Gender distribution of people on TV in Germany 2016

This statistic shows the distribution of male and female main characters and prominent figures (show hosts, news presenters etc.) on television in Germany in 2016, broken down by genre. That year, share of female main characters on children's TV was under 30 percent. Only soaps and telenovelas had a close to equal share of male and female characters, at 52 percent female and 48 percent male.

Share of male and female main characters and personalities on television in Germany in 2016, by genre

Characteristic	Female protagonist or central figure	Male protagonist or central figure
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Release date

July 2017

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2016

Number of respondents

11,144 protagonists*

Special properties

TV: 17 channels from 14:00 to 24:00; children's TV: 4 channels from 06:00 to 20:00

Supplementary notes

* General TV: representative sample of 2 standardized weeks in 2016 based on 2,945 TV programs (German production or production with German contribution);
Children's TV: representative sample of 2 standardized weeks in 2016 based on 2,692 TV programs (all countries, 87 percent fictional) with 6,205 protagonists or central figures.

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