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chat room Jan. 31, 2023

Nelson Franklin Is Thankful He’s Not the ‘Uglier George Santos”Comedy’s go-to That Guy discusses appearing in — or auditioning for — most of your favorite sitcoms.

By Hershal Pandya

exit review Apr. 21, 2022

Black-ish Was No Televised RevolutionThe show always aimed for the third rail, but it played it safe more often than not.

By Craig Jenkins

hollywood June 23, 2021

Kenya Barris, New CBS Employee, Left Netflix Because ‘Netflix Became CBS’Call it mixed-ish messages.

By Rebecca Alter

renewals May 14, 2021

Black-ish’s Eighth and Final Season Gets 2022 Premiere DatePremiering on January 4, 2022.

By Zoe Haylock

spinoffs Sept. 9, 2020

Another Black-ish Spinoff, Old-ish, Ish in the WorksLaurence Fishburne and Jenifer Lewis are set to reprise their roles.

By Zoe Haylock

election 2020 Sept. 1, 2020

Black-ish to Debut Animated Election Special Ahead of Season 7 ReleaseThe two-part special will be directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry.

By Halle Kiefer

close reads Aug. 11, 2020

About That ‘Controversial’ Black-ish Episode …Watching the newly resurfaced episode “Please, Baby, Please” today, it seems even more ridiculous that ABC wouldn’t air it back in 2018.

By Jen Chaney

on comedy Aug. 10, 2020

Unaired 2018 Black-ish Episode About Trump Is Now on HuluIt was originally scrapped by ABC due to “creative differences.”

By Devon Ivie

tv review Sept. 24, 2019

Mixed-ish Is Still Finding ItselfThe Black-ish spinoff aims for warm-hearted wit but lands somewhere more in the realm of cloying bluntness.

By Angelica Jade Bastién

theme songs Sept. 17, 2019

Close Your Eyes and Let the Mariah Carey Mixed-ish Theme Song Wash Over YouThe elusive chanteuse strikes again.

By Charu Sinha

casting June 19, 2019

Mixed-ish Has Been Recast With Mark-Paul GosselaarHe’ll be taking over the role of Bow’s dad, Paul.

By Anne Victoria Clark

June 19, 2019

Marsai Martin on Becoming Hollywood’s Youngest Producer“I wanted to do it more because there wasn’t a lot of people who looked like me that was my age that was doing this.”

By Bethy Squires and Liz Rowley

glossaries May 14, 2019

The Secret Lingo of the Best TV Writers RoomsFrom “Jeffing” to “kid pepper” to “the biggest crabs.”

By Dan Reilly

spinoffs May 2, 2019

As Black-ish Gets Season 6, the Mixed-ish Spinoff Is Officially Green-LitTime for a lot more Bow.

By Jordan Crucchiola

prequels forever Feb. 11, 2019

Black-ish Spin-Off About Young Bow Reportedly in the Works at ABCIf you have a better suggestion than Young-ish, we’d like to hear it.

By Halle Kiefer

behind the scenes Nov. 13, 2018

How Black-ish’s Prince Tribute Episode Came Together“We were all Prince fans. We would have done 20 or 30 songs if we had the time,” says Black-ish showrunner Kenny Smith.

By Jen Chaney

emmys 2018 Sept. 17, 2018

Black-ish’s Jenifer Lewis Flaunts Head-to-Toe Nike on Emmys Red Carpet“Thank you, Colin. Thank you for all that you do.”

By Devon Ivie

peak tv Aug. 16, 2018

Netflix Officially Snags Kenya Barris With Multimillion-Dollar DealBarris is the latest powerhouse producer to leave linear TV for Netflix, joining Ryan Murphy and Shonda Rhimes.

By Josef Adalian

July 20, 2018

Anthony Anderson ‘Unequivocally Disputes’ Criminal Complaint Against Him“It’s unfortunate that anyone can file a police report whether it is true or false,” said a spokesperson for the actor.

By Halle Kiefer

tv May 22, 2018

Issa Rae on Unaired Black-ish Episode: ‘That Would Infuriate Me’She also recalls her own experience with ABC.

By Hunter Harris

chat room May 15, 2018

Kenya Barris on Bow and Dre’s Marriage and That Unaired Episode of Black-ish“There was resistance. It was a bummer on set.”

By Maria Elena Fernandez

vulture reports May 15, 2018

ABC on the Unaired Black-ish Episode: The Kneeling Was ‘Not Really the Issue’Kenya Barris also weighed in, telling Vulture that this was “the season of trust.”

