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

After wearing multiple hats on “Baby Reindeer,” Gadd thought this time around he could get a purely external bird’s-eye view of a project as showrunner and writer of “Half Man.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

For two years, Gadd threw himself into the work required as writer, showrunner, producer and actor.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Rachel Shukert, the showrunner of Netflix’s “Baby-Sitters Club” reboot, described the problem to New York magazine’s Vulture: “Girls are expected to go straight from Doc McStuffins to ‘Euphoria.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Norton, the showrunner of Netflix’s “Finding Her Edge,” said much of that show’s plot diverges from Jennifer Iacopelli’s novel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Luckily for us, “House of David” showrunner Jon Erwin emphasizes the grueling battle required to pull this off instead of the field surgery.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026