Brandon Tartikoff (January 13, 1949 – August 27, 1997) was an American television executive who was head of the entertainment division of NBC from 1981 to 1991.[1] He was credited with turning around NBC's low prime time reputation with several hit series: Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Law & Order, ALF, Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Cheers, Seinfeld, The Golden Girls, Wings, Miami Vice, Knight Rider, The A-Team, Saved by the Bell, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, St. Elsewhere, and Night Court.
Tartikoff also helped develop the 1984 sitcom Punky Brewster; he named the title character after a girl he had a crush on in school. He was also involved in the creation of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Beggars and Choosers.
^"TV programming wizard Brandon Tartikoff dead at 48". CNN. August 27, 1997. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
BrandonTartikoff (January 13, 1949 – August 27, 1997) was an American television executive who was head of the entertainment division of NBC from 1981...
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Stewart Show. In 1995, he worked the Montreal Comedy Festival, where BrandonTartikoff saw his set and signed him to a sitcom on NBC, which never materialized...
Silverman's departure. (Among this group was a new Entertainment President, BrandonTartikoff, who would help get NBC back on top by 1985.) Silverman also reintroduced...
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lived with the girls. Levin had been suggested by then-NBC president BrandonTartikoff based on Levin's groundbreaking portrayal of a recurring gay character...
starred Adam West. Despite being a "personal favorite" of NBC chairman BrandonTartikoff (who had left that position by the time the pilot aired and was replaced...
he was awarded a BA in Psychology.[citation needed] A protégé of BrandonTartikoff, Littlefield developed Cheers, Seinfeld, The Cosby Show, and The Golden...
was dismissed due to repeated programming failures and replaced by BrandonTartikoff. Sajak, who had already hosted two game show pilots in 1980, Press...
1974–1984: Barry Diller 1984–1991: Frank Mancuso, Sr. 1991–1992: BrandonTartikoff 1992–2005: Jonathan Dolgen 2005–2017: Brad Grey 2017–2021: Jim Gianopulos...
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into the Variety Hall Of Fame. In 2018, Daniels also received the BrandonTartikoff Legacy Award and Women In Film Business Leadership Award. Additional...
inside look at the television networks developed by Peter Lefcourt and BrandonTartikoff that was popular within the entertainment industry. Martin played...
Show and The Golden Girls. BrandonTartikoff was not convinced the show would work. A Jewish man from New York himself, Tartikoff characterized it as "Too...
Big Easy Laff-Off in 1995 while still in residency. NBC president BrandonTartikoff and The Improv founder Budd Friedman were judges and they both urged...
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