2017: The Bachelorette
Rachel Lindsay became the first—and only—Black lead in the reality TV franchise's history until ABC cast Matt James in The Bachelor season 25 set to premiere in 2021.
2018: Pose
FX's Pose premiered with the most out transgender series regular cast members ever.
2018: The Simpsons
The Simpsons surpassed Gunsmoke with the most episodes ever produced of a primetime TV series.
2018: Instinct
Alan Cumming became the first gay man to play the lead role of a a gay character on broadcast TV.
2019: Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy surpassed ER and became the longest-running primetime medical drama in American TV history.
2019: Batwoman
The CW made TV history by casting Ruby Rose, an out actor, in the role of the first out lesbian title superhero, Batwoman.
2019: Are You the One?
The MTV reality show made history by having the first entire sexually fluid cast.
2019: Law & Order: SVU
Law & Order: SVU surpassed the mothership show and Gunsmoke as the longest-running primetime scripted American series with season 21. It's been renewed through season 24.