The Hollywood Reporter recently named their Top 50 Showrunners of 2012 for both comedy and drama. 14 of the 50 showrunners named were women. And women made up 4 of the 11 on the Showrunners to Watch list. Despite the recent and continuing frustrating news regarding women in television, I’m hoping that the recent influx of women-created television news continues to up these numbers.
Here’s a list of the women showrunners (several work in teams with guys):
Comedy:
Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil — The Game (BET)
Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner — Girls (HBO)
Lauren Iungerich — Awkward (MTV)
Emily Kapnek –Suburgatory (ABC)
Liz Meriwether, Brett Baer, David Finkle — New Girl (Fox)
Drama:
Cynthia Cidre — Dallas (TNT)
Carole Mendelsohn (original) and Pam Veasey (NY) — CSI (CBS)
Marlene King and Oliver Goldstick — Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family)
Michelle King and Robert King — The Good Wife (CBS)
Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers — Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal (ABC)
Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz — Gossip Girl and Hart of Dixie (CW)
Greer Shephard — Longmire (A&E)
Janet Tamaro — Rizzoli & Isles (TNT)
Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson — The Vampire Diaries (CW)
2013 Showrunners to Watch:
Dana Fox, Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan — Ben and Kate (Fox)
Dee Johnson — Nashville (ABC)
Mindy Kaling and Matt Warburton — The Mindy Project (Fox)
Lizzy Weiss — Switched at Birth (ABC Family)
THR’s Top 50 Showrunners 2012 (The Hollywood Reporter)
Showrunners to Watch for 2013: Looking Ahead to Next Year’s List (The Hollywood Reporter)