Ben Silverman

Benjamin Noah Silverman (born August 15, 1970) is an American media executive. He is the co-CEO and Chairman of the entertainment production company Propagate. From 2007–2009, Silverman served as co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios. He is also an Emmy and Golden Globe-winning executive producer of such shows as The Office, Jane The Virgin, Ugly Betty, Marco Polo, The Tudors, and The Biggest Loser. Silverman also produced CW's praised No Tomorrow and Apple's first reality television show Planet of the Apps. On July 10, 2014, The Banff World Media Festival presented Silverman with the Award of Excellence in Digital Innovation. As of the fourth quarter 2016, Silverman's most recently released feature film Hands of Stone starring Edgar Ramirez, Robert De Niro and Usher, and was released theatrically in North America on August 26, 2016 through The Weinstein Company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Silverman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Stick

Stick

After an ex-pro golfer loses his career—and marriage—he hatches a plan to mentor a 17-year-old golf phenom.

Release Date: 2025-06-03

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 10

5.8

Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer

World Cup champion Hope Solo opens up about her turbulent rise to the top of women's soccer amid public scandals and tension with former teammates.

Release Date: 2024-09-02

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 16

7.0

Untold: Sign Stealer

In this sports documentary, Connor Stalions addresses the allegations surrounding the Michigan football sign-stealing scandal for the first time.

Release Date: 2024-08-26

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 12

6.1

Incoming

Their first week of high school. The biggest party of the year. Mistakes will be made as four teenage boys navigate a night of mayhem and debauchery.

Release Date: 2024-08-22

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 271

5.9

Untold: The Murder of Air McNair

Steve McNair was an NFL legend whose life was seemingly cut short by a crime of passion. Is there more to this chilling tragedy than meets the eye?

Release Date: 2024-08-19

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 27

The GOAT
2.5

The GOAT

14 reality superstars—from Bachelorettes to Housewives to Survivors to Drag Racers and everyone in between—move into GOAT Manor under the watchful eye of host Daniel Tosh to compete in over 20 challenges, earning and breaking one another's trust along the way. New sides of longtime favorites will be on display as they battle it out for $200k…and the title of Greatest of All Time.

Release Date: 2024-05-09

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 10

Vote Count: 2

6.2

Reunion

Centers on a murder that takes place at a high school reunion, unfolding during a snowstorm that leaves guests trapped in an isolated mansion.

Release Date: 2024-04-13

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 87

6.0

Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child

Pro boxing sensation — and perennial troublemaker — Jake Paul shares his unlikely journey from online prankster to power puncher in this documentary.

Release Date: 2023-08-01

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 34

6.1

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

From the heights of her modeling fame to her tragic death, this documentary reveals Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of the people closest to her.

Release Date: 2023-05-16

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 59

5.8

In Her Hands

As Western forces withdraw, Afghanistan's youngest female mayor braves mortal danger to lead a fight for education for the next generation of Afghans.

Release Date: 2022-11-16

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 13

5.8

January 6th

Rage. Anger. Shock. Fear. As the nation watched in disbelief, throngs of rioters descended on the capitol, and the people on the ground, mired in chaos, suddenly found their lives in jeopardy. From Nancy Pelosi, to Liz Cheney, to Steven Sund, D.C. Police Chief, more than 50 senators, representatives, staffers and police officers share their firsthand experience, in a minute-by-minute account of the infamous January 6th insurrection.

Release Date: 2022-10-08

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 13

7.2

Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul

Years after serving time for betting on games he officiated, former NBA referee Tim Donaghy revisits the scandal that shook up the league.

Release Date: 2022-08-30

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 41

6.3

Game, Set, Love

Former tennis pro Taylor reluctantly agrees to coach her friend and bad boy, Will, for a mixed doubles tournament, only to find there's a lot more to him than she thought.

Release Date: 2022-08-27

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 10

7.2

Dating the Delaneys

Three generations of Delaney women explore the highs and lows of modern-day dating, learning that love and romance can be found at any age…and sometimes where you least expect it.

