GLAAD: ABC Family, Fox Earn Top Grades for LGBT Content

By
( )
published

ABC Family earned an excellent grade for its LGBT-inclusive programming while Fox earned the first ever top grade for a broadcast network, in a new GLAAD television report released Thursday.

GLAAD’s ninth Network Responsibility Index (NRI) report, which looks at LGBT-inclusive content that aired on five broadcast and 10 cable networks between June 2014 and May 2015, gave good grades to ABC, CW, FX, HBO, MTV and Showtime.

CBS, NBC, TLC, TNT and USA all received adequate grades, while A&E and History generated failing grades for its quality, quantity and diversity of LGBT representation on television, according to the report.

For the full story go to Multichannel.com.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.