Latinx actors are severely underrepresented on TV, UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report finds

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People who identify as Hispanic or Latinx make up 18.5% of the United States’ population. Yet according to the 2021 UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report, Latinx actors accounted for just 6.3% for broadcast, 5.7% for cable and 5.5% for digital roles in the 2019-2020 TV season. Latinx actors also accounted for 7.1% of all lead roles. The report analyzed 461 scripted shows across 50 television programming providers. The number of Latinx writers were also bleak, with just 4.8% in broadcast, 4.7% in cable and 4.3% in digital. ALSO: UCLA's report found that diverse casts resonated with pandemic viewers.