Release Date: 2022-08-20

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 23

Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
6.6

Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge

Bear Grylls is taking it up a level by teaching his celebrity guests essential survival skills that they'll have to master and then prove they can use in a high stress situation.

Release Date: 2022-07-25

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 6

Vote Count: 9

5.8

Heart of the Matter

Andie is a cardiologist who is devastated by the accidental death of a patient. As she and his grieving mother overcome their sorrow through forgiveness, they learn that acceptance leads to hope.

Release Date: 2022-05-15

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 10

American Song Contest
4.8

American Song Contest

Artists from all 50 states, five U.S. territories and the nation's capital perform original songs across different genres as they compete for America's votes in an eight-week live event that will crown one grand prize winner. This is the U.S. adaptation of the Eurovision Song Contest

Release Date: 2022-03-21

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 8

Vote Count: 5

Million Dollar Wheels
7.5

Million Dollar Wheels

This series follows a group of highly competitive luxury car dealers who specialize in making their clients' wildest dreams come true. But, in a world where supercars are posted on Instagram and sold the next day, luxury is not always pretty - especially when millions are on the line. In this business, everyone knows everyone, no one trusts anyone, and the stakes couldn't be higher. These are not your average car dealers. It takes a unique hustle to make the impossible, possible.

Release Date: 2022-02-28

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 6

Vote Count: 2

6.2

Making Spirits Bright

Grace and Tony are from two separate families who are in the business of decorating homes for Christmas. Unfortunately they have also been in feud for as long as anyone can remember. But this holiday season they must try to find a way to get everyone to work together in order to win a town competition that could save their livelihoods.

Release Date: 2021-11-27

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 16

Our Kind of People
7.7

Our Kind of People

A strong-willed single mom sets out to reclaim her family's name and make an impact with her revolutionary haircare line but discovers a dark secret about her own mother's past that will turn her world upside-down.

Release Date: 2021-09-21

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 12

Vote Count: 20

6.8

Burning

Follows the deadly Australian bushfires of 2019-2020, known as ‘Black Summer’. Burning is an exploration of what happened as told from the perspective of victims of the fires, activists and scientists.

Release Date: 2021-09-09

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 14

7.6

Untold: Breaking Point

Under pressure to continue a winning tradition in American tennis, Mardy Fish faced mental health challenges that changed his life on and off the court.

Release Date: 2021-09-07

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 45

7.1

Untold: Crime & Penalties

They were the bad boys of hockey — a team bought by a man with mob ties, run by his 17-year-old son, and with a rep for being as violent as they were good.

Release Date: 2021-08-31

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 39

6.7

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

Caitlyn Jenner's unlikely path to Olympic glory was inspirational. But her more challenging road to embracing her true self proved even more meaningful.

Release Date: 2021-08-24

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 40

7.2

Untold: Malice at the Palace

Key figures from an infamous 2004 incident between players and fans at an NBA game in Michigan discuss the fight, its fallout, and its lasting legacy.

Release Date: 2021-08-10

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 105

7.0

LFG

Three months before the 2019 World Cup, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation. At the center of this no-holds-barred account are the players themselves–Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O'Hara and others–who share their stories of courage and resiliency as they take on the biggest fight for women's rights since Title IX.

Release Date: 2021-06-17

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 8

Broke
6.2

Broke

Single suburban mother Jackie is shocked when her estranged sister, Elizabeth, her sister's outrageously wealthy, big-hearted husband, Javier, and Javier's fiercely loyal assistant/driver/friend land on her doorstep in need of a place to live after the couple's money dries up.

Release Date: 2020-04-02

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 13

Vote Count: 12

Hillary
5.8

Hillary

A portrait of a public woman, interweaving moments from never-before-seen 2016 campaign footage with biographical chapters of Hillary Rodham Clinton's life. Featuring exclusive interviews with Hillary herself, Bill Clinton, friends, and journalists, an examination of how she became simultaneously one of the most admired and vilified women in the world.

Release Date: 2020-03-06

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 4

Vote Count: 12

In Search Of
5.8

In Search Of

Inspired by the iconic 1970s’ franchise, this series examines unexplained phenomena from all over the world.

