From the ArcaMax Publishing, Entertainment News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/entertainmenttoday/s-573370-360659
LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- The future of the show "Pitchmen" is in doubt
with the death of popular U.S. infomercial spokesman Billy Mays, the
New York Daily News reported Tuesday.
Mays, who was found dead in his Tampa, Fla., home Sunday, was a key
part of the Discovery Channel show, in which he and fellow pitchman
Anthony "Sully" Sullivan would travel the country looking for new
products to promote. But Mays's sudden death has put the show's future
in limbo, the newspaper said.
"We're just focusing on trying to support the family," a Discovery
spokeswoman said.
The show was well-received and had been a strong performer for
Discovery, averaging 1.45 million viewers, representing a 42 percent
increase from the time slot's performance of a year ago. The show also
raised Mays's profile and earned him legitimacy with a wider audience,
the Daily News said.
The cable network, which filmed a dozen episodes of "Pitchmen," said
on its Web site it is planning an all-day marathon of the shows
Wednesday capped by its season finale.