The Daily Beast recaps co-chairman of NBC Entertainment Ben Silverman’s meteoric rise up the ranks and repeats oft-heard speculation about his downfall, with NBC last among the Big Four networks in ratings. The blog touches upon Silverman’s reported predilection for partying and drugs and his missed meetings with rather important people. The profile quotes an interview last summer by TVWeek’s Josef Adalian with the NBC phenom.
—Christopher Perez