showrunner

[ shoh-ruhn-er ]

noun

1. a person in overall charge of a television show:

   She’s a great showrunner who’s turned out two successful seasons.

Other Words From

• show·run·ning noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of showrunner¹

First recorded in 1955–60; show ( def ) + runner ( def )

Example Sentences

We are behind the scenes as Stewart makes his pitch to the notably diverse room, most of whom have “never worked on a comedy show,” as showrunner and former CBS Evening News producer Brinda Adhikari explained recently.

From The Daily Beast

Novelists rarely fill the role that showrunners, actors and influencers have now assumed in mainstream culture.

From Washington Post

Serendipitously, the creator of that iconic ’90s show — Yvette Lee Bowser — happens to be the showrunner on “Run the Girls.”

From Washington Post

To make snow for a superhero movie, Vikramaditya Motwane, who would later become the showrunner of Sacred Games, had to experiment with tearing open diapers.

From MIT Technology Review

Syreeta Singelton, who previously worked as a writer on Insecure, will serve as showrunner.

From Essence.com

But at the end of the day, on TV, as the showrunner, you get to have creative control, for better or worse.

From The Daily Beast

The Flash is the latest addictive series from Berlanti, who serves as showrunner with Kreisberg.

From The Daily Beast

How far ahead do you and Michelle Ashford, the creator and showrunner, look?

From The Daily Beast

It was a mess, and when Ball exited as showrunner following the abysmal fifth season, it got even worse.

From The Daily Beast

Speaking at the premiere in London, Steven Moffat, the showrunner, said it was about time he updated the tone.

From The Daily Beast