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Grown-ish
GenreSitcom
Created by
Based onBlack-ish
by Kenya Barris
Starring
Opening theme"Grown" by Chloe x Halle
ComposerVincent Jones
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFreeform
ReleaseJanuary 3, 2018 (2018-01-03) –
present

Grown-ish (stylized as grown·ish) is an American sitcom series and a spin-off of the ABC series Black-ish. The single-camera comedy follows the Johnsons' eldest daughter Zoey (Yara Shahidi) as she heads off to college and begins her journey to adulthood but quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest. Deon Cole, Trevor Jackson, Francia Raisa, Emily Arlook, Jordan Buhat, Chloe x Halle, Luka Sabbat, and Chris Parnell also star.

Created by Black-ish's Kenya Barris, the series is produced by Khalabo Ink Society, Wilmore Films, Cinema Gypsy Productions and Principato-Young Entertainment, with Anthony Anderson, Brian Dobbins, and Helen Sugland acting as executive producers. Freeform officially ordered 13 episodes of the spin-off in May 2017, and it premiered on January 3, 2018. On January 18, 2018, Freeform renewed the series for a second season of 20 episodes.

Cast and characters

Main

  • Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson - The protagonist of the series. Cal U is her safety school. She abandons her first college friend, Ana, at a party after Ana threw up from drinking too much alcohol, but later makes up with her. She meets her core six friends in Professor Telphy's class.
  • Deon Cole as Charlie Telphy - A night time adjunct professor at Cal U teaching a class called "Digital Marketing Strategies", which is all about drones. His character is a cross over from the parent show Black-ish.
  • Trevor Jackson as Aaron Jackson - Aaron is a sophomore at Cal U. He has a peanut allergy and forearm tattoos. He is "woke" as evident by his many buttons to various causes.
  • Francia Raisa as Analisa "Ana" Patricia Torres - Ana is a freshman at Cal U. She was born to Cuban immigrants, is a devout Catholic, and a Republican, with a secret crush on Barack Obama. She is Zoey's roommate.
  • Emily Arlook as Nomi Segal[1] - Nomi is Jewish American. She is bisexual, but not out to her family.
  • Jordan Buhat as Vivek Shah - Vivek is a first generation Gujarati Indian. His parents are devout Hindus. He is a drug dealer to support his fashion choices.
  • Chloe Bailey as Jazlyn Forster - Jazlyn (twin of Skylar) is a track athlete at Cal U. She is from the hood.
  • Halle Bailey as Skylar Forster - Skylar (twin of Jazlyn) is a track athlete at Cal U. She is from the hood. She once injured her face due to a botched at home wax job.
  • Luka Sabbat as Luca Hall - Luca is a freshman at Cal U and is a stoner. He once wore the same skirt as Zoey, but wore it better.
  • Chris Parnell as Dean Burt Parker - Burt is the dean of students. He is also Nomi's Uncle.

Notable guests

Production

Development and casting

"Liberal Arts", the 23rd episode of season 3 of Black-ish, functioned as a backdoor pilot for this spin-off, featuring Yara Shahidi's character, Zoey Johnson, as she goes to college. Shahidi stars in the series, with Chris Parnell, Mallory Sparks, Matt Walsh, and Trevor Jackson guest starring in the backdoor pilot.[2][3][4] The series was later titled College-ish, with Parnell and Jackson reprising their roles from the backdoor pilot, and Emily Arlook replacing Mallory Sparks in the role of Miriam.[5] In August 2017, Francia Raisa joined the cast as Ana along with Jordan Buhat as Vivek. Music duo Chloe and Halle would also star as twin sisters Sky and Jazz.[6]

On May 19, 2017, Freeform (ABC's sister network) officially ordered 13 episodes of spinoff under the final title Grown-ish.[7][8] On January 18, 2018, Freeform renewed the series for a second season.[9]

