But real-life courtroom spectacle still remains the network's bread and butter.

Blagojevich's second trial lacked the drama and media fanfare of his first courtroom spectacle, which ended last summer with a single conviction and...

The trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, accused of conspiracy in the Sept. 11 hijackings, is certain to be an international courtroom spectacle.

Lieutenant Flinn had declared that if the Air Force refused to grant her an honorable discharge, she would face the military jury in a courtroom spectacle that neither side wanted.

It was the largest crime in history, and it promised the greatest courtroom spectacle.

As drama, it won't rate with recent courtroom spectacles, there being no crime alleged or sordid details to contest.

And now, the coming courtroom spectacle of aging revolutionaries, Peter Pan's pirates with sagging jowls and thinning white hair.

Following the courtroom spectacle in local news accounts, they remain fascinated by the latest twist in Mrs. Marcos's story - from poor provincial beauty to glittering First Lady and now, to the widow on the dock.

While Mr. Cochran, a brash Los Angeles lawyer who savors the limelight, will probably emerge from the courtroom spectacle with his reputation largely unscathed, many lesser players may not be so fortunate.

Anyone expecting a courtroom spectacle was not disappointed.