Craig Plestis

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Craig Plestis is the President and CEO of Smart Dog Media, a reality programming production company. Plestis is an executive producer of The Masked Singer [1] and I Can See Your Voice . [2] [3]

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Career

NBC

Plestis was the executive producer behind the NBC singing game show, The Winner Is hosted by Nick Lachey, in partnership with Talpa Media. [4] Plestis was the creator and executive producer of approximately 70 episodes of the hit game show Minute to Win It , hosted by Guy Fieri, [5] and winner of the International FRAPA Award for Best Studio Based Game Show. He also executive produced NBC's Who's Still Standing?, a game show that featured contestants falling through trap doors after answering trivia questions incorrectly. [6]

As the NBC's former Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, Development and Specials, Craig Plestis oversaw all alternative programming and development for the network, including the hit series Deal or No Deal , The Biggest Loser , America's Got Talent , [7] The Apprentice , The Singing Bee , and 1 vs. 100 . His responsibilities also included overseeing NBC's Golden Globe Awards. [8]

Smart Dog Media

Smart Dog Media created Robot Combat League , the world's first giant fighting robot competition series for the Syfy Channel in 2013. Plestis created and executive produced the series. [9] Craig also served as the executive producer of Syfy's game show Exit , based on a popular Japanese format. [10] He also helped develop and sold the format for Opposite Worlds, Syfy's English-language version of the popular Chilean format, Mundos Opuestos. [11] In 2021 he also developed the television series I Can See Your Voice. [12]

Food Network

Plestis has also worked extensively with the Food Network. He was the executive producer for Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell, initially launched as Chef Hunter. [13] He was also executive producer for Extreme Chef , which put chefs to the test in challenges in foreign locations, ran for two seasons. [14] Additionally, Craig Plestis was the executive producer on two half-hour syndicated series Unsealed: Alien Files and Unsealed: Conspiracy Files. Smart Dog Media also produced the mechanical challenge competition special, Unscrewed for the History Channel in December 2012, with Craig executive producing. [14]

Later projects

In March 2021, Plestis began working with Japan's Tokyo Broadcasting System to develop unscripted formats for the U.S. and Global markets. [15] In April 2021, he became executive producer for the new TV series Unicorn Hunters , a business investment show. [16] [17]

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  2. ↑ Peter White (August 26, 2020). "Fox Adds I Can See Your Voice To Fall Schedule To Create Ken Jeong Block As MasterChef Junior Pushed". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ "All-New Unscripted Series I Can See Your Voice to Debut Following Season Four Premiere of The Masked Singer on Wednesday, Sept. 23 on FOX" (Press release). Fox. August 26, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020– via The Futon Critic.
  4. ↑ "NBC Sets Premiere Dates for Summer Series Crossing Lines, The Winner Is... and Hollywood Game Night" (Press release). NBC. April 25, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2020– via The Futon Critic.
  5. ↑ "NBC Extends Premiere of New Primetime Game Show Minute to Win It to Two Hours on Sunday, March 14 (7-9 P.M. Et)" (Press release). NBC. February 16, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2020– via The Futon Critic.
  6. ↑ "NBC's Thrilling New Trivia Competition Series Who's Still Standing? to Debut as Week-Long Strip Beginning December 19" (Press release). NBC. October 31, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2020– via The Futon Critic.
  7. ↑ "'The Masked Singer' EP Craig Plestis Strikes Deal with Tokyo Broadcasting System TV to Develop Global Formats". 10 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Craig Plestis Inks Overall Deal with Endemol Shine North America". 25 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Syfy Heralds the Beginning of the Robot Uprising, Tuesday, February 26 at 10PM ET/PT" (Press release). Syfy. January 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2020– via The Futon Critic.
  10. ↑ "Syfy Greenlights New Series Exit, Based on Hit Japanese Series" (Press release). Syfy. April 3, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2020– via The Futon Critic.
  11. ↑ "Eyeworks to produce Banijay's Opposite Worlds for Syfy | Page 169712". 24 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "Craig Plestis, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television pen co-development deal".
  13. ↑ "Craig Plestis". 17 December 2013.
  14. 1 2 "FOX Announces THE MASKED SINGER, A Celebrity Competition Series with a Groundbreaking Twist".
  15. ↑ Peter White (March 10, 2021). "The Masked Singer EP Craig Plestis Strikes Deal With Tokyo Broadcasting System TV To Develop Global Formats". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  16. ↑ Weston Blasi (April 13, 2021). "The new TV show Unicorn Hunters will feature Steve Wozniak and allow viewers to invest in pre-IPO companies". MarketWatch . Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  17. ↑ Kim Izzo (April 9, 2021). "The Masked Singer producer Smart Dog Media preps Unicorn Hunters". Realscreen . Retrieved June 21, 2021.
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