25 Smartest People in TV
MOST POPULAR GALLERIES OF 2008: 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
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Donna Svennevik/ABC
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Silverman: Paul Mounce/Corbis; Kimmel: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
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Michael Desmond/The CW
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Zalaznick: Steve Azzara/Corbis; Griffin: Bravo
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Mad Men: Carin Baer
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Lorre: Mathew Imaging/WireImage; Bing Bang: Sonja Flemming/CBS
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Abrams: Damian Dovarganes/AP; Fringe: Craig Blankenhorn/Fox
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Hayek: Capital PIctures/Retna; Ugly Betty: Patrick Harbron/ABC
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Cherry: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic; Lindelof, Cuse: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images; Lost: Mario Perez/ABC
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Ali Goldstein/MSNBC
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Schwartz: Scott Gries/Getty Images; Chuck: Dean Hendler/NBC
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Koonin: Jordan Strauss/WireImage; Saving Grace: Erik Heinila/TNT
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Kevork Djansezian/AP
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Kilar: Steve Goldstein/Corbis Outline
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Roth: John M. Heller/Getty Images; Mentalist: Cliff Lipson/CBS
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Greenblatt: Lester Cohen/WireImage; Dexter: Peter Iovino/Showtime
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Michaels: RD/Leon/Retna; SNL: Dana Edelson/NBC
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Marsh: Bob D'Amico/Disney Channel; HSM3: John Bramley
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Perry: John Spellman/Retna
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Tellem: Dana Fineman/CBS; Mentalist: Cliff Lipson/CBS
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Eric Liebowitz/NBC
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ILLUSTRATION BY JULIUS PREITE
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