LezWatch.TV data shows queer TV representation falling from its 2020 peak

LezWatch.TV's redesigned statistics pages show on-screen queer representation peaked at over 1000 characters in 2020 and now sits around 200, with a backlog of over 500 characters still to add. Shows on air peaked earlier, at 546 in 2018, and in 2025 59 shows with queer characters ended while only 20 premiered, down from a peak of 172 new shows in 2019. The site also reports that Bury Your Queers remains the most common harmful trope across 424 shows, against 163 shows where a queer character gets a happy ending, and that 2025's The Mighty Nein debuted with 8 queer characters.