Caryn Mandabach a television sitcom supernova? Not at all. But a great creative leader who has given back its dignity to a faltering medium in helping to redefine its true mission: to combine great education with great entertainment.

TV has often been called the medium which missed its mission. Indeed, Mainstream TV evokes a stagnant, mucky pond rather than a majestically flowing river, and over-adaptation to cheap taste seems to be the general rule. Fortunately for television there are exceptional people who prove that well-researched features and intelligent sitcoms, for instance, can be successful – and not only financially.