BEAT SHAZAM

MARK BURNETT

Executive Producer

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Mark Burnett is a television and film producer, author and Chairman of MGM Television.  He has garnered 12 Emmy Awards, five Producer Guild of America Awards, seven Critics Choice Television Awards and six People’s Choice Awards. Burnett has produced almost 4,000 hours of television programming, which regularly airs in more than 70 countries worldwide.

The company Burnett leads currently has 22 original primetime programs and 10 original episodes in daytime syndication, as well as network television and cable series, including “The Voice”; “Survivor”; “Shark Tank”; “Fargo”; “Vikings”; “Beat Shazam”; “Luis Miguel: The Series”; and "The Handmaid's Tale," which won the 2017 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series and became the first streaming series to win this honor.

In 2020, Burnett re-launched his first-ever series, “Eco-Challenge,” on streaming, and in 2021, he and his wife, Roma Downey, premiered the streaming feature film “Resurrection.”

Burnett is one of very few producers to have had a renewed series on each of the four major networks, and to have multiple series win their time slots on five nights of television in the same week. 

Additionally, Burnett and Downey produced “The Bible” series on cable, which was viewed by more than 100 million people in the U.S. alone. They also produced the feature film “Son of God,” that stunned the box office when it became one of the highest faith movie openings of all time, and “Ben Hur.” Together, Burnett and Downey have produced numerous television series, including “The Women of the Bible”; “The Dovekeepers”; “A.D. The Bible Continues”; and "Answered Prayers.”  They also were executive producers on the feature films “Little Boy” and “Woodlawn.”

The Hollywood Reporter named Burnett #1 on their Reality TV Power List – 30 Most Powerful Sellers. Time magazine named him one of the world’s most influential people. He has won Brandweek’s Marketer of the Year Award, The Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award, the PGA Norman Lear Award and the prestigious Rose D'or Frapa Format Award. Burnett also was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 2010 and was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 2009. 

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Mark Burnett is a television and film producer, author and Chairman of MGM Television.  He has garnered 12 Emmy Awards, five Producer Guild of America Awards, seven Critics Choice Television Awards and six People’s Choice Awards. Burnett has produced almost 4,000 hours of television programming, which regularly airs in more than 70 countries worldwide.

The company Burnett leads currently has 22 original primetime programs and 10 original episodes in daytime syndication, as well as network television and cable series, including “The Voice”; “Survivor”; “Shark Tank”; “Fargo”; “Vikings”; “Beat Shazam”; “Luis Miguel: The Series”; and "The Handmaid's Tale," which won the 2017 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series and became the first streaming series to win this honor.

In 2020, Burnett re-launched his first-ever series, “Eco-Challenge,” on streaming, and in 2021, he and his wife, Roma Downey, premiered the streaming feature film “Resurrection.”

Burnett is one of very few producers to have had a renewed series on each of the four major networks, and to have multiple series win their time slots on five nights of television in the same week. 

Additionally, Burnett and Downey produced “The Bible” series on cable, which was viewed by more than 100 million people in the U.S. alone. They also produced the feature film “Son of God,” that stunned the box office when it became one of the highest faith movie openings of all time, and “Ben Hur.” Together, Burnett and Downey have produced numerous television series, including “The Women of the Bible”; “The Dovekeepers”; “A.D. The Bible Continues”; and "Answered Prayers.”  They also were executive producers on the feature films “Little Boy” and “Woodlawn.”

The Hollywood Reporter named Burnett #1 on their Reality TV Power List – 30 Most Powerful Sellers. Time magazine named him one of the world’s most influential people. He has won Brandweek’s Marketer of the Year Award, The Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award, the PGA Norman Lear Award and the prestigious Rose D'or Frapa Format Award. Burnett also was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 2010 and was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 2009.