showrunner

American  

[shoh-ruhn-er] / ˈʃoʊˌrʌn ər /

noun

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

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

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Other Word Forms

• showrunning noun

Etymology

Origin of showrunner

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

Example Sentences

“They all have stories and we track them all,” says series creator and showrunner R. Scott Gemmill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

There are some new faces in the Euphoria cast including Poker Face and Russian Doll star Natasha Lyonne, who was on the red carpet with showrunner Levinson.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The “Schitt’s Creek” showrunner takes the occasion of his first feature to go darker and more dramatic, with a story of loss lightened by rom-com elements.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Its episodic encores are currently airing on Fox as a lead-in to “The Faithful,” whose showrunner, René Echevarria, is an old hand at both network and cable, and whose work includes “The 4400.”

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

As showrunner Jess Brownell previously told The Times, she had always known she wanted to tell a queer love story in the show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026