Instead of taking up more space with a new thread I wanted to ask what MYSTERIOUS knew about Dan possibly turning DS over to someone else. I think it is reported in Grayson's Biography that ABC and he had thought about turning the show over to other producers.
Well, for all intents and purposes Lela Swift was running the show by the end. So, if DC had officially left, I could easily see where Lela would have been put in charge. And if that had happened, who knows what new directions DS might have gone? But, of course, we'll never know...
Was this all talked about before the final "Nail' was hammered in the coffin? Do you think ABC may have let the show continue if new blood were brought in to try and bring up the ratings.
The ratings were going up during 1841PT. But the final nail in DS' coffin had little to do with the show's ratings. It was basically a case that practically everyone concerned (except for the audience) was ready to move on.