Peter Engel (born c. 1936[1]) is an American television producer who is best known for his teen sitcoms that appeared on TNBC, a former Saturday morning block on NBC which featured all teenage-oriented programs for educational purposes.
His most well known work was the teen sitcom Saved by the Bell which inspired the birth of the TNBC block for his other shows such as California Dreams, Hang Time and City Guys in the 1990s.
[3] A reality television project that Engel executive produced is the NBC reality series Last Comic Standing.
Religiously, Engel was raised Jewish, and has converted to Christianity.
[4] Engel released a memoir titled I Was Saved by the Bell: Stories of Life, Love, and Dreams That Do Come True.