{"id":903372,"date":"2026-06-30T15:48:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/903372\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T15:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:48:18","slug":"jean-smart-ted-sarandos-to-be-inducted-into-tv-academy-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/903372\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean Smart, Ted Sarandos to Be Inducted Into TV Academy Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tLegendary TV comedy performers Ted Danson<\/a> and Jean Smart<\/a>, irreverent South Park creators Trey Parker<\/a> and Matt Stone<\/a>, current Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos<\/a>, former HBO Documentary Films chief Sheila Nevins<\/a> and the late 60 Minutes correspondent Ed Bradley<\/a> will be inducted into the Television Academy<\/a> Hall of Fame, the organization announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe seven, who constitute the 28th class of inductees since the establishment of the Hall of Fame in 1984, will be feted at a ceremony on the opening night of Televerse, the Television Academy\u2019s official festival, on Thursday, Aug. 13.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe prior 27 classes of inductees have included some 180 individuals, groups or shows<\/a> who\/that \u201chave made outstanding contributions in the arts, sciences or management of television over a lifetime career or via singular achievements.\u201d Among them: Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Norman Lear, Edward R. Murrow, Rod Serling, Sid Caesar, Carol Burnett, Walter Cronkite, Mary Tyler Moore, Jackie Gleason, Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Jim Henson, Jack Benny, Ted Turner, Dick Clark, Oprah Winfrey, Howard Cosell, Bill Moyers, Dick Van Dyke, Betty White, Aaron Spelling, Carl Reiner, Fred Rogers, Lorne Michaels, Katie Couric, Regis Philbin, James Burrows, William Shatner, Merv Griffin, Dick Wolf, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Joan Rivers, Shonda Rhimes, Ken Burns and Henry Winkler.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThese visionary performers, creators, executives and storytellers have made a profound and enduring impact on the television industry,\u201d Cris Abrego, chair of the Television Academy, said in a statement. \u201cThrough their innovation, talent and dedication to their craft, they have helped transform and enrich the medium, influencing generations of audiences and professionals alike. We are proud to induct these distinguished individuals into the Hall of Fame and celebrate their extraordinary contributions to the growth and advancement of television.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThis year\u2019s Hall of Fame selection committee was chaired by Rick Rosen, WME co-founder and head of television, and also included Karey Burke, president, 20th Television; Marcy Carsey, Emmy Award-winning producer; Pearlena Igbokwe, chairman, Universal Studio Group; Peter Roth, former chairman and CEO, Warner Bros., and former president, Fox; and Nina Tassler, former CBS Entertainment chairperson and producer.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEach of these seven honorees has made an extraordinary contribution to television through their creativity, leadership and dedication to the craft,\u201d Rosen said. \u201cTheir work has left a lasting impact on the industry, and the Television Academy is honored to celebrate their achievements and the legacy they continue to build.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Hollywood Reporter exclusively reported<\/a> that this year\u2019s Televerse, which will run Aug. 14-16 at the JW Marriott at L.A. Live, will also feature reunions of the casts of the beloved ABC drama series Revenge (2011-2015) and My So-Called Life (2004-2005), among other programming.<\/p>\n

\n\tDetails bios of this year\u2019s Television Academy Hall of Fame inductees, provided by the organization, follow.<\/p>\n

\n\tEd Bradley (posthumous)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tEd Bradley was among the first black journalists to make a name for himself on national television. He is one of the most recognized journalists in America, and his name is synonymous with the CBS News magazine 60 Minutes where he showcased his immense talent. Bradley spent nearly his entire 39-year career with CBS News, which began with a position at WCBS radio in New York. He then served as CBS News\u2019 White House correspondent, anchor of the CBS Sunday Night News, and a principal correspondent for CBS Reports before joining 60 Minutes. He received 20 Emmys over the course of his career along with the George Foster Peabody Award, Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and Overseas Press Club Award.\u00a0 Bradley died in 2006 at the age of 65 of complications from chronic lymphocytic leukemia.<\/p>\n

