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Article: Curtain Falls on 'Jane Pauley'; NBCU Pulls Plug on Freshman Strip Ahead of Sweeps Numbers; Other Syndicators Mum on Pickups.(TV Currents)(NBC Universal Television Distribution)
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- TelevisionWeek
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- March 14, 2005
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Byline: Christopher Lisotta
Despite its deal with stations for two years, NBC Universal Television Distribution's first-year strip "The Jane Pauley Show''-launched in a post-Olympics glow last year with great fanfare and enviable clearances on the NBC owned-and-operated stations-has been canceled.
Last Friday staffers on the show, who were expecting "Jane'' to go into a two-week hiatus, were told the show would remain in production until late April. "Pauley'' will air a mix of repeats and original episodes up to May and be all-original for the sweeps. The show will run for the full season through the end of August.
In a statement released ...