The honeymoon is over for ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson—at home and the office. Back last week from a luxurious European vacation following his wedding, the 39-year-old now begins the arduous task for which he was brought in three months ago: moving ABC out of fourth place. Expectations are high, given the daunting task ahead, and McPherson has no allusions about persuading American viewers to watch: "I think we need to bring the trust back to ABC." Already, there are signs of life at ABC. It's too soon to tell whether those positive stirrings will result in the big hits the network needs to re-emerge from last place, but ABC's batch of new shows—particularly Desperate Housewives, Lost, Life as We Know It, Eyes and Wife Swap—are the most-loved, most praised by TV critics this year.
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