Karey Burke is president of 20th Television, the powerhouse studio
behind a diverse slate of award-winning and critically acclaimed
programming, serving as a content engine within the Disney ecosystem,
including series currently in production for ABC, Disney+, FX, Hulu
and Onyx Collective, in addition to outside platforms.

Since becoming president of 20th Television in December 2020, the
studio has produced the breakout hits “Percy Jackson and The
Olympians” for Disney+; ABC’s Golden Globe®, SAG, AFI and Emmy®
Award-winning comedy “Abbott Elementary”; Hulu’s most-watched
original comedy in its history, the Emmy-winning “Only Murders in
the Building”; new hit ABC series “High Potential,” “Doctor
Odyssey,” “Shifting Gears” – which set the network’s
multiplatform audience record as the most-watched streaming debut to
date – and “Will Trent”; the out-of-the-gate drama hit
“Paradise” for Hulu; “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans,”
“Grotesquerie,” and the ongoing anthology series “American
Horror Story” and “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez” for
FX; the poignant and historic limited series “We Were The Lucky
Ones” and “Genius: MLK/X” for Nat Geo; “The Last Thing He Told
Me,” which ranked as the No.1 limited series on Apple TV; CBS’ hit
drama “Tracker,” the No. 1 series on network television; and the
year’s most-talked-about new romcom series “Nobody Wants This.”

The studio’s roster also includes network hit drama “9-1-1”and
its spinoff, “9-1-1: Lone Sta,”; Golden Globe-winning “Grey’s
Anatomy,” currently in production on season 21; “Criminal Minds:
Evolution” in season 17 for Paramount TV+; “The Godfather of
Harlem” for MGM+; “The Old Man”; the Emmy-nominated limited
series “The Dropout”; “Dopesick”; “Impeachment: American
Crime Story”; NBC’s multi-award-winning legacy series “This Is
Us”; “The Santa Clauses” and the historic “American Born
Chinese” for Disney+.

Upcoming tentpoles include “Dying For Sex” for FX; “Mid-Century
Modern,” the “Untitled Amanda Knox” limited series and “Chad
Powers” for Hulu; new drama series “All’s Fair” and “The
Beauty” for Hulu; the limited revival installment of “Malcom in
the Middle” for Disney+; and “The Beast in Me” for Netflix.

As a champion of a more inclusive and collaborative creative
environment, Burke was a driving force behind the launch of Walt
Disney Television’s Executive Incubator Program, aimed at
establishing a pipeline of next-generation executives with a
deliberate focus on developing underrepresented talent. At 20th
Television, Burke established the studio’s TAG (Twentieth Action
Group), organizing meaningful events for employees to amplify the
studio’s commitment to inclusion internally and externally with
partner organizations.

Burke previously served as president of ABC Entertainment from
December 2018 through November 2020, where she developed some of the
most critically acclaimed and widely viewed live television events,
including two Emmy Award-winning “Live in Front of a Studio
Audience” specials as well as “The Wonderful World of Disney
presents The Little Mermaid Live!” – which premiered as the
most-watched live TV musical in four years. Under her leadership, ABC
ranked as the No. 1 entertainment network of the 2019-2020 season and,
for the first time in 24 years, regained the title as the No. 1
network for summer in 2019, propelled by the No. 1 series of summer
– “The Bachelorette” – and an expanded and successful
“Summer Fun & Games” brand. Additionally, ABC had two of the top
four comedy series with “The Conners” and “The Goldbergs,”
along with two of fall 2020’s top three new series: David E.
Kelley’s “Big Sky” and game show “Supermarket Sweep” hosted
by Leslie Jones.

Prior to ABC Entertainment, Burke served as executive vice president
of Programming and Development at Freeform since October 2014. In this
role, she was charged with overseeing scripted and unscripted
development, current original programming, casting and talent
development. Burke was also responsible for creating and executing a
cohesive programming strategy for multiplatform distribution and
developing the high-quality, brand-defining content for which Freeform
is now known. During her tenure, she transformed the programming
slate, delivering 2018’s No. 1 new cable comedy (“grown-ish”)
and No. 1 new cable drama (“Siren”) among its target audience and
establishing Freeform as the top-rated cable channel among Women
18-34.

Before Freeform, Burke partnered with director Todd Holland
(“Malcolm in the Middle,” “The Larry Sanders Show”) in Dark
Toy Entertainment, which they created in 2010, and previously joined
forces with Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg as the third partner in
their company, Katalyst Films. Prior, she partnered with Jamie Tarses
in an overall production deal with NBC Universal Television. From 1999
until 2003, she served as executive vice president of Primetime Series
at NBC, overseeing production of all primetime comedy and drama
programming, including Emmy Award-winning shows “West Wing,”
“Will & Grace” and “ER.” During this time, she supervised the
development of acclaimed series “Freaks and Geeks,” “Scrubs,”
“American Dreams,” “Boomtown,” “Law & Order: Criminal
Intent” and “Ed.” As senior vice president of Primetime Series
from 1996-1999, Burke was involved in the development and production
of “Friends,” “Mad About You,” “Providence” and “Just
Shoot Me,” among other series.

Burke began her career as a comedy development assistant at NBC after
graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA with a degree
in communication studies. She sits on the board of directors for
Peabody, The Paley Center and Alliance for Children’s Rights.
