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A&E’s reality show Intervention hinges on a classic bait-and-switch: Participants are told they’re being filmed for a documentary about addiction, only to later discover they’re the subject of a well-orchestrated intervention. By the time it was canceled in 2013 after 13 seasons, Intervention’s premise was widely familiar. Its three main interventionists — Ken Seeley, Jeff VanVonderen, and Candy Finnigan, all former addicts themselves — were recognizable to viewers; its opening sequence elicited Pavlovian excitement from its dedicated fans, who made YouTube homages to its most famous subjects and ran online forums where commenters could dissect recent episodes. Last year, in what show creator and former producer Sam Mettler calls a “very rare” occurrence, Lifetime, an affiliate of A&E, purchased new episodes of the show, only for A&E to take it back. A&E premiered the first episode of its 14th season Sunday night. With a now-iconic premise,...

After eight years, A&E is cutting off Intervention.

The Emmy-winning docu-series chronicling real-life addicts and their efforts to get sober will conclude this summer.

“As Intervention comes to an end, we’re proud to have paved the way for such an original and groundbreaking series,” said David McKillop, executive vp of programming for A&E Network. “We’re honored to have been a part of the 243 interventions since its premiere in March of 2005, leading to the 156 individuals that are currently sober to this day.”

The final five episodes air starting June 13. Addiction specialists Jeff Van Vonderen, Candy Finnigan and...

"Intervention" has been canceled.

A&E will air the show's final five episodes this summer, beginning Thursday, June 13 at 9 p.m. Et.

"As 'Intervention' comes to an end, we're proud to have paved the way for such an original and groundbreaking series," David McKillop, executive vice president of programming for A&E Network and Bio Channel, said in a statement. "We're honored to have been a part of the 243 interventions since its premiere in March of 2005, leading to the 156 individuals that are currently sober to this day."

Addiction specialists Jeff Van Vonderen, Candy Finnigan and Donna Chavous will return for the final episodes. Ken Seeley also returns "for one of the most difficult and dramatic episodes in the series' history."

The Season 14 premiere of "Intervention" follows Jessica, a 29-year-old woman squatting in an abandoned house on the West side of Chicago, who uses heroin, a drug introduced by her father,...

On April 7, Mike Wallace, the lion of the TV news magazine died. Wallace was more than a news man. He was a former actor and game show host who found a way to seamlessly blend news and entertainment into a combination that was far more than a sum of its parts. Wallace -- first on Night Beat, then on 60 Minutes -- didn't just investigate or report. He turned interviewing into a blood sport -- becoming both one of the most liked and feared men on television as a result. He brought the same intensity and enthusiasm to every interview -- be it entertainers, world leaders or criminals -- even once calling Ayatollah Khomeini a lunatic, to his face.

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On April 7, Mike Wallace, the lion of the TV news magazine died. Wallace was more than a news man. He was a former actor and game show host who found a way to seamlessly blend news and entertainment into a combination that was far more than a sum of its parts. Wallace -- first on Night Beat, then on 60 Minutes -- didn't just investigate or report. He turned interviewing into a blood sport -- becoming both one of the most liked and feared men on television as a result. He brought the same intensity and enthusiasm to every interview -- be it entertainers, world leaders or criminals -- even once calling Ayatollah Khomeini a lunatic, to his face.

This got him into trouble at times -- settling a lawsuit with General Westmoreland; losing a battle with CBS over a tobacco industry whistleblower -- but it also made him something rare...