Stephen McPherson, Ex-President of ABC Entertainment.
Stephen McPherson was the president of the ABC Entertainment division from April 2004 until July 28th, 2010 when he abruptly resigned[1]. He's been credited by ABC as being "...the driving force behind the network's primetime comeback," [1] having shepherded such critical successes to the airwaves as Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Dancing with the Stars, and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
The combined success of Lost and Desperate Housewives during his first season, both of which he'd previously helped develop for Touchstone Entertainment, netted ABC the largest season-to-season increase in viewership among the key young adult demographic of any major network in the last 25 years.
Background[]
- Is a graduate of Cornell University
External links[]
- ABCMedianet's bio
- ABCMedianet press release.
- MSN News - McPherson unexpectedly announced a cast change a day before Comic Con 2007 at an ABC television critics' executive session.
- Zap2it - May 18, 2004 - article on McPherson's first month on the job in his ABC post
- Zap2it - May 15, 2007 - article on McPherson's ideas about Lost's time slot for Season 4 in 2008
- Variety - January 15, 2009 - "ABC hit gold when TV trio launched" - describes ABC's turnaround with McPherson's rise