Black-ish Renewed by ABC for Eight & Final Season

Long-running comedy Blackish will add another season to its name before it ends for good, securing an order for an eighth and final season today. It's the second-longest-running comedy on ABC, and will be the second-most senior live-action comedy on all of television next season now that Mom and Last Man Standing have both ended. The series is in the middle of ABC's ratings pack, rating as the #8 of 15 scripted series on the network. It's averged a 0.49 in the 18-49 demo this season, going as low as a 0.3. However, the show has a large syndication and streaming deal and makes ABC a huge profit despite those low ratings for its initial airings. It's also critically acclaimed, earning numerous Emmy nominations, inclduing Outstanding Comedy and Best Comedy Actor and Actress for Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross. Marcus Scribner, Marsai Martin, Miles Brown and Jenifer Lewis  make up the remaining members of the principal cast, with Laurence Fishburne featured in a prominent recurring role. This is a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.

Breaking Down the Banned ’Black-ish’ Episode

The 2018 episode 'Please, Baby, Please' was shelved by ABC for 'creative differences' but recently found its way onto Hulu. 

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Viewers familiar with ABC's 'Black-ish' know that the Emmy-nominated sitcom is no stranger to taking on controversial topics and hot-button political issues with its signature mixture of tense moments and light-hearted exchanges. Everything from police brutality to the rise of Donald Trump has been documented and addressed during the show's six-year run. In fact, the comedy's devotion to discussing uncomfortable subjects makes the scrubbing of this installment even more confusing. Nothing in the twenty-minute run of 'Please, Baby, Please' strays too far away from the thematic DNA of the series, ultimately playing out like a fairly standard episode. Even though it does hit some familiar beats, this season four installment is certainly worth viewing for the creative and unique way it describes and breaks down the many troubling injustices that were taking place in late 2017 and still take place in early 2021. 

black-ish Ratings (Season 7, 2020-21)

 

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Full List of 2020 Emmy Nominations

The nominations for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards have been released. 

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Although the 72nd Emmy awards will not be held in-person this year, that doesn't mean that the hard-working people behind and in-front of the camera won't get the recognition they deserve. Below is a full list of the shows, movies, actors, and actresses that have received a nomination. The ceremony will be held virtually on September 20th, 2020 and is set to be hosted by ABC's Jimmy Kimmel.

Best Drama and Comedy Series

Best Drama Series	Best Comedy Series
Better Call Saul (AMC)	Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
The Crown (Netflix)	Dead to Me (Netflix)
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)	The Good Place (NBC)
Killing Eve (BBC/AMC)	Insecure (HBO)
The Mandalorian (Disney Plus)	The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
Ozark (Netflix)	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Stranger Things (Netflix)	Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
Succession (HBO)	What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Best Limited Series & Reality Competition

Limited Series	Reality Competition
Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)	The Masked Singer (Fox)
Mrs. America (Hulu)	Nailed it (Netflix)
Unbelievable (Netflix)	RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Unorthodox (Netflix)	Top Chef (Bravo)
Watchmen (HBO)	The Voice (NBC)

Best Variety Sketch & Variety Talk Series

Variety Sketch	Variety Talk
A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)	Daily Show with Trever Noah (Comedy Central)
Drunk History (Comedy Central)	Full Frontal w/Samantha Bee (TBS)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)	Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)
	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
	Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Leading Roles: Drama

Lead Actor in a Drama	Lead Actress in a Drama
Jason Bateman (Ozark)	Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show)
Sterling K. Brown (This is Us)	Olivia Colman (The Crown)
Steve Carell (The Morning Show)	Jodie Comer (Killing Eve)
Brian Cox (Succession)	Laura Linney (Ozark)
Billy Porter (Pose)	Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
Jeremy Strong (Succession)	Zendaya (Euphoria)

Leading Roles: Comedy

Lead Actor in a Comedy	Lead Actress in a Comedy
Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)	Christina Applegate (Dead to Me)
Don Cheadle (Black Monday)	Rachel Brosnahan (Mrs. Maisel)
Ted Danson (The Good Place)	Linda Cardellini (Dead to Me)
Michael Douglas (Kominsky Method)	Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek)
Ramy Youssef (Ramy)	Issa Rae (Insecure)
Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek)	Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)

Leading Roles: Limited Series/Movie

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie	Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Jeremy Irons (Watchman)	Cate Blanchett (Mrs. America)
Hugh Jackman (Bad Education)	Shira Haas (Unorthodox)
Paul Mescal (Normal People)	Regina King (Watchmen)
Jeremy Pope (Hollywood)	Octavia Spencer (Self Made)
Mark Ruffalo (I Know This Much is True)	Kerry Washington (Little Fires Everywhere)

Supporting Roles: Drama

Supporting Actor in a Drama	Supporting Actress in a Drama
Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul)	Laura Dern (Big Little Lies)
Bradley Whitford (Handmaid’s Tale)	Meryl Streep (Big Little Lies)
Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)	Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown)
Mark Duplass (The Morning Show)	Samira Wiley (Handmaid’s Tale)
Nicholas Braun (Succession)	Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve)
Kieran Culkin (Succession)	Julia Garner (Ozark)
Matthew Macfadyen (Succession)	Sarah Snook (Succession)
Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)	Thandie Newton (Westworld)

Supporting Roles: Comedy

Supporting Actor in a Comedy	Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Andre Braugher (Brooklyn 99)	Betty Gilpin (GLOW)
William Jackson Harper (Good Place)	D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place)
Alan Arkin (The Kominsky Method)	Yvonne Orji (Insecure)
Sterling K. Brown (Mrs. Maisel)	Alex Borstein (Mrs. Maisel)
Tony Shalhoub (Mrs. Maisel)	Marin Hinkle (Mrs. Maisel)
Mahershala Ali (Ramy)	Kate McKinnon (SNL)
Kenan Thompson (SNL)	Cecily Strong (SNL)
Dan Levy (Schitt’s Creek)	Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek)

Supporting Roles: Limited Series or Movie

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie	Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Dylan McDermott (Hollywood)	Holland Taylor (Hollywood)
Jim Parsons (Hollywood)	Uzo Aduba (Mrs. America)
Tituss Burgess (Kimmy v The Reverend)	Margo Martindale (Mrs. America)
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen)	Tracey Ullman (Mrs. America)
Jovan Adepo (Watchmen)	Toni Collette (Unbelievable)
Louis Gossett Jr. (Watchmen)	Jean Smart (Watchmen)

What do you think of these nominations? What shows do you think should have made the list? Leave your thoughts in the comments below. 

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