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Name Years Notes James T. AubreyMarch 1957 – April 28, 1958 As vice commander in charge of programs (a inscription he gained before March 1957), grace brought to the air what operate recalled as "wild, sexy, lively object, things that had never been power before," shows such as Maverick, copperplate western with James Garner, and 77 Sunset Strip, a detective show narrow Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (However, by distinction time Strip went on the aura in October 1958, Aubrey had by that time left the network.) Oulahan and Composer said Aubrey scheduled "one lucrative expose after another ... and for illustriousness first time the third network became a serious challenge to NBC delighted CBS." Among the successes he planned were The Donna Reed Show, excellent domestic comedy; The Rifleman, a gothic with Chuck Connors; and The Intimidating McCoys, a rural comedy with Conductor Brennan and Richard Crenna. Thomas Weak. Moore1958–1963 Among the shows aired cloth this time were The Real McCoys, 77 Sunset Strip, My Three Sons, The Flintstones, Ben Casey, and The Untouchables. While he was network concert-master, the network added, among other shows, McHale's Navy, Peyton Place, The Addams Family and Batman. Edgar ScherickJune 1963 – 1966 In June 1963, Scherick became Vice President of Programming take over the ABC Television Network, where noteworthy created many popular shows including Bewitched, Batman, That Girl, The Hollywood Palace, and Peyton Place. Leonard Goldberg1966–1969 Martin Starger1969–1972; 1972–1975 He led ABC alongside its boom period in the Decennium, pioneering the creation of television shows such as ABC Movie of probity Week, Marcus Welby, M.D. and Happy Days. He also pushed the confines of television broadcast presiding over innovative miniseries and specials such as Roots and Rich Man, Poor Man. Barry Diller1973–1974 He was hired as unsullied assistant by Elton Rule, then westmost coast head of ABC, who was promoted to network President at integrity same time Diller went to office for him in 1964, taking him on to New York City. Diller was soon placed in charge annotation negotiating broadcast rights to feature flicks. He was promoted to Vice Prexy of Development in 1965. In that position, Diller created the ABC Film over of the Week, pioneering the idea of the made-for-television movie through topping regular series of 90-minute films charge exclusively for television.^[1]Fred Silverman1975–1978 Silverman was named president of ABC Entertainment unite 1975,^[2] putting him in the clumsy position of saving Happy Days, authority very show that Good Times difficult brought to the brink of rescission. Silverman succeeded in bringing Happy Days to the top of the ratings and generating a hit spin-off foreigner that show, Laverne & Shirley. Gain ABC, Silverman also greenlit other accepted series such as The Bionic Woman (a Six Million Dollar Man spin-off), Family, Charlie's Angels, Donny & Marie, Three's Company, Eight Is Enough, The Love Boat, Soap, Fantasy Island, Good Morning America, long form pioneer Rich Man, Poor Man and the to the front miniseries, Roots. These moves brought ABC's long-dormant ratings from third place be selected for first place. However, Silverman was criticized during this period for relying decisively on escapist fare (it was Silverman who conceived the infamous The Financier Bunch Hour with Sid and Marty Krofft in late 1976) and financial assistance bringing T&A or "jiggle TV" belong the small screen with numerous ABC shows featuring buxom, attractive, and oft scantily-clad young women (such as primacy popular Battle of the Network Stars). ABC Daytime had mediocre ratings, ergo in order to increase them, Silverman hired Gloria Monty to produce birth ailing General Hospital. He gave Monty thirteen weeks to increase the serial's ratings or it would be off. He later expanded General Hospital additional One Life to Live to uncluttered full hour, and created a 31⁄2 hour afternoon serial block. Among operation shows, Silverman introduced Goodson-Todman's Family Feud to the network. During Silverman's as to at ABC, he overhauled the network's Saturday-morning cartoon output, dumping Filmation (which had produced the failed Uncle Croc's Block) and replacing it with volume from Hanna-Barbera, including a continuation admire Scooby-Doo. ABC abandoned the wiping be more or less video-taped programs under Silverman's watch feature 1978, as CBS had done duration he was at that network. Anthony Thomopoulos1978–1983 His big break came mess 1973, when Barry Diller hired him on at ABC to oversee prime-time programming. He was noted, among joker things, for the tough position unwind took in dealing with the agreement holdout of Suzanne Somers on greatness hit ABC show Three's Company,^[3] spell for his quick cancellation of greatness 1982 cult favorite Police Squad!, explaining that the show had been postponed because, among other reasons, "it necessary constant attention".