The eighth and final season of the American sitcom Black-ish premiered on January 4, 2022, on ABC, for the 2021–22 television season and concluded on April 19, 2022.[1]
| Black-ish | |
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| Season 8 | |
 Promotional poster | |
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| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | January 4 – April 19, 2022 |
| Season chronology | |
Black-ish centers around the African-American Johnson family, led by Andre "Dre" Johnson, who struggles with finding his cultural identity while raising his kids in a white neighborhood with his wife, Bow. The series stars Anthony Anderson as Dre, alongside Tracee Ellis Ross, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, Marsai Martin, Peter Mackenzie, Deon Cole, Jeff Meacham, Katlyn Nichol, and Jenifer Lewis.
Cast and characters
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Mainedit
Recurring castedit
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Guest castedit
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Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 164 | 1 | "That's What Friends Are For" | Jude Weng | Laura Gutin Peterson | January 4, 2022 | 811 | 2.75[2] |
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Michelle Obama meets the Johnsons. | |||||||
| 165 | 2 | "The Natural" | Linda Mendoza | Christian Lander | January 11, 2022 | 805 | 1.98[3] |
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Dre wants to make anything in order to be promoted. Meanwhile, Diane gets a new friend. | |||||||
| 166 | 3 | "Bow-Mo" | Natalia Anderson | Melanie Boysaw | January 18, 2022 | 802 | 2.05[4] |
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Dre humiliates himself in front of Diane, while calling a radio. Bow finds a cool clique. | |||||||
| 167 | 4 | "Hoop Dreams" | Todd Biermann | Lizzie Donaldson | January 25, 2022 | 809 | 2.14[5] |
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Jack's new job quickly gets on his head. Meanwhile, Junior and Olivia help Pops and Ruby whose couple become too routine addicted. | |||||||
| 168 | 5 | "Ashy to Classy" | Kevin Bray | Edgar Momplaisir | February 1, 2022 | 801 | 1.97[6] |
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Dre and Bow disagree about educating Devante. Meanwhile, Jr helps Jack with the picture class. | |||||||
| 169 | 6 | "Mom Mentor" | Ryan Case | Esa Lewis | February 8, 2022 | 803 | 1.84[7] |
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Bow helps Junior to convince Olivia to go in the same university than him. Jack and Diane are outraged about how Dre inspires from familial stories in order to make his business. | |||||||
| 170 | 7 | "Sneakers by the Dozen" | Toby Burge | Isaiah Lester | February 15, 2022 | 806 | 1.64[8] |
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Diane skips school while Dre discovers his colleague has more snickers in his closet. | |||||||
| 171 | 8 | "My Work-Friend's Wedding" | Shiri Appleby | Julia Wiener | February 22, 2022 | 812 | 2.03[9] |
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Charlie invites everybody to his wedding, but Diane. | |||||||
| 172 | 9 | "And the Winner Is..." | Stacey Muhammad | Graham Towers & Ben Deeb | March 22, 2022 | 807 | 1.67[10] |
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Dre has a hard choice to make. Jr crosses roads with Olivia again. | |||||||
| 173 | 10 | "Young, Gifted and Black" | Pete Chatmon | Keisha Ansley | March 29, 2022 | 804 | 1.82[11] |
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Dre and Bow discover that Devante could be gifted. Jr is devastated after his break-up. | |||||||
| 174 | 11 | "The (Almost) Last Dance" | Rob Sweeney | Story by : Courtney Lilly & Tracee Ellis Ross Teleplay by : Courtney Lilly | April 5, 2022 | 808 | 1.88[12] |
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Pops and Ruby plan to move out. Bow has menopause. | |||||||
| 175 | 12 | "If a Black Man Cries in the Woods..." | Iona Morris | Robb Chavis | April 12, 2022 | 810 | 2.16[13] |
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As Dre, Jr and Pops go to hunting trip, old injuries open again. Jack and Diane have to choose university. | |||||||
| 176 | 13 | "Homegoing" | Anton L. Cropper | Steve White | April 19, 2022 | 813 | 2.52[14] |
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In the series finale, after eight years of highs and lows, the Johnsons consider making some life changes as well as they move from Sherman Oaks to a big house in Baldwin Hills. | |||||||
Production
editDevelopment
editOn May 14, 2021, it was announced that ABC had renewed Black-ish for an eighth and final season.[15] Production on the series had concluded by December 2021.[16]
Casting
editOn October 28, 2021, it was announced that Michelle Obama would guest-star in an episode of the season as herself.[17] Obama's appearance was later revealed to be in the season premiere, "That's What Friends Are For".[18]
Marketing and Release