By Maria Elena Fernandez

pilot season 2018 May 11, 2018

Fresh Off The Boat, Black-ish, Shondaland Shows Among ABC’s Returning TV SlateThey join new shows like Whiskey Cavalier and Grand Hotel.

By Jordan Crucchiola

negotiations Apr. 4, 2018

Kenya Barris Might Be the Next Big TV Producer to Jump Ship to NetflixThe Black-ish creator is reportedly trying to get out of his deal with ABC.

By Jackson McHenry

the industry Mar. 10, 2018

Politically Themed Black-ish Episode Won’t Air Because of ‘Creative Differences’“Neither ABC nor I were happy with the direction of the episode,” the show’s creator said.

By Devon Ivie

the gender pay gap Jan. 19, 2018

Williams Paid 8 Times Less Than Wahlberg for All the Money in the WorldThe pay gap was a problem before the movie’s emergency reshoots.

By Jordan Crucchiola

Jan. 18, 2018

How Much Money Would These Famous TV Families Make Today?Who’s richer, the Huxtables or the Dunphys?

By Nate Jones

tv review Jan. 3, 2018

Grown-ish Still Has Some Growing to DoThe Black-ish spinoff has potential, but like most college students, it’s trying to find itself.

By Jen Chaney

close reads Nov. 13, 2017

On TV, a Girl’s First Period As a Mark of Female PowerBlack-ish, Alias Grace, and Big Mouth use the rite of passage as a gateway to female empowerment.

By Jen Chaney

overnights Oct. 25, 2017

Black-ish Recap: Mo’ Money, Mo’ ProblemsThe game of Monopoly makes monsters of us all.

By Joshua Alston

overnights Oct. 18, 2017

Black-ish Recap: Ruby’s Long ConDre is worried that his mother might be losing a step.

By Joshua Alston

overnights Oct. 11, 2017

Black-ish Recap: Bow’s Baby BluesTracee Ellis Ross and Jenifer Lewis are outstanding.

By Joshua Alston

overnights Oct. 4, 2017

Black-ish Season Premiere Recap: We Built This“Juneteenth” is Black-ish at its most ambitious.

By Joshua Alston

Aug. 30, 2017

Yara Shahidi’s 10 Favorite BooksIncluding Toni Morrison, Kurt Vonnegut, James Baldwin, and more.

By Yara Shahidi

Aug. 23, 2017

For Deon Cole, the Best Standup Comedy Is Like MagicSay what you want about magicians, but Deon Cole thinks comedy should be more like magic. “I look at comedy like magic. If I’ve got the ball in […]

By Isaac Kozell

July 24, 2017

ABC Announces Fall Premiere Dates for ‘Speechless,’ ‘Black-ish,’ ‘The […]ABC just announced its fall premiere date lineup, including return dates for The Goldbergs, Modern Family, Speechless, The Middle, Fresh Off […]

By Megh Wright

June 21, 2017

Why So Many TV Shows Are Talking About the N-Word Right Now“A lot of us are having an opportunity, for perhaps the first time in our lives, to put in our art what we have been talking about in private.”

By Maria Elena Fernandez

spinoffs May 20, 2017

Yara Shahidi’s College Black-ish Spin-off Is Official at FreeformGet ready for College-ish.

By Devon Ivie

upfronts 2017 May 16, 2017

ABC 2017–18 Schedule: Black-ish Jumps to TuesdaysWhy ABC’s lineup overhaul is drastic, but not particularly risky.

By Josef Adalian

May 12, 2017

ABC Cancels ‘Dr. Ken,’ Renews ‘Black-ish,’ Orders a Zach Braff Comedy, and […]In addition to yesterday’s news that ABC has given double-season renewals to Modern Family and The Goldbergs, the network announced a round of […]

By Megh Wright

overnights May 11, 2017

Black-ish Season Finale Recap: The Newest JohnsonBlack-ish delivers its most emotional half-hour yet.

By Joshua Alston

overnights May 4, 2017

Black-ish Recap: A Different WorldWith Zoey heading off to college, Black-ish rolls out a backdoor pilot.

By Joshua Alston

overnights Apr. 27, 2017

Black-ish Recap: School Daze“All Groan Up” is a glorified clip show.

By Joshua Alston

overnights Apr. 27, 2017

Black-ish Recap: Meeting Santamonica“Sister, Sister” welcomes Rashida Jones to the Black-ish ensemble.

By Joshua Alston

Apr. 6, 2017

Chris Parnell and Matt Walsh Join ABC’s ‘Black-ish’ Spin-OffABC is developing a spin-off of its hit comedy Black-ish, and today a new round of casting news was announced. According to Deadline, Chris […]

By Megh Wright

overnights Apr. 6, 2017