Seth MacFarlane secured studio support for Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey from other entertainment executives.
MacFarlane served as executive producer of Cosmos : A Spacetime Odyssey , an update of the 1980s Carl Sagan -- hosted Cosmos series , hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
MacFarlane was instrumental in providing funding for the series , as well as securing studio support for it from other entertainment executives.
