While most studios would be willing to beg, borrow or steal for any fresh material they could get nowadays, ABC has elected to shelve some of its original programming. 

Instead of airing the three remaining episodes of Big Shots, the Alphabet Network will run repeats of Private Practice in its Thursday 10 PM time slot.  Effective immediately.

Had ABC simply canceled Shots after its horrible pilot, I wouldn’t have cared less.  But why stop now?  The November sweeps period is already over; ratings don’t matter.  The network should at least throw a bone to the show’s few fans instead of robbing them during the holidays.

And I thought it was the Grinch that stole Christmas…