CBS Entertainment President Steps Down, Two Months After Heart Attack -
By JOHN KOBLINMAY 30, 2017
CBS announced a management shake-up on Tuesday, with Glenn Geller stepping down as entertainment president
and Kelly Kahl, the network’s longtime scheduling czar, taking his place.
After consulting with my doctors, my husband and my family, I plan to take off a few more weeks and return at the end of May.”
During his medical leave, Mr. Geller did not have much contact with CBS executives
and did not offer opinions on the final schedule that the network set.
CBS finished this season as the most-viewed network for the 14th time in 15 years and gained some momentum from its new drama “Bull.”
But the network also fell to third place in the 18-to-49-year-old demographic, which is of paramount importance to advertisers.
Mr. Geller’s medical leave occurred during the busiest stretch of the year for a network executive, a time when decisions are made on what pilots are picked up
and the fall schedule is made final and presented to advertisers at the annual upfront presentations.
The CW is owned by CBS and Warner Bros.
Leslie Moonves, the chief executive of CBS, said Mr. Geller approached him last week and spoke of his desire to leave.