Channel 10 boss Beverley McGarvey under pressure to quit
Channel 10 boss Beverley McGarvey is under increasing pressure to quit as disgruntled staff bemoaned dismal ratings and a PR disaster. The network is a distant third in the rankings behind Nine and Seven and its previous marquee shows like The Bachelor and The Project being on life support. The new programs didn’t go any better and his attempt at breakfast a la Sunrise drew just 44 viewers in Sydney for his second run. But staff say McGarvey’s approach – despite a failed roller-coaster and some heavy internal conflict – has doubled down instead of showing humility. Beverley McGarvey has overseen some fortunes at Ten and is now executive vice president for ViacomCBS Australia Longtime employees feared the situation might be terminal, and unfavorably compared his tenure with his predecessor David Mott. They remember that fateful day in 2012 when then-programming boss Mott told his squad he was stepping down after nearly 16 years. Despite having overseen the debut of the network’s m