‘Black-ish’ Sets Animated Election Special to Air in October

Update 9/16/20: The two election-themed episodes of black-ish are right around the corner, and we now how our first sneak peek at what they will look like. ABC posted preview images to all of the black-ish social media pages on Wednesday, and the whole family is there looking fierce in their animated avatars.

promo released Tuesday gives a glimpse of the puppet politicians.Also Read: 'The Masked Singer': Here Are the First Clues About Identities of Season 4's ContestantsSmigel, known for his work on “Saturday Night Live” and voicing the foul-mouthed canine puppet Triumph on Conan O’Brien’s late-night show, serves as writer and executive producer on the special.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorABC has set fall premiere dates for its Wednesday night comedy block. The Goldbergs, The Conners and Black-ish will all premiere October 21 and American Housewife will join the lineup on October 28.The Goldbergs will premiere its eighth season at 8 p.m.

Ted Johnson Twitter said that it is implementing a new set of steps to try to curb misinformation about the 2020 election, including plans to label or remove tweets in which a candidate tries to declare victory before election results have been certified.That will be particularly important this year, as an expected spike in mail-in voting will delay immediate results in some states.

“Black-ish” is old news and “Old-ish” is the fresh-faced comedy en route to ABC.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA fourth installment in the “Black-ish” franchise could soon be a reality.Variety has confirmed that ABC is developing a spinoff of the critically-acclaimed comedy titled “Old-ish.” The new spinoff would focus on Earl “Pops” Johnson and Ruby Johnson, played in the mothership series by Laurence Fishburne and Jenifer Lewis.The project would Ruby and Earl as they give love a second chance.

Denise Petski, Nellie Andreeva There is another ‘Ish’ in our future. ABC has put in development Old-ish, the third spinoff from Kenya Barris’ flagship series Black-ish, with Laurence Fishburne and Jenifer Lewis reprising their Black-ish roles, Deadline has confirmed.Written by Barris, Old-ish follows Dre Johnson’s (Anthony Anderson) parents, Ruby (Lewis) and Earl (Fishburne), as they give love a second chance.

Will Thorne Staff WriterPeter Saji is staying put at Disney.The “Black-ish” producer and “Mixed-ish” co-creator has signed a new multi-year overall deal with ABC Signature, under which he will continue to create and develop TV projects for the studio.Saji signed his first overall with what was then ABC Studios in 2017 (Disney rebranded its TV units earlier this month), and he in fact began his career at Disney as part of the ABC Writers program back in 2007.

black-ish is doing things a little differently this year.

The upcoming seventh season of “black-ish” has yet to set a premiere date, but the acclaimed comedy will be producing a special “standalone television event” set to air in October.

black-ish is gearing up for the November 2020 election and is prepping two election-themed episodes directed by Oscar winner Matthew A. Cherry (Hair Love.)  The back-to-back episodes are scheduled for broadcast on October 4.

Eli Countryman In today’s TV News roundup, “Black-ish” is set to air two standalone election episodes ahead of the Season 7 premiere, and Netflix announced a premiere date for “Emily in Paris.”Netflix announced an Oct. 2 premiere date for “Emily in Paris.” The show stars Lily Collins as Emily, a marketing executive who moves from Chicago to Paris for work.

EXCLUSIVE: “Black-ish” is taking it to the ballot box in a partially animated and election-themed special to air early next month.Directed by Oscar-winner Matthew A. Cherry, the back-to-back episodes will be broadcast on October 4 on ABC.

Dominic Patten, Nellie Andreeva EXCLUSIVE: Black-ish is taking it to the ballot box in a partially animated and election themed special to air early next month.Directed by Oscar winner Matthew A. Cherry, the back-to-back episodes will be broadcast on October 4 on ABC.

members of Hollywood have spent the weekend mourning Chadwick Boseman, who died Friday at age 43 of colon cancer. In honor of the late actor, ABC has announced it will air Black Panther, in which Boseman stars as Wakandan king and superhero T'Challa, commercial-free on Sunday, Aug.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterThe Walt Disney Co. and Marvel Studios will pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman tonight with a special commercial-free airing of “Black Panther” on ABC, followed by a special examining the actor’s life and work.The unusual move is a sign of respect from the studio behind the Marvel movie that brought Boseman his greatest fame and pop culture impact.