In This Year - 1981

An overview of queer events that occurred in 1981.

Deltas compare against 1980

22 shows on air in 1981

Every tracked series airing at least one episode this year.

Most popular format

20 TV Show shows, the most common format.

Most popular country

USA has 15 shows, more than any other country.

A 1
All My Children (USA · TV Show)
C 2
Columbo (USA · TV Show)
Coronation Street (United Kingdom · TV Show)
D 1
Days of Our Lives (USA · TV Show)
E 1
Emmerdale (United Kingdom · TV Show)
G 3
General Hospital (USA · TV Show)
Gimme a Break! (USA · TV Show)
Guiding Light (USA · TV Show)
H 1
Hill Street Blues (USA · TV Show)
I 1
Inmates: A Love Story (USA · TV Movie)
J 1
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (USA · TV Movie)
O 1
One Life to Live (USA · TV Show)
P 3
Play for Today (United Kingdom · TV Show)
Pobol y Cwm (Wales · TV Show)
Prisoner: Cell Block H (Australia, United Kingdom · TV Show)
S 1
Soap (USA · TV Show)
T 5
Tatort (Austria, Germany, Switzerland, West Germany · TV Show)
Tenko (United Kingdom · TV Show)
The Jeffersons (USA · TV Show)
The Love Boat (USA · TV Show)
The Young and the Restless (USA · TV Show)
W 1
WKRP in Cincinnati (USA · TV Show)
TV Movie 2
Inmates: A Love Story (USA)
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (USA)
TV Show 20
All My Children (USA)
Columbo (USA)
Coronation Street (United Kingdom)
Days of Our Lives (USA)
Emmerdale (United Kingdom)
General Hospital (USA)
Gimme a Break! (USA)
Guiding Light (USA)
Hill Street Blues (USA)
One Life to Live (USA)
Play for Today (United Kingdom)
Pobol y Cwm (Wales)
Prisoner: Cell Block H (Australia, United Kingdom)
Soap (USA)
Tatort (Austria, Germany, Switzerland, West Germany)
Tenko (United Kingdom)
The Jeffersons (USA)
The Love Boat (USA)
The Young and the Restless (USA)
WKRP in Cincinnati (USA)
Australia 1
Prisoner: Cell Block H (TV Show)
Austria 1
Tatort (TV Show)
Germany 1
Tatort (TV Show)
Switzerland 1
Tatort (TV Show)
USA 15
All My Children (TV Show)
Columbo (TV Show)
Days of Our Lives (TV Show)
General Hospital (TV Show)
Gimme a Break! (TV Show)
Guiding Light (TV Show)
Hill Street Blues (TV Show)
Inmates: A Love Story (TV Movie)
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (TV Movie)
One Life to Live (TV Show)
Soap (TV Show)
The Jeffersons (TV Show)
The Love Boat (TV Show)
The Young and the Restless (TV Show)
WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Show)
United Kingdom 5
Coronation Street (TV Show)
Emmerdale (TV Show)
Play for Today (TV Show)
Prisoner: Cell Block H (TV Show)
Tenko (TV Show)
Wales 1
Pobol y Cwm (TV Show)
West Germany 1
Tatort (TV Show)

Grouped alphabetically, by format, or by country of origin.