Black-ish season 2

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| network = ABC

| first_aired = {{start date|2015|9|23}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2016|5|18}}

| num_episodes = 24

| episode_list = List of Black-ish episodes

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The second season of Black-ish aired from September 23, 2015 to May 18, 2016, on ABC in the United States. It is produced by Khalabo Ink Society, Cinema Gypsy Productions, Principato-Young Entertainment and ABC Studios, with creator Kenya Barris, who also served as executive producer alongside Anthony Anderson, Brian Dobbins, Jonathon 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).

On March 3, 2016, ABC renewed the series for a third season.{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2016/03/03/abc-renewed-series-2016-greys-anatomy-shield/|title=Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, S.H.I.E.L.D. and 8 Other Shows Renewed at ABC|work=TVLine|last=Mitovich|first=Matt Webb|date=March 3, 2016|accessdate=March 3, 2016}}

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Cast

=Main cast=

Anthony Anderson as Dre Johnson
Tracee Ellis Ross as Bow Johnson
Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson
Marcus Scribner as Andre ("Junior") Johnson Jr.
Miles Brown as Jack Johnson
Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson
Jeff Meacham as Josh Oppenhol
Jenifer Lewis as Ruby Johnson

=Recurring cast=

Laurence Fishburne as Earl "Pops" Johnson
Peter Mackenzie as Leslie Stevens
Deon Cole as Charlie Telphy
Allen Maldonado as Curtis
Wanda Sykes as Daphne Lido
Nicole Sullivan as Janine
Catherine Reitman as Lucy

=Guest cast=

Kent Faulcon as Principal Green
Andrew Daly as Dr. Evan Windsor
Zendaya as Resheida
Marc Evan Jackson as David Cooper
Beth Lacke as Andrea Cooper
Michael Strahan as June Bug
Amber Rose as Dominique
Barry Shabaka Henley as T Jackson
Keraun Harris as Smoke
Faizon Love as Sha
Tyra Banks as Gigi
Mindy Sterling as Pam
LaMonica Garrett as Davis
John Witherspoon as James Brown
Anna Deavere Smith as Alicia
Toby Huss as Nelson
Brittany Daniel as Blair
Don Lemon as himself
Bumper Robinson as Marcus Montgomery
Sayeed Shahidi as Adonis Culpepper
Regina Hall as Vivian
Raven-Symoné as Rhonda Johnson
Phil Morris as Frank Duckworth
Valarie Pettiford as Donna Duckworth
Nat Faxon as Joseph Everton

Episodes

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 25

|EpisodeNumber2 = 1

|Title = THE Word

|DirectedBy = Matt Sohn

|WrittenBy = Kenya Barris

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|9|23}}

|ProdCode = 202

|Viewers = 7.30{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/24/wednesday-final-ratings-survivor-modern-family-nashville-adjusted-down/471324/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926184609/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/24/wednesday-final-ratings-survivor-modern-family-nashville-adjusted-down/471324/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 26, 2015|title=Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Survivor', 'Modern Family' & 'Law and Order: SVU' Adjusted Up; 'Nashville' Adjusted Down|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=September 24, 2015|accessdate=September 24, 2015}}

|ShortSummary = After Jack, performing Kanye West's "Gold Digger" at his school talent show, raps the N-word (from the line "Now I ain't saying she's a gold digger / but she ain't messing with no broke niggas"), he is threatened with expulsion from the school.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 26

|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|Title = Rock, Paper, Scissors, Gun

|DirectedBy = Ken Whittingham

|WrittenBy = Peter Saji

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|9|30}}

|ProdCode = 201

|Viewers = 5.94{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/01/wednesday-final-ratings-empire-survivor-modern-family-nashville-code-black-adjusted-down/474734/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002235554/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/01/wednesday-final-ratings-empire-survivor-modern-family-nashville-code-black-adjusted-down/474734/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2015|title=Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Empire', 'Survivor', 'Modern Family' & 'Rosewood' Adjusted Up; 'Nashville' & 'Code Black' Adjusted Down|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Dixon|first=Dani|date=October 1, 2015|accessdate=October 1, 2015}}

|ShortSummary = After a neighbor's house is broken into, Dre considers getting a gun, and Bow tries to convince him not to buy one. Zoey asks Pops to teach her karate, but she ends up doing his chores, a la The Karate Kid.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 27

