Mad Men was produced by Lionsgate Television in 2001.
== Production ===== Conception ===In 2000, while working as a staff writer for Becker, Matthew Weiner wrote the first draft as a spec script for the pilot of what would later be called Mad Men
 Charlie Collier, AMC's president, said that:For each of the five Mad Men seasons Matthew Weiner and his team have crafted a beautifully told story and each season a larger audience has responded; a rare accomplishment

