The following is a sortable listing of reality TV programs which include central LGBT themes or cast members.
| Year | Title | Network | Cast member | Notes |
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| 2011— | Fashion Hunters | Bravo | Wilson Payamps[1] | |
| 2011– | Mad Fashion | Bravo | Chris March | |
| 2011– | Ton of Cash | VH1 | Justin Derke | Derke is a cosmetologist and drag queen from Lansing, Michigan.[2] |
| 2011– | The A-List: Dallas | Logo | Levi Crocker James Doyle Chase Hutchinson Philip Willis[3] Taylor Garrett |
First expansion of Logo's A-List franchise. Beau Bumpas, a photographer, was originally announced as a cast member. He has since been removed from the show's website although no official explanation has been given for his departure. |
| 2011– | Most Eligible Dallas | Bravo | Drew Ginsburg | Series follows single men and women in the Dallas area.[4] |
| 2011– | Carson Nation | OWN | Carson Kressley | Former Queer Eye "fashion guy" travels from town to town doling out fashion makeovers.[5] |
| 2011– | Staten Island Cakes[6] | WE | Vinny Buzzetta Spiro Grammatikopoulos |
Vinny is the owner of bakery The Cake Artist. His partner Spiro is a choreographer. |
| 2011– | Expedition Impossible | ABC | AJ Gibson Ryan Carillo |
AJ and Ryan, two members of "Team Fab 3", used to be a couple but are now best friends and roommates.[7] |
| 2011– | NY Ink | TLC | "Robear" Chinosi | Robear manages the tattoo shop in which the series is set. |
| 2011– | Platinum Hit | Bravo | Scotty Granger | Granger is the brother of NBA player Danny Granger and the great nephew of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.[8] |
| 2011– | Pretty Hurts | Logo | Rand Rusher Curt Meeuwsen |
Rusher is a registered nurse who specializes in cosmetic injectables. Meeuwsen is the chief executive officer of Rusher's medical practice. The two were a couple for twelve years but are no longer romantically involved. |
| 2011– | The Voice | NBC | Vicci Martinez Beverly McClellan Nakia Tyler Robinson |
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| 2011– | Setup Squad | Logo | Jonathan D. Lovitz Meredith Schlosser |
Lovitz and Schlosser are part of a company that provides "wingmen" for people who have difficulty dating. |
| 2011– | Face Off | Syfy | Marcel Banks Gage Hubbard[9] |
Competition series featuring special effects makeup artists. |
| 2011 | The Glee Project | Oxygen | Alex Newell[10] | |
| 2011 | Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star | OWN | Ryan O'Connor[11] | |
| 2010– | The Only Way Is Essex | ITV2 | Harry Derbidge | In Series 1, openly gay Harry Derbidge is introduced as the cousin of Amy Childs, one of the show's main cast members, and reappears throughout the series. Due to the demands from fans and his unexpected popularity, Harry was made a secondary cast member in Series 2 and appeared in the opening credits. |
| 2010– | Hair Battle Spectacular | Bravo | Derek J Kirby Keomysay, AKA "Nostradamus" (season 2) |
Derek J is a fantasy hair stylist and judge. Keomysay is the winner of season 2. |
| 2010– | The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills | Bravo | Cedric Martinez | Martinez is the "permanent house guest" of housewife Lisa VanderPump |
| 2010– | Next Great Baker | TLC | Gregory Soriano (season 1) Chad Fitzgerald (season 2)[12] |
Competitive cake baking series. |
| 2010— | Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys | Sundance Channel | Joel Derfner (season one) Sahil Farooqi (season one) David Munk (season one) Nathan Hale Williams (season one) Jared Allman (season two) Peter Depp (season two) Shane Stevens (season two) Brent Oscar Young (season two)[13] |
Season one follows the lives of four women and their gay best friends in New York City. For season two the series moves to Nashville, Tennessee with an entirely new cast. |
| 2010– | The A-List: New York | Logo | Reichen Lehmkuhl Rodiney Santiago Mike Ruiz Austin Armacost Derek Lloyd Saathoff Ryan Nickulas |
