Visible: Out on Television

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Wilson Cruz
Wanda Sykes
Jessica Hargrave
Ryan White

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Charles Annenberg-Weingarten
Wendy Abrams
Tommee May
Explore Films
David Bender (principal producer)
David Permut (principal producer)

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Kate Amend
Rejh Cabrera
Mark Harrison

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Visible: Out on Television is a documentary miniseries about the representation of LGBTQ+ people in television, both on-screen and behind the camera. Directed by Ryan White, all 5 episodes were released on Apple TV+ on February 14, 2020.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/reviews/visible-out-on-television-apple-tv-review-1203502083/ |title=Visible: Out on Television From Apple TV Plus: TV Review |author=Caroline Framke |author-link=Caroline Framke |work=Variety |date=February 14, 2020 |access-date=February 16, 2020 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/feb/14/visible-out-on-television-review-apple-tv-lgbtq |title=Visible: Out on Television review — a fabulous history of small-screen gayness |author=Rebecca Nicholson |work=The Guardian |date=February 14, 2020 |access-date=February 16, 2020 }}

The five episodes are broadly chronological; each involving a theme — The Dark Ages, Television as a Tool, The Epidemic, Breakthroughs, and The New Guard — the miniseries combines archive footage with new interviews of LGBTQ+ people in the television industry.

Episodes

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Reception

= Critical reception =

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the miniseries holds an approval rating of 100% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 8.67/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Well-crafted and often powerful, Visible: Out on Television is as vital and vibrant as the community at its center."{{Cite web|title=Visible: Out on Television: Miniseries|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/visible_out_on_television/81850|access-date=January 13, 2021|website=Rotten Tomatoes}} On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the miniseries has a score of 89 out of 100 based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".{{Cite web|title=Visible: Out on Television|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/visible-out-on-television|access-date=January 13, 2021|website=Metacritic}}

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Dorian Awards

| {{dts|January 8, 2020}}

| Best Current Affairs Program

| Visible: Out on Television

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| align="center" | {{Cite web|date=September 14, 2020|title=Dorian TV Awards 2020 Announced, 'Schitt's Creek,' 'Watchmen' Big Winners, Full List|url=https://www.tvshowsace.com/2020/09/14/dorian-awards-2020-announced-schitts-creek-watchmen-big-winners-full-list/|access-date=March 30, 2021|website=TV Shows Ace|language=en}}

GLAAD Media Awards

| 32nd GLAAD Media Awards

| Outstanding Documentary

| Visible: Out on Television

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| align="center" | {{Cite web|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|date=April 8, 2021|title=GLAAD Media Awards Winners List: 'Schitt's Creek', 'Disclosure', 'Star Trek: Discovery', 'We're Here' Among Honorees; Deadline's New Hollywood Podcast Receives Special Recognition|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/glaad-media-awards-schitts-creek-disclosure-star-trek-discovery-were-here-deadline-new-hollywood-podcast-lgbtq-diversity-inclusion-representation-1234729616/|access-date=April 9, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US}}