Black-ish (season 1)

The first season of Black-ish aired from September 24, 2014 to March 4, 2015 on ABC in the United States. It is 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.

Black-ish
Season 1
DVD cover
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 24, 2014 – March 4, 2015
Season chronology

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), 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.

Cast

Main cast Anthony Anderson as Andre 'Dre' Johnson Tracee Ellis Ross as Raindow 'Bow' Johnson Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson Marcus Scribner as Andre 'Junior' Johnson Jr. Miles Brown as Jack Johnson Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson Recurring cast Laurence Fishburne as Earl "Pops" Johnson Jenifer Lewis as Ruby Johnson Peter Mackenzie as Leslie Stevens Jeff Meacham as Josh Oppenhol Deon Cole as Charlie Telphy Edi Patterson as Laura Allen Maldonado as Curtis Andre Carson as Zach Jennie Pierson as Ms. Davis

Guest cast Nicole Sullivan as Janine Ken Jenkins as Bernie Ana Ortiz as Angelica Richard Riehle as Solomon Julian de la Celle as Andre from Marseille Mindy Sterling as Pamela Beau Bridges as Paul Anna Deavere Smith as Alicia Johnson Jermaine Dupri as himself Maury Povich as himself Jerry Minor as Lance Lindsay Price as Maisie Mara Marini as Shawn Michael Rapaport as Jay Simmons Raven-Symoné as Rhonda Johnson Elle Young as Sharon Bill Maher as himself Mary J. Blige as Mirabelle Sean "Diddy" Combs as Elroy Savoy