Series follows the lives of gay men in New York City. Although not listed as a cast member, Nicklaus's assistant TJ Kelly appeared in every episode. |
| 2010– | Top Chef: Just Desserts | Bravo | Vanarin Kuch (season 2) Craig Poirier (season 2) Lina Biancamano (season 2) Orlando Santos (season 2)[14] |
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| 2010– | Bachelor Pad | ABC | Krisily Kennedy (season one)[15] | |
| 2010– | On the Road with Austin & Santino | Lifetime | Santino Rice | Rice and fellow Project Runway alumnus Austin Scarlett travel to small towns in the United States performing makeovers on local women. |
| 2010– | RuPaul's Drag U | Logo | RuPaul Nina Flowers (season 1) Tammie Brown (season 1) Ongina Shannel Pandora Boxx Jujubee Raven Morgan McMichaels Tyra Sanchez (season 2) Bebe Zahara Benet (season 2) Carmen Carrera (season 2) Mariah (season 2) Lady Bunny |
Each week three biological women are paired with drag "professors" to discover their inner drag queen. RuPaul is the "President" of Drag U and Lady Bunny is a judge and the "Dean of Drag". |
| 2010– | The Real L Word | Showtime | Rose Garcia Jill Sloane Goldstein Mikey Koffman Whitney Mixter Tracy Ryerson Nikki Weiss |
Like the similarly titled fiction series The L Word, this series follows the lives of several lesbians living in Los Angeles. |
| 2010– | Work of Art: The Next Great Artist | Bravo | John Parot (season 1) Young Sun (season 2)[16] |
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| 2010– | The Fabulous Beekman Boys | Planet Green | Josh Kilmer-Purcell Brent Ridge John Hall Doug Plummer Garth Roberts |
Series follows author and advertising executive Kilmer-Purcell and his partner Ridge, a former Martha Stewart Omnimedia executive, as they work to convert their weekend farm into a profitable brand, Beekman 1802. John Hall (aka Farmer John) brought his goat herd to the farm and assists with the farm's operations. Plummer and Roberts are their neighbors and owners of the American Hotel in Sharon Springs, New York, where the series is set. |
| 2010– | Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too | Oxygen Network | Sydney Steinfeldt (season 3) | |
| 2010 | High Society | The CW | Paul Johnson Calderon Tommy Didario |
Paul Johnson Calderon is a socialite in New York City. Tommy DiDario is a model. Tommy breaks up with Paul in the season finale. |
| 2009– | The Fashion Show | Bravo | Jeffrey Williams | Williams is the winner of season 2. |
| 2009– | Ghost Hunters Academy | Syfy | Adam Berry | As the winner of season 1.5, Berry joined the cast of Ghost Hunters |
| 2009– | Chopped | Food Network | Ted Allen | Allen, formerly the food expert on Queer Eye, is the presenter. |
| 2009– | Top Chef Masters | Bravo | Suvir Saran (season 3)[17] | |
| 2009– | RuPaul's Drag Race | Logo | RuPaul and the contestants Santino Rice |
RuPaul chooses from among drag queens to decide who will be "the next drag superstar". Rice is a judge. |
| 2009– | Holly's World | E! | Josh Strickland | |
| 2009– | Cake Boss | TLC | Tony "Tone Tone" Albanese | Albanese is an intern during season 1. |
| 2009 | Tacky House | Style | Thom Filicia | Former Queer Eye design guru redoes homes for people who have gone overboard on a theme. |
| 2009 | NYC Prep | Bravo | Peter "PC" Peterson | PC is one of the characters the show follows. While in Mexico on vacation his friend outs him as bisexual to two girls on the beach. His bisexuality is acknowledged later in the series by another character Taylor who in an interview makes remarks about his bisexuality. |
| 2009 | Miami Social | Bravo | Follows the lives of seven friends in Miami. | |
| 2008 | Transamerican Love Story | Logo | Calpernia Addams Alec Mapa Andrea James Jim |
Dating show in which the transgender Addams must select from among eight suitors, including Jim, who is himself transgender. James is Addams' confidant and Mapa is the host. |
