{"id":1566,"date":"2016-11-29T18:46:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T23:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=1566"},"modified":"2016-12-06T18:48:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T23:48:00","slug":"grant-tinker-former-chairman-of-nbc-dies-at-90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/29\/grant-tinker-former-chairman-of-nbc-dies-at-90\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant Tinker, Former Chairman of NBC, Dies at 90"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1562\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1562\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1562\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/grant-tinker.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/grant-tinker.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/grant-tinker-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo By: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/peabodyawards\/8226346095\/in\/album-72157632119900207\/\">Albert Ferreira<\/a>\/Startraks Photo for The Peabody Awards &#8211; , <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=44062526\">CC BY 2.0.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Grant Tinker, who produced \u201c<em>The Mary Tyler Moore Show<\/em>\u201d and other television hits in the 1970s and transformed NBC from a perennial ratings loser to a powerhouse of literate, sophisticated network programming that helped change America\u2019s viewing habits in the \u201980s, died on Monday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 90.<\/p>\n<p>Tinker was married to Mary Tyler Moore. The two helping produce MTM Enterprises creating shows such as \u201c<em>The Mary Tyler Moore Show<\/em>\u201d, \u201c<em>Rhoda<\/em>\u201d, \u201c<em>The Bob Newhart Show<\/em>\u201d, \u201c<em>St. Elsewhere<\/em>\u201d and \u201c<em>Hill Street Blues<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"morty-377601380\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tinker was born in Stamford, Connecticut. During World War II, Tinker served in the United States Army Air Forces Reserve. Tinker graduated from Dartmouth College. His sons, Mark and John are also producers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1565\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1565\" style=\"width: 273px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1565\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mary-tyler-moore-grant-tinker-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mary-tyler-moore-grant-tinker-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mary-tyler-moore-grant-tinker-768x845.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mary-tyler-moore-grant-tinker-931x1024.jpg 931w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mary-tyler-moore-grant-tinker.jpg 981w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tinker married Mary Tyler Moore in 1962. In 1969 they formed the television production company MTM Enterprises.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1961 Tinker rejoined NBC and was the head of West Coast programming where he developed <em>I Spy<\/em>, <em>Dr. Kildare<\/em>, and <em>The Man from U.N.C.L.E<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Tinker hired <em>Room 222<\/em> writers James L. Brooks and Allan Burns to create and produce the company&#8217;s first television series, <em>The Mary Tyler Moore Show<\/em>. MTM produced such popular American sitcoms and drama television series as <em>Rhoda<\/em>, <em>The Bob Newhart Show,<\/em> <em>WKRP in Cincinnati<\/em>, <em>Hill Street Blues<\/em> and <em>St. Elsewhere<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>After his divorce from Moore in 1981, Tinker left MTM to become the chairman and CEO of NBC, then the perennial last-place American television network (in terms of Nielsen ratings and profits). During Tinker&#8217;s tenure in NBC&#8217;s top position, the network regained ratings and produced popular shows like <em>The Cosby Show<\/em>, <em>Family Ties<\/em>, <em>The Golden Girls<\/em>, <em>Cheers<\/em>, <em>Night Court<\/em>, and <em>Hill Street Blues<\/em>.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2582800337\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1564\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1564\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/grant-tinker-1986-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/grant-tinker-1986-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/grant-tinker-1986.jpg 482w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TV Excutive Grant Tinker (circa 1985) Photo via: www.MortysTV.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tinker left NBC in 1986, shortly after its parent company RCA was bought by General Electric. After leaving the network, Tinker tried to repeat his success with MTM by forming GTG (Grant Tinker-Gannett) Entertainment but the business venture failed and the company closed in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>Tinker was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1997. 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