Episodes

See also: List of Black-ish episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	James Griffiths	Kenya Barris	September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24)	11.04[3]
Advertising exec Dre looks forward to a promotion that would make him the first African American senior vice president at his firm in the premiere of this family sitcom, but he worries that there is a price to pay for his success when his son Andre Jr. announces that for his 13th birthday he's converting to Judaism in order to have a Bar Mitzvah like all his friends.
2	2	"The Talk"	Rebecca Asher	Vijal Patel	October 1, 2014 (2014-10-01)	8.29[4]
Dre insists on giving Andre Jr. "the talk," a decision he soon comes to regret when he's inundated with nonstop questions about sex from his curious son.
3	3	"The Nod"	James Griffiths	Kenya Barris	October 8, 2014 (2014-10-08)	7.93[5]
Dre is on a mission to get Andre Jr. to become friends with more black kids after learning his son is clueless about "the nod." Meanwhile, Rainbow wants to inspire little Diane to become a doctor, and so she takes her to work at the hospital on what ends up being a really bad day.
4	4	"Crazy Mom"	James Griffiths	Gail Lerner	October 15, 2014 (2014-10-15)	6.93[6]
Dre takes over Rainbow's "mom" duties for a week and the overwhelming praise he receives from everyone at his kids' school ends up going to his head to the point where he finds himself going overboard not to be outdone by anyone, including the school's "crazy mom."
5	5	"Crime and Punishment"	Claire Scanlon	Corey Nickerson	October 22, 2014 (2014-10-22)	7.95[7]
The kids fear that an act of disobedience by Jack could lead to Dre and Rainbow going back on their word and reinstating spanking.
6	6	"The Prank King"	Matt Sohn	Lindsey Shockley	October 29, 2014 (2014-10-29)	7.67[8]
Dre worries that his older kids are going to ruin his Halloween fun by refusing to take part in the Johnson tradition of seeing who can pull the most outlandish pranks on each other.
7	7	"The Gift of Hunger"	Victor Nelli, Jr.	Peter Saji	November 5, 2014 (2014-11-05)	7.78[9]
It's reality check time for the Johnson kids courtesy of Dre, who decides that his children have become spoiled after they turn their noses up at his favorite cheap restaurant in his old hood. To remedy the situation, Andre Jr. and Zoey are forced to take jobs at his office, while Jack and Diane try to make money around the neighborhood, which, to Bow's embarrassment, leads to rumors about the family falling on hard times.
8	8	"Oedipal Triangle"	Rebecca Asher	Vijal Patel	November 12, 2014 (2014-11-12)	7.82[10]
Dre receives a lot of love from his mom when she pays the Johnsons a visit, and some grief from Bow, who doesn't get along with her mother-in-law, although Dre's determined to change that.
9	9	"Colored Commentary"	Ken Whittingham	Yvette Lee Bowser	November 19, 2014 (2014-11-19)	6.82[11]
Dre wants "Team Johnson" to feel more connected and have each others' backs, but ends up creating a problem for himself when he falls short of Bow's expectations. Meanwhile, Zoey and Andre Jr. are tasked with babysitting the twins, a job they would rather not do.
10	10	"Black Santa/White Christmas"	Elliot Hegarty	Gail Lerner	November 26, 2014 (2014-11-26)	7.28[12]
Certain that his annual office Christmas party needs a black Santa, Dre goes out of his way to fill the red suit, even though the head of HR already got the job. Meanwhile, Bow doesn't feel like competing with Ruby over who cooks the big holiday dinner.
11	11	"Law of Attraction"	Michael Schultz	Corey Nickerson	December 3, 2014 (2014-12-03)	6.23[13]
Dre worries that his machismo is being questioned by Rainbow after another man dismisses him in front of her. This leads to Pops helping his son save face and, in the process, opening the door to another chance with Ruby. Elsewhere, the school play takes a turn for the awkward when Jr. and Zoey are cast as the romantic leads in "Romeo and Juliet."
12	12	"Martin Luther Skiing Day"	Stuart McDonald	Lindsey Shockley	December 10, 2014 (2014-12-10)	6.51[14]
Dre decides to teach his kids the importance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while on their annual MLK holiday ski trip; and for Junior, this means a unique lesson on intolerance in the real world—or in his case, the ski lodge.
13	13	"Big Night, Big Fight"	Rebecca Asher	Vijal Patel	December 17, 2014 (2014-12-17)	6.83[15]
Dre vows to make Valentine's Day a romantic success, even though most years he and Rainbow end up quarreling; and Diane comes to the conclusion that she is too critical and accepts help from her siblings learning how to give a compliment.
14	14	"Andre From Marseille"	Phil Traill	David Hemingson	December 24, 2014 (2014-12-24)	6.40[16]
Dre takes an instant dislike to Zoey's first serious boyfriend, a worldly teen from France.
15	15	"The Dozens"	Millicent Shelton	Peter Saji	December 31, 2014 (2014-12-31)	6.63[17]
Dre teaches Andre Jr. how to trash-talk a school bully; Diane is afraid of the dark. In the last trash-talk of the episode, Dre calls Junior "Raven Symone with a fade"; Raven-Symoné would go on to guest star as Dre's sister in episode 22.
16	16	"Parental Guidance"	Michael Schultz	Corey Nickerson	January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07)	6.72[18]
Dre, determined to make up for the no-frills, last-minute wedding he and Bow had, organizes an amazing vow renewal for their 15th anniversary. But when Bow’s hippie-dippy parents, Alicia and the very white Paul show up unannounced -- bombshells are dropped and old disagreements re-ignite between the two families, especially with Pops and Ruby.
17	17	"30 Something"	John Fortenberry	Courtney Lilly	January 14, 2015 (2015-01-14)	6.34[19]
When Dre is about to turn forty, he tries to prove he is still young at heart.
18	18	"Sex, Lies and Vasectomies"	Matt Sohn	Gail Lerner	January 21, 2015 (2015-01-21)	7.43[20]
Bow tricks Dre into thinking she's pregnant so he'll admit he didn't get his vasectomy. Meanwhile Jack and Diane try to be the babies while they can and Junior tries many attempts to get the baby to like him for him.
19	19	"The Real World"	Victor Nelli, Jr.	Scott Weinger	January 28, 2015 (2015-01-28)	6.09[21]
Bow invites her college friends to the house to impress them, including her ex-boyfriend. The kids try to shoot an episode of a reality show.
20	20	"Switch Hitting"	Ken Whittingham	Kenya Barris	February 4, 2015 (2015-02-04)	6.57[22]
A new executive questions Dre's blackness, which makes him do everything possible to prove him wrong.
21	21	"The Peer-ent Trap"	Ken Whittingham	Yvette Lee Bowser	February 11, 2015 (2015-02-11)	5.94[23]
Dre and Bow decide on their own how to handle Zoey after Dre sets new rules in the house rules (mostly for Zoey) and Jr. teaches Jack and Diane loopholes around the rules.
22	22	"Please Don't Ask, Please Don't Tell"	Victor Nelli, Jr.	Peter Saji	February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)	6.89[24]
Dre's sister, guest starring Raven-Symoné, doesn't feel comfortable telling her parents she's a lesbian and Dre tries to help his own way.
23	23	"Elephant in the Room"	Anton Cropper	Courtney Lilly	February 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)	6.14[25]
Andre Jr. meets a girl in the Young Republicans club, which throws the liberal Dre and Bow for a loop. Diane gets jealous when Dre gives Zoey a cool nickname when she gets glasses.
24	24	"Pops' Pops' Pops'"	Jonathan Groff	Vijal Patel	March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04)	5.36[26]
Jack and Diane find a scrapbook of Pops when he was a kid and he tells them a story about it.