| 2008–2009 | Make Me a Supermodel | Bravo | Ronnie Kroell (season 1) Jenny Shimizu (season 2) Chris Cohen (season 2) C. J. Kirkham (season 2) Shawn Nishikawa (season 2) |
Modeling competition show. Ronnie had a bromance with straight fellow model Ben DiChiara. C. J. is bisexual. Shimizu joined the show in season 2 as a judge. Shawn had been married to a man for eight years as of the taping.[18] |
| 2008– | Out of the Wild | Discovery Channel | Jake Nodar (season 2) Rob Lacombe (season 3) |
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| 2008– | The Rachel Zoe Project | Bravo | Brad Goreski | Goreski was Zoe's assistant and style consultant for the first three seasons. |
| 2008 | A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila | MTV | Tila Tequila | Follow-up to the original 2007 series. |
| 2007– | Deserving Design | HGTV | Vern Yip | |
| 2007– | Paranormal State | A&E | Ryan Buell | Buell came out as bisexual in his 2010 memoir.[19] |
| 2007– | Flipping Out | Bravo | Jeff Lewis Gage Edward |
Series about Lewis, who buys houses and "flips" them for profit. Edward, Lewis's boyfriend, joined the series in season 5 as his assistant.[20] |
| 2007 | Any Dream Will Do | BBC One | Graham Norton John Barrowman Daniel Boys |
Reality singing competition to cast the laed in a new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Norton was the presenter and Barrowman sat on the judge's panel. |
| 2007 | A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila | MTV | Tila Tequila | Dating show in which groups of straight men and lesbian women vie for the affections of the bisexual Tequila. |
| 2007–2009 | Dress My Nest | Style | Thom Filicia | Home makeover show by former Queer Eye interior design expert. |
| 2006– | The X Factor (UK) | ITV | Joe McElderry (season 6) | |
| 2006– | The Bad Girls Club | Oxygen Network | Ty Colliers (season 1) Cordelia Carlisle (season 2) Florina Kaja (season 4) Brandi Arceneaux (season 5) Christina Hopkins (season 5) Sydney Steinfeldt (season 6) Shelly Hickman (season 7) Erica Figueroa (season 8) |
Colliers, Carlisle, Kaja, Steinfeldt and Figueroa are bisexual, while Arceneaux, Hopkins and Hickman are lesbians. |
| 2006– | Top Chef | Bravo | Ted Allen (seasons 3–4) Ty-Lor Boring (season 9) |
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| 2006– | Million Dollar Listing | Bravo | Madison Hildebrand Josh Flagg[21] |
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| 2006– | HGTV Design Star | HGTV | Vern Yip David Bromstad (season 1) Michael Stribling (season 3) Matt Locke (season 3)[22] Mikey Verdugo (season 3) Jason Champion (season 4) Nathan Galui (season 4) Trent Hultgren (season 5) Michael Moeller (season 5) Tyler Wisler (season 6)[23] Leslie Ezelle (season 6) Kevin Grace (season 6) Karl Sponholtz (season 6)[24] |
Yip is a member of the judges' panel. Bromstad was the winner of season 1 and went on to host Color Splash for HGTV. He returned in season 6 to mentor the contestants. Ezelle is the first openly lesbian contestant in the series' history.[25] |
| 2006–2010 | Solitary | Fox Reality Channel | David, AKA "Number 9" | David was a 28 year-old member of MENSA who worked for a non-profit organization. He was the first to quit. |
| 2006–2008 | Work Out | Bravo | Jackie Warner Doug Blasdell Brian Peeler Jesse "JD" Jordan Rebecca Cardon |
Reality series following the life of a personal trainer. Warner is a lesbian, with long-time girlfriend Mimi. She employs various gay trainers throughout the series. During season 2, the heterosexual Rebecca has a brief relationship with Jackie. |
| 2006–2008 | The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency | Oxygen Network | J. P. Calderon John Stallings Gabrial Geismar Duke Snyder Rodrigo de Carli Shaun McCarron Paul Anderson |
Stallings joined the agency in season 1. Calderon joined in season 2. Geismar and Snyder are confidants of series star Janice Dickinson. McCarron and Anderson are models who joined in season 3 and are boyfriends. de Carli joined in season 3. |
