The verdict is in on Star Jones Reynolds' latest TV endeavor: She is out.
After five months on the air, the former View cohost's self-titled solo chat effort, truTV's Star Jones Show, is no more.
The final new episode airs Friday at 3 p.m.
According to the network formerly known as Court TV, the decision to pull the plug was made mutually. The company line was offered by Marc Juris, the net's executive vice president and general manager.
"Due to the rebranding and programming refocus of the network, truTV and Star Jones Reynolds have mutually agreed to cease production of The Star Jones Show."
We're guessing that because the live hour-long show failed to take off in the Nielsens or gain much headline-making momentum, truTV had an easier time tabulating its part of the "mutual" equation.
In any event, Reynolds will remain on at the network, fulfilling the remainder of her contract as a contributing legal expert on truTV's daily In Session trial coverage.
While the terms of her initial deal were never disclosed, it was reported that the former Brooklyn prosecutor signed a three-year, $24 million pay-or-play contract. If true, that would mean Reynolds will continue banking her salary despite no longer fronting the show.
"We appreciate the work she has contributed over the last few months and look forward to the next phase of our relationship," Juris said.
Reynolds was hired after ending her nine-year stint on The View in June 2006.
Her eponymous show debuted on Aug. 20, 2007, and featured legal themes along with celebrity interviews, including chats with current View moderator Whoopi Goldberg and Isaiah Washington. Despite a solid promotional campaign, the yakfest registered lackluster ratings.
Meanwhile, in other talk-show cancellation news, producers announced earlier this week that after 17 years in production The Montel Williams Show is coming to an end.
While CBS Television Distribution, which syndicates the daily hour-long show, will cease producing new episodes of the daytime staple, it will continue to provide stations with a full year's worth of repurposed programming in the form of "Best of Montel" broadcasts.