Who decides if a drama script will be produced?

Who decides if a drama script will be produced?

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The decision whether to go with a script or kill it is up to the show runner, except that there are times when a network will do battle. There are subject areas or kinds of material that a network may question. Then the show runner needs to have enough power to go to the network and argue in favor of that episode.