In This Year - 1966

An overview of queer events that occurred in 1966.

Deltas compare against 1965

1966 in review

0 characters on air, 1 new shows, and not a single death ... so far.

1966 has 0 queer characters on air across 5 shows, flat against 1965. 1 series premiered and 0 wrapped, and remarkably, no one has died.

Star Trek
Star Trek
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The shape of the year

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5 shows this year

New 1 Continuing 4 Canceled 0

1961–1966

Characters on air

0 in 1966
1961 1962 1966

By role type

Regular0
Recurring0
Guest0
  • In two or more shows 0
  • Debuting this year 0
  • Non-binary characters 0
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1961–1966

Characters we lost

0 in 1966
1961 1966

Who we lost

No deaths recorded this year.

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1961–1966

Shows on air

5 in 1966
1961 1966

By country of origin

USA4
United Kingdom1
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1961–1966

New shows

1 in 1966
1961 1966

By format

TV Show1
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1961–1966

Shows that ended

0 in 1966
1961 1963 1966

Longest runs that ended

No shows have ended yet this year.

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Where it came from

Where the shows come from

All 5 shows on air, by country of origin.

USA4
United Kingdom1
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Formats and roles

What kind of shows, and how central the characters are in them.

Formats

TV Show5

Roles

Regular0
Recurring0
Guest0
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Standouts

Biggest premiere

Star Trek

A TV Show from USA with 0 queer characters, the most of any new show this year.

Leading nation

USA

1 of this year's new shows come from USA, more than any other country.

The good news

Nobody died ... yet

No queer character deaths recorded so far this year. Long may it last.