View From The Top: Channing Dungey, Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group and WBD U.S. Networks

Highly esteemed entertainment industry leader Channing Dungey serves as Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group and Warner Bros. Discovery’s US Networks. She was tapped to run the Television Group in October 2020 and began her tenure in January 2021. In this role, she has creative responsibility for all of Warner Bros.’ unrivaled television production activities, including live-action scripted series, unscripted programming, and animation. She is the first woman and first Black executive to run WBTVG. In January 2025, Dungey’s remit expanded to include oversight of WBD’s US Networks business.

As head of WBTVG, Dungey oversees Warner Bros. Television, the Studio’s flagship television production unit for live-action scripted programming, as well as unscripted programming produced by its Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, Telepictures, and Shed Media labels. Dungey also has oversight of animated production from Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.

As of August 2026, WBTVG’s divisions are producing more than 80 projects for over 20 platforms, including Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO, HBO Max, and US Networks, external streaming services, the broadcast networks, cable channels, and local stations.

As head of the US Networks, Dungey oversees WBD’s premier linear TV business. The renowned brands which make up this portfolio include Discovery, Food Network, HGTV, Investigation Discovery, Magnolia Network, TLC, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, OWN, TBS, TNT, and truTV.

Prior to joining Warner Bros., Dungey served as Vice President of Original Series at Netflix. Before that, Dungey served as president of ABC Entertainment, the first Black executive to run a major television network. In that role, she oversaw all development, programming, marketing, and scheduling operations for ABC primetime and late-night.

Her career in entertainment spans both television and film. She partnered with Pamela Post and formed Dexterity Pictures, a production partnership focused on making both studio and independent films, as well as developing television series. She also served as president of Material, a film production company with a first-look deal at Warner Bros. Prior to that, she served for five years as a Warner Bros. production executive, helping to develop and supervise a diverse range of commercially successful, critically acclaimed films.

Dungey has received many nominations and awards in recognition of her career accomplishments, including being honored with the Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award, presented by NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives) in 2022. She was also recognized by Varietyas one of its Power of Women: Los Angeles honorees in 2021, and she was named Television Executive of the Year by Adweek in 2024. In 2026, she was named a USA Today Women of the Year National Honoree.