The shakeup at the top of the broadcast networks' reality departments continues. Veteran ABC reality executive John Saade is leaving the network. For the past two here years, Jennifer Bresnanexiting. Saade served as EVP Alternative Series & Late Night Programming, overseeing solo all of ABC's primetime alternative/reality series and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He previously co-ran the department with Vicki Dummer who now runs current programming. "John is a very talented executive who has made enormous contributions to ABC and the reality genre, developing some truly innovative, buzz worthy programming and growing some of our most important franchises," ABC president Paul Lee said. "We will miss his passion and enthusiasm and wish him nothing but the very best. As the reality genre is struggling on broadcast, three of the four major networks have changed their top reality executives in the past couple of months, with Saade, Fox's Mike Darnell and CBS'

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