(Burbank, CA) With declining ratings and stale programming, because of a prolonged writer’s strike, the major television networks are scrambling to find new content. CBS, ABC and FOX are relying on a mixture of reality, canned series and repurposed cable shows to fill the void, but NBC thinks they might have trumped them all.

The peacock network has just picked up a new reality show, Catch Me If You Can,  that will be produced and star Osama Bin Laden.

“Look, Osama is coming off a very successful season of Al Qaeda Idol. His Q rating is sky high, and we think there are still a lot of people who would like to find him or watch other people try,” said NBC spokesman John Cahill.

Catch Me If You Can will be, of course, about trying to catch Osama. The cast will be comprised of 20 aspiring FBI or CIA agents, convicted felons (of a violent nature) and striking writers, who will be sent to Afghanistan for three weeks to find Osama. The winner will win 25 million dollars and/or a percentage of the DVD and Internet gross.

The rest of the show details are still a mystery. “Osama wants to terminate a contestant every day and offer their blood up to Allah,” said Cahill. “We’re thinking every other day with some sort of immunity built in, but we’re still hammering out the details.”

The other networks are calling Catch Me If You Can an abomination, but one high profile individual thinks it's a great idea.

“I wish I would have thought of this,” said President George W. Bush. “It sounds fun. Hell, I’ve got a good mind to try out for this show myself. 25 million bucks will go a long way in Crawford, Texas.”