Episodes

No.Title [10]Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Late Registration"Kevin BrayStory by: Kenya Barris & Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry
Teleplay by: Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry
January 3, 2018 (2018-01-03)0.95[11]
2"Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"Stella MeghieJordan Reddout & Gus HickeyJanuary 3, 2018 (2018-01-03)0.92[11]
3"If You're Reading This, It's Too Late"Steven Caple Jr.Hale RothsteinJanuary 10, 2018 (2018-01-10)0.66[12]
4"Starboy"John FortenberryElaine Welteroth & Chad SandersJanuary 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)0.90[13]
5"C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)"Pete ChatmonCraig DoyleJanuary 24, 2018 (2018-01-24)0.64[14]
6"Cashin' Out"Todd BiermannChris SpencerJanuary 31, 2018 (2018-01-31)0.61[15]
7"Un-Break My Heart"Steven TsuchidaKara BrownFebruary 7, 2018 (2018-02-07)0.54[16]
8"Erase Your Social"Amy York RubinVanessa McGeeFebruary 14, 2018 (2018-02-14)0.48[17]
9"Who Gon Stop Me"Eric Dean SeatonMelanie Kirschbaum & Alexandra DecasFebruary 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)0.52[18]
10"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"[19]UnknownUnknownMarch 7, 2018 (2018-03-07)N/A
11"Safe and Sound"[20]UnknownUnknownMarch 14, 2018 (2018-03-14)N/A
12"Crew Love"[21]UnknownUnknownMarch 21, 2018 (2018-03-21)N/A
13"Back & Fourth"[22]UnknownUnknownMarch 28, 2018 (2018-03-28)N/A

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 91% based on 22 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "grown-ish quickly works through its growing pains to establish itself as its own socially aware show with a fresh perspective on the college experience, driven by the charming and capable Yara Shahidi."[23] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the series has a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[24]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Grown-ish
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Late Registration" January 3, 2018 0.4 0.95[11] — — — —
2 "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" January 3, 2018 0.4 0.92[11] — — — —
3 "If You're Reading This, It's Too Late" January 10, 2018 0.3 0.66[12] 0.4 0.66 0.7 1.33[25]
4 "Starboy" January 17, 2018 0.4 0.90[13] 0.3 — 0.7[26] —
5 "C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)" January 24, 2018 0.3 0.64[14] 0.3 0.64 0.6 1.29[27]
6 "Cashin' Out" January 31, 2018 0.3 0.61[15] 0.3 — 0.6[28] —
7 "Un-Break My Heart" February 7, 2018 0.3 0.54[16] 0.3 0.68 0.6 1.22[29]
8 "Erase Your Social" February 14, 2018 0.2 0.48[17] TBD TBD TBD TBD
9 "Who Gon Stop Me" February 28, 2018 0.2 0.52[18] TBD TBD TBD TBD

References

  1. ^ "Freshmen Comedies Grown-ish And Alone Together Premiering January 2018" (Press release). Freeform. 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 19, 2017). "'Black-Ish' Spinoff Starring Yara Shahidi In Works At ABC From Kenya Barris & Larry Wilmore". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 6, 2017). "Chris Parnell Stars In 'Black-ish' Spinoff, Matt Walsh & Trevor Jackson Also Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "(#323) "Liberal Arts"". the Futon Critic. April 17, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  5. ^ Stanhope, Kate (August 2, 2017). "Freeform's 'Black-ish' Spinoff Adds Trio to Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  6. ^ Agard, Chancellor (August 30, 2017). "Grown-ish: Black-ish spin-off adds two cast members". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 19, 2017). "'Black-ish' Spinoff 'College-ish' Starring Yara Shahidi Gets Freeform Series Order". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  8. ^ Adalian (May 19, 2017). "Freeform Picks Up New Black-ish Spin-Off Grown-ish (Formerly College-ish)". Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 19, 2018). "'Grown-ish' Renewed For Season 2 By Freeform". Deadline. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  10. ^ "Shows A-Z grown-ish on Freeform". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c d Metcalf, Mitch (January 4, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.3.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  12. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (January 11, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.10.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  13. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (January 18, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.17.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  14. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (January 25, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.24.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  15. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (February 1, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.31.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  16. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (February 8, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.7.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  17. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (February 15, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.14.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  18. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 1, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.28.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  19. ^ "(#1010) "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  20. ^ "(#1011) "Safe and Sound"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  21. ^ "(#1012) "Crew Love"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  22. ^ "(#1013) "Back & Fourth"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  23. ^ "Grown-ish: Season 1 (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  24. ^ "Grown-ish - Season 1 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  25. ^ Porter, Rick (January 26, 2018). "'Nashville' grows by 400 percent in cable Live +7 ratings for Jan. 8-14". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  26. ^ Porter, Rick (February 1, 2018). "'Assassination of Gianni Versace' posts solid gains in cable Live +7 ratings for Jan. 15-21". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  27. ^ Porter, Rick (February 8, 2018). "'Waco' premiere doubles in cable Live +7 ratings for Jan. 22-28". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  28. ^ Porter, Rick (February 15, 2018). "'The Alienist' doubles in cable Live +7 ratings for Jan. 29-Feb. 4". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  29. ^ Porter, Rick (February 22, 2018). "'Assassination of Gianni Versace' posts more big gains in cable Live +7 ratings for Feb. 5-11". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 22, 2018.

External links

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