Kevin Reilly
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 Kevin Reilly making a cameo appearance on the NBC television series The Office.
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| Occupation | President of Entertainment at FOX. |
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Kevin Reilly is the entertainment president of the Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX), having been named to that position in July 2007. He is responsible for all primetime series and development, late-night programming and creative strategy for the network.
Reilly joined FOX from NBC, where he served as President, Entertainment from May 2004 to May 2007. Having begun his career at NBC Entertainment almost two decades earlier, he returned there in fall 2003 as President, Primetime Development.
Early in his career at NBC, Reilly supervised Law & Order in its first season and developed ER. After his first stint at NBC, Reilly was President of Brad Grey Television, the television production arm of Brillstein-Grey Entertainment. He joined Brillstein-Grey in 1994 and helped build the television studio into one of the most successful independent suppliers of television programming. He was responsible for shepherding some of television’s top shows, such as the pilot for The Sopranos, and the NBC comedies Just Shoot Me and NewsRadio.
Before rejoining NBC in May 2004, Reilly served as President of Entertainment for FX, where he developed and launched the cable network's first original drama, The Shield. He also developed and programmed Nip/Tuck and the Denis Leary show Rescue Me for the network. [1]
At NBC, Reilly's vocal support of The Office helped it survive its low-rated first season. [2] He is credited with developing hits such as My Name Is Earl, Heroes, 30 Rock, and Friday Night Lights.[3] Despite having received a new three-year contract at NBC in February 2007, he and NBC mutually agreed to terminate the partnership in late May 2007, and Reilly departed soon after.[4]. Approximately one month later, Reilly was hired as President of Entertainment at FOX.
[edit] References
- ^ Jack Myers. Kevin Reilly: Bringing Must-See TV Back to NBC. Today's Commentary, www.mediavillage.com (November 15, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
- ^ John Consoli. Analysis: Is Reilly a Scapegoat for NBC's Failures?. network tv/syndication, Mediaweek (May 28, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
- ^ Ed Martin. Kevin Reilly Revived Must-See TV at NBC. Ed Martin's Watercooler TV, www.mediavillage.com (May 30, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
- ^ Reilly Expected To Lose Job At NBC. Entertainment, CBS News (May 28, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