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = Dr. Hell No

|DirectedBy = Millicent Shelton

|WrittenBy = Gail Lerner

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|10|7}}

|ProdCode = 203

|Viewers = 5.86{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/08/wednesday-final-ratings-oct-7-2015/477200/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008210328/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/08/wednesday-final-ratings-oct-7-2015/477200/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 8, 2015|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Empire,' 'SVU' and others adjusted up, 'Arrow' holds, 'Nashville' adjusted down|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Dixon|first=Dani|date=October 8, 2015|accessdate=October 8, 2015}}

|ShortSummary = Pops reveals he has not been to the doctor since 1985, which leads to him not knowing that he has a clogged artery. The kids wonder what would happen to Pops' stuff if he were to die.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 28

|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

|Title = Daddy's Day

|DirectedBy = Michael Schultz

|WrittenBy = Vijal Patel

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|10|14}}

|ProdCode = 204

|Viewers = 5.66{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/15/wednesday-final-ratings-oct-14-2015/478824/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016120420/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/15/wednesday-final-ratings-oct-14-2015/478824/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 16, 2015|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Empire,' 'Modern Family' and 'Arrow' adjusted up, 'Nashville' adjusted down|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=October 15, 2015|accessdate=October 16, 2015}}

|ShortSummary = After realizing the kids like Bow more than him, Dre decides to create a new holiday, "Daddy's Day." Dre decides to teach Zoey's friend, Rasheida (Zendaya) how to drive with disastrous results.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 29

|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = Churched

|DirectedBy = Victor Nelli, Jr.

|WrittenBy = Corey Nickerson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|10|21}}

|ProdCode = 205

|Viewers = 5.79{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/22/wednesday-final-ratings-oct-21-2015/479869/|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Rosewood' adjusted up, 'Empire' and everything else hold|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=October 22, 2015|accessdate=October 22, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023182856/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/22/wednesday-final-ratings-oct-21-2015/479869/|archivedate=October 23, 2015}}

|ShortSummary = Determined to say "yes" to more invitations, Dre accidentally commits a reluctant Johnson family to church on Sunday. When Rainbow and Dre attempt to back out (for "cultural" reasons), things backfire horribly. Meanwhile, Ruby discovers that the twins were never baptized and seeks to remedy to the situation, much to Jack's relief and Diane's dislike.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 30

|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|Title = Jacked o' Lantern

|DirectedBy = Christine Gernon

|WrittenBy = Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|10|28}}

|ProdCode = 206

|Viewers = 6.18{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/29/wednesday-final-ratings-oct-28-2015/480968/|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Supernatural' adjusts down, 'The Middle' and 'The Goldbergs' adjust up|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=October 29, 2015|accessdate=October 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029234833/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/29/wednesday-final-ratings-oct-28-2015/480968/|archive-date=2015-10-29|url-status=dead}}

|ShortSummary = It is halloween at the Johnson's house, so Andre's cousin, June Bug (Michael Strahan), comes to continue the family tradition of beating up on Dre and his side of the family. The kids decide to fight back against Andre's nieces and nephews, learning a lesson in the process.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 31

|EpisodeNumber2 = 7

|Title = Charlie in Charge

|DirectedBy = Matt Sohn

|WrittenBy = Lindsey Shockley

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|11}}

|ProdCode = 207

|Viewers = 5.97{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/12/wednesday-final-ratings-nov-11-2015/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114021129/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/12/wednesday-final-ratings-nov-11-2015/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 14, 2015|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Blackish' and 'Code Black' adjust down|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=November 12, 2015|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=November 12, 2015}}

|ShortSummary = In an effort to get Zoe interested in her alma mater, Rainbow flies her and a flight phobic Dre to Rhode Island. In the meantime, a phone call from a semi-sedated Dre accidentally leaves Charlie in charge of the remaining Johnson kids.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 32

|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|Title = Chop Shop

|DirectedBy = John Putch

|WrittenBy = Hale Rothstein

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|18}}

|ProdCode = 208

|Viewers = 6.08{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/19/wednesday-final-ratings-nov-18-2015/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120052503/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/19/wednesday-final-ratings-nov-18-2015/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 20, 2015|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Arrow,' 'Rosewood,' 'Survivor' and 'The Middle' adjust up|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=November 19, 2015|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=November 19, 2015}}

|ShortSummary = A disastrous haircut leaves Dre questioning his life-long loyalty to his barber. Meanwhile, Ruby attempts to take over Rainbow's management of the Johnson family Christmas card.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 33

|EpisodeNumber2 = 9

|Title = Man at Work

|DirectedBy = Kevin Bray

|WrittenBy = Vijal Patel

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|12|2}}

|ProdCode = 210

|Viewers = 5.45{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/03/wednesday-final-ratings-dec-2-2015/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205234205/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/03/wednesday-final-ratings-dec-2-2015/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 5, 2015|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Arrow,' 'Empire,' and 'Criminal Minds' adjust up|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=December 3, 2015|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=December 3, 2015}}

|ShortSummary = Daphne Lido (Wanda Sykes), ex-wife of founding partner Phillip Lido, announces she got her husband's share of Stevens & Lido in the divorce. Upon assessing the staff, she deems Charlie to be dead weight and orders Dre to fire him. Meanwhile, Rainbow questions Dre's loyalty to his childhood friend Sha, who she says is taking advantage of his generosity.

