UCLA Study Shows Diversity Decline in 2024 Streaming TV

A new University of California, Los Angeles study has revealed a significant decline in cultural diversity among top streaming television series in 2024, both in front of and behind the camera, reversing gains made in recent years. The Hollywood Diversity Report, released Tuesday, analyzed the top 250 scripted series available on streaming platforms, including both current productions and older library titles, and found that white creators and performers dominated the landscape.

Among the 224 scripted series examined, 91.7 percent were created by white individuals, with white men accounting for 78.9 percent of all show creators, up from previous years. Creators of color led just 8 percent of the programs, or 27 series, while only 49 of the 222 scripted shows with identifiable creators were headed by women. For Latino representation specifically, only 1.1 percent of the top streaming scripted shows were created by Latinos, and in current streaming comedies and dramas, Latino actors led 6.2 percent of titles, with 3.3 percent featuring them as leads and 5.2 percent as co-leads across all top shows.

On screen, the report documented similar disparities. White actors filled 80...