Some Notable Television Producers
- Aaron Sorkin: Sports Night, The West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
- Aaron Spelling: Beverly Hills, 90210, Charmed, Charlie's Angels, Dynasty, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Melrose Place, The Mod Squad, Starsky and Hutch, S.W.A.T., T. J. Hooker
- Alan Ball: Six Feet Under, True Blood
- Alan Hardwick: Yorkshire Television
- Betty Corday: Days of our Lives (1966-1987)
- Biddy Baxter: Blue Peter (1962–65; editor 1965–1988)
- Bill Lawrence: Scrubs, Cougar Town, Spin City
- Bill Podmore: Coronation Street
- Bill Todman: Beat the Clock, Card Sharks, Family Feud, I've Got a Secret, Match Game, Password, The Price is Right, Tattletales, To Tell the Truth, What's My Line?
- Bradley Bell: The Bold and the Beautiful (1995–present)
- Carlton Cuse: The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., Nash Bridges, Lost
- Chris Carter: The X-Files, Millennium, Harsh Realm, The Lone Gunmen
- Chuck Barris: The Dating Game, The Gong Show, The Newlywed Game, Treasure Hunt
- Chuck Lorre: Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory
- Damon Lindelof: Lost
- Daniel Lipman: Queer as Folk USA
- Dan Schneider: Victorious, iCarly, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, What I Like About You, Kenan & Kel, The Amanda Show, All That
- David Angell: Frasier, Wings, Cheers
- David Chase: The Sopranos
- David Doyle: Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament, Puppy Bowl
- David E. Kelley: Ally McBeal, Boston Legal, Boston Public, Chicago Hope, Picket Fences, The Practice
- David Maloney: Blake's 7, The Day of the Triffids
- David Simon: The Wire, The Corner, Generation Kill, Homicide: Life on the Street, Treme
- Dick Wolf: Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Donald Bellisario: Magnum, P.I., Airwolf, JAG, NCIS, Quantum Leap
- Don Hewitt: 60 Minutes
- Eric Bischoff: WCW Monday Nitro
- Eric Kripke: Supernatural, Revolution
- Fran Mires: Ocurrio asi, Al Youm
- Frederick de Cordova: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1970-1992)
- Garry Marshall: The Odd Couple (1970-1975), Happy Days (1974-1984), Laverne and Shirley (1976-1983)
- Gene Roddenberry: Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Greg Daniels: The Office, King of the Hill, The Simpsons
- Haim Saban: Power Rangers (1993–2001; 2010–present), Beetleborgs, VR Troopers
- Harry Thomason: Designing Women, Evening Shade, Hearts Afire
- Ilene Chaiken: The L Word
- Ivan Tors: Science Fiction Theater, Sea Hunt, The Man and the Challenge, The Aquanauts, Daring Game, Flipper, Gentle Ben, Daktari, Rip Cord, Cowboy in Africa, Jambo
- James L. Brooks: The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, Taxi, The Simpsons, The Tracey Ullman Show
- Jeff Franklin: Full House, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
- Jerry Bruckheimer: The Amazing Race, Cold Case, CSI, Without a Trace
- Jerry Seinfeld: Seinfeld
- J.J. Abrams: Alias, Lost, Fringe
- John de Mol: Big Brother, Fear Factor, Deal or No Deal
- John Langley: COPS
- John Nathan-Turner: Doctor Who (1980–1989)
- J. Michael Straczynski: Babylon 5
- Josh Schwartz: The O.C., Chuck, Gossip Girl
- Joss Whedon: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse
- Ken Corday: Days of our Lives (1985-present)
- Ken Warwick: American Idol, America's Got Talent, Pop Idol, Gladiators
- Kevin Bright/Marta Kauffman/David Crane: Friends
- Larry David: Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Larry Gelbart: M*A*S*H
- Linda Bloodworth-Thomason: Designing Women, Evening Shade, Hearts Afire
- Lorne Michaels: Saturday Night Live, The Kids in the Hall, 30 Rock
- Lowell Ganz: Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Joanie Loves Chachi
- Lynn Marie Latham: Knots Landing, Homefront, The Young and the Restless
- Mara Brock Akil: The Game, Girlfriends
- Marc Cherry: Desperate Housewives, The Golden Girls
- Marcy Carsey: 3rd Rock from the Sun, The Cosby Show, Roseanne
- Mark Burnett: The Apprentice, Survivor, Rock Star, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, The Contender
- Mark Goodson: Beat the Clock, Card Sharks, Family Feud, I've Got a Secret, Match Game, Password, The Price is Right, Tattletales, To Tell the Truth, What's My Line?
