Quality television took a serious hit this evening with news that ABC has opted not to order additional episodes of Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money for this season. The network isn’t commenting, but multiple sources confirm that all three shows have “effectively been canceled.”

The one bright spot: The ratings-challenged trio will complete production on their 13-episode orders (Daisies already has, while Eli and DSM have an episode or two to go). Of course, completing the episodes and actually airing them are two totally different things.

“It’s all true,” Daisies creator Bryan Fuller tells me. “I’m so very proud of this show and grateful for everyone’s hard work in bringing it to life.”

Meanwhile, an ABC insider is confirming several long-rumored midseason scheduling tweaks. Among them:

* Private Practice will move to Thursdays at 10 p.m./ET following Grey’s beginning Dec. 11.

* Life on Mars, which just got picked up for four additional episodes (bringing its Season 1 total to 17), will shift to Wednesdays at 10 p.m./ET following Lost beginning Jan. 28.

* Scrubs will join the net’s Tuesday lineup on Jan. 6 at 9 p.m./ET.

Source: ew

PUSHING DAISIES – “Robbing Hood”- Ned, Chuck and Emerson investigate the case of a dead millionaire (Shelley Berman) who may have been murdered by a latter-day Robin Hood (Danny Comden) . . . or his much-younger money grubbing widow (Jennifer Elise Cox). Meanwhile, Lily fumes as the suspicious Dwight Dixon (Stephen Root) begins romancing clueless Vivian, on “Pushing Daisies,” WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/DANNY FELD) SHELLEY BERMAN, LEE PACE, ANNA FRIEL, CHI MCBRIDE

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PUSHING DAISIES – “Oh Oh Oh . . . It’s Magic” – Ned reluctantly agrees to help “The Great Herrmann” (guest star Fred Willard), a famed magician whose animal assistants are being mysteriously killed off. The magician has been a surrogate dad to Ned’s half-brothers Maurice and Ralston (Alex Miller, Graham Miller) ever since their father walked out on them. Meanwhile, Dwight Dixon (guest star Stephen Root) insinuates himself into the Aunts’ lives, but Lily is instantly suspicious of his motives, on “Pushing Daisies” WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/DANNY FELD) KRISTIN CHENOWETH
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