Television Executive's Baby Cancelled In Development Stage

LOS ANGELES–Deeming the fetus “not viable at this time,” ABC vice-president of programming Lew Schaffer pulled the plug Monday on his unborn child after 11 weeks in development. “The baby was making impressive progress,” Schaffer said. “But, unfortunately, it did not meet the needs of this network’s vice-president of programming at this time.” Schaffer expressed sympathy for Liz Harris, his former personal assistant and the fetus’ co-creator, saying: “This was a hard decision, because I know this thing was really Liz’s baby.”