Eisner Gives ABC 'Four To Five Years' (http://www.forbes.com/2002/11/13/cx_cd_1113disney.html) - Forbes, 11/13/02

QuikQuote: This morning as guests gathered at a media breakfast to hear Michael Eisner, chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Co., the weather outside was cold and nasty. But, if you were an employee of Disney subsidiary ABC, the biggest chill was inside when the raspy-voiced Eisner stated that he did not see the third-ranked network being around in "four to five years."
Disney bought ABC in 1995 for $19.6 billion and rode high for a while thanks to the success of such programs as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Since then, it has seen ABC's ratings slump, and its new roster of programming has failed to attract new viewers. Even worse, many ad buyers don't think the network's hit bottom yet

Originally posted by Darkbeer
[B rode high for a while thanks to the success of such programs as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.[/B] programs? That implies more than one. Hrmm, let's see, such programs as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and......um....and.....oh wait, nothing. WWTBAM was pretty much it. And once they overplayed that, they were done. Adios.

Please note that Forbes has issued a Clarification of the article with the following notes:

*The original version of this story incorrectly stated that Eisner did not see the third-ranked network being around in four to five years.

**The original version of this story incorrectly suggested that Eisner thought ABC was irrelevant.

***The last paragraph of the original story speculated that Eisner might consider putting ABC on the block. Disney categorically denies this.

The original link does take you to the revised article.

What Forbes.com meant to say was [a la Rosanna Roseannadanna] ...

"nevermind"