Edward Allen Bernero
Encyclopedia
Edward Allen Bernero is an American television writer, producer and director. He co-created the series Third Watch
and has worked as an executive producer on Criminal Minds
. He co-created the spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
, which premiered on February 16, 2011 and canceled on May 25, 2011, due to low ratings.
in Chicago
.
He began his television career as a freelance writer for the NBC
police drama Brooklyn South
in 1997. The series was created by Steven Bochco
, William M. Finkelstein
, David Milch
and retired police officer Bill Clark
. Bochco, Finkelstein and Milch served as executive producers for the series along with Michael S. Chernuchin
. The show focused on a single precinct of patrol officers in New York. Bernero wrote the teleplay for the episode "Why Can't Even a Couple of Us Get Along?" from a story by Bocho & Milch. Bernero & Chernuchin co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "A Reverend Runs Through It" from a story by Clark & Bochco. Bernero and Chernuchin co-wrote the episode "Exposing Johnson". Bernero and Scott A. Williams
co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "Fisticuffs" from a story by William M. Finkelstein, Bill Clark & David Milch. The series was canceled after completing a 22 episode season. Bernero contributed to four episodes as a writer.
He created the series Third Watch
(with John Wells
) based on his experiences as a police officer and served as a producer, writer and director for the show. He eventually became the show runner
and was the series' most prolific writer over the course of its six seasons, contributing to thirty seven episodes in total. He made his directing debut on the series and became a regular director in later seasons helming a total of four episodes.
He served as a co-producer on the pilot episode (as well as receiving a story credit as co-creator). He remained a co-producer for the start of the first season and continued to write episodes. He wrote six first season episodes including the pilot making him the season's most prolific writer. The others were "Anywhere But Here", "Responsible Parties", "Alone in a Crowd", "Officer Involved", and "Just Another Night at the Opera". He was promoted to producer mid-season.
He became a supervising producer for the second season of Third Watch in 2000. He remained the shows most prolific writer and wrote six episodes for the second season: "Four Days" (with John Ridley
); "After Hours"; "A Hero's Rest"; "Duty"; "Unfinished Business"; and "Exposing Faith" (with Whitney Boole Williams). He was nominated for a Humanitas
prize in 2001 for his work on the episode "After Hours". He was promoted to co-executive producer in the mid-season break.
Bernero was promoted again to executive producer for the show's third season in fall 2001. The season was delayed because of the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Bernero contributed to nine third season episodes as a writer. He co-wrote the season premiere "In Their Own Words" with Boole Williams. The episode was a tribtue to emergency services actions on September 11, 2001 and in particular the cast and crew members of the show who were drawn from the emergency services. He also wrote "After Time" (with Wells), "The Relay" (with Scott Williams), "Childhood Memories", "Old Dogs, New Tricks", "Superheroes: Part 1" (with Jorge Zamacona
), "Superheroes: Part 2", "Unleashed", and the season finale "Blackout".
Bernero took over from Wells as the series show runner
for the fourth season in 2002. He remained an executive producer and a regular writer. He contributed to six episodes for the fourth season: season premiere "Lights Up" which continued directly on from his fourth season finale "Black Out"; "Judgement Day: Part II"; "Ladies' Day"; "Collateral Damage: Part I"; "Last Call" (his second collaboration with Scott Williams); and "The Price of Nobility" (with Brooke Kennedy).
He remained the series show runner and an executive producer for the fifth season in 2003. He wrote five episodes and directed two episodes for the season. He made his television directing debut with his teleplay "A Call For Help" and also wrote and directed the fifth season finale "Monsters". He also wrote the episodes "The Truth and Other Lies", "The Spirit", and "Family Ties: Part II". He continued in the same capacity for the sixth and final season in 2004. He once again wrote five and directed two episodes. He wrote the fifth season premiere "More Monsters" and the episodes "The Hunter, Hunted", "The Greatest Detective", and "In the Family Way".
