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ABC cancels ‘Eli Stone,’ slates ‘Scrubs’ for Jan., shuffles schedule

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The executive producers of ABC’s ‘Eli Stone’ had the sad task Thursday afternoon of informing the cast and crew that the show will not go on.

Executive producers Marc Guggenheim and David Petrarca gathered actors and crew members to let them know that they had been notified by ABC that the show will not continue. Production will end when it completes the network’s 13-episode order, according to a source who attended the meeting.

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The drama, which stars Jonny Lee Miller, joins the ranks of ‘My Own Worst Enemy,’ which NBC canceled last week. The networks are in the process of finalizing their midseason lineups after a very difficult fall.

An ABC spokesperson said the network could not confirm if the meeting between producers and the show’s cast and crew had taken place or what producers had stated.

ABC officials also would not comment on the fate of ‘Dirty Sexy Money,’ which Greg Berlanti also produces. The dramedy, starring Peter Krause, has suffered from low ratings all season and is not expected to survive. Berlanti could not immediately be reached for comment.

Even though ABC was not willing to discuss shows it is removing from its schedule, executives offered some news in the way of additions.

‘Scrubs,’ which ABC bought after NBC canceled it during what was supposed to be its last season, will premiere with back-to-back episodes on Jan. 6 and Jan. 13 from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Then it will settle into its 9 pm slot on Jan. 20.

‘Life on Mars’ will move to Wednesday nights on Jan. 28 at 10 p.m. in the slot after ‘Lost.’ ‘Private Practice,’ will move to Thursdays beginning Jan. 8 at 10 p.m., airing after the show that gave it its life, ‘Grey’s Anatomy.’

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--Maria Elena Fernandez

Photo: ABC

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