Debra Weeks (She/Her)

Emmy-award winning syndicated celebrity and entertainment series. Produced and directed on-air talent, interviewed celebrities on the red carpet, awards shows, behind the scenes and celebrity events. Seasons 21, 22, 23.

➤Working at the convergence of traditional media & digital as network EP with REVOLT TV, Debra took over and revamped the flagship show, REVOLT Live, a daily live music-based, entertainment show for Sean 'Diddy' Combs emerging network. ➤ Developed and executed live event productions in collaboration with network affiliates, sales and marketing teams, resulting in increased viewership and ratings success. ➤ Key highlights include: ◆ Managed daily production of 300 hours of live programming. ◆175 live music performances, 450 artist interviews ◆12 BIG event concerts + in-studio takeovers ◆Sales & Marketing partnerships with Honda, Budweiser, Universal Pictures, Paramount Studios, Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Footaction, Verizon and HP

➤Tapped to rebrand Mark Cuban's AXS TV in partnership with CAA, AEG and Ryan Seacrest Productions. ➤Created AXSLive, a three-hour programming block broadcasting live from ten locations across the U.S. ➤AXSLive became the "pop-culture equivalent of ESPN/s SportsCenter, incorporating up-to-the-minute news, interviews, analysis, dedicated to all things music, celebrity and entertainment. ➤With a 3-D Virtual studio and live mobile streaming, built a team of hosts, reporters, producers to broadcast live from 10 U.S. cities weekly. ➤Multi-camera directing. ➤Talent Coaching & Producing.

Showrunner. Developed concept, cast talent, oversaw production of pilot which led to a series order of 6 1-hour episodes. The series follows a team of undercover store detectives as they hunt down shoplifters with covert surveillance, big takedowns and crazy excuses.

Showrunner. Developed concept, produced pilot which led to 8 seasons & 70 hours of truTV's highest rated programming. Helmed all seasons of this super-charged, countdown series featuring outrageous and hilarious caught-on-tape moments.

➣Created, developed, and launched a slate of 15 series, resulting in 1000’s of hours of unscripted programming for NBC, FOX, TLC, TruTV, Discovery, Spike, and Travel Channel. ➣Spearhead and oversaw all facets of creative, production, staffing, collaborated with internal/external stakeholders, provided team leadership for 250 in-house personnel. ➣Managed annual budgets of $15 -20 million while maintaining business affair and legal practices. ➣Led the programming transition with Court TV as it rebranded to TruTV by developing several genre defining hit series: ❖ Crime caught on camera, MOST SHOCKING ❖True crime docudrama series, CRISIS POINT ❖Shoplifting crime docudrama series, CAUGHT RED HANDED ❖Countdown most dangerous clip series, TOP 20 COUNTDOWN ➣Additional caught on camera credits: WORLD’S MOST AMAZING VIDEOS, TV ROAD TRIP, MOST DARING, MOMENTS OF IMPACT ➣Developed and launched TLC’s wedding docuseries, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, which went on to air for four seasons including a $100,000 wedding, delivering ratings success.

Showrunner. Developed & produced pilot leading to 7 seasons & 94 hours of programming. Supervised all seasons of this death defying series showing ordinary people in extraordinary situations.

Showrunner. Developed and launched 8 seasons/86 hours of this true crime genre defining series that helped the transition and rebranding of Court to truTV.

Showrunner responsible for development and production of the recreation docu-drama pilot and series featuring real-life stories through the eyes of the of the real people who survived them.

➤Developed concept and oversaw production of 4 Seasons/56 hours of wedding reality docu-series with a large ensemble cast in which engaged couples surrender their wedding planning to their friends and family. ➤Creative oversight of all facets of pre-production, production, on location, wedding day, post production, execution and delivery. ➤Ensemble cast of 6 wedding planners, bride and groom plus family and friends. ➤Multi-camera directing with 2-5 cameras, including ENG, run and gun style. ➤Expertise filming interviews, including OTF's (on the fly interviews). ➤