| 2006 | Chris & John to the Rescue! | OUTtv | Chris Carter John Simpson |
Best friends and self-proclaimed "culture aficionados" are out to save the world, one gay at a time. |
| 2006 | Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat | MTV | Ryan Kehoe Evelyn Smith |
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| 2006 | Jacob and Joshua: Nemesis Rising | Logo | Jacob Miller Joshua Miller |
Jacob and Joshua are the openly gay pop duo Nemesis. |
| 2006 | Gay Army | Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Italy, Germany, Poland (unknown networks) |
All (except presumably the drill sergeant) | Effeminate gay men are removed from their cozy gay life, and into the hands of a U.S drill sergeant. Each episode, the gay “recruits” face new training missions designed to bring out the man and prepare them for battle. In the final episode they face the "real" army in war. Gay “recruits” will be treated to party nights and gay rewards as missions are accomplished. |
| 2005– | Dancing with the Stars | ABC | Louis van Amstel (various seasons) Lance Bass (season 7) Margaret Cho (season 11) Carson Kressley (season 13) Chaz Bono (season 13)[26] |
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| 2005– | So You Think You Can Dance | Fox | Sasha Mallory (season 8) | Mallory chose not to discuss her sexual orientation while on the series, feeling that it was "not important" in the context of the series.[27] |
| 2005– | Iron Chef America | Food Network | Cat Cora | Cat Cora is one of the show's Iron Chefs. |
| 2005 | Open Bar | Logo | Tyler Robuck | Followed Robuck as he planned, built and opened a gay bar in West Hollywood, California. |
| 2005 | Real Gay | Logo | "Reunion show" featuring LGBT participants from many different reality shows. | |
| 2005–2008 | Beauty and the Geek | The CW | Greg Soriano (season 5) | Self-proclaimed "Gaysian" |
| 2005–2007 | My Fabulous Gay Wedding | Global (season 1) Logo |
Scott Thompson (season 1) Elvira Kurt |
Reality show profiling the wedding celebrations of gay couples. Logo aired repeats of season 1, retitled First Comes Love, then picked up the show with new episodes hosted by Kurt. |
| 2005 | Queer Eye for the Straight Girl | Bravo | Robbie Laughlin Danny Teeson Damon Pease Honey Labrador |
Spin-off of Queer Eye that made over women instead of men. |
| 2005 | Showdog Moms & Dads | Bravo | Ryan Pacchiano Brandon Kindle |
Behind-the-scenes eye on the competitive, quirky world of show dogs. |
| 2004– | Project Runway | Bravo (2004–2008) Lifetime (2009– ) |
Tim Gunn Jay McCarroll (season 1) Santino Rice (season 2) Christian Siriano (season 4) Jack Mackenroth (season 4) Anthony Ryan Auld (season 9) Bert Keeter (season 9) Bryce Black (season 9) Joshua McKinley (season 9) Rafael Cox (season 9) Viktor Luna (season 9) David Chum (season 9) Gunnar Deatherage (season 9)[28] |
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| 2004– | Ghost Hunters | Syfy | Ryan Berry | Berry joined the cast after winning Ghost Hunters Academy.[29] |
| 2004 | Mad Mad House | Sci Fi Channel | Ta'Shia Asanti[30] | Asanti, a Voodoo priestess, is one of five "Alts" who select from among ten "normal" houseguests for a $100,000 prize. |
| 2004 | There's Something About Miriam | Sky One | Miriam Rivera | Reality dating game show in which men competed for the affections of transwoman Miriam. |
| 2004 | Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay | Fox | Jackie Beat | Fox pulled this special, in which two straight men competed for $50,000 by trying to pass as gay, following complaints from gay media watchdog group GLAAD.[31] |
| 2003 | The Joe Schmoe Show | Spike TV | "Kip the Gay Guy" | Lance Krall played gay in this reality television parody. |
| 2003 | Boy Meets Boy | Bravo | James Getzlaff Wes Culwell Brian Austin Jason Tiner Darren O'Hare Robb MacArthur |
Relationship contest. |
| 2003 | Gay Weddings | Bravo | Scott and Harley Lupe and Sonja Dan and Gregg Dale and Eve |
Two gay and two lesbian couples are followed as they prepare for their upcoming marriage ceremonies. |
