More than 51% of most popular TV shows earn the ReFrame stamp

Posted Tuesday 03 Aug 2021

More than 51% of most popular TV shows earn the ReFrame stamp

ReFrame™, the screen industry’s gender equity coalition founded by Women In Film and Sundance Institute, and IMDbPro have announced that 51% of the most popular scripted television and streaming shows of the 2020-2021 season will receive the ReFrame Stamp. This is the first time ever that more than 50% of the most popular shows meet ReFrame’s criteria for gender-balanced hiring.

Highlights of the report, determined by ReFrame’s extensive analysis of data provided by IMDbPro, include:

  • Of the 200 shows analysed, there were 62 women in the role of Showrunner, with 13 of those being women of colour.
  • A total of 221 women received directing credits on the 200 shows, of which 48 were women of colour. One non-binary person received a directing credit.
  • 25 of the 200 shows hired a woman cinematographer for at least one episode, with 5 of those being women of colour.
  • 102 of the 200 shows analysed featured a woman in the top-billed actor role, with 31 of those being women of colour. 

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