The success of Saved by the Bell led NBC to create TNBC, an entire block of Saturday morning programming dedicated to young-adult audiences.
Peter Engel, the TV executive best-known for changing the landscape of young adult programming in the early ’90s, has died at the age of 88.
Born in Manhattan in 1936, Engel began his career as an NBC Page at the network’s famed 30 Rock location.
When the show failed to find an audience, Engel reworked it into a spin-off for NBC’s Saturday morning slot.
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