What TV Shows Are LGBTQ People Watching?

For the first time, Nielsen has released ratings from same-gender partner households and the results for what LGBTQ people watch on TV might surprise you...

Starting last fall, Nielsen began the effort to let same-gender couples self-identify on their surveys. This week's data shows that most LGBTQ viewers watched HBO's hit series Game of Thronesfollowed by the NCAA Men's Championship. 

The Rachel Maddow Show andRuPaul's Drag Race also make the list, the latter boasting 16 percent of its total viewership from LGBTQ households.

Check it the full list below! The inside number reports same-gender households, the outside total viewership. All totals are live-plus-same-day, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Broadcast:

1. NCAA Men's Championship (CBS), 176,934 (19.72 million)
2. Survivor (CBS), 120,921 (7.6 million)
3. NCIS (CBS), 116,498 (11.82 million)
4. 60 Minutes (CBS), 96,273 (8.72 million)
5. Modern Family (ABC), 95,180 (4.81 million)
6. The Voice (Monday) (NBC), 95,130 (7.62 million)
7. American Idol (Sunday) (ABC), 94,696 (7.26 million)
8. Grey's Anatomy (ABC), 84,223 (6.82 million)
9. The Voice (Tuesday) (NBC), 81,510 (7.32 million)
10. The Goldbergs (ABC), 79,655 (4.64 million)

Cable:

1. Game of Thrones (HBO), 191,135 (11.76 million)
2. The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC), 66,071 (2.55 million)
3. Untucked (VH1), 65,782 (405,989)
4. RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1), 64,082 (402,516)
5. All In With Chris Hayes (MSNBC), 34,280 (1.57 million)
6. Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell (MSNBC), 33,344 (2.02 million)
7. Spring Baking Championship (Food Network), 27,858 (1.04 million)
8. The Curse of Oak Island (History), 26,502 (3.06 million)
9. Little People, Big World (TLC), 25,243 (1.34 million)
10. Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine (Discovery), 24,578 (1.33 million)

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