 Despite the earlier announcement that the Weather Channel would be dropped, the channel was never officially removed from Dish Network.The Weather Cast ceased operations in anticipation of the launch of a Weatherscan-based service announced as part of the agreement that would provide local weather information for Dish Network customers.The proposed movie scheduled for the Friday after the deal was struck (May 28), "Gorillas in the Mist", was dropped in favor of a six-hour marathon of "Tornado Road".