Years in Cable: 30+
Education: University of Pennsylvania
Crime continues to pay for Bennett. In another tough year for linear viewership, ID continued to buck trends based largely on Bennett’s mantra: Stay predictable and stick to your knitting. This directive provided ID with a top spot on the dial for W25-54 – resting at No. 1 for total day in 2017; and #2 for A25-54. Look for another measure of its success in a new syndicated series debuting this fall. Latman led the development of the true-crime, mystery and suspense programming that kept ID at the top of its game and Destination America a force to be reckoned with, before being named GM of Travel Channel in April. And industry legend Schleiff now maintains his perch over a quartet of Discovery heavy-hitters: ID, American Heroes Channel, Destination America and Travel Channel, which he recently annexed.
Favorite shortform content? My Strange Addiction: Quick Fix on IDGO! Who would have thought a pair of shoes could be such an effective murder weapon?
What’s the first thing you read in the morning? The New York Post of course! They have the finger on the pulse of EVERYTHING.
Last show I binged not on my network(s): “The Americans”
Favorite podcast: “Detective” where we follow ID’s most renowned detectives including Joe Kenda, Rod Demery, and Garry McFadden on their most harrowing cases.
If you could have a superpower, what would it be and why? I already have it! To predict the future where Investigation Discovery is the number one true crime network in America.