He directed "The Other "L" Word" and wrote and directed the series finale "Goodbye to Camelot" in 2005.
Following the conclusion of Third Watch Bernero became an executive producer for the CBS
drama series Criminal Minds
in 2005. He continued to write and direct episodes for his new project. He wrote the first season episode "The Popular Kids" and the first season finale "The Fisher King: Part 1". He returned for the second series and wrote the season premiere "The Fisher King: Part 2". He also wrote the second season episodes "Profiler, Profiled" and "The Big Game" and directed the season finale "No Way Out, Part II: The Evilution of Frank". He directed the third season episode "In Birth and Death", wrote and directed the episode "True Night" and wrote the episode "Damaged". He directed the fourth season premiere "Mayhem", wrote the episode "Masterpiece" and directed the episode "Demonology". He directed the fifth season episode "100", wrote the eighteenth episode "The Fight", which set the stage for the spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
and the twenteeth episode "A Thousand Words" and directed the season finale "Our Darkest Hour". He wrote and directed the sixth season premiere "The Longest Night" and wrote the tenth episode "What Happens At Home". At the same time, he directed the series finale "Death by a Thousand Cuts" for the spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
, which ended with a cliffhanger.
Bernero is also an executive producer for in development CBS project Washington Field. The series was created by Jim Clemente and Tim Clemente who will act as head writer
s. The show is about the National Capital Response Squad, a unit of the FBI composed of elite experts in different areas who travel around the world responding to events that concern American interest. The cast includes Third Watch alumnus Eddie Cibrian
along with Cole Hauser
, Gina Torres
, Teri Polo
& Matthew Yang King.
Third Watch
Third Watch is an American television drama series which first aired on NBC from 1999 to 2005 for a total of 132 episodes, broadcast in 6 seasons of 22 episodes each....
and has worked as an executive producer on Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime...
. He co-created the spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior was an American police procedural drama on CBS. The show debuted in 2011 as a spin-off from the successful Criminal Minds, which premiered in 2005. This edition's profiling team also works for the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Behavioral Analysis Unit in...
, which premiered on February 16, 2011 and canceled on May 25, 2011, due to low ratings.
Biography
Before his work in television he worked as a police officerChicago Police Department
The Chicago Police Department, also known as the CPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, under the jurisdiction of the Mayor of Chicago. It is the largest police department in the Midwest and the second largest local law enforcement agency in the...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.
He began his television career as a freelance writer for the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
police drama Brooklyn South
Brooklyn South
Brooklyn South is an American ensemble police drama series that aired on CBS for only one season during the 1997-98 television season. The series was co-created by Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, David Milch and William M. Finkelstein. Bochco is the creator of many well-known police dramas such as Hill...
in 1997. The series was created by Steven Bochco
Steven Bochco
Steven Ronald Bochco is a US television producer and writer. He has developed a number of popular television hits including Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, and NYPD Blue, as well as some notable flops such as Cop Rock....
, William M. Finkelstein
William M. Finkelstein
William M. Finkelstein is an American screenwriter, television producer, actor and television director. He has worked as a writer and producer on Law & Order, Brooklyn South, Murder One, L.A. Law, Cop Rock and NYPD Blue. He co-created Brooklyn South with frequent collaborators David Milch, Steven...
, David Milch
David Milch
David S. Milch is an American writer and producer of television series. He has created several television shows, including NYPD Blue and Deadwood.-Biography:...
and retired police officer Bill Clark
Bill Clark
Clark joined the New York City Police Department in 1969. He worked a special undercover assignment for two years before entering the Police Academy. In 1972 he earned his gold detective shield. On December 31, 1994, Clark retired from the Queens Homicide Detective Squad as a First Grade...
. Bochco, Finkelstein and Milch served as executive producers for the series along with Michael S. Chernuchin
Michael S. Chernuchin
Michael S. Chernuchin is an American television writer and producer. He has worked on the NBC crime dramas Law & Order and Brooklyn South...
