* Isaiah Washington will be appearing in a 5-episode stint on “The Bionic Woman.” (Co-chairman Marc Graboff said, “He’s a wonderful actor, and he became available…” Naturally, the audience burst into laughter. “…and, just to address that laughter, we did start talking to him about appearing before he ‘became available.’ He met the writers, the role was thought of for Isaiah, but it’s now been more specifically tailored to him.”)
* Norman Lear is returning to TV, overseeing a new, as-yet-uncast sitcom. (Graboff: “His belief in telling great stories and drawing attention to issues that are real inside American society through emotion and comedy are what inspired me to go into television. Potentially, Norman would write as the show gets going.”)
* The network’s upcoming new reality series: “Phenomenon,” starring Uri Geller and Criss Angel.
* The network is forging a new association with Charlie Corwin, executive producer of “The Squid and the Whale.”
* Donald Trump will indeed be returning with another season of “The Apprentice,” but it’s going to be done with celebrities this time, with all challenges and winnings being done for charity. (Graboff: “Donald has personally asked me to extend an invite to Rosie (O’Donnell).”)
* Both Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan are committed to “30 Rock” and will be back.
* It sounds like “Friday Night Lights” was saved partially because the network execs liked it, but mostly because it’s a fiscally solid show, i.e. it’s a hell of a lot cheaper to produce than, say, “Heroes”; as such, they could afford to believe in the show a little longer. (Hey, whatever. As long as it’s still on, right?)
* NBC’s adaptation of the Australian series, “Kath & Kim,” is on the fast track, and both Graboff and his fellow chairman, Ben Silverman, are both aware that it’s gonna depend on the casting as far as whether it’ll be another “Office” or another “Coupling.”
* NBC is definitely looking to keep Jay Leno within the network after his departure from “The Tonight Show.” (Silverman: “We love Jay, and we’d love him to stay with NBC forever.”)

