NBC hires Office exec Ben Silverman
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007From NBC’s press release:
Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Ben Silverman, the prolific producer and program executive behind such television hits as “The Office,” “Ugly Betty,” and “The Biggest Loser,” as well as the man who brought “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” and “Big Brother” to the United States, is becoming a senior executive at NBC Universal. Silverman and veteran NBCU executive Marc Graboff have been appointed Co-Chairmen of NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal Television Studio.
Kevin Reilly (one of The Office’s champions and if I remember right one of the people who helped keep the show alive early on when the ratings weren’t there) was fired. See Washington post article
7 | corporalgeo Wed. May. 30, 2007 at 9:30pm5- Tommy Lee Goes To College…
6 | Stephanie C. Tue. May. 29, 2007 at 9:09pmI completely forgot about that show…
Hamburger Halpert: The list is so top-heavy with reality TV, and a game show. Money-makers, sure, but quality? Reading the list, I almost expected “Tommy Lee Goes to College” to be among his credits. I think The Office is a wonderful thing but all of the other programs are my cue to shut the television off.
5 | Jan Tue. May. 29, 2007 at 6:35pmDoes this really mean anything for The Office. Like was he involved in decisions or anything?
4 | SecretARM Tue. May. 29, 2007 at 6:19pmWhat happens to Kevin Reilly?? I like him a lot.
3 | melissa Tue. May. 29, 2007 at 5:37pmJan, what are you talking about? That is a VERY impressive resume
2 | HamburgerHalpert Tue. May. 29, 2007 at 5:25pmHmmm…given his production and programming resume, he’s got some mighty big strikes against him. He gets props for The Office but the rest? Yikes.
1 | Jan Tue. May. 29, 2007 at 3:37pm