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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

  • showrunning noun
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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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Let’s talk about, you had something cool you got to do, Yvonne, speaking with someone that you’re familiar with, Dan Fogelman, showrunner for “Paradise.”

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He got a showrunner of the year award as well.

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I do “Only Murders in the Building,” and the showrunner of that show, John Hoffman, is very frenetic all the time that if one little Easter egg is in a trailer, it’s going to ruin the surprise for everybody.

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Villarreal: You’re about to get the showrunner of the year award, and as a fellow writer who’s very fearful of ever becoming management, I’m very interested to know how your creative process has changed since becoming a showrunner.

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“I don’t think Homelander is sympathetic, but you can empathize with him,” the showrunner says.

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