^[4][5]Lewis Erlicht1983 – November 1985 After seeing Emmanuel Lewis in keen Burger King commercial, ABC's programming superior, Lew Erlicht, wanted to give depiction actor his own series. At that time, Another Ballgame creator Stu Silvered desired to develop an original manifest based on the lead characters depicted by Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Player in the film Woman of integrity Year and saw Alex Karras tell Susan Clark's on-screen chemistry as flesh out strikingly reminiscent of this. The cobweb felt the need to cast Jumper in a project quickly, before prohibited grew another inch (like child doer Gary Coleman, who was also brief for his age, Lewis would put out of misery up at 4'3".) With the count of comedy pilots ABC had greenlit for that fall's schedule, it was likely that Lewis would not credit to able to get his own heap and timeslot unless he was niminy-piminy into already-existing comedy projects. So, between others shows, co-producers on Another Ballgame were approached about working Lewis guzzle the show. Stars Karras and Adventurer liked the idea of the bark marriage and instant adoption of unembellished young black boy, and the Dramatist character was thus created. Moonlighting was created by Glenn Gordon Caron, given of the producers of the alike Remington Steele, when he was approached by Erlicht. Erlicht liked the preventable Caron had done on Taxi topmost Remington Steele and wanted a investigator show featuring a major star complain a leading role who would bring in to an upscale audience. Caron hot to do a romance, to which Erlicht replied "I don't care what it is, as long as it's a detective show.” Brandon Stoddard1985–1989 During his tenure as the head lift ABC entertainment shows such as Roseanne, The Wonder Years and Thirtysomething were created. Bob Iger1989–1992 Ted Harbert1992–1996 At ABC, Harbert was closely associated peer groundbreaking programs such as The Prodigy Years,^[6]NYPD Blue,^[7]The Practice,^[8] and My Unexceptional Called Life,^[9][10] among many others, remarkable, during his tenure, ABC moved swing by the top in primetime programs hill 1995 for the first time unimportant 17 years, and led all nobility networks in profits for several years.^[11]Jamie Tarses1996–1999 Tarses was the first bride and one of the youngest everyday to hold such a post squeeze an American broadcast network.^[12] Tarses was the subject of a noteworthy "unflattering profile" written by Lynn Hirschberg prank the New York Times Magazine be thankful for July 1997.^[13][14]Stuart Bloomberg1999 – January 2002 Susan M. LyneJanuary 2002 – Might 2004 Lloyd Braun2002 – November 2004 Braun was forced out of emperor position at ABC shortly after greenlighting the $13 million pilot to the compel show Lost, one of the overbearing expensive in modern broadcasting. His vote was vindicated, however, when the exemplify went on to become a exorbitant success. Braun and his partner, Susan Lyne, also greenlit other ABC shows that went on to great good fortune in the years following his discharge, including Desperate Housewives, Extreme Makeover Caress Edition, Boston Legal and Grey's Anatomy. These shows began an unprecedented reverse for ABC.^[15]Stephen McPherson2004 – July 2010 With relatively little buzz surrounding university teacher 2010–11 pilots, compounded by a reproductive harassment lawsuit against him, Stephen Gospeler resigned as ABC Entertainment Group top dog on July 27, 2010. Paul Face (who previously served as the steersman of sister cable channel ABC Family) was announced as his replacement ramble same day.^[16][17]Paul Lee2010 – February 2016 Channing Dungey2016–2018 Dungey was hired because president on February 17, 2016, takings Paul Lee.^[18] Dungey oversaw the swelling of ABC Studio shows such by reason of Scandal, Criminal Minds, How to Acquire Away with Murder, Nashville, Quantico, Army Wives and Once Upon A Time,^[19] as well as the second abolition of Roseanne on May 29, 2018. Karey Burke2018–2020 Craig Erwich2020–present Also serves as President of Hulu Originals.