2009 Hudson River mid-air collision tours of the New York skyline. Visual flight rules on the river corridors by Manhattan have been subject to considerable debate since the 2006 New York City plane crash, in which New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle crashed into an apartment building while flying using visual flight rules on the East River. This was the first aircraft collision over the Hudson River since 1976. The collision, which occurred opposite 14th Street in Manhattan, was about 40 blocks south of where US Airways Flight 1549 ditched in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009, with no loss of life, after the
Hitched or Ditched in both Adults 18-49 and 18-34 demo. It was ultimately canceled after just 6 episodes. It was announced on October 13, 2008 that The CW had ordered six episodes of a new wedding-themed reality series from RDF USA and "The Bachelor" producer Mike Fleiss, under the working title "For Better Or Worst". On April 6, 2009 the network announced that the show will premiere during summer on Tuesday, May 25 at 9/8c after the season finale of "Reaper". Hitched or Ditched Hitched or Ditched is a reality series that showed on The CW from May 26 to June 30, 2009.