Note: On Hulu, there is also an extended version of the episode titled "Man at Work: Extended Cut", which contains an additional 9 minutes.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 34

|EpisodeNumber2 = 10

|Title = Stuff

|DirectedBy = Ken Whittingham

|WrittenBy = Corey Nickerson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|12|9}}

|ProdCode = 211

|Viewers = 5.97{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/10/wednesday-final-ratings-dec-9-2015/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214144806/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/10/wednesday-final-ratings-dec-9-2015/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 14, 2015|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Criminal Minds,' 'Modern Family' and all other originals hold|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=December 10, 2015|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=December 10, 2015}}

|ShortSummary = Pops hints that the Johnson kids are spoiled and tells a story about him and his siblings getting only one present at Christmas. Dre shrugs it off until he hears his kids' ridiculous demands, so he announces they will all get one present only. The kids then resolve to be extra nice and helpful to get Dad to change his mind.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 35

|EpisodeNumber2 = 11

|Title = Plus Two Isn't a Thing

|DirectedBy = Victor Nelli, Jr.

|WrittenBy = Njeri Brown & Lisa McQuillan

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|1|6}}

|ProdCode = 212

|Viewers = 6.29{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/01/07/wednesday-final-ratings-jan-6-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107231810/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/01/07/wednesday-final-ratings-jan-6-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 7, 2016|title= Wednesday final ratings: 'American Idol' and 'Modern Family' adjust up|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=January 7, 2016|accessdate=January 7, 2016}}

|ShortSummary = Dre's strange relationship with his best friend from childhood, pop star Gigi (Tyra Banks), has Rainbow feeling left out until she tries to spend a few days of her own as Dre's best friend. Meanwhile, inspired by "Aunt" Gigi, the kids try to make a music video.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 36

|EpisodeNumber2 = 12

|Title = Old Digger

|DirectedBy = Linda Mendoza

|WrittenBy = Steven White

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|1|13}}

|ProdCode = 209

|Viewers = 6.06{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/01/14/wednesday-final-ratings-jan-13-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116235313/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/01/14/wednesday-final-ratings-jan-13-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 16, 2016|title= Wednesday final ratings: 'Modern Family' adjusts up, 'Code Black' adjusts down|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=January 14, 2016|accessdate=January 14, 2016}}

|ShortSummary = Dre is less than pleased when Ruby decides to get back in the dating game with a man half her age. Meanwhile Zoe, Dianne and Jack try to convince Junior that he is being catfished.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 37

|EpisodeNumber2 = 13

|Title = Keeping Up With the Johnsons

|DirectedBy = Millicent Shelton

|WrittenBy = Courtney Lilly

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|1|20}}

|ProdCode = 213

|Viewers = 5.72{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/01/21/wednesday-final-ratings-jan-20-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123083802/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/01/21/wednesday-final-ratings-jan-20-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 23, 2016|title= Wednesday final ratings: 'Mike & Molly' adjusts up|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=January 21, 2016|accessdate=January 21, 2016}}

|ShortSummary = When an unwelcome credit card bill leaves Dre and Bow realizing that it is time to cut expenses, Junior and Jack decide to try a get-rich-quick scheme, using a reluctant Zoe as inspiration.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 38

|EpisodeNumber2 = 14

|Title = Sink or Swim

|DirectedBy = Michael Schultz

|WrittenBy = Gail Lerner

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|2|10}}

|ProdCode = 214

|Viewers = 6.02{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/02/11/wednesday-final-ratings-feb-10-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213110943/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/02/11/wednesday-final-ratings-feb-10-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 13, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'American Idol' adjusts up, 'Black-ish' adjusts down|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=February 11, 2016|accessdate=February 11, 2016}}

|ShortSummary = Dre thinks his neighbors are being racist by not inviting the Johnsons to their pool parties, even though he cannot swim. Meanwhile, both Bow and Ruby have some lessons for the kids.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 39

|EpisodeNumber2 = 15

|Title = Twindependence

|DirectedBy = Michael Spiller

|WrittenBy = Peter Saji

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|2|17}}

|ProdCode = 216

|Viewers = 5.74{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/02/18/wednesday-final-ratings-feb-17-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220092236/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/02/18/wednesday-final-ratings-feb-17-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 20, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Goldbergs' and 'SVU' adjust up 'Survivor,' 'Code Black' and 'Hell's Kitchen' adjust down|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=February 18, 2016|accessdate=February 18, 2016}}

|ShortSummary = Diane is tired of being Jack's twin, so she tries to get rid of him. After discovering how much she likes him, she changes her mind. Dre buys Zoey a car, but then reconsiders after speaking to his colleagues.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 40

|EpisodeNumber2 = 16

|Title = Hope

|DirectedBy = Beth McCarthy-Miller

|WrittenBy = Kenya Barris

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|2|24}}

|ProdCode = 217

|Viewers = 6.18{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/02/25/wednesday-final-ratings-feb-24-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226090849/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/02/25/wednesday-final-ratings-feb-24-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 26, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Survivor' adjusts down|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=February 25, 2016|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=February 25, 2016}}

