Black-ish
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Kenya Barris |
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| Narrated by | Anthony Anderson |
| Theme music composer | Transcenders |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 64 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Distributor | Disney-ABC Domestic Television |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | 1080p (16:9 HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 with Descriptive Video Service on SAP channel |
| Original release | September 24, 2014 – present |
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Black-ish (stylized as blackish) is an American sitcom starring Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross broadcast on ABC. The single-camera comedy centers on an upper-middle-class African-American family. The series premiered on September 24, 2014. On March 3, 2016, the show was renewed for a third season, which premiered on September 21, 2016. Since the second-season premiere, the show has received critical acclaim, receiving many awards and nominations including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Tracee Ellis Ross, Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series and a TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.
Black-ish first appeared on the development slate at ABC in October 2013, when it was reported that the project, which would star Anthony Anderson, had received a script commitment. On January 16, 2014, ABC greenlit the pilot episode. Two weeks later, Larry Wilmore joined the show as showrunner. In mid-February, Laurence Fishburne was cast as the father of Anderson's character, and Tracee Ellis Ross signed on as the female lead.
On May 8, 2014, ABC picked up the pilot to the series for the 2014–15 television season. A few days later, Anderson announced that Larry Wilmore would be stepping down as showrunner early in the show's run due to his forthcoming late night show, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.
On May 7, 2015, ABC renewed the series for a second season.
On March 3, 2016, ABC renewed the series for a third season.
Black-ish has been met with generally positive reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives season 1 a rating of 86% based on 56 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The site's consensus states, "Although it seems uncertain of its target audience, Black-ish ingratiates with a diverse cast and engaging cultural issues."Metacritic gave season 1 a score of 77 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Rolling Stone's December 4, 2014 issue called it "one of the only new network comedies worth watching," praising in particular Laurence Fishburne's performance. Anthony Anderson's performance was met with critical acclaim, earning him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
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