Grab the remote, set your DVR or queue up your streaming service of choice! GLAAD is bringing you the highlights in LGBT on TV this week. Check back every Sunday for up-to-date coverage in LGBT-inclusive programming on TV.
The new reality series The Island, hosted by Bear Grylls, premieres on NBC this week. The Island challenges fourteen regular guys to survive together on an isolated island. One of the competitors is Trey Williams, a 31-year-old digital marketing manager who is hoping that his time on the island will help him figure out how to move forward with his boyfriend. The Island: Monday, 10pm on NBC.
Sunday May 24: Nurse Jackie (9pm, Showtime); Game of Thrones (9pm, HBO); Penny Dreadful (10pm, Showtime)
Monday:Cucumber& Banana (10pm, Logo); The Island (10pm, NBC)
Tuesday:Funny Girls (9pm, Oxygen); Younger (10pm, TV Land)
Wednesday: Young & Hungry(8pm, ABC Family); The Prancing Elites Project(10pm, Oxygen)
Friday: Lost Girl (10pm, Syfy)
Saturday:Orphan Black (9pm, BBC America); The Graham Norton Show(10pm, BBC America)
On daytime, check your local listings for information about Ellen, The Talk (CBS), The Gossip Table (VH1), The View (ABC) and The Chew (ABC). Soap operas Days of Our Lives on NBC, The Bold and the Beautiful on CBS, and General Hospital on ABC (check local listings) all feature out characters.
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