Scrubs dies, but ABC could resuscitate it

The last episode of Scrubs that will air on NBC is a fairy-tale themed half-hour inspired by The Princess Bride. Now, J.D. (Zach Braff) and company are left to find their happily ever after elsewhere- probably at ABC- since NBC has decided to cancel the show before it got a chance to complete its last season and bow out with a series finale.

The first single-camera comedy to succeed in broadcast television, Scrubs was supposed to end this season, but the writers were not able to finish the scripts before the writers strike began. NBC Co-Chairman Entertainment and Universal Media Studios Ben Silverman said Wednesday that the show would end this spring without completing its last six episodes.

Silverman said he did not know where Scrubs would end up. But high-ranking ABC executives have said in the last few weeks that ABC would give the series another season, possibly with 18 episodes. ABC Studios produces the show. Asked by a reporter if he doesn't mind that ABC wants the comedy, Silverman said: "If they can go 1 for 21, good for them."

ABC Studios and other Scrubs were unavailable for comment.