. The show focused on a single precinct of patrol officers in New York. Bernero wrote the teleplay for the episode "Why Can't Even a Couple of Us Get Along?" from a story by Bocho & Milch. Bernero & Chernuchin co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "A Reverend Runs Through It" from a story by Clark & Bochco. Bernero and Chernuchin co-wrote the episode "Exposing Johnson". Bernero and Scott A. Williams
Scott A. Williams
Scott A. Williams is an American television writer and producer. He has worked on the NBC crime dramas Brooklyn South and Third Watch. He worked as a co-executive producer and writer for the Fox procedural Bones from 2006 to 2009...
co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "Fisticuffs" from a story by William M. Finkelstein, Bill Clark & David Milch. The series was canceled after completing a 22 episode season. Bernero contributed to four episodes as a writer.
He created the series Third Watch
Third Watch
Third Watch is an American television drama series which first aired on NBC from 1999 to 2005 for a total of 132 episodes, broadcast in 6 seasons of 22 episodes each....
(with John Wells
John Wells (TV producer)
John Marcum Wells is an American theater and television producer, writer and director. He is best known for his role as executive producer and show runner of the television series ER, Third Watch, and The West Wing. His company, John Wells Productions, is currently based at Warner Bros. studios in...
) based on his experiences as a police officer and served as a producer, writer and director for the show. He eventually became the show runner
Show runner
Showrunner is a term of art originating in the United States and Canadian television industry referring to the person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of a television seriesalthough such persons generally are credited as an executive producer...
and was the series' most prolific writer over the course of its six seasons, contributing to thirty seven episodes in total. He made his directing debut on the series and became a regular director in later seasons helming a total of four episodes.
He served as a co-producer on the pilot episode (as well as receiving a story credit as co-creator). He remained a co-producer for the start of the first season and continued to write episodes. He wrote six first season episodes including the pilot making him the season's most prolific writer. The others were "Anywhere But Here", "Responsible Parties", "Alone in a Crowd", "Officer Involved", and "Just Another Night at the Opera". He was promoted to producer mid-season.
He became a supervising producer for the second season of Third Watch in 2000. He remained the shows most prolific writer and wrote six episodes for the second season: "Four Days" (with John Ridley
John Ridley
John Ridley is an American film director, actor, and writer.Ridley got his start as a stand-up comedian. He eventually was hired as a writer for sitcoms such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Martin...
); "After Hours"; "A Hero's Rest"; "Duty"; "Unfinished Business"; and "Exposing Faith" (with Whitney Boole Williams). He was nominated for a Humanitas
Humanitas
The word humanitas was used by Cicero to describe the formation of an ideal speaker who he believed should be educated to possess a collection of virtues of character suitable for an active life of public service; these would include a fund of learning acquired from the study of bonae litterae ,...
prize in 2001 for his work on the episode "After Hours". He was promoted to co-executive producer in the mid-season break.
Bernero was promoted again to executive producer for the show's third season in fall 2001. The season was delayed because of the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Bernero contributed to nine third season episodes as a writer. He co-wrote the season premiere "In Their Own Words" with Boole Williams. The episode was a tribtue to emergency services actions on September 11, 2001 and in particular the cast and crew members of the show who were drawn from the emergency services. He also wrote "After Time" (with Wells), "The Relay" (with Scott Williams), "Childhood Memories", "Old Dogs, New Tricks", "Superheroes: Part 1" (with Jorge Zamacona
Jorge Zamacona
Jorge Zamacona is an American television writer and producer. He worked extensively on the police drama Homicide: Life on the Street and wrote the series cross-over episodes with the crime drama Law & Order...
), "Superheroes: Part 2", "Unleashed", and the season finale "Blackout".
