Although diversity on TV, both on and off camera, continues to improve each year, significant roadblocks for female and minority creators continue to exist in the industry — chief among them budgets.
According to a new study from UCLA’s Entertainment and Media Research Initiative, nearly half of all TV shows created by white men across broadcast, cable and television received a budget of 3 million or more per episode. On broadcast, 41.5 of shows created by white men had episodic budgets higher than 3 million, while that figure increases to 48 and 61.3 when looking at cable and streaming. In contrast, show creators of color had show budgets above 3 million per episode 28.5 (broadcast), 29.2 (cable), and 33.3 (streaming) of the time. Meanwhile, only 13 of broadcast shows and 13.3 of cable shows from white woman creators had episodic budgets over 3 million — streaming was significantly better, at 48.7, but still lagging far beyond their male counterparts.
Published Wednesday, the study authored by UCLA’s Dr.
According to a new study from UCLA’s Entertainment and Media Research Initiative, nearly half of all TV shows created by white men across broadcast, cable and television received a budget of 3 million or more per episode. On broadcast, 41.5 of shows created by white men had episodic budgets higher than 3 million, while that figure increases to 48 and 61.3 when looking at cable and streaming. In contrast, show creators of color had show budgets above 3 million per episode 28.5 (broadcast), 29.2 (cable), and 33.3 (streaming) of the time. Meanwhile, only 13 of broadcast shows and 13.3 of cable shows from white woman creators had episodic budgets over 3 million — streaming was significantly better, at 48.7, but still lagging far beyond their male counterparts.
Published Wednesday, the study authored by UCLA’s Dr.
- 10/27/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
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