The Nine Television Program

ABC has pulled "The Nine" from its schedule. The first-year serialized drama struggled to retain viewers of "Lost," which preceded it. Various ABC News programming will replace "The Nine" on Wednesdays from 10-11 p.m., beginning this week with "Cheap in America," a special edition of "20/20" on charitable giving. "The Nine," an ensemble series about a bank robbery's effect on hostages and other involved parties, will return to ABC at an as yet-to-be determined point, a network executive said.

ABC has pulled "The Nine" from its schedule. The first-year serialized drama struggled to retain viewers of "Lost," which preceded it. Various ABC News programming will replace "The Nine" on Wednesdays from 10-11 p.m., beginning this week with "Cheap in America," a special edition of "20/20" on charitable giving. "The Nine," an ensemble series about a bank robbery's effect on hostages and other involved parties, will return to ABC at an as yet-to-be determined point, a network executive said.

ABC'S new series "The Nine" is a TV milestone. It's most likely the first drama in TV history to be inspired by a blind date from hell. K.J. Steinberg, who created the series along with her brother, Hank Steinberg, recalled how she once talked with a friend about an evening that was so disastrous that he knew he and his date had no future together. Walking after dinner to their car, the couple were robbed at gunpoint by a mugger who took all their money and fled.

ABC'S new series "The Nine" is a TV milestone. It's most likely the first drama in TV history to be inspired by a blind date from hell. K.J. Steinberg, who created the series along with her brother, Hank Steinberg, recalled how she once talked with a friend about an evening that was so disastrous that he knew he and his date had no future together. Walking after dinner to their car, the couple were robbed at gunpoint by a mugger who took all their money and fled.