Release Date: 2018-07-20

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 8

Planet of the Apps
4.4

Planet of the Apps

App creators are given the opportunity of a lifetime. If their concepts are chosen by the entrepreneur advisors, these developers will be mentored on how to pitch their app to Lightspeed Venture Partners for a chance at real funding.

Release Date: 2017-06-06

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 5

Casanova
6.4

Casanova

Exiled from his beloved Venice, Giacomo Casanova flees to Paris at the dawn of the Enlightenment in hopes of putting his reputation as a playboy behind him. But old habits die hard, and temptation is everywhere as Casanova finds a wealth of new opportunity... and trouble. Part of Amazon's fall 2015 pilot season. Currently only the pilot has been made.

Release Date: 2015-08-07

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 7

Jane the Virgin
7.9

Jane the Virgin

A comedy-drama following a chaste young woman who is accidentally impregnated via artificial insemination as she struggles to inform her devoutly religious family and make the right choices concerning the child. Based on the telenovela "Juana la virgen."

Release Date: 2014-10-13

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 81

Vote Count: 857

The Hero
6.0

The Hero

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will challenge a diverse group of nine individuals to face extraordinary situations. They will be assigned various missions designed to test them physically, mentally, and even morally to prove they truly deserve the title of "The Hero", ultimately winning the grand prize.

Release Date: 2013-06-07

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 8

Vote Count: 3

7.1

The Office Retrospective

The cast and crew of the American version of The Office discuss the show and highlights from the previous episodes.

Release Date: 2013-05-16

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Self

Vote Count: 7

4.9

Mansome

From America's greatest beardsman, to Morgan Spurlock's own mustache, Executive Producers Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Ben Silverman bring us a hilarious look at men's identity in the 21st century. Models, actors, experts and comedians weigh in on what it is to be a man in a world where the definition of masculinity has become as diverse as a hipster's facial hair in Williamsburg. The hilarious follicles of men's idiosyncratic grooming habits are thoroughly combed over as men finally take a long hard look in the mirror.

Release Date: 2012-05-18

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 65

Fashion Star
3.7

Fashion Star

Fashion Star is an American reality television series on NBC, created by Rick Ringbakk which focuses on fashion design and is hosted by Louise Roe. It was hosted by Elle Macpherson in the first season. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted in time, materials and theme. Their designs are judged, and one or more designers are eliminated each week. On May 11, 2012, NBC renewed Fashion Star for a second season. Season 2 premiered Friday, March 8, 2013. On July 27, 2013, NBC canceled Fashion Star after two seasons.

Release Date: 2012-03-13

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 3

6.9

A Man's Story

Documentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.

Release Date: 2011-10-08

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Self

Vote Count: 8

5.2

I Don't Know How She Does It

As an employee at a Boston-based financial firm, Kate Reddy struggles daily to balance the demands of her high-powered career with the needs of her husband, Richard, and their two children. When she gets an account that requires frequent trips to New York and her husband gets a new job, Kate finds herself spread even thinner. Complicating Kate's life even more is her new business associate Jack Abelhammer, who throws temptation into the mix.

Release Date: 2011-09-16

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 394

Master of the Mix

Master of the Mix

Master of the Mix is a reality television series and disc jockey competition. The 2010 season of the show had eight episodes and seven disc jockeys. The show was hosted by Just Blaze and judged by Kid Capri. Biz Markie was a regular guest. The contestants were DJ Jazzy Joyce, Rich Medina, Vikter Duplaix, DJ Scratch, DJ Rap, DJ Revolution and DJ Mars. The show aired half-hour episodes on Wednesday nights on the Centric television network with encore Saturday airings on Black Entertainment Television. The show, which debuted on November 3, 2010, is presented by Smirnoff. Ben Silverman announced in September 2010 that his production company, Electus, would produce the show with financing from Diageo, parent of Smirnoff. The private screening premier on was held in New York City on November 2 and was attended by various luminaries in the Hip Hop music industry such as Grandmaster Flash. The seven competitors have various wide-ranging experiences. Some have Grammy Award nomination; others have sold millions of albums; some have worked with some of the most popular current recording artists in the world. Among the DJs are the DJs of the Rock Steady Crew and EPMD. During the series the DJs compete in various challenges at venues across the world and most episodes will have eliminations. The surviving DJ who is chosen as "Master of the Mix" will win the sponsorship of Smirnoff as their official DJ at international Smirnoff-sponsored events for an entire year. The total value of the prize package, which includes custom-made Smirnoff bottle is $250,000.

