School’s Out: Boston Public Goes on Hiatus

Fox has pared down its order for David E. Kelley’s Boston Public to 15 episodes from a full-season commitment of 22, a Fox spokesman confirmed Thursday. A representative for Kelley had no comment.

Fox Entertainment President Gail Berman told TV reporters at winter press tour in Hollywood last week that the show would be going on hiatus, and replaced with Wonderfalls.

Boston Public aired on Monday at 9 p.m. for most of its run, until Fox moved it to Friday at 9 p.m. last fall.

Paige Albiniak

Contributing editor Paige Albiniak has been covering the business of television for more than 25 years. She is a longtime contributor to Next TV, Broadcasting + Cable and Multichannel News. She concurrently serves as editorial director for The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences (G.E.M.A.). She has written for such publications as TVNewsCheck, The New York Post, Variety, CBS Watch and more. Albiniak was B+C’s Los Angeles bureau chief from September 2002 to 2004, and an associate editor covering Congress and lobbying for the magazine in Washington, D.C., from January 1997 - September 2002.