editWhen ABC announced their fall schedule for 2022, it was revealed that the series would be held for mid-season.[19] On November 1, 2021, it was announced that would premiere on January 4, 2022. The season airs after first seasons of Judge Steve Harvey and Abbott Elementary, and lead into first season of Queens.[20][21] A retro-style promo for the season was aired during the third installment of Live in Front of a Studio Audience, on December 7, 2021.[22] The promotional poster for the season was released in November 2021.[23]
Ratings
edit| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "That's What Friends Are For" | January 4, 2022 | 0.5 | 2.75[2] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2 | "The Natural" | January 11, 2022 | 0.4 | 1.98[3] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3 | "Bow-Mo" | January 18, 2022 | 0.4 | 2.05[4] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 4 | "Hoop Dreams" | January 25, 2022 | 0.4 | 2.14[5] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 5 | "Ashy to Classy" | February 1, 2022 | 0.4 | 1.97[6] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 6 | "Mom Mentor" | February 8, 2022 | 0.4 | 1.84[7] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 7 | "Sneakers by the Dozen" | February 15, 2022 | 0.3 | 1.64[8] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 8 | "My Work-Friend's Wedding" | February 22, 2022 | 0.4 | 2.03[9] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 9 | "And the Winner Is..." | March 22, 2022 | 0.3 | 1.67[10] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 10 | "Young, Gifted and Black" | March 29, 2022 | 0.3 | 1.82[11] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 11 | "The (Almost) Last Dance" | April 5, 2022 | 0.3 | 1.88[12] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 12 | "If a Black Man Cries in the Woods..." | April 12, 2022 | 0.4 | 2.16[13] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 13 | "Homegoing" | April 19, 2022 | 0.4 | 2.52[14] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
References
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- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (January 6, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.4.2022 Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
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- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (January 20, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.18.2022 Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (January 26, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Tuesday 1.25.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (February 2, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY'S Tuesday 2.1.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (February 2, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY'S Tuesday 2.8.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (February 16, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY'S Tuesday 2.15.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (February 24, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Tuesday 2.22.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 23, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Tuesday 3.22.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 30, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY'S Tuesday 3.29.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (April 6, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY'S Tuesday 4.5.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (April 13, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY'S Tuesday 4.12.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (April 20, 2022). "SHOWBUZZDAILY'S Tuesday 4.19.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (May 14, 2021). "'Black-ish' Renewed For Eighth & Final Season On ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Pierre, Mekishana (December 1, 2021). "'Black-ish' Cast Reflects on Series and Says Goodbye as Production on Final Season Wraps". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (October 28, 2021). "Michelle Obama To Guest Star On Final Season Of 'Black-ish'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (December 14, 2021). "black-ish Photos: Michelle Obama Is the Johnsons' Very Special Dinner Guest in Final Season Premiere". TVLine. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 18, 2021). "ABC 2021-22 Schedule: 'Big Sky' On Thursday & Comedy Block In Fall, 'Black-Ish' Farewell In Midseason". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (November 1, 2021). "ABC Winter Premiere Dates: 'Bachelor', 'Black-ish' Final Season, New Series & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (November 29, 2021). "'Judge Steve Harvey': ABC Sets Series Premiere In New Teaser". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (December 7, 2021). "ABC Promos Go 1980s Retro In Honor of 'Live In Front of a Studio Audience' (WATCH)". Variety. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ ABC (November 22, 2021). "The Johnsons Say Farewell in Vibrant New Season Eight Key Art with a Special Nod to the "black-ish" Beginnings" (Press release). Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via The Futon Critic.