in september 1992, the program launched a spin-off newsmagazine, "inside edition extra", which was co-produced by king world and then cbs affiliate whdh (channel 7, now an independent station), which broadcast its parent series in the boston market. tom ellis, who had previously served as an anchor at whdh, served as host of the program; unlike its parent show, "inside edition extra" was not able to attain high ratings and was canceled at the end of the 1992–93 season. o'reilly departed from the program in march 1995 (o'reilly had expressed a desire to quit the show in july 1994) and was replaced by former "today" anchor/correspondent deborah norville.