TV Land Cuts Cosby Show Reruns From Their Line-Up

Bye-bye Huxtables…

TV Land Cuts Cosby Show Reruns From Their Line-Up

With more and more alleged victims stepping forward in the Bill Cosby Rape scandal, TV Land has decided thatThe Cosby Show will no longer air on their network. Via PageSix:

Following news that NBC has scrapped a Bill Cosby comedy that was under development, TV Land will stop airing reruns of “The Cosby Show,” moves that came a day after another woman came forward claiming that the once-beloved comic had sexually assaulted her.

NBC spokeswoman Rebecca Marks said Wednesday the Cosby sitcom “is no longer under development.” A TV Land spokesperson said the shows will stop airing immediately for an indefinite time. “The Cosby Show” also was to have been part of a Thanksgiving sitcom marathon.

The NBC sitcom and “Cosby Show” reruns joined a Netflix Cosby standup comedy special, which was indefinitely postponed late Tuesday, as mounting evidence of Cosby’s faltering career. They occurred a day after actress Janice Dickinson, in an interview with “Entertainment Tonight,” became the third woman in recent weeks to allege she’d been assaulted by Cosby — charges strongly denied by the comedian’s lawyer.

The developments, which involve allegations that were widely reported on a decade ago as well as new accusations, have gravely damaged the 77-year-old comedian’s reputation as America’s TV dad at a time when he was launching a comeback. A year ago a standup special — his first in 30 years — aired on Comedy Central and drew a hefty audience of 2 million viewers. His prospective new series was announced by NBC in January.

We suppose fair is fair…after all 7th Heaven was yanked after the molestation controversy broke. But damn, we hate to see our Huxtable reruns go.