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  1. Fred Silverman (September 13, 1937 – January 30, 2020) was an American television executive and producer. He worked as an executive at all of the Big Three television networks , and was responsible for bringing to television such programs as Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

  2. Feb 2, 2020 · Fred Silverman: From Archie to Angels and beyond. By Mike Hughes / February 2, 2020. Fred Silverman molded a generation of television. It was the last three-network generation, the final one totally dominated by CBS, ABC and NBC. And Silverman – who died of cancer Thursday at 82 — ran all three.

  3. Sep 9, 2024 · Fred Silverman, American television producer and executive who, as head of programming at each of the three major channels in the United States (CBS, ABC, and NBC), introduced a number of shows that are widely considered classics, including All in the Family, M*A*S*H, and Hill Street Blues.

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  4. Sep 23, 1981 · An inside look at the television industry discusses the networks, the corporate executives, the high-stakes battles for profits and prestige, the ratings war, and the meteoric career of Fred Silverman. Genres Tv. 313 pages, Hardcover. First published September 23, 1981.

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    • Rising to Power
    • Bringing Jiggle to TV
    • A Rocky Tenure at NBC
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    Fred Silverman was born on September 13, 1937, in New York City. He attended Syracuse University and then went on to earn his master's degree in television and theater arts from Ohio State University. Silverman knew all along that he was interested in working for a television network. In fact, his master's thesis provided an analysis of ABC's telev...

    As head of programming at ABC, Silverman immediately set to work trying to craft a schedule that would increase the network's ratings. He approved the development of several shows that turned out to be very popular with viewers, including the miniseries (a program that continues over several episodes) Roots. Based on a historical novel by Alex Hale...

    In 1978, Silverman decided to leave ABC to become president and chief operating officer of rival network NBC. Thanks to his successful tenures at the two other major networks, he faced very high expectations in his new job. "The announcement of Fred Silverman's jump from ABC to NBC not only sent shock waves through [surprised] the broadcast industr...

    After resigning from NBC in 1981, Silverman became an independent television producer. He formed his own production company, the Fred Silverman Company, and began to develop programs for larger entertainment firms, such as Viacom International, MGM/UA Communications, and Columbia Pictures Entertainment. The first few years, however, were very diffi...

    BOOKS

    Castleman, Harry, and Walter J. Podrazik. Watching TV: Four Decades of American Television. New York: McGraw-Hill Books, 1982.

    PERIODICALS

    "I'm Not Rumpled Anymore." Forbes, March 6, 1989. "Silverman: Nets Need Aunt Nellie." MediaWeek, July 27, 1998. "Where Are They Now." Time, May 27, 1996.

    WEB SITES

    "Fred Silverman." Museum of Broadcast Communications. http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/S/htmlS/silvermanfr/silvermanfr.htm(accessed on May 22, 2006).

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