CORIE HENSON APPOINTED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, ENTERTAINMENT UNSCRIPT CONTENT OVERSEEING REALITY COMPETITION, TALENT COMPETITION AND GAME SHOW FORMATS FOR NBCUNIVERSAL TELEVISION AND STREAMING
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – July 29, 2022 – Veteran television executive and producer Corie Henson has joined NBCUniversal’s television and streaming group as executive vice president of Content Unscripted Entertainment, overseeing reality competition, talent competition and game formats. Led by President of Entertainment Content Susan Rovner, Henson’s scope will include content development and current programming across the company’s eight entertainment platforms that are home to unscripted favorites such as “America’s Got Talent” and NBC’s “The Voice,” Bravo’s “Top Chef” and Peacock’s “Baking It.”
“Corie is one of the most respected executives in the business and brings a resume full of unscripted blockbusters that have exploded across broadcast, streaming and cable platforms,” Rovner said. “His deep experience with large volumes of programming across multiple networks and brands is a perfect fit for our NBCU content ecosystem. He’s joining an incredible group of programming leaders working across genres, and we’re thrilled to welcome him to the team.”
Henson added, “I’ve always admired NBCU’s unscripted portfolio, and I grew up on Must See TV, so I’m excited for the opportunity to join this amazing team to fuel this slate of blockbuster shows, take a chance on developing innovative new programming and, of course, continue to champion the best producers in the business.”
Prior to joining NBCUniversal, Henson served as Executive Vice President and Head of Unscripted for TNT, TBS and TruTV, where she developed and launched an unscripted programming strategy for Warner Media Entertainment that included “Wipeout” with John Cena, “The Go Big Show”. “The Cube” with Dwyane Wade and “Hogwart’s Tournament of Houses” with Helen Mirren. Prior to that, Henson was executive vice president of alternative entertainment at Fox Broadcasting Company, where she led all current and development franchises, including “The Masked Singer,” “MasterChef,” “So You Think You Can Dance” , “Hell’s Kitchen.” ,” “Beat Shazam with Jamie Foxx” and all special live events.
Henson previously served as executive vice president of Unscripted Television at multi-platform studio Electus, following five years as vice president of alternative series for ABC Entertainment, overseeing hits including “Dancing with the Stars,” “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”. ” and “Shark Tank.” Henson’s producing credits also include “Big Brother,” “Grease: You’re the One That I Want,” “On Air with Ryan Seacrest,” “The Critics’ Choice Awards” , as well as live red carpet awards coverage while she was with E! Entertainment Television.
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