Poll: Best Creator That Television Has Ever Seen

Results of 741 votes:

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   Joss Whedon

    

   Creator Joss Whedon Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel (co-creator), Firefly, Dollhouse, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (co-creator)
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   Chuck Lorre

    

   Creator Chuck Lorre Frannie's Turn, Grace Under Fire, Cybill, Dharma & Greg, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Mom
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   John Cleese and Monty Python in Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)

    

   Creator John Cleese At Last the 1948 Show (co-creator), How to Irritate People (co-creator), Monty Python's Flying Circus (co-creator), Fawlty Towers (co-creator)
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   David E. Kelley at an event for Star Trek (2009)

    

   Creator David E. Kelley Doogie Howser, M.D. (co-creator), Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, The Practice, Snoops, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Girls Club, Brotherhood of Poland, N.H., The Law Firm,…
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   J.J. Abrams at an event for Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

    

   Creator J.J. Abrams Felicity (co-creator), Alias, Lost (co-creator), Fringe (co-creator) Undercovers (co-creator)
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   Ricky Gervais at an event for The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)

    

   Creator Ricky Gervais The Office US (co-creator), The Office UK (co-creator), The Extras (co-creator), The Rick Gervais Show (co-creator), An Idiot Abroad (co-creator), Life's Too Short (co-creat…
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   Aaron Sorkin at an event for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

    

   Creator Aaron Sorkin Sports Night, West Wing, Studio 60 on Sunset Strip, The Newsroom
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   Ryan Murphy at an event for Eat Pray Love (2010)

    

   Creator Ryan Murphy Popular (co-creator), Nip/Tuck, Glee (co-creator), The New Normal (co-creator), American Horror Story (co-creator), Scream Queens (co-creator), Feud (developer)
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   Dick Wolf

    

   Creator Dick Wolf Law & Order, Gideon Oliver, HELP, Christine Cromwell, Nasty Boys, South Beach, Swift Justice, Players, Mann & Machine, Feds (co-creator), New York Undercover, Dead…
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    James L. Brooks at an event for The Simpsons (1989)

     

    Creator James L. Brooks Room 222, Mary Tyler Moore (co-creator), Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers (co-creator), Rhoda (co-creator), Phyllis (co-creator), Lou Grant (co-creator), Taxi (co-creator)…
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    Seth MacFarlane

     

    Creator Seth MacFarlane Orville, Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy, Family Guy, American Dad (co-creator), Cleveland Show (co-creator)
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    Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)

     

    Creator Rod Serling The New People (developer), The Storm, Twilight Zone, The Loner, Night Gallery
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    Norman Lear

     

    Creator Norman Lear All in the Family (developer), Sanford and Son (co-developer), One Day at a Time (developer), The Jeffersons (developer), Good Times (developer), Maude (creator) The Deputy (c…
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    Gene Roddenberry

     

    Creator Gene Roddenberry The Lieutenant, Star Trek: Original Series, Genesis II, Star Trek: Animated Series, Star Trek: Next Generation Andromeda (co-creator)
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    Shonda Rhimes

     

    Creator Shonda Rhimes Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal
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    Stephen J. Cannell in Castle (2009)

     

    Creator Stephen J. Cannell Rockford Files, Silk Stockings, Renegade, The Commish, The Hat Squad, Scene of the Crime, Cobra, 21 Jump Street, Broken Badges, 100 Lives of Jack Savage, Palace Gu…
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    Glen A. Larson

     

    Creator Glen A. Larson Alias Smith and Jones, Switch, Quincy, M.E. (co-creator), The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (co-developer), Sword of Justice (co-creator), Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rog…
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    Greg Daniels

     

    Creator Greg Daniels King of the Hill (co-creator), Parks and Recreation (co-creator), Friday Night Dinner US pilot (developer) The Office US (developer)
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    Donald P. Bellisario

     

    Creator Donald P. Bellisario Big Hawaii (co-creator), Magnum, P.I. (co-creator), Tales of the Gold Monkey, Airwolf, Quantum Leap, Tequila and Bonetti, JAG, First Monday (co-creator), NCIS (co-c…
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    Greg Berlanti

     

    Creator Greg Berlanti Everwood Jack & Bobby (co-creator), Eli Stone (co-creator), Political Animals TV mini-series, Arrow (co-developer), The Flash (co-developer), Legends of Tomorrow (co-de…
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    Steven Bochco

     

    Creator Steven Bochco Paris, Hill Street Blues (co-creator), Bay City Blues (co-creator), Hooperman (co-creator), Cop Rock (co-creator), L.A. Law (co-creator), Doogie Howser, M.D. (co-creator), …
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    David Crane and Marta Kauffman in 2016 Writers Guild Awards (2016)

     

    Creators David Crane Marta Kauffman The Powers That Be (co-creator), Family Album (co-creator), Dream On (co-creator), Friends (co-creator), Veronica's Closet (co-creator), The Class (Crane only…
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    Mike Judge

     

    Creator Mike Judge Beavis and Butt Head, King of the Hill (co-creator), The Goode Family (co-creator), Silicon Valley (co-creator)
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    Garry Marshall in A League of Their Own (1992)

     

    Creator Garry Marshall Hey, Landlord, The Odd Couple, (co-developer) Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, Blansky's Beauties, Mork & Mindy, Who's Watching the Kids, Angie, Joanie Loves Chachi
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    Jack Webb c. 1955 0068-0103

     

    Creator Jack Webb Dragnet, Noah's Ark, GE True, Dragnet 1967, Adam-12 (co-creator), The Partners (co-creator), Emergency! (co-creator), Hec Ramsey (co-creator), Project UFO (co-creator)
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    Bill Cosby in The Cosby Show (1984)

     

    Creator Bill Cosby The Bill Cosby Show (co-creator), The New Bill Cosby Show (co-creator), Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, The Cosby Show A Different World Cos (co-creator), Kids Say the Darndest Thin…
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    Darren Star at an event for Cairo Time (2009)

     

    Creator Darren Star Beverly Hills, 90210 Melrose Place, Central Park West, Sex and the City, Grosse Pointe, Miss Match (co-creator), 90210, Melrose Place 2009, Younger
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    Steven Levitan

     

    Creator Steven Levitan Just Shoot Me!, Stark Raving Mad, Greg the Bunny (co-creator), Stacked, Back to You (co-creator), Modern Family (co-creator)
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    Sidney Sheldon

     

    Creator Sidney Sheldon The Patty Duke Show (co-creator), I Dream of Jeannie, Nancy, Hart to Hart, Rage Of Angels TV mini-series, Master of the Game TV mini-series, If Tomorrow Comes TV mini-seri…
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    Rob Thomas in Veronica Mars (2014)

     

    Creator Rob Thomas Cupid, Veronica Mars, 90210 (co-developer), Party Down (co-creator) Cupid (2009), Plymouth Rock, iZombie (co-developer)