The degree to which television influences us has been studied in various ways–how does seeing violence affect human behavior? how much sexuality can be shown?–to varying opinions on how this plays out in the real world. One area that has been seen to be an effective role of television is to provide more acceptance of diverse people. GLAAD’s third annual Network Responsibility Index takes an in-depth look at how both network and cable channels are representing the LGBT population through their programming. HBO was lauded as the most inclusive cable channel, while ABC was the top network TV channel. The full report, which breaks down programming hours featuring LGBT characters, regular, recurring and guest stars, and even race and ethnicity of the LGBT characters depicted, can be read in PDF form here.