| 2003– | America's Next Top Model | The CW | Jay Manuel J. Alexander André Leon Talley Adrianne Curry (Cycle 1) Ebony Haith (Cycle 1) Michelle Deighton (Cycle 4) Sarah Rhoades (Cycle 5) Kim Stolz (Cycle 5) Leslie Mancia (Cycle 6) Megg Morales (Cycle 7) Michelle Babin (Cycle 7) Isis King (Cycle 11, 17) Lulu Braithwaite (Cycle 13) Kayla Ferell (Cycle 15) |
Manuel, Alexander and Talley served on the judges' panel. Adrianne, Michelle, and Leslie are bisexual. Ebony, Kim, Megg, Lulu, and Kayla are lesbians. Sarah was portrayed as fluid. Michelle said that she might be gay or bisexual. Isis is the show's first transgender contestant and she returned for Cycle 17, billed as an "all-star" cycle. |
| 2003–2007 | Queer Eye | Bravo | Kyan Douglas Ted Allen Jai Rodriguez Thom Filicia Carson Kressley |
Original name Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Wardrobe and home makeover show. Blair Boone appears in two episodes of the first season, credited as a "Guest Culture Expert". |
| 2002– | The Bachelor | ABC | Krisily Kennedy (season 7) | |
| 2002– | American Idol | Fox | Jim Verraros (season 1) Clay Aiken (season 2) Adam Lambert (season 8) Ellen DeGeneres |
Controversy resulted when Fox made Verraros remove gay content from network-sponsored website while he was competing.[32] Aiken came out publicly several years after his appearance on the series. DeGeneres was a judge for season 9. |
| 2002—2003 | Beg, Borrow & Deal | ESPN | Julian Bryce (season 1)[33] | |
| 2001– | The Amazing Race | CBS | Joe Baldassare and Bill Bartek (season 1, 11) Oswald Mendez and Danilo "Danny" Jimenez (season 2, 11) Ken Duphiney (season 3) Aaron Goldschmidt (season 3) Andrew Hyde (season 3) Reichen Lehmkuhl and Chip Arndt (season 4) Lynn Warren and Alex Ali (season 7) Patrick Vaughn (season 7) John Lowe and Scott Braginton-Smith (season 9) Lauren Marcoccio (season 10) Tom Rock and Terry Cosentino (season 10) Kate Lewis and Pat Hendrickson (season 12) Mel and Mike White (season 14, 18) Luke Adams (season 14, 18) LaKisha Hoffman (season 14, 18) Sam and Dan McMillen (season 15) Carol Rosenfeld and Brandy Snow (season 16) Jordan Pious (season 16) Ron Zeitz and Bill Smith (season 19)[34] Justin Young (season 19) |
Reichen Lehmkuhl and Chip Arndt were the winners of season 4. Season 11, sometimes billed as an "All-Star" season, brought back previous Racers. Mel White is the gay father of the bisexual Mike White. Sam and Dan are brothers who came out to each other about a year before the show. Carol and Brandy are lesbians. Jordan and his straight brother Dan were the winners of season 16. Season 18, billed as "Unfinished Business", features the return of four openly LGB Racers from season 14. Kisha won season 18 with her straight sister, Jen. |
| 2001– | Big Brother Australia | Network Ten | John Cass Andy Silva Gordon Sloan Nathan Morris Sahra Kearney Claire Bellis Jaime Cedra Jamie O'Brien Geneva Loader Rachael Burns David Graham Rob Rigley Lauren Clayton Zach Douglas |
John Cass, Nathan Morris, Jamie O'Brien, Claire Bellis, David Graham, Rob Rigley and Zach Douglas are gay. Andy Silva, Gordon Sloan, Sahra Kearney, Jaime Cedra, Geneva Loader, Rachael Burns, and Lauren Clayton are bisexual. |
| 2001–2008 | The Mole | ABC | Jennifer Biondi (season 1) Jim Morrison (season 1) Bobby O’Donnell (season 5) |
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| 2000– | Survivor | CBS | Richard Hatch (season 1, All-Stars) Sonja Christopher (season 1) Brandon Quinton (season 3) John Carroll (season 4) Scout Cloud Lee (season 9) Ami Cusack (season 9, season 16) Coby Archa (season 10) Rafe Judkins (season 11) J. P. Calderon (season 13) Brad Virata (season 13) Todd Herzog (season 15) Chet Welch (season 16) Natalie Bolton (season 16) Charlie Herschel (season 17) Spencer Duhm (season 18) Mark Caruso (season 23) |
