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  1. In the Magazine
    21 Steps to Sitcom Success From a Top Comedy Showrunner

    21 Steps to Sitcom Success From a Top Comedy Showrunner

    10:00 am PST 11/8/2012
    • Ken Levine
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    Ken Levine, of "Cheers" and "M*A*S*H" fame, spills his secrets to THR -- including hiring writers who bathe, not abusing assistants and (guffaw!) listening to your actors. READ MORE

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  2. How I Sold My Show: Nine of TV's Hottest Producers Tell All

    How I Sold My Show: Nine of TV's Hottest Producers Tell All

    6:00 am PDT 10/17/2012
    • Lacey Rose
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    From what to wear (a lucky shirt, a nice suit) to how to prepare (hit the gym, avoid coffee), words of wisdom from Betsy Beers, Shawn Ryan, Greg Berlanti, Howard Gordon and more as pitch season hits full swing. READ MORE

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  3. THR's Top 50 Showrunners 2012

    8:01 am PDT 10/3/2012
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    TV's most influential writer-producers come clean about the credits they'd like scrubbed from their résumés, their most absurd notes from execs, their television mentors and the ways they cure writer's block. READ MORE

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  4. Showrunners 2012: 'Once Upon a Time's' Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis

    Showrunners 2012: 'Once Upon a Time's' Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis

    8:00 am PDT 10/3/2012
    • Philiana Ng
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    "The most absurd note we ever got was go ahead and make the show," Adam Horowitz says. READ MORE

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  5. The Women Behind 'Girls': Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner Talk About Life on Their 'Happy' Set

    The Women Behind 'Girls': Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner Talk About Life on Their 'Happy' Set

    8:00 am PDT 10/3/2012
    • Marisa Guthrie
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    The star, writer and director admits the things that make her self-conscious are "weird." READ MORE

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  6. 'Awkward' Showrunner Lauren Iungerich Admits 'I Cry. All. The. Time.'

    'Awkward' Showrunner Lauren Iungerich Admits 'I Cry. All. The. Time.'

    8:00 am PDT 10/3/2012
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    She's the first to admit she breaks the Hollywood rule that it's unwise to show vulnerability on a set. READ MORE

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  7. THR Visits 'Revenge' Showrunner Mike Kelley and His Makeshift Manhattan Beach Hamptons

    THR Visits 'Revenge' Showrunner Mike Kelley and His Makeshift Manhattan Beach Hamptons

    8:00 am PDT 10/3/2012
    • Michael O'Connell
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    With a high-profile move to Sunday this fall, the man behind ABC's hit soap -- ahem "suspense drama" -- attempts to build on last year's success by upping the twists, making one very big addition to the cast and reviving its not-so-dead antagonist. READ MORE

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  8. 'The Good Wife's' Showrunners Reveal the Perks of Being a Married Couple (Q&A)

    'The Good Wife's' Showrunners Reveal the Perks of Being a Married Couple (Q&A)

    8:00 am PDT 10/3/2012
    • Marisa Guthrie
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    "You can't resent someone not doing dishes if they're in the midst of a rewrite," Michelle King says of husband Robert King. READ MORE

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  9. Showrunners to Watch for 2013: Looking Ahead to Next Year's List

    Showrunners to Watch for 2013: Looking Ahead to Next Year's List

    8:00 am PDT 10/3/2012
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    From Mindy Kaling to "Vegas" executive producer Greg Walker — these are the minds behind the year's buzziest shows. READ MORE

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  10. Showrunners 2012: 'Suits' Aaron Korsh

    Showrunners 2012: 'Suits' Aaron Korsh

    8:00 am PDT 10/3/2012
    • Philiana Ng
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    "When the pilot [of "Suits"] was being shot, there was a question about whether we could show Mike (Patrick J. Adams) smoking pot or not," recalls Korsh. READ MORE

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  11. Watch Video 'Walking Dead' Showrunner on Taking Over from Fired Frank Darabont: 'It Was Scary'

