In This Year - 1977

An overview of queer events that occurred in 1977.

Deltas compare against 1976

1977 in review

22 queer characters on air, 6 premieres, and 1 we lost.

1977 has 22 queer characters on air across 27 shows, up 12 from 1976. 6 series premiered and 9 wrapped, while we lost 1.

In the Glitter Palace
In the Glitter Palace
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The shape of the year

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27 shows this year

New 6 Continuing 12 Canceled 9

1967–1977

Characters on air

22 in 1977
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By role type

Regular9
Recurring4
Guest9
  • In two or more shows 0
  • Debuting this year 16
  • Non-binary characters 0
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1967–1977

Characters we lost

2 in 1977
1967 1976 1977

1967–1977

Shows on air

27 in 1977
1967 1977

By country of origin

USA20
United Kingdom3
Australia2
Austria1
Germany1
Other3
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1967–1977

New shows

6 in 1977
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By format

TV Show4
TV Movie2
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1967–1977

Shows that ended

9 in 1977
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Longest runs that ended

Number 965
The Streets of San Francisco5
The Box3
All That Glitters1
Executive Suite1
In the Glitter Palace1
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Placed on the calendar year, grouped by month.

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Where it came from

Where the shows come from

All 27 shows on air, by country of origin.

USA20
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 Show25
TV Movie2

Roles

Regular9
Recurring4
Guest9
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Standouts

Biggest premiere

In the Glitter Palace

A TV Movie from USA with 6 queer characters, the most of any new show this year.

Leading nation

USA

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

Longest-running character we lost

Beverly La Salle

On air since 1975 on All in the Family (for a total of 3 years), the longest tenure of anyone we lost this year.

Biggest ensemble

In the Glitter Palace

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

Ended this year

Number 96

On air 1972–1977, after 5 years it was the longest-running show to end this year.