By Debbie Schlussel
If you’re reading this, right now, you should switch on your TV and watch NBC. From 7:00 p.m. Eastern to 8:00 p.m. Eastern, Chris Hansen–who usually sets people up on smarmy teen sex stings–is actually doing something useful: “Dateline: First Line of Defense,” a special showing us the important work Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents do at the borders, ports, and airports.
Right now, I’m watching Officer Tommy Varsamos (sp?) of Customs & Border Protection (CBP) at New York’s Kennedy Airport and his uncanny sixth sense, stopping certain “visitors” to America, whose stories don’t check out.
So far, so good. Unlike the usual stuff the media gives us, this special actually shows the good side of enforcing our borders. Kudos to Chris Hansen and NBC News for doing something good . . . for a change. Let’s hope it’s not an aberration, but the start of a trend. (I know, I know–wishful thinking.)

NBC must not think the show is that important, since there’s absolutely no publicity or link to it on its or Dateline’s sites.