‘Dr. Vegas’ booted from CBS’ table

Rob Lowe, who flopped last season in a freshman NBC drama, lost another bet Tuesday as his new series, “Dr. Vegas,” was yanked by CBS.

Calling the sudden disappearance a “hiatus,” CBS announced that a repeat episode of its hit drama “Without a Trace” would air this week in the 10 p.m. Friday slot, followed the rest of November by reruns of “Cold Case,” “CSI: Miami” and “CSI.”

There was no mention of a return by “Dr. Vegas,” which ranked 58th last week in audience with 7.3 million viewers -- losing 2.1 million viewers from its lead-in, “JAG.”

It was Lowe’s third series in as many years. After leaving NBC’s “The West Wing” in 2003, he returned in the fall to head up a legal drama, “The Lyon’s Den,” which was canceled midseason.