Barron's doing a prime-time special on murder in New York for Friday night.

Fox, meanwhile, is planning a commercial-free two-hour prime-time special, "9/11: The Day America Changed."

And on Saturday, the night after the tour's first show, U2 was the subject of a relentlessly promotional prime-time ABC-TV special.

An hourlong prime-time special on the series was broadcast on Wednesday.

The most-watched basic cable show in February was a prime-time "SpongeBob SquarePants" special (8.56 million) on Nickelodeon.

Conan O'Brien, however, will get his first prime-time special for his show's fifth anniversary on the air in September.

NBC announced yesterday that Mr. O'Brien would star in his first prime-time special on Sept. 15 at 10 P.M.

During the prime-time special, Houston spoke on topics including rumored drug use and marriage.

Broadcast shows won only 12 awards during the three-hour prime-time special; shows on cable channels won 16.

Highlights of the meet will be televised nationally by Entertainment and Sports Network during a 90-minute prime-time special on April 5.