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26.07.2022 - 23:31 / deadline.com
NBCUniversal is shaking up its unscripted executive ranks with alternative chief Jenny Groom exiting the broadcaster.
Groom, who is EVP Entertainment Unscripted Content, has been with the broadcast network for nearly 20 years and has risen through the ranks, having started at NBC through its page program.
Deadline understands that the network is in talks with a replacement, who is expected to sign up shortly.
Formerly EVP, Alternative Programming & Development, NBC Entertainment, Groom was handed a new role in February 2021, under Susan Rovner, when the unscripted team was split into two.
“Jenny is a wonderful and well-respected executive who has made an indelible impact on NBC with her work on shows like The Voice, America’s Got Talent, and so many others. I will always be thankful for everything she has done for this company, and am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work beside her,” said Susan Rovner, Chairman, Entertainment Content.
In addition to overseeing unscripted programming on NBC, Groom took on oversight of reality competition, talent competition and game show formats across its portfolio, including cable networks and streamer Peacock. She worked alongside Rod Aissa, who oversees all unscripted lifestyle and documentary programming, having shepherded shows such as E!’s Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Groom oversaw shows such as The Voice, America’s Got Talent, American Ninja Warrior and Temptation Island.
However, the network has struggled to break through any new big-ticket entertainment formats in recent years under the Texas native. Shows such as Shakira’s Dancing with Myself failed to replicate the early success of Jennifer Lopez’s World of Dance, its U.S. take on Eurovision with American Song
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