Timothy Kuryak

Timothy is an Emmy-nominated television producer, executive and writer with a successful track record of creating and producing hit television shows, overseeing international format production, and starting up cable networks with distinct brands. Selected accomplishments: . As department head at 5 networks, responsible for annual content budgets from $25-80M to produce 100-300 hours of annual programming . At TLC, drove highest monthly ratings in 10+ years, averaging over 1.8M viewers, with the launch of "My 600-lb Life" and re-launch of "Who Do You Think You Are?" . At UPtv, guided record ratings growth in key demographics (up +35% in W18-49, +25% in W25-54 and +26% in P25-54), and reduced the average age of the network by 10 years . Successfully launched original programming for 4 start-up cable networks . Executive Producer of over 24 international format productions in 15+ countries . Writer of 3 produced Christmas TV movies, with more on the way