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Black-ish

Black-ish
GenreSitcom
Created byKenya Barris
Starring
Narrated byAnthony Anderson
Theme music composerTranscenders
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes176 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 24, 2014 (2014-09-24) –
April 19, 2022 (2022-04-19)
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Black-ish (stylized as black·ish) is an American sitcom television series created by Kenya Barris. It aired on ABC from September 24, 2014, to April 19, 2022, running for eight seasons with 176 episodes.[1][2] Black-ish follows an upper class well-off black family headed by Andre "Dre" Johnson, a successful advertising executive (Anthony Anderson), and his wife Rainbow "Bow", an anaesthesiologist (Tracee Ellis Ross). The show revolves around the wealthy Johnson family as they juggle personal, familial and sociopolitical issues, particularly in trying to reconcile their desire to stay true to their black identities with their choice to live in a wealthy, suburban white neighborhood.[3]

The show also features confident oldest child Zoey (Yara Shahidi), nerdy elder son Andre Jr., aka Junior (Marcus Scribner), and twins Jack (Miles Brown) and Diane (Marsai Martin).[3] In later seasons, additional characters including Dre's mother Ruby Johnson (Jenifer Lewis), his co-workers Josh Oppenhol (Jeff Meacham) and Charlie Telphy (Deon Cole), his boss Leslie Stevens (Peter Mackenzie), his and Bow's youngest child Devante Johnson (August and Berlin Gross), and Junior's girlfriend Olivia Lockhart (Katlyn Nichol) are promoted to series regulars, while Dre's father (and Ruby's ex-husband that she remarried), Earl Johnson (Laurence Fishburne), is a recurring character throughout the series.[4][5]

Throughout its run, Black-ish received positive reviews. The show received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series and a TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, while Tracee Ellis Ross received individual praise, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Bow.[6]

In May 2020, ABC renewed the series for a seventh season,[7] which premiered on October 21, 2020.[8] Ahead of its seventh season premiere, an hour-long Election-themed special was aired on October 4, 2020.[9] In May 2021, ABC renewed the series for an eighth and final season,[10] which premiered on January 4, 2022, and consists of 13 episodes.[11] The series finale aired on April 19, 2022.

The show's success prompted a spin-off titled Grown-ish, which stars Shahidi, and subsequently Scribner, as their respective characters Zoey and Junior as they leave home to attend college.[12] In May 2019, ABC ordered a short-lived prequel series, Mixed-ish, which centers on a young Bow and her biracial family in the 1980s.[13]


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  1. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 8, 2014). "ABC New Series Pickups: 'Selfie', 'Forever', Galavant', 'Whispers', 'How To Get Away With Murder', 'American Crime', 'Black-ish', Jeff Lowell Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (May 8, 2014). "ABC Orders 'Marvel's Agent Carter,' 4 Other Dramas and 4 Comedies". Variety. Archived from the original on May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Shows A-Z - black-ish on abc". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  4. ^ Adalian, Josef (May 13, 2014). "ABC Fall Schedule: Shonda Rhimes Owns Thursdays, Black-ish Gets the Post–Modern Family Slot". Vulture. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  5. ^ O'Connell, Michael (May 13, 2014). "ABC Fall Schedule: Shonda Rhimes Rules Thursday, 'Black-ish' Gets 'Modern Family' Slot". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (July 15, 2014). "ABC Announces Fall Premiere Dates". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  7. ^ White, Peter (May 21, 2020). "ABC Renews 13 Series, Including Freshmen 'Stumptown' & 'Mixed-ish', For 2020-21 Season". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (September 10, 2020). "ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates For 'The Goldbergs', 'The Conners', 'Black-ish' & 'American Housewife'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 10, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  9. ^ Nemetz, Dave (September 1, 2020). "black-ish to Air Election-Themed Special Ahead of Season 7 Premiere". TVLine. Archived from the original on September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (May 14, 2021). "'Black-ish' Renewed For Eighth & Final Season On ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  11. ^ Pedersen, Erik (November 1, 2021). "ABC Winter Premiere Dates: 'Bachelor', 'Black-ish' Final Season, New Series & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference Grown-ishOrder was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mixed-ishOrder was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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