1 a public sale of goods or property, esp one in which prospective purchasers bid against each other until the highest price is reached. 2  the competitive calls made in bridge and other games before play begins, undertaking to win a given number of tricks if a certain suit is trumps.
Executive producers weigh in on the âgreat debateâ about the Superman tights and cape. Viewers always knew the CWâs Smallville series would end with Clark Kentâs transformation into Superman. But seeing series star Tom Welling in the full Superman suit wasnât what the series was ultimately about. Executive producers Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders spent 10 seasons supporting the âNo Tights, No Flightâ philosophy that ultimately fell by the wayside in Smallvilleâs two-hour May 13 series finale.
2016-2017 TV season: The ultimate guide to what's canceled, what's renewed. For the past several months, networks have issued a steady trickle of information about which TV shows were renewed for 2016 and 2017, and which ones were canceled. (Update: Nashville lives! ABC may have canceled it, but the CMT cable channel has picked up the show.) In preparation for the upfronts, the mid-May ritual when networks present their new schedules to advertisers, 2016-2017 schedules were firmed up and finalized, and bubble shows found out their fates.