‘Dana Carvey Show’ Pulled

ABC pulled its at-times controversial sketch comedy series “The Dana Carvey Show” off the air Monday, abruptly scheduling a second episode of “Home Improvement” to run in its place Tuesday night.

The network previously had reduced its order on the program from 13 to eight episodes, meaning a single half-hour has yet to air. That installment will now be held until after the May ratings sweeps.

Pulling the show represents an effort to bolster ABC’s Tuesday ratings performance with the network currently embroiled in a fight for second place with CBS.

“The Dana Carvey Show” generated controversy initially when a sketch featured Carvey as President Clinton graphically breast-feeding a baby prompted a title sponsor, Taco Bell, to remove its name from the program.