Video is hard. Showrunner gives you the data to decide what to make, how to make it, and what return to expect — before you hit record.
Make sure all your videos get views
Effort goes in, views don't come out — and there's rarely a clear reason why. So the next video becomes another guess, and the one after that.
Some topics are saturated; others are quietly starved of good content. Showrunner ranks them by opportunity, so your effort goes where the views actually are.
There are countless ways to phrase a topic, and most won't move the needle. Knowing which terms carry real demand is the difference between being found and being invisible.
Before you commit weeks to a video, you want to know what you're up against — how strong the competition is, and how realistic visibility really is.
Copying a viral video isn't a strategy. You need the pattern underneath: the topics, lengths and formats that consistently earn attention in your category.
Someone in your space is winning the searches and suggestions you want. Seeing exactly where you sit, and the gap to close, turns guesswork into a plan.
Confidence for Video Creators, backed by Real Data
Research, reporting and benchmarking in one place.
Input topics and instantly see demand, competition and opportunity — quantified, not guessed.
Add your channel and rivals to measure authority, share of voice and who's really winning your space.
Watch keywords and competitors over time. Get alerted when velocity spikes or a topic goes fresh.
Take the data anywhere. Export the raw numbers or share read-only reports with clients and colleagues.
Transparent and Authentic Numbers
The average views a video ranking for a given topic received per month.
A 1–100 rating that qualifies where demand outstrips good content in your niche.
A 1–100 rating that measures the authority of your channel compared to all the others on YouTube.
Where your views truly come from — Search, Subscribers, Suggested and Shorts.
Two free tools, a real taste of Showrunner.
The people who've used it don't want to give it back.
"This completely changed how we plan. We stopped arguing about ideas in meetings and started pointing at the opportunity scores."
"I finally know which videos are worth making before I spend a week filming. The forecasting alone has paid for itself."
"We use the reports to win pitches. Walking into a room with real benchmarks instead of opinions is a different conversation."
Built by people who do this for a living.
The video and YouTube expert behind the method. Phil has spent years working out what actually earns views for brands — the thinking Showrunner now puts into data.
Turning years of hand-built spreadsheets and agency know-how into a tool anyone can use. Paddy leads the product and the data behind it.
Showrunner is the technical tool for creatives — data in service of art.
