Black-ish | |
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Season 1 | |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | September 24, 2014 May 20, 2015 | –
Season chronology | |
The first season of the television comedy series Black-ish aired between September 24, 2014, and May 20, 2015, on ABC in the United States. It was produced by Khalabo Ink Society, Wilmore Films, Cinema Gypsy Productions and Principato-Young Entertainment, with creator Kenya Barris, who also served as executive producer alongside Anthony Anderson, Brian Dobbins, Jonathan Groff and Helen Sugland.
The series revolves around Dre, portrayed by Anthony Anderson, a family man who struggles with finding his cultural identity while raising his kids in a white neighborhood. He lives with his wife, Bow (Tracee Ellis Ross) and his kids Zoey (Yara Shahidi), Andre Jr (Marcus Scribner), and twins Jack (Miles Brown) and Diane (Marsai Martin).
After only airing six episodes, ABC ordered a full season of 24 episodes.[1] It was renewed for a second season on May 8, 2015.
The pilot episode premiered to a total of 11.04 million viewers, ranking number 1 in its time slot.[2] It garnered 3.3/10 adults 18-49.