Freeform Sets GROWN-ISH & THE WATCHFUL EYE Premieres
by Michael Major - Nov 3, 2022
Freeform announced the winter premiere dates for the series premiere of “The Watchful Eye” from Ryan Seacrest Productions and returning favorite “grown-ish.”Emily Fox ('Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist') is showrunner and executive producer of “The Watchful Eye.” Emmy®-nominated “grown-ish” returns for the second half of its fifth season.
Freeform Announces Summer Original Series Premiere Dates
by Michael Major - May 4, 2022
The upcoming third and final season of 'Motherland: Fort Salem,' which will premiere on June 21 at 10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT. In addition, 'Good Trouble' will be back for the second half of season 4 on July 7 at 10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT, and Emmy®-nominated 'grown-ish' will return for season 5 on July 20 at 10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT.
HACKS, EMILY IN PARIS, THIS IS US & More Join PaleyFest Lineup
by Michael Major - Jan 18, 2022
For the first time in three years, PaleyFest LA returns in person as the spring's hottest television festival with exclusive behind-the-scenes conversations with leading stars from the most acclaimed and buzzworthy TV shows, screenings of special preview and premiere content, never-before-seen TV footage, and a Q&A with festival attendees.
Michelle Obama to Guest-Star on BLACK-ISH Season Eight Premiere
by Michael Major - Dec 14, 2021
In 'That's What Friends Are For', the season premiere, Dre attends a fundraising event for When We All Vote. Their expectations are far exceeded when the special guest for the evening is none other than Michelle Obama. To their surprise, the former first lady accepts an invitation for dinner at their house.
VIDEO: ABC Releases Trailer for BLACK-ISH Final Season
by Michael Major - Nov 1, 2021
The series stars Anthony Anderson as Andre “Dre” Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson, Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, Marcus Scribner as Andre Johnson Jr., Miles Brown as Jack Johnson, Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson, Laurence Fishburne as Pops, and Jenifer Lewis as Ruby. Watch the final trailer now!
ABC Announces 2020-2021 Slate, Featuring New Shows BIG SKY and CALL YOUR MOTHER
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 22, 2020
Having just solidified its position as the No. 1 network in entertainment among Adults 18-49 for the first time in four years, ABC is announcing its 2020-2021 programming slate, which includes renewals for 19 series and two straight-to-series orders from its current crop of pilots
Jeff Meacham To Be Series Regular In Sixth Season of BLACK-ISH
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Aug 21, 2019
Deadline reports that Jeff Meacham, who has recurred on 'black-ish' since season one, will be upped to series regular for the show's sixth season. Meacham plays Josh, Dre's (Anthony Anderson) nonsensical co-worker.
BLACK-ISH Renewed for Season Six, New Prequel Series MIXED-ISH Ordered
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 3, 2019
The Johnsons will be back for Season 6 of “black-ish,” as The ABC Television Network announced it is picking up the acclaimed comedy for the 2019-2020 season. In addition, ABC will expand the award-winning “black-ish” franchise even further, with the network giving an early series order to “mixed-ish,” a spinoff about Rainbow Johnson's experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the '80s.
BLACK-ISH Casts Bow-Centric Potential Spinoff Episode
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 18, 2019
Deadline reports Anders Holm, Tika Sumpter, and Arica Himmel will lead Black-ish's upcoming Bow-centric episodes, which features flashbacks of Tracee Ellis Ross' Rainbow. Gary Cole, Ethan William Childress, Mykal-Michelle Harris and Second City Chicago alum Christina Anthony have joined the potential spinoff series set in the 80s and 90s.
BLACK-ISH Teams Up with The Shoe Surgeon to Customize Five Pairs of Sneakers to Celebrate Its National Syndication Launch
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 14, 2018
The critically acclaimed hit family comedy series “black-ish” announced today that it has teamed up with prolific designer and influencer Dominic Ciambrone, also known as The Shoe Surgeon, to customize five pairs of “black-ish” branded sneakers. Playing off of Johnson family patriarch Dre's fondness for Nikes, the five unique pairs of sneakers were exclusively designed and constructed by The Shoe Surgeon to celebrate the launch of “black-ish” in national syndication five nights a week, beginning Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. All five pairs will be included in a prize package posted on Omaze, an online fundraising platform, with proceeds benefitting Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Photo Flash: See the Cast of BLACKISH Celebrate 100 Episodes
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 24, 2018
The cast and executive producers of ABC's critically acclaimed comedy series 'black-ish' were joined on set today, Thursday, August 23, by Channing Dungey (president, ABC Entertainment) and Patrick Moran (president, ABC Studios), as they celebrated the show's incredible milestone at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.
Childsplay Brings Snow to The Valley in THE SNOWY DAY
by Julie Musbach - Dec 21, 2017
This winter, Valley families won't need to travel up north to experience the magic of snowfall as Childsplay Theatre brings The Snowy Day to life at Tempe Center for the Arts. The Snowy Day and other stories by Ezra Jack Keats is on stage weekends fromJanuary 21 through March 11, 2018.
ABC Unveils 2017-18 Primetime Schedule ft. LITTLE MERMAID LIVE!, DWTS Jr. & More
by Caryn Robbins - May 16, 2017
ABC continues its commitment to distinctive storytelling with the announcement of its 2017-18 slate of programming. Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment, will unveil the network's new lineup to the advertising and media communities this afternoon at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall in New York City.