EW.com's Smartest People In TV

Sure, they call it the boob tube, but it takes some pretty big brains to make it in the TV biz. We polled Hollywood insiders to ID the TV titans they say are driving today's sharpest shows and deals http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20243951_0,00.html
Ranked by
  • Seth Macfarlane
    1
    Family Guy, American Dad!, The Cleveland Show
  • Nancy Tellem
    2

    Nancy Tellem

  • Tyler Perry
    3
    Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse, Meet the Browns
  • Gary Marsh
    4

    Gary Marsh

  • Oprah
    5
    Dr. Phil, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Women of Brewster Place
  • Lorne Michaels
    6
    30 Rock, Saturday Night Live, Portlandia