John Litvack

He was named VP of current drama at NBC in 1981 and supervised shows such as Hill Street Blues, The A-Team, Miami Vice, St.

He joined Disney TV as senior VP of current programming in 1989, working with Garth Ancier and Jordan Levin.

From 1997 to 2004, Litvack was EVP, head of scheduling and current programming at the WB Network.

[6] During that time, he oversaw the production of Dawson's Creek, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, 7th Heaven, Charmed, Felicity, Popular, Everwood and Smallville.

[2] He was credited by Variety for mentoring J.J. Abrams, Joss Whedon, Greg Berlanti how to run television series.