Hatch was the season 1 winner. Calderon went on to become a model with The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency. Todd Herzog is a flight attendant and a Mormon and season 15 winner. Ami Cusack tried out for The Amazing Race with her girlfriend and producers recommended her to audition for Survivor. She made a second appearance as a "Favorites" in Survivor 16: Micronesia. |
| 2000– | Big Brother (UK) | Channel 4 | Nadia Almada Brian Dowling Marco Sabba Daniel Bryan Kitten Pinder Derek Laud Kemal Shahin Craig Coates Shabby Katchadorian Richard Newman Michael Cheshire Ian 'H' Watkins Jackiey Budden Dennis McHugh Sara Folino Angel McKenzie Charlie Drummond David Ramsden Freddie/Halfwit George Fisher Rodrigo Lopes |
Transsexual Nadia Almada won Big Brother 5 UK in 2004. Brian Dowling, an openly gay man, won the second series. Marco Sabba (series 5), Daniel Bryan (series 5, won third place), Derek Laud (series 6), Craig Coates (series 6, won fifth place), Kemal Shahin (series 6, also a crossdresser), Richard Newman (series 7, won fourth place), Michael Cheshire (series 7) and Dennis McHugh (BB9) are gay. Anna Nolan was the first lesbian seen on Big Brother (second place, series 1) while Kitten Pinder is also a lesbian and Sara Folino (BB9) is bisexual. Ian Watkins (Celebrity Big Brother 2007, won fourth place) is gay; Jackiey Budden (Celebrity BB 2007, first evictee) is a lesbian. Shabby Katchadorian is a lesbian. Shabby developed a crush on friend and housemate Caoimhe Gurfole. Caomhe said she was bisexual until she found out Shabby liked her. It was later revealed that Shabby loved her and Caomhe thought it was just a crush. |
| 2000– | Big Brother (U.S.) | CBS | Bill "Bunky" Miller (Big Brother 2) Marcellas Reynolds (Big Brother 3 & 7) Will Wikle (season 5) Ivette Corredero (season 6) Beau Beasley (Season 6) Dustin Erikstrup (season 8) Joe Barber (season 8) Joshuah Welch (season 9) Neil Garcia (season 9) Steven Daigle (season 10) Kevin Campbell (season 11) Lydia Tavera (season 11) Michele Noonan (season 11) Ragan Fox (season 12) Annie Whittington (season 12) Lawon Exum (season 13)[35] |
Bunky's husband at the time sent Bunky a letter during the show during Big Brother 2. Ivette's live-in girlfriend was interviewed on the show during Big Brother 6. Dustin and Joe were cast as hated ex-boyfriends on Big Brother 8. Joshua and Neil were originally "soulmates" on the show but Neil had to leave the House voluntarily for urgent personal reasons and Joshua selected formerly evicted Sharon as his new mate. |
| 2000–2008 | Trading Spaces | TLC Discovery Home |
Vern Yip | |
| 2000–2001 | American High | Fox (2000) PBS (2001) |
Brad Krefman[36] | Series follows high school students. |
| 1996–1998 | All Rise for Julian Clary | Julian Clary | "Judge" Julian Clary hears cases of disputes between friends and neighbors. | |
| 1992– | The Real World | MTV | Norman Korpi (New York) Beth Anthony (Los Angeles) Pedro Zamora (San Francisco) Dan Renzi (Miami) Genesis Moss (Boston) Stephen Williams (Seattle) Ruthie Alcaide (Hawaii) Justin Deabler (Hawaii) Danny Roberts (New Orleans) Coral Smith (Back to New York) Chris Beckman (Chicago) Aneesa Ferreira (Chicago) Simon Sherry-Wood (Paris) Karamo Brown (Philadelphia) Willie Hernández (Philadelphia) Tyler Duckworth (Key West) Davis Mallory (Denver) Katelynn Cusanelli (Brooklyn) J.D. Ordonez (Brooklyn) Sarah Rice (Brooklyn) Ayiiia Elizarraras (Cancun) Derek Chavez (Cancun) Mike Manning (Washington, DC) Preston Robertson James (New Orleans II) Frank Sweeney (San Diego: La Jolla) Samantha "Sam" McGinn (San Diego: La Jolla) |
20-somethings living together, some LGB roommates. While most gay, lesbian and bisexual cast members' sexuality were discussed or shown on the program, Coral didn't come out of the closet (as having a fluid sexuality) until years after her show had ended. Norman dated Charles Perez on-camera, which had the effect of outing Perez. Pedro Zamora dated Sean Sasser on the show and the two exchanged vows in an on-air commitment ceremony. |
| 1973 | An American Family | PBS | Lance Loud |