Topic: Stephen Mcpherson

It was three years before this sequel to the hit COCOON hit multiplexes. THE RETURN now directed by Daniel Petrie whose most notable film prior to this was the made for TV SYBIL. Although the script by Stephen McPherson hinted at the ...

Paul Lee Takes Over at ABC

The game of musical chairs continues with Paul Lee replacing Stephen McPherson as president of the ABC Entertainment Group.. In his six years at sister cable network ABC Family, Lee, 50, delivered ratings growth every year and has proven a knack for ...
In Hollywood, a lot of people make a good living by making TV pilots that never end up on the air. ) According to Variety, roughly one-third of pilots end up on the air; here's a primer about the process. With each ...

Top ABC executive resigns as network hits dry up

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The head of entertainment programing and production at Walt Disney Co's ABC network has abruptly resigned after six years, officials said on Tuesday.Stephen McPherson, who helped boost ABC's ratings by shepherding shows such as "Desperate Housewives ...
ABC programming chief Stephen McPherson abruptly resignsABC's programming chief Stephen McPherson is abruptly leaving the job.The Disney-ABC Television Group released a statement Tuesday announcing that McPherson had submitted his resignation as president of the ABC Entertainment Group and it was ...

ABC Entertainment Chief Resigns

ABC's Stephen McPherson is stepping down as entertainment president at Disney.. Though McPherson's admittedly risky bet on an entirely new night of comedy with hits like Modern Family (an ABC show 20th Century Fox) paid off, several of the network ...
Many but not all questions to be answered in final season of ABC's 'Lost,' producer says What is that black smoke monster?A crowd of about 12,000 some wearing bikinis on Waikiki Beach were treated this weekend to a special ...

ABC renews 3 Wednesday comedies

`Modern Family,' `Cougar Town' will be back for ABCNBC is getting something that you never want to hear from a top executive at one of its rivals: pity.Stephen McPherson, ABC's entertainment president, said NBC's struggles coming to a head ...

No sequels, spinoffs for `Lost'

remember the first season; don't expect sequels or spinoffsWhen ABC's drama "Lost" ends in May, it will definitively end don't look for any sequels or spinoffs.The show's producers said Tuesday they've known the final image of ...

TV's Check List

In a week short on dog and pony shows, the broadcast networks greeted Madison Avenue buyers with toned-down pitches and little to brag about.. According to Nielsen Media Research, CBS is up 11% in total viewers, the only broadcast network to increase ...