Power List 2013: RYAN MURPHY

Writer/Director/Producer, 47

Adding another primetime sitcom, NBC's The New Normal, to his growing roster, the TV mogul continues to broadcast some of the most progressive entertainment around to millions of Americans each week (read "Murphy's Honor" here). Aside from his relatively subversive cultural influence, Murphy continues to build his a cappella empire (Forbes listed FOX's Glee as one of the top five most profitable TV shows last year by ad revenue) and is working on a much-anticipated adaptation of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart for HBO.

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