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 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