\n\tTed Danson<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tTed Danson is an Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-winning actor known for an array of exceptional performances, most memorably for his portrayal of Boston bartender Sam Malone on NBC\u2019s multi-award-winning, iconic comedy Cheers, which ran for 11 seasons and won three Emmys as Best Comedy Series.\u00a0Most recently, Danson has starred in the Netflix comedy series, A Man on the Inside and has played\u00a0himself in the quintessential comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm, which recently concluded its 12th and final season on HBO. Danson also starred in the acclaimed NBC comedy The Good Place for which he was nominated for his 14th Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor and received a Critics Choice Award for his role as \u201cMichael.\u201d\u00a0In addition to acting and producing, Danson is an environmental activist, co-founding the American Oceans Campaign in 1987, which merged with Oceana in 2001,\u00a0and shows citizens how they can\u00a0participate\u00a0in protecting and restoring marine resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tSheila Nevins<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tSheila Nevins is a prolific American television producer and one of the most influential people in documentary filmmaking. In her remarkable career, she was both president of HBO Documentary Films and head of MTV Documentary Films division for MTV Entertainment Studios. During more than three decades with HBO, Nevins produced more than 1,500 documentaries, including Spike Lee\u2019s Hurricane Katrina, If God Is Willing and da Creek Don\u2019t Rise, For Neda, Baghdad ER, Section 60 Arlington National Cemetery and To Die in Jerusalem. She has worked on productions that have been recognized with 36 News and Documentary Emmy Awards, 44 Peabody Awards, and 27 Academy Awards. Nevins has won 32 individual Primetime Emmy Awards, more than any other person. In 2000 Nevins was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, and in 2009 she was selected for the Television Academy\u2019s Governors Award in recognition of her contribution to the industry.<\/p>\n

\n\tTrey Parker and Matt Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tTrey Parker and Matt Stone are animators, writers, producers, directors and songwriters best known for co-creating the animated series South Park and the musical The Book of Mormon. South Park, which has garnered 18 Emmy nominations\u00a0and\u00a0five wins for Outstanding Animated Program, is currently preparing for its 29th season. Since its 1997 debut, the Comedy Central series has\u00a0remained\u00a0a dominant force in both viewership\u00a0and\u00a0cultural relevance. Alongside award-winning songwriter Bobby Lopez, they developed the hit Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, which premiered in 2011\u00a0and celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. It is now the tenth longest-running show in Broadway history with nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical, as well as the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tTed Sarandos<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tTed Sarandos was named co-CEO of Netflix in July 2020. He has been responsible for all content operations since 2000 and has led the company\u2019s transition into original content production beginning in 2013 with the launch of the series House of Cards, Arrested Development and Orange Is the New Black, among numerous others. Sarandos was named one of TIME magazine\u2019s 100 Most Influential People in 2013 and 2025 and received the Producers Guild of America Milestone Award in 2019. He is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute; a trustee of the American Film Institute and the Paley Center for Media; and on the boards of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Exploring the Arts and Spotify. Sarandos was awarded a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) from King Charles in 2024 for extraordinary service to the creative industries in the United Kingdom.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tJean Smart<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tJean Smart is a celebrated actress who can currently be seen in Hacks on HBO Max. She has won seven Emmy\u00a0Awards and\u00a0is one of only two actors to have earned the award in the comedy lead, supporting and guest categories. She has also received three Actor Awards\u00a0(SAG-AFTRA), three Golden Globes, a Tony nomination, six Critics Choice Awards and a Grammy nomination. Her television credits include Mare of Easttown, Watchmen and Fargo. Smart received a 2026 Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Call Me Izzy on Broadwayand earned a Tony Award nomination for her role in The Man Who Came to Dinner. Her Off-Broadway credits include Fit to Be Tied,\u00a0The End of the Day and Last Summer at Bluefish Cove for which she received a Drama Desk nomination and won an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award. Select film credits include Babylon, The Accountant, Garden State, Sweet Home Alabama, A Simple Favor and Guinevere (for which she received an Independent Spirit Award).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Legendary TV comedy performers Ted Danson and Jean Smart, irreverent South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":903373,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[33],"tags":[185,365742,171,123420,27589,265579,31242,161221,90014,27591,225173,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-903372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-ed-bradley","tag-entertainment","tag-jean-smart","tag-matt-stone","tag-sheila-nevins","tag-ted-danson","tag-ted-sarandos","tag-television-academy","tag-trey-parker","tag-tv-academy","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116839849095065345","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=903372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/903373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=903372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=903372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=903372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}