- Mark Risley: Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power and As Told by Ginger
- Mark Wahlberg: In Treatment, Entourage, Boardwalk Empire
- Matt Kunitz: Fear Factor, Wipeout
- Matthew Weiner: Mad Men
- Merv Griffin: Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune
- Michael Davies: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1999-2010)
- Michael Gill: Civilisation, Alistair Cooke's America
- Michael Patrick King: Sex and the City
- Michael Wearing: Boys from the Blackstuff, Edge of Darkness
- Michelle Paradise: Exes and Ohs
- Norman Lear: All in the Family, Good Times, Maude, One Day at a Time, Sanford and Son
- Paul Haggis: Due South
- Paul Rauch: Another World (1971-1983), Texas (1980-1981), One Life to Live (1984-1991), Santa Barbara (1992-1993), Guiding Light (1996-2002), The Young and the Restless (2008-2011)
- Paul Tibbitt: SpongeBob SquarePants (2007–present)
- Reg Watson: The Young Doctors, Prisoner, Neighbours
- Roger Dobkowitz: The Price Is Right (1984–2008)
- Ronald D. Moore: Battlestar Galactica, Roswell, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Ron Cowen: Queer as Folk USA
- Ron Leavitt: Married... with Children, Unhappily Ever After
- Roy Huggins: Baretta, The Fugitive, The Rockford Files
- Russell T Davies: Queer as Folk UK, Doctor Who (2005 revival), Joking Apart, and Chalk
- Ray Waru: Frontier of Dreams
- Ryan Murphy: Popular, Nip/Tuck, Glee, American Horror Story, The New Normal
- Sarah Mulvey: Brat Camp, 10 Years Younger, Wife Swap
- Sarah Jessica Parker: Sex and the City
- Sarah Michelle Gellar: Ringer
- Seth MacFarlane: Family Guy, American Dad!, The Cleveland Show
- Shaun Cassidy: American Gothic, Invasion, Ruby & The Rockits
- Shawn Ryan: The Shield, The Chicago Code, Last Resort
- Shonda Rhimes: Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal
- Stephen J. Cannell: The Rockford Files, 21 Jump Street, The A-Team, Hunter
- Stephen Colbert: Strangers with Candy, The Colbert Report
- Stephen Hillenburg: SpongeBob SquarePants
- Stephen Stohn: Degrassi: The Next Generation, Instant Star
- Steven Bochco: Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue
- Steven Moffat: Doctor Who (after Russell T Davies), Sherlock, Jekyll, Coupling
- Suzanne de Passe: Lonesome Dove, Sister, Sister, Smart Guy
- Sydney Newman: General Motors Theatre, Armchair Theatre and others
- Ted Corday: Days of our Lives (1965-1966)
- Terence Winter: Boardwalk Empire
- Tim Taylor: 13 series of Time Team
- Tina Fey: 30 Rock
- Thom Beers: Deadliest Catch, Lobster Wars, numerous other Discovery Channel series
- Tyler Perry: Meet the Browns, House of Payne, Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse
- Verity Lambert: Doctor Who, Adam Adamant Lives!, Jonathan Creek
- William J. Bell: The Young and the Restless (1973-2005), The Bold and the Beautiful (1987-1995)
- William P. Perry: Anyone for Tennyson?
- Yvette Lee Bowser: Living Single, A Different World, For Your Love, Half and Half
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