Wednesday, May 31, 2023

NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN RISES FROM THE DEAD

March 2, 2012 by · Leave a Comment 

In what is turning out to be a high-profile wrongful-termination case of the first order, former Desperate Housewives star Nicollette Sheridan claimed in court on Thursday that writer-creator Marc Cherry decided to kill off her character after she went to producers to complain about an altercation with Cherry. Sheridan, who is seeking $3 million in […]

JUST-APPOINTED ABC ENTERTAINMENT CHIEF ENTERS CRITICS’ DEN

August 2, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Noting that he had been on the job a mere 36 hours and was therefore “super unprepared” to be addressing the Television Critics Association about ABC’s plans for the fall season, Paul Lee, the new president of ABC Entertainment, said on Sunday that he has no intention of revamping the network’s fall schedule, at least […]

ABC ENTERTAINMENT CHIEF QUITS

July 28, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

After six years of front-office squabbling, ABC and Stephen McPherson, president of its entertainment division and head of ABC Studios, have parted company. He will be replaced by Paul Lee, head of the ABC Family channel. McPherson said in a statement that he plans to continue his wine business, add a new “entrepreneurial venture in […]