Bernero took over from Wells as the series show runner
Show runner
Showrunner is a term of art originating in the United States and Canadian television industry referring to the person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of a television seriesalthough such persons generally are credited as an executive producer...
for the fourth season in 2002. He remained an executive producer and a regular writer. He contributed to six episodes for the fourth season: season premiere "Lights Up" which continued directly on from his fourth season finale "Black Out"; "Judgement Day: Part II"; "Ladies' Day"; "Collateral Damage: Part I"; "Last Call" (his second collaboration with Scott Williams); and "The Price of Nobility" (with Brooke Kennedy).
He remained the series show runner and an executive producer for the fifth season in 2003. He wrote five episodes and directed two episodes for the season. He made his television directing debut with his teleplay "A Call For Help" and also wrote and directed the fifth season finale "Monsters". He also wrote the episodes "The Truth and Other Lies", "The Spirit", and "Family Ties: Part II". He continued in the same capacity for the sixth and final season in 2004. He once again wrote five and directed two episodes. He wrote the fifth season premiere "More Monsters" and the episodes "The Hunter, Hunted", "The Greatest Detective", and "In the Family Way".
He directed "The Other "L" Word" and wrote and directed the series finale "Goodbye to Camelot" in 2005.
Following the conclusion of Third Watch Bernero became an executive producer for the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
drama series Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime...
in 2005. He continued to write and direct episodes for his new project. He wrote the first season episode "The Popular Kids" and the first season finale "The Fisher King: Part 1". He returned for the second series and wrote the season premiere "The Fisher King: Part 2". He also wrote the second season episodes "Profiler, Profiled" and "The Big Game" and directed the season finale "No Way Out, Part II: The Evilution of Frank". He directed the third season episode "In Birth and Death", wrote and directed the episode "True Night" and wrote the episode "Damaged". He directed the fourth season premiere "Mayhem", wrote the episode "Masterpiece" and directed the episode "Demonology". He directed the fifth season episode "100", wrote the eighteenth episode "The Fight", which set the stage for the spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior was an American police procedural drama on CBS. The show debuted in 2011 as a spin-off from the successful Criminal Minds, which premiered in 2005. This edition's profiling team also works for the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Behavioral Analysis Unit in...
and the twenteeth episode "A Thousand Words" and directed the season finale "Our Darkest Hour". He wrote and directed the sixth season premiere "The Longest Night" and wrote the tenth episode "What Happens At Home". At the same time, he directed the series finale "Death by a Thousand Cuts" for the spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior was an American police procedural drama on CBS. The show debuted in 2011 as a spin-off from the successful Criminal Minds, which premiered in 2005. This edition's profiling team also works for the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Behavioral Analysis Unit in...
, which ended with a cliffhanger.
Bernero is also an executive producer for in development CBS project Washington Field. The series was created by Jim Clemente and Tim Clemente who will act as head writer
Head writer
A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an...
s. The show is about the National Capital Response Squad, a unit of the FBI composed of elite experts in different areas who travel around the world responding to events that concern American interest. The cast includes Third Watch alumnus Eddie Cibrian
Eddie Cibrian
Edward Carl "Eddie" Cibrian is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Cole Deschanel on Sunset Beach, Jesse Cardoza in CSI: Miami, Jimmy Doherty on Third Watch and Russell Varon in Invasion.-Early life and career:...
along with Cole Hauser
Cole Hauser
Cole Kenneth Hauser is an American film and television actor.-Family background:Hauser was born in Santa Barbara, California, son of Cass Warner, who founded the film production company Warner Sisters, and actor Wings Hauser. His paternal grandfather was Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dwight...
, Gina Torres
Gina Torres
Gina Torres is an American television and movie actress. She is known for her roles in science fiction and fantasy. She has appeared in many television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys , Xena: Warrior Princess , the short-lived Cleopatra 2525, as well as Alias , Firefly Gina...
, Teri Polo
Teri Polo
Theresa Elizabeth "Teri" Polo is an American actress known for her role of Pam Focker in the movie Meet the Parents and its two sequels, Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers...
& Matthew Yang King.