This is a list of show runners of The Simpsons show runner is the person who is responsible for the day-to day operation of the series. Since season 13, the show runner has been Al Jean . Season 27's episodes yet to change for Matt Selman.
Season
Production code
# of episodes
Show runners
Season 1
7G
13
James L. Brooks , Matt Groening , Sam Simon
Season 2
7F
24
James L. Brooks , Matt Groening , Sam Simon
Season 3
8F
24
Al Jean & Mike Reiss
Season 4
9F
22
Al Jean & Mike Reiss
Season 5
1F
23
David Mirkin
Season 6
2F
23
David Mirkin
2F
2
Al Jean & Mike Reiss (A Star is Burns and 'Round Springfield )
Season 7
3F
24
Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein
3G
4
Al Jean & Mike Reiss (aired during seasons 8 & 9)
2F/3F
3
David Mirkin (Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two) , Radioactive Man and Team Homer )
Season 8
4F
24
Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein
Season 9
5F
17
Mike Scully
2
David Mirkin (The Joy of Sect and All Singing, All Dancing )
3
Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein (The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson , The Principal and the Pauper , and Lisa the Simpson )
Season 10
AABF
23
Mike Scully
Season 11
BABF
21
Mike Scully
1
Mike Scully , Al Jean & George Meyer (Treehouse of Horror X )
Season 12
CABF
22
Mike Scully
Season 13
DABF
22
Al Jean
Season 14
EABF
21
Al Jean
1
Mike Scully (How I Spent My Strummer Vacation )
Season 15
FABF
23
Al Jean
Season 16
GABF
22
Al Jean
Season 17
HABF
22
Al Jean
Season 18
JABF
22
Al Jean
Season 19
KABF
22
Al Jean
Season 20
LABF
20
Al Jean
Season 21
MABF
23
Al Jean
Season 22
NABF
22
Al Jean
Season 23
PABF
19
Al Jean
3
Al Jean & Matt Selman (The Food Wife ), (The Book Job ), and (A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again
Season 24
RABF
19
Al Jean
3
Al Jean & Matt Selman (The Day the Earth Stood Cool ), (Gorgeous Grampa ), and (The Saga of Carl )
Season 25
SABF
19
Al Jean
3
Al Jean & Matt Selman (Brick Like Me ), (Steal This Episode ), and (The War of Art )
Season 26
TABF
18
Al Jean
4
Al Jean & Matt Selman (The Wreck of the Relationship ), (Opposites A-Frack ), (Covercraft ), and (Sky Police )
Season 27
VABF
18
Al Jean
4
Al Jean & Matt Selman (Cue Detective ), (Halloween of Horror ), (The Girl Code ), and (The Marge-ian Chronicles )
Season 28
WABF
17
Al Jean
5
Al Jean & Matt Selman (The Town ), (There Will Be Buds ), (The Great Phatsby ), and (A Father's Watch )
Season 29
XABF
17
Al Jean
4
Al Jean & Matt Selman (The Serfsons ), (Springfield Splendor ), (Homer Is Where the Art Isn't ), and (King Leer )
Season 30
YABF
19
Al Jean
4
Al Jean & Matt Selman (Heartbreak Hotel ), (Krusty the Clown (episode) ), (The Clown Stays in the Picture ), and (Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy )
Season 31
ZABF
15
Al Jean
7
Al Jean & Matt Selman (Go Big or Go Homer ), (Livin' La Pura Vida ), (Thanksgiving of Horror ), (The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson ), (Bart the Bad Guy ), (Highway to Well ), and (The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds )
Season 32
QABF
12
Al Jean
10
Al Jean & Matt Selman (I, Carumbus ), (Podcast News ), (The Road to Cincinnati ), (A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas ), (The Dad-Feelings Limited ), (Wad Goals ), (Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars? ), (Uncut Femmes ), (Panic on the Streets of Springfield ) and (The Last Barfighter )
