CBS wants at least 40% of its writers to be Black, indigenous or people of color by the 2021-22 season

Los Angeles Times

The network today announced it is earmarking 25% of its future script-development money to projects with BIPOC creators or producers. CBS also set a goal of having half of all writers being non-white by the 2022-23 season. The effort is part of a broad initiative to “more accurately reflect diversity both on-screen and behind-the-camera,” CBS said in a statement. “While steady progress has been made in recent years both in front of and behind the camera, change needs to happen faster, especially with creators and leadership roles on the shows,” said CBS Entertainment president George Cheeks.