Statistics on Shows

Data specific to TV shows with queer characters.

2.2

Number of genres per show, on average.

37.2%

Percentage of shows with 3 or more genres.

213

Number of shows that pair Comedy with Drama.

Genre Load

How many genres a show carries, by share of all shows

  • 1 genre 24.8%
  • 2 genres 38.1%
  • 3 genres 28.7%
  • 4+ genres 8.5%
Stranger Things
Most genre-loaded show Stranger Things spans 7 genres, the most of any show.

Common Pairings

Genres that appear together on the same show, by number of shows

213 shows together Comedy Drama
197 shows together Crime Drama
118 shows together Comedy Romance
113 shows together Drama Romance
107 shows together Drama Mystery
94 shows together Drama Period Piece
91 shows together Action Drama
90 shows together Action Adventure

Still Largely Uncharted

Genres queer TV has barely explored yet

Dramedy, Interactive, Cooking, and Satire combined account for just 0.3% of shows.

Dramedy 1 shows · 0.0% Interactive 1 shows · 0.0% Cooking 2 shows · 0.1% Satire 2 shows · 0.1%

Genre Mix by Decade

Top 3 genres per decade, each as its own share of shows that premiered in that decade. As shows often carry more than one genre, the three don't add up to 100%.

Before 1980s 42 shows
Drama 50.0%
Soap Opera 31.0%
Crime 21.4%
1980s 56 shows
Drama 53.6%
Comedy 33.9%
Soap Opera 10.7%
1990s 148 shows
Drama 49.3%
Comedy 33.8%
Soap Opera 14.9%
2000s 326 shows
Drama 50.6%
Comedy 38.3%
Anime 22.1%
2010s 1,124 shows
Drama 56.8%
Comedy 34.6%
Romance 11.5%
2020s 578 shows
Drama 51.7%
Comedy 28.7%
Adventure 14.5%

Genre Breakdown

43 genres, by number of shows

Drama 1,226 · 53.9%
Comedy 756 · 33.2%
Action 256 · 11.3%
Crime 243 · 10.7%
Romance 229 · 10.1%
Anime 220 · 9.7%
Animation 174 · 7.7%
Adventure 166 · 7.3%
Mystery 151 · 6.6%
Sci-Fi 136 · 6%
Period Piece 133 · 5.8%
Fantasy 122 · 5.4%
Thriller 104 · 4.6%
School 93 · 4.1%
Teen 87 · 3.8%
Supernatural 78 · 3.4%
Horror 75 · 3.3%
Soap Opera 74 · 3.3%
Police 66 · 2.9%
Medical 57 · 2.5%
Procedural 57 · 2.5%
Dark Comedy 55 · 2.4%
Telenovela 55 · 2.4%
Anthology 51 · 2.2%
Superhero 46 · 2%
Family 43 · 1.9%
Legal 43 · 1.9%
Children's 41 · 1.8%
Utopian/Dystopian 35 · 1.5%
Adult 33 · 1.5%
Musical 29 · 1.3%
Sports 29 · 1.3%
Political 25 · 1.1%
Mockumentary 16 · 0.7%
Holiday 15 · 0.7%
War 15 · 0.7%
Biography 14 · 0.6%
Western 12 · 0.5%
Cooking 2 · 0.1%
Satire 2 · 0.1%
Dramedy 1 · 0%
Interactive 1 · 0%

Statistics are updated daily.