James Mark Burnett (born 17 July 1960) is a television producer and author who is the former Chairman of MGM Worldwide Television Group. He created and produced the reality shows Survivor , The Apprentice , The Voice , and Shark Tank (which has been nominated for six NAACP Image Awards).

Burnett-produced TV series have been nominated for a total of 151 Emmys. He has personally won twelve Emmy Awards, five Producers Guild of America Awards, ten Critics' Choice Television Awards, and nine People's Choice Awards. As of 2022, Burnett is the executive producer of five current network television shows, as well as several cable series. For five consecutive years, Burnett has been included in the Variety500, an index of the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry.

Under Burnett's leadership, MGM has expanded its cable TV business through the acquisitions of Evolution Media (e.g., Botched , Real Housewives of Beverly Hills , Real Housewives of Orange County ) and Big Fish Entertainment ( Live PD , Black Ink Crew ).

Burnett additionally produced the Christian media series The Bible and A.D. The Bible Continues , as well as the feature films Son of God , Little Boy , Woodlawn , and Ben-Hur.

Burnett has authored ten books: Survivor: The Ultimate Game , Survivor II: The Field Guide , The Survivor Manuel, Dare to Succeed, Jump In – The Alternate Survivor , A Story of God and All of Us Reflections , A Story of Christmas and All of Us , A Story of God and All of Us – The Bible Companion,Son of God and A Story of Easter and All of Us.