Los Angeles

A LONG-running internal battle among ABC executives over creative control and future strategy led to the ouster on Wednesday of the network's entertainment president and the elevation of a pair of his lieutenants.

Paul Lee, who found hits such as How to Get Away With Murder and led an industrywide push towards more diverse casting, resigned under pressure. Channing Dungey, previously ABC's drama chief, will take over the prime-time part of his job as the head of ABC entertainment, making her the first black network president.