Mark Burnett

Who is Mark Burnett?

Mark Burnett is a British-American television producer, based in Los Angeles and CEO of United Artists Media Group, an MGM Company.

Burnett is currently the executive producer of five network television series with seven hours of network programming. He has produced over 2,900 hours of television which regularly airs in over 70 countries. He has received 112 Emmy nominations throughout his career. His current series are Survivor, The Apprentice, The Voice, Shark Tank, The Sing Off and People's Choice Awards. In 2013, TV Guide Magazine named Burnett "Producer of the Year." Also, Burnett was named one of the world's most influential people by TIME Magazine. He has won six Emmy Awards, one PGA Award and five People's Choice Awards as of November 2013, and his projects have garnered a total of 112 Emmy nominations. In 2014, The Hollywood Reporter named Burnett number one on the Top 25 Reality Players of 2014 In 2013 Burnett produced The Bible series that brought in around 100 million viewers, which ended up being the most watched cable series. In 2014 Burnett went on to produce the feature, Son of God and is now producing another, Ben-Hur, alongside MGM for a 2016 release.