10 Pro-LGBT TV Programs That Were Ratings Disasters

2. Sirens

Aired by the USA Network until 2015, "Sirens" was a comedic program focused on a group of EMTs based in Chicago, one of whom was openly gay. It was canceled after two seasons.

"The project from Denis Leary was the cabler's first scripted half-hour comedy," reported Variety in April 2015.

"'Sirens' had a very passionate fanbase, but ... USA decided not to go forward with a third season because the series didn't find a big enough audience, especially given that the network did not own the property."

A couple months before the program was canceled, Slate ran a piece about what they called "one of TV's best gay characters."

"There's nothing generically gay about Hank, played by Kevin Daniels. As he tells a woman looking for a 'gay best friend' early in the new season, 'I'm not that type of gay. ... I do not go dancing. I do not go shopping. I do not watch Dance Moms and make bitchy comments,'" noted Slate.

"He is, however, openly, unreservedly, and boldly gay — and his orientation affects the way he moves through life."