The A network is set to lose three shows from its primetime schedule as sophomore dramas Dirty Sexy Money, Pushing Daisies and Eli Stone are not being renewed by ABC.

While executives at ABC late last week avoided using the c-word, no additional episodes have been ordered of the three shows beyond their 13-ep second seasons, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

There’s no word on what will fill the vacated spots, though an A spokesperson points out that mid-season shows are scheduled to take over as planned when the three series play out their seasons early next year. Programmers will have to contend with the holes in A’s schedule for the 2009/10 season.

The soapy Money — about a wealthy New York family, and starring Donald Sutherland — performed the best out of the three since the start of fall on Sept. 22, averaging around 220,000 viewers Wednesdays at 10 p.m. in A’s prime demographic of 25-54s.

Legal drama Stone, which follows a lawyer with prophetic powers, managed slightly less at 212,000 on Tuesdays at 10 p.m., while the critically praised Daisies, about a man who can bring the dead back to life with a single touch, struggled below the 200,000 mark. (All numbers 25-54.)