|ShortSummary = After watching breaking news coverage regarding the indictment of a police officer, Andre and Rainbow teach Jack and Diane the history of discriminatory brutality. Junior tries to sneak down to the protests, but Zoey convinces him to change his mind.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 41

|EpisodeNumber2 = 17

|Title = Any Given Saturday

|DirectedBy = Gail Mancuso

|WrittenBy = Yvette Lee Bowser

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|3|16}}

|ProdCode = 218

|Viewers = 6.12{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/03/17/wednesday-final-ratings-march-16-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320090209/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/03/17/wednesday-final-ratings-march-16-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 20, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'The Goldbergs' and 'SVU' reruns adjust up|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=March 17, 2016|accessdate=March 17, 2016|publisher=TV by the Numbers}}

|ShortSummary = Jack is a star in recreational basketball, but when Dre and Bow learn about travel ball, a much more serious league where all the pros start out, they find a way to get Jack in. The kids are much more talented than Jack is used to, and to Dre and Bow's dismay, he becomes a bench warmer. Meanwhile, Junior becomes a referee and takes his new responsibilities a little too far, while Zoey meets a new love interest on the court.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 42

|EpisodeNumber2 = 18

|Title = Black Nanny

|DirectedBy = Anton Cropper

|WrittenBy = Lindsey Shockley

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|3|23}}

|ProdCode = 215

|Viewers = 5.98{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/03/24/wednesday-final-ratings-march-23-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326154043/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/03/24/wednesday-final-ratings-march-23-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 26, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Survivor,' 'Goldbergs,' 'Criminal Minds' and 'Chicago PD' all adjust up|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=March 24, 2016|accessdate=March 24, 2016|publisher=TV by the Numbers}}

|ShortSummary = Dre and Bow start to slip on the chores and kids' activities around the house, so Bow persuades Dre to hire a nanny. After several bad interviews, they meet Vivian (Regina Hall), who impresses them with her desire to take care of the whole family including Dre and Bow. Dre struggles with the idea of hiring a black nanny, but decides to give her a try. Meanwhile, Diane decides to run for class president against the smart and bubbly Susie Kwest becomes her competition, so Zoey helps Diane create a smear campaign to win her sister the vote.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 43

|EpisodeNumber2 = 19

|Title = The Leftovers

|DirectedBy = Linda Mendoza

|WrittenBy = Hale Rothstein

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|4|6}}

|ProdCode = 220

|Viewers = 5.48{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/07/wednesday-final-ratings-april-6-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408082046/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/07/wednesday-final-ratings-april-6-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 8, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Empire' and 'Modern Family' adjust up, 'Nashville' adjusts down|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=April 7, 2016|accessdate=April 7, 2016|publisher=TV by the Numbers}}

|ShortSummary = Dre and Bow look for a legal guardian for their kids; Junior reveals to Jack some family white lies that he had always naïvely accepted.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 44

|EpisodeNumber2 = 20

|Title = Johnson & Johnson

|DirectedBy = Rob Hardy

|WrittenBy = Courtney Lilly

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|4|13}}

|ProdCode = 219

|Viewers = 5.67{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/14/wednesday-final-ratings-april-13-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414231758/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/14/wednesday-final-ratings-april-13-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 14, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'The Goldbergs' adjusts up, 'Black-ish' and 'Nashville' adjust down|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=April 14, 2016|accessdate=April 14, 2016|publisher=TV by the Numbers}}

|ShortSummary = Dre's sister's upcoming wedding leads to a conversation on tradition, especially after Dre learns that Rainbow never formally took his last name after their marriage. Elsewhere, Jack and Diane are afraid that they are too old to be the ring bearer and flower girl, while Junior and Zoey prep Ruby on how to embrace her daughter's lesbian relationship.

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{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 45

|EpisodeNumber2 = 21

|Title = The Johnson Show

|DirectedBy = Gail Lerner

|WrittenBy = Corey Nickerson

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|4|27}}

|ProdCode = 221

|Viewers = 4.97{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/28/wednesday-final-ratings-april-27-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429122659/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/28/wednesday-final-ratings-april-27-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 29, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'The Middle' and 'Empire' adjust up, 'Nashville' adjusts down|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=April 28, 2016|accessdate=April 28, 2016|publisher=TV by the Numbers}}

|ShortSummary = Dre is fearful of losing his job and tarnishing his family's reputation when Stevens & Lido announces company layoffs; Bow wants to show she can do it all on her own when she's put in charge of a school auction.

