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Broadcasting & Cable, December, 2006 by Benson, Jim
By Jim Benson ABC's entertainment chief on fancy footwork in programming Hollywood is traditionally quick to pull up stakes at the first sign of trouble for a network entertainment president. When Steve McPherson took over the entertainment division of ABC in April 2004, he was hounded by the rumors that usually precede a fall from grace.
They came even though, under his watch, ABC quickly ascended from the ratings basement, where it had dwelled for years, to the penthouse, thanks to Desperate Housewives , Lost and Grey's Anatomy . The gossip reached a crescendo last season, when the former Touchstone Television president failed to gain traction for his first full slate of shows as entertainment head. Stories painting him as an irascible...
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