Latine Immigrant Representation on TV Falls to 23%, Down from 50% in 2020, Report Finds

Summary

A report from Define American and USC's Norman Lear Center reveals that Latine immigrant representation on TV has dropped to a new low. Across 80 episodes of 62 scripted series airing between July 2023 and June 2025, Latine people made up only 23% of all immigrant characters, a sharp decline from 50% in 2020. This underrepresentation is stark given that Latine immigrants constitute 44% of all immigrants living in the U.S. The report highlights that shows like "FBI" and "FBI: Most Wanted" accounted for a large portion of the few Latine immigrant characters that did appear.