Grammer, Heaton stars in new Fox sitcom ‘Action News’

Fox has given a 13-episode commitment to “Action News,” a new sitcom starring longtime TV favorites Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton.

ABC and CBS also reportedly made bids for the project, from writers Christopher Lloyd (“Frasier”) and Steve Levitan (“Just Shoot Me!”).

“Action News” features the pair of Emmy winners as a reunited news anchor team at a local TV station. It will be the first starring vehicle for Grammer and Heaton since the respective conclusions of “Frasier” and “Everybody Loves Raymond.”

The network is still filling out the cast and technical staff for the pilot, which appears to be the first development season show with a guaranteed network slot for the 2007-08 season.

A ‘Lost’ loss

Film from ABC’s hit show “Lost” was ruined when security employees at the Honolulu International Airport accidentally X-rayed the canisters despite warning labels asking them not to.

The show’s crew had to reshoot the scenes because there were no copies.

“This is the first time anything like this has happened,” said Hawaii state Film Commissioner Donne Dawson, adding that steps have been taken to prevent a repeat of the incident.

“Lost” films on the island of Oahu.

It will not affect the broadcast schedule for the show, according to co-executive producer Jean Higgins, who declined to say how much the gaffe cost ABC

“Lost” reportedly spends $1.5 million to $2 million or more per episode, which normally takes about eight days to shoot. So if one day’s worth of film was destroyed, the cost could be close to $200,000.

The incident occurred when the film canisters were mistakenly mixed with passenger luggage and then sent through an X-ray machine.