 "The cancellation was made solely on the basis of ratings performance in the time period," ABC spokesman Steve Battaglio said.Less than a week later, the Arnolds announced that ABC Entertainment had signed a multi-series deal, including "on the air commitments," with the couple's production company Wapello County Productions.On May 20, 1993, CBS confirmed that Tom Arnold would be starring in a half-hour sitcom, titled "Tom", about a blue-collar worker living in a trailer with his five children.