January 25th, 2009 10:52 pm

Quick News Bites: 25th January 2009

Kath & Kim’s full 22-episode season order has been slashed to 16.

Is Kath & Kim on the verge of being cancelled?

• The financial crisis has taken another casualty with ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios combining to form, ABC Entertainment Group.

• NBC has reduced Kath and Kim’s first season order to 17. The future of the Aussie spin off looks dire.

• NBC has ordered two medical procedurals from Universal Media Studios, Mercy and Trauma.

• Meanwhile, Fox has ordered four comedy pilots, The Station, Walorsky, Two Dollar Beer and Sons of Tucson; and three dramas, Maggie Hill, Human Target and an untitled reincarnation-themed project.