100 Centre St.
drama
A&E, Mondays, 9:00 PM
CANCELLED 2/21/02
http://www.aande.com/tv/shows/centrest/

Judge Attallah Sims (LaTanya Richardson) is an openly lesbian judge in this courtroom drama by Sidney Lumet.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
drama
UPN, Tuesdays, 8:00 PM
http://www.upn.com/

Buffy's reliable sidekick Willow (Alyson Hannigan, l.) is in a relationship with sister witch Tara (Amber Benson, r.).

The Ellen Show
situation comedy
CBS, Fridays, 8:30 PM
CANCELLED 5/15/02
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/ellen_show

Ellen (Ellen DeGeneres) is a dot-com executive who returns to her hometown to pull her life together. Bunny (Diane Delano), the local high school gym teacher, is the only other lesbian in Ellen's new social circle.

ER
drama
NBC, Thursdays, 10:00 PM
http://www.nbc.com/er

Dr. Weaver (Laura Innes) is out at work as a lesbian, after ending her relationship with psychiatrist Kim Legaspi (Elizabeth Mitchell). Yosh Takata (Gedde Watanabe) is a rarely seen gay nurse.

Leap Years
drama
Showtime, Sundays, 10:45 PM
CANCELLED 11/19/01
http://www.sho.com/leapyears

Gregory Paget (Garret Dillahunt) is a lead character in this unique series which "leaps" into storylines from the past, the present and the future. Set in 1993, 2001 and 2008, the show explores how people change over time. Gregory is closeted in 1993 and an out gay man in the present and future stories.

OZ
drama
HBO, Sundays, 10:00PM
http://www.hbo.com/oz

Tobias Beecher (Lee Tergesen, l.) and Chris Keller (Chris Meloni, r.) are lovers in this intense prison drama.

Queer as Folk
drama
Showtime, Sundays, 10:00 PM
http://www.sho.com/queer

Michael (Hal Sparks) and Brian (Gale Harold) are at the center of the extended family of gay and lesbian characters in this ground-breaking drama from Daniel Lipman and Ron Cowen.

Six Feet Under
drama
HBO, (returning in 2003)
http://www.hbo.com/sixfeetunder

David (Michael C. Hall, l.) is a closeted gay man who is dating Keith (Matthew St. Patrick, r.), an African American police officer.

Will & Grace
situation comedy
NBC, Thursdays, 9:00 PM
http://www.nbc.com/will_&_grace

Will Truman (Eric McCormack, l.) is a gay lawyer living in Manhattan. Jack McFarland (Sean Hayes, r.) is his gay-and-fabulous friend.

The Wire
drama
HBO, Sundays, 10:00 PM
http://www.hbo.com/thewire

Shakima Greggs (Sonja Sohn, l.) is an ambitious, African American lesbian cop, and in a supporting role, Omar (Michael K. Williams, r.) is a gay drug dealer out for revenge for the murder of his lover.