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Black-ish

No.	Title	Air date	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	September 24, 2014	3.3/10	11.04[3]	1.5	3.70	4.8	14.55[27]
2	"The Talk"	October 1, 2014	2.6/8	8.29[4]	TBD	TBD	TBD	[28]
3	"The Nod"	October 8, 2014	2.9/8	7.93[5]	TBD	TBD	TBD	[29]
4	"Crazy Mom"	October 15, 2014	2.5/7	6.93[6]	TBD	TBD	TBD	[30]
5	"Crime and Punishment"	October 22, 2014	2.4/7	7.95[7]	TBD	TBD	TBD	[31]
6	"The Prank King"	October 29, 2014	2.7/7	7.67[8]	1.1	TBD	3.8	[32]
7	"The Gift of Hunger"	November 5, 2014	2.5/7	7.78[9]	1.4	3.11	3.9	10.89[33]
8	"Oedipal Triangle"	November 12, 2014	2.6/8	7.82[10]	1.0	TBD	3.6	[34]
9	"Colored Commentary"	November 19, 2014	2.1/6	6.82[11]	1.1	2.68	3.2	9.50[35]
10	"Black Santa/White Christmas"	November 26, 2014	2.3/7	7.28[12]	1.2	2.79	3.5	10.08[36]
11	"Law of Attraction"	December 3, 2014	2.1/6	6.23[13]	1.0	2.48	3.1	8.71[37]
12	"Martin Luther Skiing Day"	December 10, 2014	1.9/6	6.51[14]	1.0	2.46	2.9	8.97[38]
13	"Big Night, Big Fight"	December 17, 2014	2.1/6	6.83[15]	TBD	TBD	TBD	[39]
14	"Andre From Marseille"	December 24, 2014	2.2/6	6.40[16]	TBD	TBD	TBD	[40]
15	"The Dozens"	December 31, 2014	2.2/6	6.63[17]	TBD	TBD	TBD	[41]
16	"Parental Guidance"	January 7, 2015	2.3/6	6.72[18]	TBD	TBD	TBD	[42]
17	"30 Something"	January 14, 2015	2.1/7	6.34[19]	TBD	TBD	TBD	[43]
18	"Sex, Lies and Vasectomies"	January 21, 2015	2.4/8	7.43[20]	TBD	TBD	TBD	[44]
19	"The Real World"	January 28, 2015	1.9/6	6.09[21]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
20	"Switch Hitting"	February 4, 2015	2.1/6	6.57[22]	TBD	TBD	TBD	[45]
21	"The Peer-ent Trap"	February 11, 2015	2.0/6	5.94[23]	TBD	TBD	TBD	[46]
22	"Please Don't Ask, Please Don't Tell"	February 18, 2015	2.2/7	6.89[24]	TBD	TBD	TBD	[47]
23	"Elephant in the Room"	February 25, 2015	2.0/6	6.14[25]	TBD	TBD	TBD	[48]
24	"Pops' Pops' Pops"	March 4, 2015	1.6/5	5.36[26]	TBD	TBD	TBD	[49]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2015	American Film Institute	Top 10 TV Shows	Black-ish	Won	[50]
	People's Choice Awards	Favorite New TV Comedy	Black-ish	Nominated	[51]
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Comedy Series	Black-ish	Won	[52]
		Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Anthony Anderson	Won	[52]
		Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series	Tracee Ellis Ross	Won	[52]
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Yara Shahidi	Won	[52]
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Laurence Fishburne	Won	[52]
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Marcus Scribner	Nominated	[52]
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Actor in a Comedy Series	Anthony Anderson	Nominated	[53]
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actor: Comedy	Anthony Anderson	Nominated	[54]
		Choice TV: Breakout Star	Yara Shahidi	Nominated	[54]
		Choice TV: Breakout Show	Black-ish	Nominated	[54]
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Anthony Anderson	Nominated	[55]

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