• Broadcasting & Cable, Tuesday, November 28, 2006 12 PM

ABC has announced that "The Nine," which has been struggling in the ratings, is going on hiatus. This week's scheduled episode will be replaced by a special edition of "20/20" on Wednesday, the final day of the November sweeps. The decision seems to have been made at the last minute, since a preview of the slated episode had aired at the end of the last one.

The network says the program "will return later in the season," but there is no word yet on what will fill the slot beyond this Wednesday. ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson is a big fan of the show and frustrated by its ratings problems, an indication that it may come back to television rather than relegated to the Web.

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