
Marcus Scribner as Andre 'Junior' Johnson Jr.
Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow 'Bow' Johnson. Anthony Anderson as Andre 'Dre' Johnson. The pilot episode premiered to a total of 11.04 million viewers, ranking number 1 in its time slot. It was renewed for a second season on May 8, 2015. 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).Īfter only airing six episodes, ABC ordered a full season of 24 episodes. 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. 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 first season of Black-ish aired from September 24, 2014, to May 20, 2015, on ABC in the United States.