Reilly Renews as NBC Entertainment Chief

BURBANK, March 2: Kevin Reilly has signed a new, multi-year
deal to continue as president of NBC Entertainment, a position that he has held
for nearly three years.

Reilly, who was named president of NBC Entertainment in May
2004, was responsible for developing acclaimed television programs such as this
season’s top-rated freshman drama Heroes,
as well as The Office, Deal
or No Deal and My Name Is Earl. He is responsible for prime time—including
alternative, specials and long-form programs—late night and daytime
programming, development, as well as scheduling and strategic planning for the
NBC network. He will continue to report to Marc Graboff, the president of NBC
Universal Television, West Coast.

Reilly, who first began his career at NBC Entertainment
almost 19 years ago, returned to NBC in fall 2003 as president of prime-time
development after serving varied tenures at NBC, FX and Brillstein-Grey
Entertainment. Over an initial six-year period at NBC Entertainment, Reilly
held a variety of positions that included VP of drama development from 1992-94,
where he was responsible for supervising the development of the pilots of ER and Homicide: Life on the Street. He also worked on the first season of Law
& Order and its pilot, as well as the
first season of Saved by the Bell.
His other positions at NBC included director of drama development/director of
current drama at NBC Entertainment, and manager of creative affairs for NBC
Productions.

Prior to his return to NBC in 2003, Reilly served as
president of entertainment for FX, where he led the launch of The Shield, the network’s first original drama series and the
first basic cable series to earn a Golden Globe. Reilly has also served as
president of Brad Grey Television, the television production arm of
Brillstein-Grey entertainment, where he shepherded top shows such as the pilot
for HBO's The Sopranos, the NBC
comedies Just Shoot Me and NewsRadio, and The WB comedy The Steve Harvey Show.

"We're thrilled to sign Kevin to a new contract and
we're looking forward to building on the outstanding progress he's made to
date, particularly launching the number-one new scripted series during each of
the past two seasons," said Graboff. "We're bringing in new viewers
and especially younger viewers with this season's buzzed-about, critically
acclaimed lineup and Kevin's superb creative instincts and development skills have
played a vital role in that progress."