Network: ABC
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: September 24, 2014 — TBD
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, Marsai Martin, and Laurence Fishburne.
TV show description:
This family sitcom revolves around an African-American family who are living the American dream — but that may be too much of a good thing for the family’s dad.
Andre ‘Dre’ Johnson (Anthony Anderson) considers himself the family patriarch. When he looks at his life, he sees a beautiful wife and four kids living happily in their colonial home in the suburbs. But when he looks a little closer, have the trappings of success brought too much assimilation for this black family? The world he sees has a much different lens than the one he would like his family to look through.
Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross) is an anesthesiologist and the bi-racial wife of Dre. He disagrees with some of her liberal viewpoints but they’re in agreement that they want to raise their kids in a better situation than what they had. Much to her husband’s wonderment, she believes their children can exist in a colorless society. She wants her husband to become the first black senior VP of his ad firm and she’s also looking forward to the salary increase that will follow.
At 15 years old, Zoey (Yara Shahidi) has everything going for her. She’s pretty, popular and super smart. However, she is dripping in privilege and unearned entitlement. Her idea of success is rooted in material things, rather than hard work.
Dre’s son is Andre Jr. (Marcus Scribner) but he asks to be called “Andy.” He also announces that, like his schoolmates, he wants a bar mitzvah for his 13th birthday. Trouble is, their family isn’t Jewish. When the boy says he wants to play for his school’s field hockey team instead of basketball, Dre wonders if he’d prefer Andre play basketball instead.
Diane (Marsai Martin) and Jack (Miles Brown) are the six-year-old twins. Jack is more of the sensitive type and idolizes his dad. Diane is gifted and talented and she thinks she has all the answers.
Dre’s father (Laurence Fishburne) is affectionately referred to as “Pops.” With an affinity for velour tracksuits and going to the racetrack, Pops can be a curmudgeon and takes every opportunity to offer his opinion on family issues.
Episode #TBD
This TV series has not ended yet.
First aired: TBD
What do you think? Do you like the Black-ish TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for another season?
The show is hilarious. Sorry I didn’t start watching sooner. Please do not cancel. Genius.
RENEW. Please don’t cancel this show. Haven’t laughed this much in quite awhile. Great writing and directing. KEEP IT GOING!
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!
Please keep it on the air. We need shows like this that depict the life of the African American Middle and Upper class to dispel the many negative stereotypes that many shows display today. This is the actual life of many black families; we are educated, successful, married, and raising our families in healthy households. Television needs diversity!!! Also I love each character, they are very realistic!!
Love the show. Good to see a quality sitcom and not a reality show
Please do not cancel this show. We need good diversity on tv. this is a great show. Family oriented, clean, for children to watch. Do not cancel. I love this show.
Love it!!!!!!!
Love the show, keep it on the air!
ABC’s show “Black-ish” is not the new Cosby show. It’s different. It has the foundation of most family shows but with a modern twist. The characters did not come from a middle-class background as Claire and Bill. Rainbow’s upbringing is bohemian hippie while Dre’s background is more urban. They both bring their eclectic backgrounds into play when making decisions about how to retain their racial culture in their children while bringing them up in majority white culture. It makes for some funny moments and good life lessons that are universal in understanding. I think that is the whole point of… Read more »
i love this show sooooo much there is only one flaw which is it doesn’t come on every week but the show it self is awesome #obsessed
To many seperatist comments about white people
I like the show it just seems like everyone ime enjoying it there it is
I love it. It’s the new Cosby show
I love the show black-ish! The show if fresh, funny and it allows there to be teachable moment’s which is what we need in todays society. It brings value and worth to a society that has lost the meaning of family, friends, and FUN.
Great show. Keep on air!
I love it! I am 72 yr.old Jewish, nurse practitioner with biracial friends. Keep this going. Live all characters,esp. Tracie Ross
I love it! Please do not cancel this show. With so many divisive topics being shoved down our throats by all forms of media (divide and conquer), it is a welcome respite to see how much we, despite race, religion, gender, and orientation, all have in common. Marriage, parenting, extended family values, education, bullying, humilty, compassion, community and workplace relations etc are human conditions.
This show is the best!
It’s so fresh in its approach to what’s really going on in the black families today!!!
In the past few decades black professionals have evolved and Blackish has taken on families reaction to different venues of todays’ society….I love it!!