Fred Silverman The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents 02:26 Tabs About Interviews Fred Silverman Who talks about this person Joseph BarberaView Interview Joseph Barbera on Fred Silverman 02:44 Ted BergmannView Interview Ted Bergmann on Fred Silverman's interest in Three's Company 00:27 Ted Bergmann on developing Three's Company and ABC picking up the show 07:54 Steven BochcoView Interview Steven Bochco on Fred Silverman providing the genesis for Hill Street Blues [briefly] 05:47 Steven Bochco on NBC president Fred Silverman's prediction that Hill Street Blues would be a hit 01:01 Allan BurnsView Interview Allan Burns on Fred Silverman's ideas to make CBS young and urban and loving The Mary Tyler Moore Show 02:28 LeVar BurtonView Interview LeVar Burton on early screen tests and production meetings on Roots 02:57 Vince CalandraView Interview Vince Calandra on Alan Thicke and Fred Silverman not getting along 02:41 Gilbert CatesView Interview Gilbert Cates on teaching acting at Syracuse University, to student Fred Silverman 00:24 Joan Ganz CooneyView Interview Joan Ganz Cooney on Fred Silverman helping to find an Executive Producer for The Children's Television Workshop 01:52 Michael DannView Interview Michael Dann on Fred Silverman's scheduling advice to promote Born Free as a children's show 01:30 Michael Dann on Fred Silverman 01:51 Dick Van DykeView Interview Dick Van Dyke on working with executive Fred Silverman on Diagnosis Murder; Dick EbersolView Interview Dick Ebersol on troubles between Fred Silverman and Lorne Michaels, and Michaels leaving the show 09:29 Dick Ebersol on Fred Silverman leaving ABC for NBC and ultimately firing Ebersol 08:04 Michael EisnerView Interview Michael Eisner on first meeting Fred Silverman at CBS who tried to explain to him Hollywood Squares by just playing him the audio; he would later compete with him after going to ABC Tom FrestonView Interview Tom Freston on hiring Fred Silverman to be part of what would become Comedy Central 01:32 Chuck FriesView Interview Chuck Fries on Fred Silverman 02:42 Larry GelbartView Interview Larry Gelbart on working with then-NBC executive Fred Silverman, who commissioned the comedy series United States 03:03 Leonard GoldbergView Interview Leonard Goldberg on his and Aaron Spelling's relationship with ABC during the production of Charlie's Angels 01:52 Gary David GoldbergView Interview Gary David Goldberg on becoming story editor on MTM's The Tony Randall Show 02:32 Leonard H. GoldensonView Interview Leonard Goldenson on the decision to air Roots on consecutive nights 01:22 Julian GoodmanView Interview Julian Goodman on Fred Silverman 01:02 Robert GuillaumeView Interview Robert Guillaume on Fred Silverman 00:20 Monty HallView Interview Monty Hall on re-negotiating his contract for Let's Make a Deal 00:40 Valerie HarperView Interview Valerie Harper on Fred Silverman wanting her to spin-off to Rhoda 00:55 Jack KlugmanView Interview Jack Klugman on Fred Silverman trying to find projects for him 02:13 Harvey KormanView Interview Harvey Korman on The Harvey Korman Show 01:37 Sid KrofftView Interview Sid and Marty Krofft on the premise of Pink Lady 05:01 Marty KrofftView Interview Sid and Marty Krofft on the premise of Pink Lady 05:01 Perry LaffertyView Interview Perry Lafferty on Fred Silverman 01:42 Glen A. LarsonView Interview Glen A. Larson on working with CBS executive Fred Silverman 03:23 Art LinkletterView Interview Art Linkletter on the cancellation of Art Linkletter's House Party by programmer Fred Silverman, and on his friendship with William S. Paley 02:47 Warren LittlefieldView Interview Warren Littlefield on how he first came to work for NBC 02:09 Loring MandelView Interview Loring Mandel on writing for Love of Life at the behest of Fred Silverman 02:11 Bob MarkellView Interview Bob Markell on working with Fred Silverman at CBS 09:57 Bob Markell on working with Fred Silverman 00:20 Garry MarshallView Interview Garry Marshall on network executive Fred Silverman suggesting a show which became Me and the Chimp 01:17 Garry Marshall on ABC executive Fred Silverman's buying Laverne & Shirley 02:30 Garry Marshall on ABC executive Fred Silverman's use of crossovers and lead-ins 00:27 Peter MarshallView Interview Peter Marshall on the history of Hollywood Squares before he became host 03:54 Leslie MoonvesView Interview Leslie Moonves on his role as CBS network president 03:04 Carroll O'ConnorView Interview Carroll O'Connor on CBS network programmer and later In the Heat of the Night producer Fred Silverman 01:08 Carroll O'Connor on producer Fred Silverman meeting with about the series In the Heat of the Night, an idea of MGM executive Lynn Loring 01:23 Dick Van PattenView Interview Dick Van Patten on how Fred Silverman chose him for his role on the TV show Eight is Enough 03:10 Frederick S. PierceView Interview Frederick S. Pierce on bringing in Fred Silverman to run ABC programming 04:09 Frederick S. Pierce on his working relationship with Fred Silverman 03:17 Frederick S. Pierce on Fred Silverman's departure from ABC 03:25 John RichView Interview John Rich on trading wit with Fred Silverman 01:22 Director John Rich on Fred Silverman 01:03 Lee RichView Interview Lee Rich on Fred Silverman wanting him to cast a big name for The Homecoming: A Christmas Story - the movie that inspired the series The Waltons 03:35 Lee Rich on Fred Silverman's plan for airing Roots 00:42 Lee Rich onFred Silverman 00:20 Jay SandrichView Interview Jay Sandrich on how Fred Silverman enabled him to take the necessary measures to assemble the right cast on Soap 00:42 Jay Sandrich on network interference and how Fred Silverman was a rare TV executive who knew how to leave creative people alone to do their job 02:21 Herbert S. SchlosserView Interview Herbert S. Schlosser on Fred Silverman's tenure at NBC 07:03 Esther ShapiroView Interview Esther Shapiro on working with Fred Silverman and Anthony D. Thomopoulos at ABC 01:18 Aaron SpellingView Interview Aaron Spelling on getting Charlie's Angels on the air 02:06 Ben StarrView Interview Ben Starr on Fred Silverman not liking the original pilot script for Diff'rent Strokes, but liking Gary Coleman 00:15 Bob StewartView Interview Bob Stewart on the genesis of the short-lived primetime game show The Face is Familiar 02:53 Bob Stewart on the genesis of The $10,000 Pyramid 07:07 Marlo ThomasView Interview Marlo Thomas on the TV movie remake of It's a Wonderful Life - It Happened One Christmas 02:55 Tony ThomasView Interview Tony Thomas on Soap's cancellation in 1981 01:26 Grant TinkerView Interview Grant Tinker on CBS Executive Fred Silverman 02:16 Grant Tinker on CBS executive Fred Silverman 05:15 Grant Tinker on NBC executives Brandon Tartikoff and Fred Silverman 00:13 Daniel J. TravantiView Interview Daniel J. Travanti on waiting to hear if he was cast after his audition for Hill Street Blues, and on being approved by Fred Silverman to be cast 06:45 Tom WernerView Interview Tom Werner on helping to get Three's Company made 01:43 Tom Werner on working with Fred Silverman and other talented ABC Executives 04:11 Ruth WestheimerView Interview Dr. Ruth Westheimer on starring in the 1990 unsold comedy pilot Dr. Ruth's House 01:59 Ethel WinantView Interview Ethel Winant on Fred Silverman and Rod Serling 00:42
