U.S. TV diversity content peaked in 2021–2022, then fell sharply by 2025. Luminate data shows Latinx and disability stories have virtually disappeared. As streaming market contraction collides with political headwinds, the diversity ecosystem in and around Hollywood is being shaken to its roots — while the rise of FAST shifts the weight of U.S. TV toward advertiser-friendly formats.
Hollywood, which pledged its commitment to diversity in the wake of George Floyd's death in 2020, is reversing course — and it has taken less than five years.
Year-end data from Luminate Film & TV, combined with the latest findings from UCLA and GLAAD, shows that Black, Latinx, LGBTQ+, and disability stories are declining simultaneously in U.S. scripted TV, posting the steepest drop since the 'peak diversity' years of 2021–2022.