    'Walking Dead' Showrunner on Taking Over from Fired Frank Darabont: 'It Was Scary'

    12:19 pm PDT 6/6/2012
    • Seth Abramovitch
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    Glen Mazzara tells THR his first script caused "a big panic" among the cast. READ MORE

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  12. Live Feed
    Watch Video 'Boardwalk Empire' Boss on the Awkward Email That Killed Off Michael Pitt

    'Boardwalk Empire' Boss on the Awkward Email That Killed Off Michael Pitt

    3:25 pm PDT 6/4/2012
    • Michael O'Connell
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    Showrunner Terence Winter tells THR that poor cellular service -- and Martin Scorsese's busy schedule -- forced him to break news of Jimmy Darmody's shocking demise to the series star in a rather blunt and impersonal manner. READ MORE

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  13. Live Feed
    Watch Video Shonda Rhimes Calls Twitter 'An Exercise in Torture' (Video)

    Shonda Rhimes Calls Twitter 'An Exercise in Torture' (Video)

    2:50 pm PDT 6/4/2012
    • Todd Gilchrist
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    The "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" showrunner likens the micro-blogging network to "inviting people who hate you into your house to say mean things to you." READ MORE

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  14. Emmys Roundtable: The Faces Behind the Most Talked-About Dramas on TV

    Emmys Roundtable: The Faces Behind the Most Talked-About Dramas on TV

    12:17 pm PDT 6/4/2012
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    Six top writer-producers -- Vince Gilligan ("Breaking Bad"), Howard Gordon ("Homeland"), Shonda Rhimes ("Grey’s Anatomy," "Private Practice," "Scandal"), Glen Mazzara ("The Walking Dead"), Veena Sud ("The Killing") and Terence Winter ("Boardwalk Empire") -- meet at downtown's historic Los Angeles' Athletic Club to discuss big kill-offs, spoilers and receiv... READ MORE

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  15. Watch Video Killed Characters, Fired Bosses and Canceled Shows: TV's Top Drama Showrunners Tell All (Video)

    Killed Characters, Fired Bosses and Canceled Shows: TV's Top Drama Showrunners Tell All (Video)

    11:32 am PDT 6/4/2012
    • David Simpson
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    Terence Winter, Howard Gordon, Shonda Rhimes, Vince Gilligan, Glen Mazzara and Veena Sud join THR's news director Matt Belloni and senior editor Stacey Wilson for an uncensored roundtable on the highs and lows of running your own TV show. READ MORE

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  16. Drama Showrunners: Full Uncensored Interviews

    10:04 am PDT 6/4/2012
    • David Simpson
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    The full unedited interview with today's top television showrunners. READ MORE

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  17. Drama Showrunners: How to Kill Off Characters

    10:04 am PDT 6/4/2012
    • David Simpson
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    How do showrunners go about the messy business of killing a main character off? Terence Winter of "Boardwalk Empire" tells THR about sending Michael Pitt's character Jimmy Darmody into the sweet hereafter on the HBO mobster drama. READ MORE

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  18. Drama Showrunners: Glen Mazzara on Replacing Frank Darabont

    10:04 am PDT 6/4/2012
    • David Simpson
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    Showrunner Glen Mazzara shares what it was like working with Frank Darabont and then replacing him on 'The Walking Dead'. READ MORE

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  19. Drama Showrunners: Post Career Plans

    10:04 am PDT 6/4/2012
    • David Simpson
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    From hiking the Pacific Coast Trail to going to grad school we find out what our roundtable guests want to accomplish after they finish writing for television. READ MORE

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  20. The Hollywood Reporter's 10 Showrunners to Watch

    The Hollywood Reporter's 10 Showrunners to Watch

    4:02 pm PDT 10/14/2011
    • Jethro Nededog
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    These talented people didn't make THR's annual Top 50 Power Showrunners list, but they're on the cusp. READ MORE

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