Sources say that at a table reading the other day, Mullally pretty much had a meltdown. She didn’t like the script and didn’t mind saying so.

"She was circling other people’s lines and redistributing them to other characters," says a source close to the production.

More importantly, Mullally apparently already doesn’t like Hines, who’s so popular from HBO’s "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Mullally apparently announced at the reading: "There’s no talent here."

If that wasn’t enough, she told Hines: "Nobody watches HBO." Of course, Mullally just may have been employing her trademark sarcasm. If so, insiders didn’t quite get it.

No wonder T.R. Knight avoids those ABC table reads! We hope that Mullally was merely joking around; after all, at a time when striking is imminent and scripted television is dwindling down to a mere twenty-three seconds a week, you've got to milk those tired jokes about pregnancy and saggy boobs for every last residual check they're worth. Megan, put down the red pen, shut your eyes during the Jim Belushi guest spot, and just chant one simple word: "syndication."

• TV Mothers in Cat Fight [Fox News]

megan mullally show cancelled, crying execs and producers, big meeting @ 2pm

We've also been told by a freshly shitcanned operative that some of the show's employees were informed of their impending joblessness by the HR department a little while ago, where we assume fewer tear-drenched hugs and words of affectionate encouragement were exchanged than in the meeting going on now. We wish the best of luck to those who suddenly find themselves looking for work, for we imagine that any number of former sitcom actresses having trouble finding gigs will eventually resign themselves to a short life on a syndicated talk show couch and provide a wealth of new job opportunities soon enough.

• The Megan Mullally Show [meganshow.tv]