CBS Corp. has decided to put the kibosh on Jeremy Piven’s TV show “Wisdom of the Crowd” after the show wraps its 13-episode run. The news comes on the heels of multiple sexual misconduct allegations lodged against the actor. Piven, who has adamantly denied the allegations, suggested that the show would end in a tweet late Monday. Producers for the show were made aware that CBS would not pick up additional episodes. “Wisdom of the Crowd’s” premiere episode had scored the highest ratings among scripted TV on the Sunday night it aired. Shares of CBS were down more than 2% in intraday trade on Tuesday, and have declined more than 14% in the year to date. By comparison, the S&P 500 index is up more than 17% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up more than 19%.
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