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}}

{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 46

|EpisodeNumber2 = 22

|Title = Super Rich Kids

|DirectedBy = Anton Cropper

|WrittenBy = Damilare Sonoiki

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|5|4}}

|ProdCode = 224

|Viewers = 5.59{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/05/wednesday-final-ratings-may-4-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506012613/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/05/wednesday-final-ratings-may-4-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: Wednesday final ratings: 'Chicago PD' and 'Heartbeat' adjust up, 'Nashville' adjusts down|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=May 5, 2016|accessdate=May 5, 2016|publisher=TV by the Numbers}}

|ShortSummary = Junior makes some rich friends, but his father is scared that he will lose his view on the world, and tries to stop him.

|LineColor = 1B1B1B

}}

{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 47

|EpisodeNumber2 = 23

|Title = Daddy Dre-Care

|DirectedBy = Kenya Barris

|WrittenBy = Jonathan Groff

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|5|11}}

|ProdCode = 223

|Viewers = 5.29{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/12/wednesday-final-ratings-may-11-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513010215/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/12/wednesday-final-ratings-may-11-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 13, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Empire' and 'The Goldbergs' adjust up, 'Black-ish' and 'Nashville' adjust down|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=May 12, 2016|accessdate=May 12, 2016|publisher=TV by the Numbers}}

|ShortSummary = All four kids have flu, including Bow and Ruby, and Dre has to take care of all of them. Though it turns out that Bow never had the flu, she is actually pregnant.

|LineColor = 1B1B1B

}}

{{Episode list/sublist|Black-ish season 2

|EpisodeNumber = 48

|EpisodeNumber2 = 24

|Title = Good-ish Times

|DirectedBy = Anton Cropper

|WrittenBy = Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|5|18}}

|ProdCode = 222

|Viewers = 5.05{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/19/wednesday-final-ratings-may-18-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520123521/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/19/wednesday-final-ratings-may-18-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 20, 2016|title=Wednesday final ratings: 'Empire,' 'Goldbergs,' & 'SVU' adjust up, 'Arrow' & 'Supernatural' adjust down|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=May 19, 2016|accessdate=May 19, 2016}}

|ShortSummary = Dre imagines what his family would be like in the 1970s.

|LineColor = 1B1B1B

}}

Reception

=Ratings=

{{Television episode ratings

| width = 99

| title1 = The Word

| date1 = September 23, 2015

| rs1 = 2.4/7

| viewers1 = 7.30

| dvr1 = 1.4

| dvrv1 = 3.29

| total1 = 3.8

| totalv1 = 10.59{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/11/premiere-week-live-7-ratings-blindspot-empire-and-big-bang-theory-score-biggest-gains/477409/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013183937/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/11/premiere-week-live-7-ratings-blindspot-empire-and-big-bang-theory-score-biggest-gains/477409/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 13, 2015|title=Premiere week Live +7 ratings: 'Blindspot,' 'Empire' and 'Big Bang Theory' score biggest gains|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=October 12, 2015|accessdate=October 12, 2015}}

| title2 = Rock, Paper, Scissors, Gun

| date2 = September 30, 2015

| rs2 = 1.8/6

| viewers2 = 5.94

| dvr2 = 1.2

| dvrv2 = 2.63

| total2 = 3.0

| totalv2 = 8.58{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/19/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-2-the-blacklist-premiere-joins-empire-and-blindspot-atop-the-charts/479111/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020142054/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/19/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-2-the-blacklist-premiere-joins-empire-and-blindspot-atop-the-charts/479111/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 20, 2015|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 2: 'The Blacklist' premiere joins 'Empire' and 'Blindspot' atop the charts|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=October 19, 2015|accessdate=October 19, 2015}}

| title3 = Dr. Hell No

| date3 = October 7, 2015

| rs3 = 1.9/6

| viewers3 = 5.86

| dvr3 = 1.1

| dvrv3 = 2.58

| total3 = 3.0

| totalv3 = 8.44{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/31/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-3-quantico-more-than-doubles-empire-and-blindspot-score-biggest-gains/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107212508/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/31/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-3-quantico-more-than-doubles-empire-and-blindspot-score-biggest-gains/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2015|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 3: 'Quantico' more than doubles, 'Empire' and 'Blindspot' score biggest gains|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=October 31, 2015|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}

| title4 = Daddy's Day

| date4 = October 14, 2015

| rs4 = 1.8/6

| viewers4 = 5.66

| dvr4 = 1.0

| dvrv4 = n/a

| total4 = 2.8{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/04/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-4-jane-the-virgin-premiere-doubles-empire-and-blindspot-top-charts-for-oct-12-18/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107202722/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/04/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-4-jane-the-virgin-premiere-doubles-empire-and-blindspot-top-charts-for-oct-12-18/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2015|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 4: 'Jane the Virgin' premiere doubles, 'Empire' and 'Blindspot' top charts for Oct. 12–18|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=November 4, 2015|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=November 4, 2015}}

| totalv4 = n/a

| title5 = Churched

| date5 = October 21, 2015

| rs5 = 1.8/5

| viewers5 = 5.79

| dvr5 = 1.0

| dvrv5 = n/a

| total5 = 2.8{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/09/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-5-oct-19-25-2015/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113034210/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/09/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-5-oct-19-25-2015/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 13, 2015|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 5: 'Empire' and 'Blindspot' have biggest toal gains, 5 shows double|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=November 9, 2015|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=November 9, 2015}}