Release Date: 2010-11-03

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 18

5.4

MacGruber

Ex-special operative MacGruber is called back into action to take down his archenemy, Dieter Von Cunth, who's in possession of a nuclear warhead and bent on destroying Washington, DC.

Release Date: 2010-05-21

Department: Production

Job: Co-Executive Producer

Vote Count: 553

Kath & Kim
5.1

Kath & Kim

Kath & Kim is an American version of the Australian television comedy series of the same name starring Selma Blair and Molly Shannon. The series premiered on NBC on October 9, 2008. The Australian version was created by its original stars, Jane Turner and Gina Riley, who also serve as executive producers and consultants on this version as well, which is co-produced through Reveille Productions and Universal Media Studios. Its first episode premiered in Australia on Sunday, October 12 on the Seven Network and its Australian broadcast was cancelled after the second episode the following week. The series was then pushed to a graveyard slot of 11pm Mondays, and then pre-empted for the 2009 Australian Open after the first-run airing of episode 9, "Friends". Although the show initially garnered unremarkable ratings and mixed reviews from critics, NBC picked up Kath & Kim for a full season order of 22 episodes on October 31, 2008. On January 15, 2009, NBC cut the episode order from 22 to 17 episodes. The show's season finale aired on March 12, 2009. On May 19, 2009, NBC confirmed the series cancellation.

Release Date: 2008-10-09

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 17

Vote Count: 7

The N's Student Body

The N's Student Body

The N's Student Body is an eight-episode reality television series that first aired on The N on July 11, 2008 that takes twelve students from high schools MacArthur and Eisenhower in Decatur, Illinois. Tagline: Competition is tough. Change is tougher.

Release Date: 2008-07-11

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 7

The Tudors
7.8

The Tudors

The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.

Release Date: 2007-04-01

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 38

Vote Count: 740

Identity
7.0

Identity

Identity is a reality/game show, hosted by Penn Jillette and produced by Reveille where contestants could win a prize money of up to US$500,000 by matching 12 strangers one-by-one to phrases about their identities.

Release Date: 2006-12-18

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 11

Vote Count: 2

Ugly Betty
6.3

Ugly Betty

Betty Suarez is smart, tough and tenacious, but also sensitive and loving. She hopes these skills will help her to get a job within the Meade Publishing Corporation. The fact that she isn’t traditionally attractive initially keeps her from getting hired by fashion bible, Mode. The magazine, however, is in flux, with power-hungry executives vying for dominance. Hoping to control the situation, the publisher gives his inexperienced son, Daniel, the position of Editor-in-Chief. He hires Betty as Daniel’s assistant after catching him in a compromising position with his secretary on his first day on the job. After a tough start, in which Daniel tries to force Betty into quitting by treating her terribly, he realizes her worth and the two pair up to be an effective team.

Release Date: 2006-09-28

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 85

Vote Count: 236

Celebrity Cooking Showdown

Celebrity Cooking Showdown

Celebrity Cooking Showdown was a program that aired on NBC from April 17-19 and April 22, 2006. It was hosted by Alan Thicke.

Release Date: 2006-04-17

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 5

Iconoclasts
6.0

Iconoclasts

Iconoclasts is a Sundance Channel show. Each episode pairs two "creative visionaries" who discuss their lives, influences, and art, most of whom are longtime friends with the other person featured in the episode. The series premiered on November 17, 2005, and has had six six-episode seasons.

