In This Year - 1992

An overview of queer events that occurred in 1992.

Deltas compare against 1991

1992 in review

43 queer characters on air, 16 premieres, and 2 we lost.

1992 has 43 queer characters on air across 65 shows, up 13 from 1991. 16 series premiered and 7 wrapped, while we lost 2.

Aileen Wuornos
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
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The shape of the year

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65 shows this year

New 16 Continuing 42 Canceled 7

1982–1992

Characters on air

43 in 1992
1982 1992

By role type

Regular20
Recurring11
Guest12
  • In two or more shows 0
  • Debuting this year 22
  • Non-binary characters 1
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1982–1992

Characters we lost

6 in 1992
1982 1992

Who we lost

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1982–1992

Shows on air

65 in 1992
1982 1992

By country of origin

USA40
United Kingdom13
Germany4
Japan3
Australia1
Other7
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1982–1992

New shows

16 in 1992
1982 1992

By format

TV Show14
TV Movie2
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1982–1992

Shows that ended

7 in 1992
1982 1991 1992

Longest runs that ended

Miss Marple8
Night Court8
The Golden Girls7
Dear John4
Oniisama e...1
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story1
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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 65 shows on air, by country of origin.

USA40
United Kingdom13
Germany4
Japan3
Australia1
Other7
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Formats and roles

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

Formats

TV Show63
TV Movie2

Roles

Regular20
Recurring11
Guest12
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Standouts

A TV Movie from USA with 2 queer characters, the most of any new show this year.

Leading nation

USA

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

Longest-running character we lost

Asaka Rei

On air since 1991 on Oniisama e… (for a total of 2 years), the longest tenure of anyone we lost this year.

Biggest ensemble

The Simpsons

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

Ended this year

Miss Marple

On air 1984–1992, after 8 years it was the longest-running show to end this year.