| totalv5 = n/a

| title6 = Jacked o' Lantern

| date6 = October 28, 2015

| rs6 = 1.9

| viewers6 = 6.18

| dvr6 = 1.1

| dvrv6 = 2.55

| total6 = 3.0

| totalv6 = 8.73{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/16/broadcast-live-7-ratings-big-bang-theory-and-blindspot-top-week-6-quantico-doubles-in-18-49-and-viewers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117032234/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/16/broadcast-live-7-ratings-big-bang-theory-and-blindspot-top-week-6-quantico-doubles-in-18-49-and-viewers/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 17, 2015|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' and 'Blindspot' top week 6, 'Quantico' doubles in 18–49 and viewers|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=November 16, 2015|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=November 16, 2015}}

| title7 = Charlie in Charge

| date7 = November 11, 2015

| rs7 = 1.8/6

| viewers7 = 5.97

| dvr7 = 1.2

| dvrv7 = n/a

| total7 = 3.0{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/01/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-8-empire-big-bang-theory-and-quantico-top-charts-for-nov-9-15/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203192118/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/01/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-8-empire-big-bang-theory-and-quantico-top-charts-for-nov-9-15/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2015|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 8: 'Empire', 'Big Bang Theory' and 'Quantico' top charts for Nov. 9–15|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=December 1, 2015|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=December 1, 2015}}

| totalv7 = n/a

| title8 = Chop Shop

| date8 = November 18, 2015

| rs8 = 1.9/6

| viewers8 = 6.08

| dvr8 = 1.2

| dvrv8 = n/a

| total8 = 3.1{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/07/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-9-big-bang-theory-makes-the-biggest-gains/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208104803/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/07/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-9-big-bang-theory-makes-the-biggest-gains/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2015|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 9: 'Big Bang Theory' makes the biggest gains|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=December 7, 2015|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=December 7, 2015}}

| totalv8 = n/a

| title9 = Man at Work

| date9 = December 2, 2015

| rs9 = 1.6/5

| viewers9 = 5.45

| dvr9 = 1.1

| dvrv9 = 2.45

| total9 = 2.7

| totalv9 = 7.89{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/21/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-11-nov-30-dec-6-2015/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222091630/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/21/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-11-nov-30-dec-6-2015/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 2015|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 11: 'Empire' fall finale on top, 'Vampire Diaries' leads percentage gains|last=Porter |first=Rick|date=December 21, 2015|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=December 21, 2015}}

| title10 = Stuff

| date10 = December 9, 2015

| rs10 = 1.7/5

| viewers10 = 5.97

| dvr10 = 1.0

| dvrv10 = 2.21

| total10 = 2.7

| totalv10 = 8.18{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/29/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-12-dec-7-13-2015/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229231936/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/29/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-12-dec-7-13-2015/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 29, 2015|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' gets biggest bump of the season in week 12, 5 shows double in 18–49|last=Porter |first=Rick|date=December 29, 2015|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=December 29, 2015}}

| title11 = Plus Two Isn't a Thing

| date11 = January 6, 2016

| rs11 = 2.1/6

| viewers11 = 6.29

| dvr11 = 1.1

| dvrv11 = 2.59

| total11 = 3.2

| totalv11 = 8.88{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/01/25/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-16-jan-4-10-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128010705/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/01/25/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-16-jan-4-10-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2016|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Shades of Blue' premiere gets a good lift in week 16|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=January 25, 2016|accessdate=February 1, 2016}}

| title12 = Old Digger

| date12 = January 13, 2016

| rs12 = 1.9/6

| viewers12 = 6.06

| dvr12 = 1.1

| dvrv12 = 2.45

| total12 = 3.0

| totalv12 = 8.52{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/02/01/broadcast-live-7-ratings-jan-11-17-2016-week-17/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202103725/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/02/01/broadcast-live-7-ratings-jan-11-17-2016-week-17/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 2, 2016 |title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' and 'Modern Family' lead week 17, 'Shades of Blue' doubles |work=TV by the Numbers |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=February 1, 2016 |accessdate=February 1, 2016}}

| title13 = Keeping Up With the Johnsons

| date13 = January 20, 2016

| rs13 = 1.7/5

| viewers13 = 5.72

| dvr13 = 1.1

| dvrv13 = 2.54

| total13 = 2.8

| totalv13 = 8.26{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/02/08/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-18-jan-18-24-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210091925/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/02/08/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-18-jan-18-24-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2016|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'X-Files' premiere dominates week 18, 'Limitless' doubles|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=February 8, 2016|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=February 8, 2016}}

| title14 = Sink or Swim

| date14 = February 10, 2016

| rs14 = 1.8/6

| viewers14 = 6.02

| dvr14 = 1.1

| dvrv14 = n/a

| total14 = 2.9{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/02/29/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-21-feb-8-14-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301101611/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/02/29/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-21-feb-8-14-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 1, 2016|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'How to Get Away with Murder', 5 other shows double in a DVR-heavy week 21|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=February 29, 2016|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=February 29, 2016}}

