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Distribution of speaking characters on broadcast TV in the United States 2017, by gender

Distribution of speaking characters on broadcast network programs in the United States from 1997/98 to 2016/17, by gender

The data displays the distribution of speaking characters on broadcast network programs in the U.S. from 1997/98 to 2016/17, by gender. According to the source, 43% of the speaking characters on broadcast network programs during the 2016/17 season were female.

1997/98 61 39
2006/07 58 42
2007/08 57 43
2013/14 58 42
2014/15 58 42
2015/16 59 41
2016/17 57 43