
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 11, 1990                   TAG: 9004110103
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: E-6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: LOS ANGELES                                LENGTH: Short

CBS CANCELS SAJAK

After months of rumors and a complete overhaul, "The Pat Sajak Show" will be yanked off the air effective April 16, CBS announced Monday.

The one-hour time slot that begins at 11:30 p.m. will be replaced with reruns until the fall, when original programming will be introduced, Rod Perth, vice president of late-night programs, said in a statement.

The 15-month-old show, long rumored to be headed for cancellation, has been at the bottom of late-night talk-show ratings for most of its short life.

In February, the network gave the show a new look to try to boost the number of viewers. But a new set and a new format only produced the same old ratings.

Sajak, who is more famous as the host of "Wheel of Fortune," will have no further projects with the network, said CBS spokeswoman Susan Tick.

Sajak was out of the country on vacation Monday and unavailable for comment, Tick said.

by CNB