The Best And Worst Tv Shows For Female, Minority Directors: Dga Study
by The Daily Eye Team August 27 2015, 3:06 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 44 secsThe Directors Guild of America has released its best and worst lists of TV shows that hire female and minority directors. Four out of the 27 worst violators — shows that had no minorities or women directing — were HBO productions, including “Boardwalk Empire,” “The Brink,” “The Comeback” and Cinemax/HBO’s “Banshee.” The year’s top network in diverse hires was BET, which had three shows — “Being Mary Jane,” “The Game,” “Single Ladies” — with 100% minority or female directors. CBS’ “The McCarthys” came in at No. 4 at 93%. (See full list below) Overall, female directors are seeing a modest gain in employment on television as the number of episodes directed by women rose to 16% from 14% for the 2014-15 seasons, the DGA report shows.