'Til Death News

To the surprise of no one, Fox has cancelled Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse." The network still intends to air the remaining 9 of the 13 season-two episodes ordered, the bulk of them in December.

In Novembers past, TV networks reached a state of planned panic. It was a 'sweeps' month, when ratings counted for more.

The glee club members twirl their wheelchairs to the tune of "Proud Mary" and in joyful solidarity with Artie, the fellow performer who must use his chair even when the music stops.

8.2 million watched and the show had a 2.7/9 rating/share with adults 18-49. It had a 2.3/9 with adults 18-34, 20/20's best since 12/1/06. FOX reruns continued to outperform the original schedule of Brothers, Til Death and Dollhouse which averaged a .8 adults 18-49 rating in their last outing.

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In an effort to spike the ratings for the sitcom "'Til Death," Fox will move the show to Sundays at 7 p.m. commencing Jan.

Every year, there's a show that's on the top of viewers' "You mean that's still on the air?" list.

It's that time of year: The networks are looking ahead to January and their midseason schedules, but some fall shows will have to be canceled to make room for the new stuff.

The bad news: Fox will pull "Dollhouse" from Fridays during November sweeps, sources tell Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello.

Til Death 0.5 America's Next Top Model Previous Fridays' cable: Psych Monk Stargate SGU College Football Sanctuary * "Medium," from "Moonlighting" mastermind Glenn Gordon Caron, hit its season high and retook its spot as Friday's highest-rated show in 18-49. Timeslot competitors "Ugly Betty" and "Dollhouse" fell.

It was an encouraging sign last week when FOX announced their November sweeps schedule, and Dollhouse was on it.

Matthew Perry 's new TV project didn't take long to find a network home. ABC has snatched up the rights to the comedy project, which Perry is starring in and co-writing, by offering a rich deal that, according to The Hollywood Reporter , makes a series commitment a virtual lock.

TBS has Baseball Playoffs all night. IFC has a marathon of The Prisoner all night.

Ghost Whisperer, 8 p.m., CBS. As the other networks delay their Friday shows, CBS wins by default.

Forget "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." Now it's who wants to get out of debt. The new game show "Pay it Off" becomes the first prime-time quiz show dedicated to helping contestants get out from under the burden of student loans, medical bills or the revolving door of credit card payments.

The National Parks: America's Best Idea finale, 8 p.m., PBS; reruns at 10. After World War II, Americans returned to the parks en masse, creating traffic jams in the wilderness.

There have been some breakout hits and unexpected surprises this television season, but no such shows air on Friday.

"'TIL DEATH" CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1 THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER RETURNS ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF "a TIL DEATH" FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, ON FOX Eddie and Joy's free-spirited daughter, Ally, returns from a trek in the Ecuadorian rainforest with her new husband, Doug.

It's an interview with Joley Fisher who stars in the mega-popular FOX sitcom, " Til Death." The series returns with its seaon premiere on Friday.

At 8, CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer , followed by new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs .