Directors Guild Finds ‘Lack of Real Progress’ in TV Hiring Practices of Women, Minorities

The television industry has made only slight improvements in the hiring of women and minority directors, a new report from the Directors Guild of America shows. Women directed 17% of all episodes — versus 16% the prior year — from 4,000-plus episodes from 299 scripted series produced in the 2015-2016 network TV season and the 2015 cable season. Ethnic minorities (male and female) directed 19% of all episodes, a 1% increase over the prior year. Read More…