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What TV Shows Are LGBTQ People Watching?

What TV Shows Are LGBTQ People Watching?

What TV Shows Are LGBTQ People Watching?

Nielsen now reports what shows same-gender homes are watching, and the answer might surprise you.

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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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Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one! 

Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!