ABC had a real tough time finding a companion sitcom to follow Modern Family and many comedies were cancelled along the way. Last season, they found ratings success with Black-ish and it became one of their highest-rated sitcoms. Will it continue to do well and be renewed for a third season? Stay tuned.
On Black-ish, patriarch Dre Johnson (Anthony Anderson) wonders if his success has caused him and his family to lose touch with their roots. The rest of the family is played by Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, Marsai Martin, and Laurence Fishburne.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
3/4 update: ABC has renewed Black-ish and 14 other TV shows for the 2016-17 season. Details here.
5/19 update: You can see the rest of the latest night’s ratings.
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Last year comparison: The first season of Black-ish averaged a 2.28 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.10 million total viewers.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like the Black-ish TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a third season?
Cancel the show. It was funny the first season now it’s just bad acting.
cancel this tired un-realistic…overrated show!
TIme to pull it! NOT funny. Over played material.
CANCEL THE SHOW, PLEASE!
Cancel! Too Liberal”
The show started out alright but has steadily gone downhill this year.
LOve this show. Have been watching it since day 1. Hope to see it go to a third season.
I really like this show. It’s funny and all-around enjoyable. Besides, it’s also nice to have a positive African American show on tv that’s family oriented in the right way, in strong contrast to garbage like Empire.
Good show. The kids are so funny. The adults play well together.and I like all of the kids, my fav is the little girl. I have one of those who is so adorable and smart.. so smart, she was accepted into Julliard on full scholarship.
Anderson does over act at times. I hope this last.
Yeah, he does overdo it at times but he’s great.
Novelty has worn off. Just not funny anymore. Good-bye!