Release Date: 2005-11-17

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

30 Days
7.4

30 Days

30 Days is a reality television show on the FX cable network in the United States, created and hosted by Morgan Spurlock. In each episode, Spurlock, or some other person or group of people, spend 30 days immersing themselves in a particular lifestyle with which they are unfamiliar, while discussing related social issues. As in Spurlock's film, Super Size Me, there are a number of rules unique to each situation which must be followed during each such experiment. At least one episode each season has featured Spurlock as the person spending the month in the particular lifestyle. Season one premiered on June 15, 2005, and its respective DVD set was released July 11, 2006. The second season premiered on July 26, 2006. Season 3 of 30 Days premiered on June 3, 2008. FX said on November 6 that it would not be renewing the series for a fourth season, effectively canceling the show. The show has recently been picked up for re-air by Planet Green, though no new episodes have been ordered. In the United Kingdom, the program is broadcast on More4 and Channel 4. In Australia, the program is broadcast on Network Ten and Lifestyle Channel. It currently airs in Canada on Independent Film Channel and Canal Vie. It also airs on FX in Latin America. In Norway it airs on TV 2. In Sweden it airs on TV4 and Kanal 9.

Release Date: 2005-06-15

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 18

Vote Count: 12

The Office
8.6

The Office

The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

Release Date: 2005-03-24

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Isaac

Episode Count: 186

Vote Count: 4367

The Biggest Loser
5.4

The Biggest Loser

The Biggest Loser features obese people competing to win a cash prize by losing the highest percentage of weight relative to their initial weight.

Release Date: 2004-10-19

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 26

Blow Out

Blow Out

Blow Out is a reality television series that first premiered on the Bravo cable television network in 2004, with a second season broadcasting in 2005. The first season revolved around the construction and launch of Jonathan Salon in Beverly Hills, an upscale Los Angeles hair salon. The second season showed the ongoing business ventures of now celebrity hair stylist Jonathan Antin including his managing his two salons and the launch of his own hair styling product. A third season premiered on March 21, 2006. Season 3 chronicled Jonathan's product launch and growing popularity in the fashion industry. The Beverly Hills salon, located at 9681 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills, is no longer Antin's and operates under Tom Brophy's Salon as of 2012.

Release Date: 2004-06-08

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 19

Nashville Star
8.7

Nashville Star

Nashville Star is an American reality television program. It was last produced and transmitted during mid-2008 on NBC, following five seasons on USA Network. It premiered on March 8, 2003, and its five seasons on USA made it the longest-running competition series on cable television. In Canada, the show aired on CMT through season 5, but moved to E! beginning with season 6. CMT in the United States reaired each episode in season 6. It was similar to American Idol, in that performers had to sing to impress both celebrity judges and the public via call-in and/or internet votes. Unlike American Idol, however, the performers were limited to country music. This restriction was relaxed for Season 6, allowing for the finalists to choose from many genres of music, but the songs were arranged to maintain a country sound. On March 13, 2009, it was confirmed that the series had been canceled by NBC and would not be returning for a seventh season.

Release Date: 2003-03-08

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 52

Vote Count: 3

6.0

Kurt & Courtney

After rocker Kurt Cobain's death, ruled a suicide, a film crew arrives in Seattle to make a documentary. Director Nick Broomfield talks to lots of people. Portraits emerge: a shy, slight Kurt, weary of touring, embarrassed by fame, hooked on heroin; an out-going Courtney, dramatic, controlling, moving from groupie to star.

Release Date: 1998-02-27

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 116

Five Families

Five Families

Each two-hour episode will explore the dramatic rise, collapse, and resurgence of the American Mafia.

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 3

Untitled Greg Daniels and Michael Koman Mockumentary

Untitled Greg Daniels and Michael Koman Mockumentary

The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters.

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 1

Bet on Your Baby
8.0

Bet on Your Baby

Bet on Your Baby is an American television game show that is hosted by Melissa Peterman. The series premiered on ABC on April 13, 2013, with two back-to-back episodes. Each episode features five families with toddlers between the ages of two to three-and-a-half years old, who play to see how well they can guess their child's next move in order to win money toward their college fund.

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 1

Entourage
7.3

Entourage

Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.

Release Date: 2004-07-18

Character: Ben Silverman

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 546

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