PARTY ENDING FOR '90210' AND 'PARTY OF FIVE'

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After 10 seasons, countless cast changes and even more hairstyles, "Beverly Hills, 90210" will end its run at the end of this season. "Party of Five," now in its sixth season, will also retire after this broadcast year.

The "90210" news is a bit of a surprise since two weeks ago, Fox execs said the sudser would likely air as many as 12 fresh episodes in the summer, and return for an 11th season. But web execs were apparently unwilling to continue to pay the ever-increasing license fees on the Spelling-produced "90210," which hover around $2.2 million per episode.