After a stint as a reporter for a local New Mexico TV station, Andrea became a very controversial hire as a new anchorwoman for CNN's Headline News. As for Jill Kirkendall, she left the force and went on the run with her sons, Kyle and Frank, after her slimy ex-husband Don dragged her career and name through the mud. However, there are a number of other sources for fans who want to know what each episode is called. Spoilers can be gleaned from watching commercials, reading TV Guide, rumors, or what have you. Some people like to know this stuff in advance, but a lot of other people like to go into an episode knowing nothing.
Binary files are big and very inconvenient for many newsreaders.
More importantly, many system administrators will not carry any newsgroups that feature binaries, and if they stumble across a newsgroup with a binary in it, they will delete the group from their newsgroup list, preventing many people from having access to alt.tv.nypd-blue. I want to know more about the show.