In This Year - 2004

An overview of queer events that occurred in 2004.

Deltas compare against 2003

2004 in review

210 queer characters on air, 28 premieres, and 16 we lost.

2004 has 210 queer characters on air across 148 shows, up 68 from 2003. 28 series premiered and 17 wrapped, while we lost 16.

The L Word
The L Word
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The shape of the year

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148 shows this year

New 28 Continuing 103 Canceled 17

1994–2004

Characters on air

210 in 2004
1994 2004

By role type

Regular104
Recurring49
Guest57
  • In two or more shows 0
  • Debuting this year 120
  • Non-binary characters 0
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1994–2004

Characters we lost

32 in 2004
1994 2004

1994–2004

Shows on air

148 in 2004
1994 2004

By country of origin

USA71
United Kingdom25
Japan14
Germany12
Canada6
Other25
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1994–2004

New shows

28 in 2004
1994 2004

By format

TV Show28
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1994–2004

Shows that ended

17 in 2004
1994 2002 2004

Longest runs that ended

Frasier11
Friends10
Becker6
Sex and the City6
Stingers6
Queer Duck4
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The 16 we lost

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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 148 shows on air, by country of origin.

USA71
United Kingdom25
Japan14
Germany12
Canada6
Other25
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Formats and roles

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

Formats

TV Show146
Mini-Series1
Web Series1

Roles

Regular104
Recurring49
Guest57
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Standouts

Biggest premiere

The L Word

A TV Show from USA with 26 queer characters, the most of any new show this year.

Leading nation

USA

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

Longest-running character we lost

Sandy Lopez

On air since 2001 on ER (for a total of 4 years), the longest tenure of anyone we lost this year.

Biggest ensemble

The L Word

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

Ended this year

Frasier

On air 1993–2004, after 11 years it was the longest-running show to end this year.

Busiest actor

Holland Taylor

Playing 2 queer roles on air this year.