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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.



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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of showrunner1

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

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Nikki Toscano is a writer, producer and showrunner for television who served as co-showrunner and executive producer of the show “Hunters” on Amazon Prime and as showrunner and executive producer of Paramount+ miniseries “The Offer.”

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Television, Wyle, executive producer John Wells and showrunner R. Scott Gemmill in 2024, claiming “The Pitt” is a rebranded version of an unauthorized “ER” reboot.

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He is only the third executive producer in the 57-year history of “60 Minutes,” following Jeff Fager and its founding showrunner Don Hewitt.

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Season 2 feels like much more of an ensemble affair as showrunner Tony Gilroy expands the show’s focus beyond one character’s moral development to more thoroughly embroider others that are just as worthwhile.

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“This show has … all the stuff that I did when I was a kid, but for real,” says Tony Gilroy, who broke into the “Star Wars” franchise as a co-writer for “Rogue One” before being tapped as “Andor’s” showrunner.

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