Article: NETWORKS COME TO `JESUS' FOR INSPIRATION.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)

Byline: Dusty Saunders Denver Rocky Mountain News Broadcasting Critic

HOLLYWOOD -- Somehow, this glittering TV capital doesn't seem a logical setting for a competitive programming battle over religious drama.

Still, CBS and NBC are involved in what some consider a game of one-upmanship over dramatic productions about Jesus.

CBS announced last spring it will air Jesus, a miniseries, next May.

Now comes NBC with an announcement about its own project, Mary & Jesus, which led one critic to note: ``We're a little disappointed we didn't get Jesus, Mary and Joseph from ABC.''

Scott Sassa, NBC West Coast president, denying the ...

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