According to a study conducted in 2024, within the most popular 50 TV shows in the United States, 61 percent of the lead protagonists were white, up by five percent compared with the previous year. In comparison, only six percent were Hispanic leading characters, while seven percent of the leads were Asian actors.
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Distribution of lead actors in the top 50 TV shows in the United States in 2024, by ethnicity
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Samba TV. (June 12, 2024). Distribution of lead actors in the top 50 TV shows in the United States in 2024, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459222/lead-actors-ethnicity-top-50-tv-shows-us/
Samba TV. "Distribution of lead actors in the top 50 TV shows in the United States in 2024, by ethnicity ." Chart. June 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459222/lead-actors-ethnicity-top-50-tv-shows-us/
Samba TV. (2024). Distribution of lead actors in the top 50 TV shows in the United States in 2024, by ethnicity . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459222/lead-actors-ethnicity-top-50-tv-shows-us/
Samba TV. "Distribution of Lead Actors in The Top 50 Tv Shows in The United States in 2024, by Ethnicity ." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459222/lead-actors-ethnicity-top-50-tv-shows-us/
Samba TV, Distribution of lead actors in the top 50 TV shows in the United States in 2024, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459222/lead-actors-ethnicity-top-50-tv-shows-us/ (last visited June 11, 2025)
Distribution of lead actors in the top 50 TV shows in the United States in 2024, by ethnicity [Graph], Samba TV, June 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459222/lead-actors-ethnicity-top-50-tv-shows-us/