CBS pulls 'Three Rivers'

Cry me "Three Rivers," Alex O'Loughlin fans. 

CBS is pulling the organ-donation medical drama from Sunday nights effective immediately.

Starting Dec. 6, "Cold Case" will shift to 9 p.m., where it had recently had a trial airing. At 10 p.m., CBS will add repeats of an unspecified crime drama (why, that could by any CBS show!). The network also will have some holiday programming on Sunday nights that could pre-empt both crime programs.

"Rivers" is still in production and the network will complete all 13 episodes of the show's initial order. Though network sources say no final decision has been made about its future beyond the 13, given the show's consistent sub-2.0 ratings, fans shouldn't expect anything more than a burn-off at some point.

Overall, CBS isn't going to shed tears over "Rivers." The network had a good fall, with "NCIS: Los Angeles" becoming a hit, "Good Wife" performing well, and "The Mentalist" and "Big Bang Theory" performing strong in new time periods. 

So what thematic object from "Rivers" will outraged fans mail CBS you think? Let's hope it's not body parts...

UPDATE: The repeats for the next couple weeks will be a wheel o' drama, a Whitmans sampler of crime: "NCIS: Los Angeles," then "Criminal Minds" and then "Rivers" at 10 p.m. to make room for a movie.