showrunner
noun
show·run·ner
ˈshō-ˌrə-nər 
variants
or less commonly show-runner
or show runner
plural showrunners also show-runners or show runners
: a person who oversees the writing and production of each episode of a television series and has ultimate managerial and creative control over the series
A showrunner is more than just a producer. He or she is the creator or co-creator of a show and is a writer as well. These people are the guiding lights for a production. They are making decisions about casting, story arcs, as well as the day-to-day issues of getting a show done and ready for air.—
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Instead, in an interview in March for this week’s Variety cover story on Wyle, executive producer John Wells and executive producer and showrunner R. Scott Gemmill said the show will jump forward roughly nine to ten months, taking place the following July.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
It is produced by Studio Ramsay Global and Fox Alternative Entertainment with Ramsay as executive producer alongside showrunner Bill Langworthy.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Ramsay and showrunner Bill Langworthy are the executive producers.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
But this season, showrunner Mike White pinpoints the willful decadence of the Western world, primarily through Yankees: the husband, wife, and 2.5 children of the Ratliff family, three freewheeling feminist matrons, plus a shady white bachelor and a single black mother.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Apr. 2025
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
It is produced by Studio Ramsay Global and Fox Alternative Entertainment with Ramsay as executive producer alongside showrunner Bill Langworthy.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Ramsay and showrunner Bill Langworthy are the executive producers.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
But this season, showrunner Mike White pinpoints the willful decadence of the Western world, primarily through Yankees: the husband, wife, and 2.5 children of the Ratliff family, three freewheeling feminist matrons, plus a shady white bachelor and a single black mother.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Showrunner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showrunner. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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