In the United States, in the 2021-2022 season, 11.9 percent of characters on primetime scripted broadcast TV were LGBTQ, up from 9.1 percent in the previous year. On the contrary, 88.1 percent of characters were straight.
Distribution of regular characters on primetime scripted broadcast TV in the United States in the 2021-22 season, by sexual orientation
Counts are based on original scripted series airing or which are expected to air in primetime between June 1, 2020 and May 31, 2021 for which casting has been announced and confirmed by networks.
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GLAAD. (February 17, 2022). Distribution of regular characters on primetime scripted broadcast TV in the United States in the 2021-22 season, by sexual orientation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/697909/tv-characters-sexual-orientation/
GLAAD. "Distribution of regular characters on primetime scripted broadcast TV in the United States in the 2021-22 season, by sexual orientation." Chart. February 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/697909/tv-characters-sexual-orientation/
GLAAD. (2022). Distribution of regular characters on primetime scripted broadcast TV in the United States in the 2021-22 season, by sexual orientation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/697909/tv-characters-sexual-orientation/
GLAAD. "Distribution of Regular Characters on Primetime Scripted Broadcast Tv in The United States in The 2021-22 Season, by Sexual Orientation." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/697909/tv-characters-sexual-orientation/
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Distribution of regular characters on primetime scripted broadcast TV in the United States in the 2021-22 season, by sexual orientation [Graph], GLAAD, February 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/697909/tv-characters-sexual-orientation/
