Grown-ish: Season Four; Freeform Series Gets an Early Renewal

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Zoey and her friends are staying in school. The Grown-ish TV show just launched its third season last night but the Freeform series has already been renewed for a fourth season.

Grown-ish stars Yara Shahidi, Trevor Jackson, Francia Raisa, Emily Arlook, Jordan Buhat, Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Luka Sabbat, and Diggy Simmons. A spin-off of ABC’s Black-ish, the show follows Dre and Bow Johnsons’ eldest daughter, Zoey (Shahidi), as she goes to college and begins her journey to adulthood. However, she quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest. In season three, the gang returns as seasoned upper-classmen and Zoey and her girls move into an off-campus home, ready to take on the school year. They quickly realize that they have been mistaken about the disillusionment of adulthood, with real-life problems like student loans, balancing life and work, and messy breakups.

After one episode, the third season of Grown-ish averages a 0.21 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 482,000 viewers. Compared to season two, that’s up by 5% in the demo and up by 2% in viewership.

Here are the renewal details:

SENIORITIS KICKS IN AS ‘GROWN-ISH’ IS PICKED UP FOR SEASON 4

Fresh off of last night’s buzzed-about season premiere, “grown-ish” has been picked up for a fourth season on Freeform. Starring Yara Shahidi, Trevor Jackson, Francia Raisa, Emily Arlook, Jordan Buhat, Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Luka Sabbat and Diggy Simmons, the series is a contemporary take on the issues that students face in the world of higher education.

Currently airing on THURSDAYS at 8 p.m. EST/PST on Freeform, the gang returns as confident, eager and seasoned upper-classmen, with Zoey and her girls (… and Vivek) moving into an off-campus home, ready to take on the school year. They quickly realize that they have been mistaken about the disillusionment of adulthood, with real-life problems coming for them, including student loans, work/life balance and, of course, messy breakups.

Freeform’s “grown-ish” is produced by ABC Signature Studios, a part of Disney Television Studios, and executive produced by Kenya Barris, Julie Bean, Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry, Craig Doyle, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland and E. Brian Dobbins.

Season two of “grown-ish” ranked as last year’s No. 1 live-action comedy on cable among Women 18-34 and Females 12-34.

What do you think? Have you been watching the Grown-ish TV show? Are you glad that it’s already been renewed for a fourth season?