ti cauldntt care Jess i i i of Court TV going for a wall-to-walL i reenactment that's a little unsettling. Let's hope C-SPAN doesn't do likewise: I'd hate to imagine the casting for the "House of Commons drama. to fight Amy Fisher; Still now frat the Long Island Lolita has withdrawn and been replaced by Paula Jones, even that bit of curiosity has vanished. Perhaps this live-action, nonlethal version of "Celebrity Death match" will have its champions; I say any concept that makes "Fear Factor" sound tasteful is to be avoided at all costs. MM (UPN) "WWF UPN is taking some of its female World Wrestling Federation figures and showing them posing for their WWF pinup calendar.

Think of what the world is coming to: Because of what Fox is showing at the same time, this isn't the worst choice in this prime-time slot feOO (CBS) -Amazfa Rac 2." CBS is showing two reality-contestant series back to back, this and "Survivor." Though the shows seem compatible, the audience may not sit still for two such series in a row. about Danny Bonaduce fighting Barry Williams, which is the "Partridge Bunch" first announced card on this tacky Fox special. I'm ashamed to admit it though, but I could care less about the second announced card, which had Tonya Harding scheduled NOT-SO-SPECIALS MM pjmu (Fax) CUbrtty Spinoff 'Angelica' among 5 new Nick series By DONNA PETROZZELLO DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER fter years of talk, there are more "Rugrats" on the way. AA Nickelodeon, home to the "Rugrats" franchise for the past decade, will move forward with the series' first spin off, called "Angelica and Susie's School Daze," which will revolve around the preschool characters Angelica Pickles and Susie Carmichael. Nickelodeon series, which is similar to Comedy Central's "Battlebots" series, according to a Nickelodeon spokesman.

Other shows pegged for "Nickelodeon Slam" include the alien themed "Butt-Ugly Martians" and the returning "Invader Zim." And regular series "SpongeBob Square Pants," "As Told by Ginger" and "Rocket Power" will be back next fall. As part of the new schedule, Nickelodeon will move back-to-back episodes of its "SpongeBob Square Pants" to 9 a.m. on Saturdays next falL And Donovan Patton, playing Joe, will be the new host of its five-year-old "Blue's Clues" preschool morning series. Patton will take over for "Blue's Clues" original host Steve Burns (Steve), in a 90-minute edition airing April 29 at 7 p.m. Elsewhere, "As Told by Ginger" also will launch on CBS this fall when the network starts its previously announced "Nick on CBS" Saturday morning schedule.

Joining "Ginger" on CBS will be episodes of Nick's long-running series "Hey, Arnold," "The Wild Thornberrys" and editions of its toddler-targeted "Blue's Clues" and "Dora the Explorer." of this show, which will air Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. "Danny Phantom" is about a 14-year-old boy who can transform himself into a superhero to battle ghosts. Nickelodeon has ordered six episodes of the series. "My Neighbor is a Teenage Robot" follows a girl robot who defends the Earth from its enemies, even though she'd rather be attending high school. The network has ordered 13 episodes.

"Max and Ruby" is a preschool show about brother and sister bunnies that will join its weekday morning Nick Jr. lineup. Nickelodeon executives also unveiled plans to launch a two-hour afternoon block of action adventure shows on Sundays at 4 p.m. next fall. Titled "Nickelodeon Slam," the block will include "Robot Wars," a toned-down version of the same-named TNN has ordered 13 episodes of the series.

Nickelodeon executives have weighed several "Rugrats" spinoffs for the past few seasons, including a proposed version featuring the talking toddler cast as teenagers. The new series is one of five new shows Nickelodeon unveiled yesterday that are scheduled to launch this fall. The theme that runs throughout our shows is innovation," said Nickelodeon general manager Cyma Zarghami. "We feel we know kids and their tastes better than ever before." Also on the docket: The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" is a series that follows up last fall's theatrical film, which was also produced by Nickelodeon. The network has ordered 20 episodes ENEMY OF SPECTER: "Danny Phantom" is about a 14-year-old ghostbuster.

Wtoai, ctar! 'EGW inoon) is fteetoomig 'CSI' wins a 2nd week "I i By DAVID BAUDER IF! 'or seven years, "ER" reigned as television's most popular drama. Now that streak is seriously threatened. CBS' second-season hit about forensics investigators, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," I beat NBC's medical drama for the second straight week when I both checked in on Thursday night with original episodes. "CSI" had 26.7 million view-'. ers to "ER's" 23.8 million last week, according to Nielsen Media Research.

For the television season so far, "CSI" is averaging 23.2 million viewers and "ER" 22.4 million. "ER" has a better actual T) I- AC" rrrut, rrsS- v-" mi-" 1 either No. 1 or 2 in the ratings every season. CBS won the week's ratings crown, primarily due to the 39 million people who watched the "91 1" documentary on Sunday. It was the largest audience for any non-sports program this season.

The 24 top-rated shows in Nielsen's list this week were either on CBS or NBC. It isn't until No. 25, ABC's "The Practice," that another network breaks through. For the week, CBS averaged 14.5 million viewers, NBC had 12.3 million, ABC averaged 7.7 million, Fox also had 7.7 million, UPN had 3.6 million and the WB totaled 3.3 million NBC's "Nightly News With Tom Brokaw" won the evening news ratings race with 10.7 million viewers. ABC's "World News Tonight With Peter Jennings" had 10.1 million, while the "CBS Evening News With Dan Rather" drew 8.9 million.

The Associated Press rating an indication that a -greater number of people are watching it alone. It has been a remarkable run for the NBC drama, which after this season loses original actors Anthony Edwards and Eriq LaSalle. Since its premiere in 1994, the show has been ranked TME FOR A CHECKUP: "ER," with Anthony Edwards (c), has ranked 1st or 2nd since 1994.