| totalv14 = n/a

| title15 = Twindependence

| date15 = February 17, 2016

| rs15 = 1.8/6

| viewers15 = 5.74

| dvr15 = 1.0

| dvrv15 = 2.24

| total15 = 2.8

| totalv15 = 7.99{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/03/07/broadcast-live-7-ratings-feb-15-21-2016-week-22/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308062021/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/03/07/broadcast-live-7-ratings-feb-15-21-2016-week-22/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2016|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'The Blacklist' and 'The Big Bang Theory' lead week 22|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=March 7, 2016|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=March 7, 2016}}

| title16 = Hope

| date16 = February 24, 2016

| rs16 = 1.9/6

| viewers16 = 6.18

| dvr16 = 1.2

| dvrv16 = 2.79

| total16 = 3.1

| totalv16 = 8.97{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/03/14/broadcast-live-7-ratings-feb-22-28-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315035448/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/03/14/broadcast-live-7-ratings-feb-22-28-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 15, 2016|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' has biggest week 23 gain, 'Jane the Virgin' and 3 others double|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=March 14, 2016|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=March 21, 2016}}

| title17 = Any Given Saturday

| date17 = March 16, 2016

| rs17 = 1.9/6

| viewers17 = 6.12

| dvr17 = 1.0

| dvrv17 = 2.39

| total17 = 2.9

| totalv17 = 8.51{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/05/broadcast-live-7-ratings-march-14-20-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405220845/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/05/broadcast-live-7-ratings-march-14-20-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2016|title= Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Modern Family' and 'Blindspot' gain the most for March 14–20|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=April 5, 2016|accessdate=April 5, 2016}}

| title18 = Black Nanny

| date18 = March 23, 2016

| rs18 = 1.9/6

| viewers18 = 5.98

| dvr18 = 1.0

| dvrv18 = 2.47

| total18 = 2.9

| totalv18 = 8.47{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/11/broadcast-live-7-ratings-march-21-27-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412163859/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/11/broadcast-live-7-ratings-march-21-27-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 12, 2016|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Modern Family' tops the week of March 21–27, 4 shows double|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=April 11, 2016|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=April 11, 2016}}

| title19 = The Leftovers

| date19 = April 6, 2016

| rs19 = 1.6/5

| viewers19 = 5.48

| dvr19 = 1.0

| dvrv19 = 2.41

| total19 = 2.6

| totalv19 = 7.87{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/25/broadcast-live-7-ratings-april-4-10-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425224416/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/25/broadcast-live-7-ratings-april-4-10-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 25, 2016|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Empire' and 'Big Bang Theory' stay on top for April 4–10|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=April 25, 2016|accessdate=May 18, 2016}}

| title20 = Johnson & Johnson

| date20 = April 13, 2016

| rs20 = 1.5/5

| viewers20 = 5.67

| dvr20 = 1.0

| dvrv20 = 2.24

| total20 = 2.5

| totalv20 = 7.91{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/02/broadcast-live-7-ratings-april-11-17-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503111910/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/02/broadcast-live-7-ratings-april-11-17-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 3, 2016|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Empire' and 'Blacklist' have biggest gains, 4 shows double|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=May 2, 2016|accessdate=May 18, 2016}}

| title21 = The Johnson Show

| date21 = April 27, 2016

| rs21 = 1.5/5

| viewers21 = 4.97

| dvr21 = 0.8

| dvrv21 = 2.20

| total21 = 2.3

| totalv21 = 7.17{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/17/broadcast-live-7-ratings-april-25-may-1-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518100306/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/17/broadcast-live-7-ratings-april-25-may-1-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 18, 2016|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Big Bang Theory,' 'Empire' and 'Blacklist' lead for April 25-May 1|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=May 17, 2016|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=May 23, 2016}}

| title22 = Super Rich Kids

| date22 = May 4, 2016

| rs22 = 1.6/5

| viewers22 = 5.59

| dvr22 = 0.8

| dvrv22 = n/a

| total22 = 2.4{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/23/broadcast-live-7-ratings-may-2-8-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526085940/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/23/broadcast-live-7-ratings-may-2-8-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 26, 2016|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' tops total gains, 'Vampire Diaries' and 9 others double in 18-49|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=May 23, 2016|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=May 23, 2016}}

| totalv22 = n/a

| title23 = Daddy Dre-Care

| date23 = May 11, 2016

| rs23 = 1.5/5

| viewers23 = 5.29

| dvr23 = 1.0

| dvrv23 = 2.40

| total23 = 2.5

| totalv23 = 7.69{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/31/broadcast-live-7-ratings-may-9-15-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601134556/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/31/broadcast-live-7-ratings-may-9-15-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 1, 2016|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' finale and 'Empire' share lead for May 9–15|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=May 31, 2016|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=May 31, 2016}}

| title24 = Good-ish Times

| date24 = May 18, 2016

| rs24 = 1.5/5

| viewers24 = 5.05

| dvr24 = 0.9

| dvrv24 = 2.41

| total24 = 2.4

| totalv24 = 7.46{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/06/06/broadcast-live-7-ratings-may-16-22-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607043613/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/06/06/broadcast-live-7-ratings-may-16-22-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 7, 2016|title=Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Empire' and 'Blacklist' finales lead the week May 16–22|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=June 6, 2016|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=May 31, 2016}}

