More diverse?
We have had diverse TV shows for 40 years.
{insert punchline about “add COPS and America’s Most Wanted to the schedule here}
What do all these bosses/head honchos have in common?
Bones - Patricia Belcher
Caroline Julian is the acerbic, witty, and often meddlesome Prosecutor from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
NCIS - Rocky Carrol
Director Leon Vance / Director Vance / NCIS Assistant Director Leon Vance / NCIS Director Leon Vance
Castle - Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Captain Roy Montgomery is an NYPD police captain and the boss of the homicide squad at the 12th precinct that includes detectives Kate Beckett, Javier Esposito, Kevin Ryan and consultant Rick Castle
Castle - Penny Johnson
Captain Victoria Gates is a captain in the NYPD assigned to the 12th Precinct, who replaced Roy Montgomery.
The Blacklist - Harry Lennix
Harold Cooper is the head of the FBI.
The Closer/Major Crimes - Robert Gossett
Russell Taylor is an early enemy of Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson because she replaced him as head of the Priority Homicide Division after a botched case. He worked his way up to captain after 21 years with the department. He tries to rally her squad against her and enlists Lt. Andy Flynn to report back to him about her.
How to get Away with Murder - Viola Davis
Annalise Keating is everything you hope your Criminal Law professor will be – brilliant, passionate, creative and charismatic. Viola Davis is a critically revered award-winning actress of film, television and theater known for her intriguingly diverse roles.
Grey’s Anatomy - James Pickens, Jr
The chief of surgery, Richard Webber is the man in charge of the surgery department at Seattle Grace but has his own issues. Richard has some significant problems balancing his work and home lives. He has a loving wife Adele, who has always supported her husband through thick and thin but is growing impatient with his inability to let go of some of his tasks at work.
Empire - Terrence Howard
Lucious Lyon is a fictional character from the American musical drama Empire on Fox, portrayed by Terrence Howard. Lucious is the main protagonist and anti-hero of the series. Lucious is the founder and CEO of Empire Entertainment, a world famous and renowned record company that he runs with his family.
Rosewood - Morris Chestnut
Described as the Beethoven of private pathologists, Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. (Morris Chestnut) is the cocky but undeniably charming hero at the center of Fox’s new medical procedural “Rosewood,”
I defy any one who has watched prime time television in the last 20 years to say that a lack of “diversity” is the problem. The problem is that most of what’s being produced today is out right politically correct garbage! Let’s see, you make up 13% of population and 30 to 40% of what’s on television and you say that you are under represented?