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Regular characters on broadcast network programs in the U.S.2005-2022, by gender
Between 2005 and 2022, the distribution of series regular male characters on broadcast network programs slightly decreased, going from 57 percent in the 2005-06 season to 53 percent in the 2021-22 season. In the same year, 47 percent of major characters in broadcast TV programming were female.