showrunner

[ shoh-ruhn-er ]

noun

a person in overall charge of a television show: She’s a great showrunner who’s turned out two successful seasons.

Origin of showrunner

First recorded in 1955–60; show + runner

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.
Does Jon Stewart Still Want to Be Funny? | Matt Wilstein | September 30, 2021 | The Daily Beast
Novelists rarely fill the role that showrunners, actors and influencers have now assumed in mainstream culture.
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Serendipitously, the creator of that iconic ’90s show — Yvette Lee Bowser — happens to be the showrunner on “Run the Girls.”
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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.
Netflix v Modi and the battle for Indian cinema’s soul | Konstantin Kakaes | March 24, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
Syreeta Singelton, who previously worked as a writer on Insecure, will serve as showrunner.
A New Comedy From Issa Rae Is Coming To HBO Max | Brande Victorian | February 11, 2021 | Essence.com

But at the end of the day, on TV, as the showrunner, you get to have creative control, for better or worse.
The TV Superhero Guru Behind ‘The Flash’ | Jason Lynch | October 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The Flash is the latest addictive series from Berlanti, who serves as showrunner with Kreisberg.
The TV Superhero Guru Behind ‘The Flash’ | Jason Lynch | October 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
How far ahead do you and Michelle Ashford, the creator and showrunner, look?
Michael Sheen’s Masterful Study of Sex and Insecurity | Caryn James | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It was a mess, and when Ball exited as showrunner following the abysmal fifth season, it got even worse.
'True Blood' Ends With a Whimper: The Sexy HBO Vampire Series Is (Finally) Over | Marlow Stern | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Speaking at the premiere in London, Steven Moffat, the showrunner, said it was about time he updated the tone.
Doctor Who’s ‘Deep Breath’: The 2,000-Year-Old Time Lord Grows Up | Nico Hines | August 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

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