Yes, I watch “Army Wives”, and yes, my wife made me do it. But, I grew to completely love “Army Wives” by the middle of last season. So, I’ve hated that there has been so much behind the scenes drama. Ausiello at TVGuide has this scoop:

Army Wives’ top lieutenant is stepping down. Show-runner Dee Johnson was relieved of her duties over the weekend, sources confirm to me exclusively.

Johnson’s ouster — the result of creative differences with producer ABC Studios — marks the third show-runner change the Lifetime drama has weathered in a little over a year. Samantha Corbin-Miller was the first to go AWOL in Dec. 08. She was replaced a few months later by Jeff Melvoin (Alias), who stuck around until last August, at which point Johnson took over.

This latest exec shuffle couldn’t have come at a worse time: Army Wives — which ranks as Lifetime’s No. 1-rated drama series of all time — is only two weeks into production on its highly-anticipated 18-episode second season.

One of the worse thing that can happen to a show is that it looses focus. When showrunners leave, sometimes writers are lost. Hopefully enough of the vision stays with the turnover of leaders. I’d hate for someone to come in and muck with it.

If you’ve never seen “Army Wives”, give it a chance. It is a genuinely good show, and deserve a bigger audience than it has.