It's Production For Littlefield

AFTER two decades at NBC, programing honcho Warren Littlefield yesterday left the No. 1 network to become a show producer.
Littlefield was named president of NBC's Entertainment Division in 1990, succeeding Brandon Tartikoff. Before being elevated to the top job, Littlefield, a Montclair, N.J., native, was executive vice president of programing at the Peacock Network.
"I'd like to think that my broadcast career has stood for quality and success," he said in a parting statement. "I'm excited about the next chapter in my career, working for myself and, hopefully, supplying NBC with some hit shows."
Early in his tenure in the top job, at first working with Tartikoff's slate of shows, NBC struggled. However, once teamed with Don Ohlmeyer, who became president of NBC West Coast in 1993, NBC and Littlefield thrived. The network has been No. 1 in ratings and profits (some $500 million last year) for the last three seasons.
On Littlefield's watch, the network launched such successful shows as "ER," "Friends," "Homicide" and "Law & Order." There were also some outright bombs, like last season's "Union Station."