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=Accolades=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:99%;"
Year ! Award ! Category ! Recipient(s) ! Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
rowspan="20"\|2016 \| rowspan=10\|NAACP Image Award \| Outstanding Comedy Series \| Black-ish \| {{won}} \| rowspan=10\|[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-naacp-image-award-nominees-862135/ "'Creed,' 'Empire' Top NAACP Image Award Nominations; Full List"], Hollywood Reporter, February 4, 2016.
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series \| Anthony Anderson \| {{won}}
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series \| Tracee Ellis Ross \| {{won}}
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series \| Marsai Martin \| {{won}}
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series \| Miles Brown \| {{nom}}
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series \| Laurence Fishburne \| {{nom}}
Outstanding Performance by a Youth \| Marcus Scribner \| {{won}}
Outstanding Performance by a Youth \| Miles Brown \| {{nom}}
Outstanding Performance by a Youth \| Marsai Martin \| {{nom}}
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series \| Kenya Barris for "The Word" \| {{won}}
rowspan=4\|Critics' Choice Television Awards \| Best Comedy Series \| Black-ish \| {{nom}} \| rowspan=4\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-critics-choice-awards-winners-856447/\|title=Critics' Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List \|author=THR Staff\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|date=17 January 2016 \|accessdate=January 17, 2016}}
Best Actor in a Comedy Series \|Anthony Anderson \| {{nom}}
Best Actress in a Comedy Series \|Tracee Ellis Ross \| {{nom}}
Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series \|Jenifer Lewis \| {{nom}}
Peabody Award \| \| Black-ish \| {{won}} \| {{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/peabody-winners-blackish-master-of-none-mr-robot-1201758603/\|title='Black-ish,' 'Master of None,' 'Mr. Robot' Among 2015 Peabody Awards Winners\|first=Debra\|last=Birnbaum\|publisher=Variety\|date=April 22, 2016\|accessdate=April 23, 2016}}
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards \| Favorite TV Actor - Family Show \|Anthony Anderson \| {{nom}} \|
TCA Awards \| Outstanding Achievement in Comedy \|Black-ish \| {{won}} \|
rowspan="3"\| Primetime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Comedy Series \| Black-ish \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="3"\|
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series \| Anthony Anderson \| {{nom}}
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series \| Tracee Ellis Ross \| {{nom}}

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Recipient(s)

! Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

rowspan="20"|2016

| rowspan=10|NAACP Image Award

| Outstanding Comedy Series

| Black-ish

| {{won}}

| rowspan=10|[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-naacp-image-award-nominees-862135/ "'Creed,' 'Empire' Top NAACP Image Award Nominations; Full List"], Hollywood Reporter, February 4, 2016.

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

| Anthony Anderson

| {{won}}

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

| Tracee Ellis Ross

| {{won}}

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

| Marsai Martin

| {{won}}

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

| Miles Brown

| {{nom}}

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

| Laurence Fishburne

| {{nom}}

Outstanding Performance by a Youth

| Marcus Scribner

| {{won}}

Outstanding Performance by a Youth

| Miles Brown

| {{nom}}

Outstanding Performance by a Youth

| Marsai Martin

| {{nom}}

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

| Kenya Barris for "The Word"

| {{won}}

rowspan=4|Critics' Choice Television Awards

| Best Comedy Series

| Black-ish

| {{nom}}

| rowspan=4|{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-critics-choice-awards-winners-856447/|title=Critics' Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List

|author=THR Staff|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=17 January 2016

|accessdate=January 17, 2016}}

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

|Anthony Anderson

| {{nom}}

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

|Tracee Ellis Ross

| {{nom}}

Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series

|Jenifer Lewis

| {{nom}}

Peabody Award

| Black-ish

| {{won}}

| {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/peabody-winners-blackish-master-of-none-mr-robot-1201758603/|title='Black-ish,' 'Master of None,' 'Mr. Robot' Among 2015 Peabody Awards Winners|first=Debra|last=Birnbaum|publisher=Variety|date=April 22, 2016|accessdate=April 23, 2016}}

Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards

| Favorite TV Actor - Family Show

|Anthony Anderson

| {{nom}}

TCA Awards

| Outstanding Achievement in Comedy

|Black-ish

| {{won}}

rowspan="3"| Primetime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Comedy Series

| Black-ish

| {{nom}}