Eli Lehrer was named Senior Vice President of Non-Fiction Programming of Lifetime in May 2013.  Based in Los Angeles, he is responsible for overseeing all non-scripted development and production for the network, including such shows as the all-new hit Bring It!, which recently posted the network’s fastest-growing first season ever; True Tori, the intimate, raw and emotional docuseries telling the real story of Tori Spelling’s and Dean McDermott’s marriage; and Little Women: LA, which chronicles the adventures of a unique group of smart, sexy and funny girlfriends with big hearts, big personalities and even bigger drama who all happen to be little people.

Upcoming programs include the competition docuseries Child Genius, which centers on some of America’s most extraordinary and gifted children and their families as they prepare for a national intelligence competition; and The Sisterhood, a groundbreaking new unscripted series following the journey of five young women as they decide whether or not to become nuns.

Current Lifetime series produced under Lehrer’s oversight include the Emmy® Award nominated Project Runway, Project Runway All Stars, Preachers’ Daughters, Dance Moms and Kim of Queens, among others.

Lehrer joined Lifetime from Bravo Media, where he was Vice President of Development.  While there, he was responsible for managing all reality program development for the network.  Before that, he was Vice President, Development and Production, East Coast for Bravo Media.  In this role, he executive produced and developed a number of non-scripted hits for Bravo, including The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Flipping Out, The Millionaire Matchmaker, The Rachel Zoe Project and Watch What Happens: Live.

Before joining Bravo, Lehrer served as Manager, East Coast Development, at VH1.  He also worked at Artists Management Group and ABC News.  Profiled in Multichannel News’ 2008 40 Under 40 issue, Lehrer earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in American History from Columbia University.  He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their two children.

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