As President and Chief Executive Officer, David Nevins has oversight of all aspects of Showtime Networks and its channels. Nevins manages the Company's programming, distribution, business development, finance, marketing, creative, digital media, scheduling, research, acquisitions, network operations, home entertainment, business affairs and corporate communications teams, as well as SHOWTIME Sports®. He also serves as the liaison to CBS Corporation's international and domestic distribution groups. Under his tenure, SHOWTIME launched its stand-alone streaming service, along with ten hit series, including the critically-acclaimed originals HOMELAND, THE AFFAIR, RAY DONOVAN, HOUSE OF LIES, SHAMELESS, MASTERS OF SEX and PENNY DREADFUL – the network's top-rated shows. The first project greenlit by Nevins at the network, HOMELAND was the recipient of Golden Globe® and Emmy® Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, as well as a prestigious Peabody Award.
Before joining Showtime, Nevins was an Emmy® Award-winning producer and network programming executive. He served as President of Imagine Television from 2002-2010, where he oversaw development, production and was an executive producer on all Imagine Television shows. Under his leadership, Imagine produced ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, which won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, and 24, which won for Outstanding Drama Series. He also developed and executive produced PARENTHOOD, LIE TO ME, SHARK and the critically acclaimed series FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, which received honors from the American Film Institute (AFI) for Television Program of the Year and the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award. Nevins also received an Emmy Award nomination for his work as an executive producer on the final season of FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS.
Prior to joining Imagine, Nevins served as Executive Vice President of Programming at Fox Broadcasting Company. He oversaw all development and current programming for such series as THE BERNIE MAC SHOW, MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE, as well as the Emmy and Golden Globe® Award-winning first season of 24. Previously, Nevins served as Senior Vice President, Primetime Series at NBC, where he was responsible for the development and creative supervision of such renowned dramas and comedies as ER, THE WEST WING, WILL & GRACE, HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET and LAW & ORDER: SVU.
In 2014, Nevins was awarded the prestigious Vanguard Award for Programmers, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association's (NCTA) top honor. He serves on various industry boards, including the HRTS Board of Directors, the George Foster Peabody Awards Board of Advisors, the Paley Center Los Angeles Board of Governors, and is on the ATAS Executive Committee. Nevins currently serves as the Vice President and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Saban Community Clinic.
Nevins graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College in Amherst, Mass. He and his wife, Andrea, live in Los Angeles with their daughter and two sons.