List of showrunners

This is a list of showrunners of The Simpsons. The showrunner is the person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the series. Since season 13, the showrunner has been Al Jean.

Season Production code # of episodes Show runners Season 1 7G 13 James L. Brooks, Matt Groening & Sam Simon Season 2 7F 24 Season 3 8F Al Jean & Mike Reiss Season 4 9F 22 Season 5 1F 23 David Mirkin Season 6 2F 22 Season 7 3F 24 Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein 3G 4 Al Jean & Mike Reiss (aired during seasons 8 & 9) Season 8 4F 24 Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein Season 9 5F 22 Mike Scully 2 David Mirkin ("The Joy of Sect" and "All Singing, All Dancing") Season 10 AABF 23 Mike Scully Season 11 BABF 21 1 Mike Scully, Al Jean & George Meyer ("Treehouse of Horror X") Season 12 CABF 22 Mike Scully Season 13 DABF 21 Al Jean 1 Mike Scully ("How I Spent My Strummer Vacation") Season 14 EABF 22 Al Jean Season 15 FABF 23 Season 16 GABF 22 Season 17 HABF Season 18 JABF Season 19 KABF 20 Season 20 LABF 21 Season 21 MABF 23 Season 22 NABF 22 Season 23 PABF Season 24 RABF Season 25 SABF Season 26 TABF Season 27 VABF Season 28 WABF Season 29 XABF 21 Season 30 YABF 23 Season 31 ZABF 22 Season 32 QABF Season 33 UABF Matt Selman & Al Jean Season 34 OABF

Showrunners
James L. Brooks • Matt Groening • Al Jean • George Meyer • David Mirkin • Bill Oakley • Mike Reiss • Mike Scully • Matt Selman • Sam Simon • Josh Weinstein
Co-showrunners
Brian Kelley • Rob LaZebnik • Tim Long • Cesar Mazariegos • Carolyn Omine • Michael Price

The Simpsons
Production • History
20th Television • FOX • Cast and Crew • Guest stars • Writers • Showrunners • Klasky Csupo • Film Roman • Gracie Films
Characters
Homer Simpson • Bart Simpson • Lisa Simpson • Marge Simpson • Maggie Simpson
Media
Episodes (Production order • Episodes with unresolved endings) • The Simpsons shorts • Disney+ exclusives • The Simpsons Movie • Comics • Video games
Themes
Law
Others
Aging • Songs • Title cards • Complaints to FCC • Foreign broadcasters