Mike Judge, Judd Apatow, Mitch Hurwitz, Tina Fey Among ’50 Most Powerful Showrunners’ in Hollywood

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Each year, The Hollywood Reporter rounds up a list of the 50 most powerful showrunners in the industry. The shows that these folks are known for cover the spectrum of popular television, from popular dramas like The Americans and Empire to blockbuster shows like Game of Thrones. With the proliferation of high-quality shows in today’s TV landscape, it’s impressive to see twenty seven showrunners representing twenty comedy series made the list. Be sure to check out the full article to catch some brief Q&A’s with each of the entrants; we’ve highlighted all of the comedy contenders below (in no particular order):

Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang — Master of None (Netflix)

Mike Judge and Alec Berg — Silicon Valley (HBO)

Tina Fey and Robert Carlock — Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)

Lena Dunham, Judd Apatow and Jenni Konner — Girls (HBO)

Mike Schur — Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox), The Good Place (NBC) , Master of None (Netflix)

Kenya Barris and Jonathan Groff — Black-ish (ABC)

Chris Miller and Phil Lord — Last Man on Earth, Son of Zorn (Fox)

Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna — Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (CW)

Stephen Falk — You’re the Worst (FXX)

Chuck Lorre — Big Bang Theory, Mom (CBS), Disjointed (Netflix)

David Mandel — Veep (HBO)

Jennie Snyder Urman — Jane the Virgin (The CW)

Adam Goldberg — The Goldbergs, Imaginary Mary (ABC)

Mitch Hurwitz — Lady Dynamite (Netflix)

Matt Warburton and Mindy Kaling — The Mindy Project (Hulu)

Nahnatchka Khan — Fresh Off the Boat (ABC)

Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan — Modern Family (ABC)

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Bill Tressler

Bill is a writer and comedy enthusiast from New York. An avid gamer and podcast fan, he strives to always toe the line between charming irreverence and grating honesty.
Bill Tressler

Bill Tressler

Bill is a writer and comedy enthusiast from New York. An avid gamer and podcast fan, he strives to always toe the line between charming irreverence and grating honesty.