MTV, ABC Family Get High Marks for Diversity From GLAAD -- A&E, Not So Much

GLAAD released its annual Network Responsibility Index, which rates LGBT content on networks during the 2013-2014 season.

And while the report contains good news for MTV, ABC Family and HBO, “Duck Dynasty” network A&E and History apparently have some work to do. For the first time in the eight-year history of the report, three networks -- MTV, ABC Family and HBO -- have received an “Excellent” rating from GLAAD. A&E earned a “Failing” grade. Per GLAAD's study, the network had just 6 percent LGBT-inclusive primetime programming, “due almost entirely to a gay couple on ‘Storage Wars: NY.'” History, with less than 1 percent of LGBT-inclusive programming, took the bottom slot on the report. GLAAD also released its Where We Are Now on TV report, which provides a character count and analysis of characters on the upcoming season.