In This Year - 1974

An overview of queer events that occurred in 1974.

Deltas compare against 1973

1974 in review

7 characters on air, 4 new shows, and not a single death ... so far.

1974 has 7 queer characters on air across 20 shows, up 1 from 1973. 4 series premiered and 2 wrapped, and remarkably, no one has died.

Police Woman
Police Woman
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The shape of the year

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20 shows this year

New 4 Continuing 14 Canceled 2

1964–1974

Characters on air

7 in 1974
1964 1974

By role type

Regular2
Recurring2
Guest3
  • In two or more shows 0
  • Debuting this year 6
  • Non-binary characters 0
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1964–1974

Characters we lost

1 in 1974
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Who we lost

No deaths recorded this year.

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1964–1974

Shows on air

20 in 1974
1964 1974

By country of origin

USA13
United Kingdom3
Australia2
Austria1
Germany1
Other3
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1964–1974

New shows

4 in 1974
1964 1974

By format

TV Show3
TV Movie1
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1964–1974

Shows that ended

2 in 1974
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Longest runs that ended

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law3
Born Innocent1
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Where it came from

Where the shows come from

All 20 shows on air, by country of origin.

USA13
United Kingdom3
Australia2
Austria1
Germany1
Other3
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Formats and roles

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

Formats

TV Show19
TV Movie1

Roles

Regular2
Recurring2
Guest3
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Standouts

Biggest premiere

Police Woman

A TV Show from USA with 3 queer characters, the most of any new show this year.

Leading nation

USA

2 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.

Biggest ensemble

Police Woman

3 queer characters on air at once, the largest cast of any show this year.

On air 1971–1974, after 3 years it was the longest-running show to end this year.