‘Where We Are on TV’ assessed representation in the 2020-21 season, defined as broadcast, cable and streaming shows expected to premiere new seasons between June 1, 2020, and May 31, 2021.It found that the percentage of regular characters scheduled to appear on prime-time scripted broadcast television who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer decreased to 9.1% in the 2020-21 season.
This is down from the previous year’s record high of 10.2%.It also found that the number of recurring LGBTQ characters – people who make multiple appearances in a series but are not part of the main cast – is almost the same as the previous season (31 this year, compared with 30 in the prior year).Across broadcast, cable and streaming, the.