In This Year - 2007

An overview of queer events that occurred in 2007.

Deltas compare against 2006

2007 in review

244 queer characters on air, 36 premieres, and 11 we lost.

2007 has 244 queer characters on air across 181 shows, up 3 from 2006. 36 series premiered and 21 wrapped, while we lost 11.

Exes and Ohs
Exes and Ohs
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The shape of the year

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181 shows this year

New 36 Continuing 124 Canceled 21

1997–2007

Characters on air

244 in 2007
1997 2007

By role type

Regular140
Recurring72
Guest32
  • In two or more shows 0
  • Debuting this year 114
  • Non-binary characters 0
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1997–2007

Characters we lost

28 in 2007
1997 2006 2007

1997–2007

Shows on air

181 in 2007
1997 2007

By country of origin

USA89
United Kingdom31
Japan17
Germany16
Australia4
Other29
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1997–2007

New shows

36 in 2007
1997 2005 2007

By format

TV Show30
Web Series3
TV Movie2
Mini-Series1
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1997–2007

Shows that ended

21 in 2007
1997 2006 2007

Longest runs that ended

Hinter Gittern10
Reba6
Naruto5
The O.C.4
Drawn Together3
Dante’s Cove2
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The 11 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 181 shows on air, by country of origin.

USA89
United Kingdom31
Japan17
Germany16
Australia4
Other29
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Formats and roles

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

Formats

TV Show172
Web Series5
Mini-Series2
TV Movie2

Roles

Regular140
Recurring72
Guest32
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Standouts

Biggest premiere

Exes and Ohs

A TV Show from USA with 12 queer characters, the most of any new show this year.

Leading nation

USA

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

Longest-running character we lost

Dana Fairbanks

On air since 2004 on The L Word (for a total of 5 years), the longest tenure of anyone we lost this year.

Biggest ensemble

The L Word

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

Ended this year

Hinter Gittern

On air 1997–2007, after 10 years it was the longest-running show to end this year.

Busiest actor

Jane Lynch

Playing 3 queer roles on air this year.