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- CreatorChristopher MoynihanMarlon WayansStarsMarlon WayansEssence AtkinsBresha WebbA loving but immature father with a larger-than-life personality is committed to co-parenting his two kids with his very-together ex-wife. For Marlon, family always comes first--even if he's the biggest kid of all.
- CreatorMeg DeLoatchStarsTalia JacksonTia MowryAnthony AlabiWhen the McKellan family moves from Seattle to Georgia to be closer to extended family, the transition is like being a catfish out of water.
- CreatorAusten EarlTim McAuliffeStarsDamon Wayans Jr.Amber Stevens WestStephnie WeirClaire and Jake's married life is mired in routine, but when megastar Cooper shows up at their door, they get dragged into his life of fame.
- CreatorTucker CawleyStarsDennis QuaidBridgit MendlerBrent MorinA strong-willed patriarch must balance the demands of his complicated family with the stress of the Christmas season when his youngest daughter comes home for the holidays with a new boyfriend.
- CreatorJeremy BronsonStarsJoseph SimmonsJustine SimmonsKiana LedéThe wife of a legendary rapper launches her own career, which puts his life into a tailspin.
- CreatorKenya BarrisTracee Ellis RossPeter SajiStarsTika SumpterMark-Paul GosselaarChristina AnthonyFollows Bow's parents, Paul and Alicia, who are forced to move from a hippie commune to the suburbs to better provide for their family after the dissolution of their cult.
- CreatorKenya BarrisStarsAnthony AndersonTracee Ellis RossMarcus ScribnerA family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.
- CreatorIssa RaeLarry WilmoreStarsIssa RaeYvonne OrjiJay EllisFollows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.
- CreatorDonald GloverStarsDonald GloverBrian Tyree HenryLaKeith StanfieldEarn and his cousin, Alfred, try to make their way in the world through Atlanta's rap scene. Along the way they come face-to-face with social and economic issues touching on race, relationships, poverty, status and parenthood.
- CreatorJerrod CarmichaelWillie HunterAri KatcherStarsJerrod CarmichaelAmber Stevens WestLil Rel HoweryStand-up comedian Jerrod Carmichael navigates through life with his therapist-in-training girlfriend and his heavily-opinionated family.
- CreatorJim ReynoldsStarsCedric The EntertainerMax GreenfieldSheaun McKinneyA friendly guy from the Midwest tries to fit into a tough L.A. neighborhood.
- CreatorWarren BellJessica ButlerHoward Michael GouldStarsTia MowryMichael BoatmanSydney ParkA 25-year-old party girl becomes an instant mom when she marries an older man with three children.
- CreatorKevin KopelowHeath SeifertStarsDallas Dupree YoungMicah AbbeyScarlet SpencerAlmost one year after the war Clark started, he and his 12-year-old son Stuart move in with Stuart's cousins Ivy and Leaf, but they find out that their families are very different and must learn to navigate living under one roof.
- CreatorJustin SimienStarsLogan BrowningBrandon P BellDeRon HortonAt a predominantly white Ivy League college, a group of black students navigate various forms of racial and other types of discrimination.
- CreatorKenya BarrisLarry WilmoreStarsTrevor JacksonYara ShahidiDiggy SimmonsA spinoff of ABC's "Black-ish," Zoey Johnson is off to college and must live outside the nest, dealing with drugs, sex, and relationships along the way.
- CreatorRobin ThedeStarsRobin ThedeGabrielle DennisAshley Nicole BlackA half-hour sketch comedy written by and starring Robin Thede.
- CreatorKevin BarnettLil Rel HoweryJosh RabinowitzStarsLil Rel HoweryJessica 'Jess Hilarious' MooreJordan L. JonesA successful comic tries to put his life back on track after his marriage falls apart.
- CreatorJohn CarcieriJordan PeeleStarsTracy MorganRyan GaulDante HoaglandAn ex-con is shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from prison for good behavior after a 15-year stint and returns to his newly gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood.
- CreatorSpike LeeStarsDeWanda WiseAnthony RamosLyriq BentThe story of one woman and her three lovers. TV series based on the film by Spike Lee.
- CreatorTrevor MooreAdam SmallStarsSuzi BarrettRamon ReedKaylin HaymanFour actors let their show audience choose what happens in various scenes: whatever they choose, the actors just roll with it.
- CreatorJed ElinoffMichael PoryesSusan ShermanStarsRaven-SymonéIssac Ryan BrownSky KatzThough Raven Baxter is psychic, she never guessed that she would be a single mother living in an apartment with her twins, Nia and Booker Baxter, and her best friend Chelsea and her son Levi.
- CreatorBryan MooreChris PetersonStarsWilliam BrentBradley Steven PerryJake ShortWhen Mighty Med hospital is destroyed, bionic heroes Bree and Chase join superheroes Kaz, Oliver, and Skylar to form an Elite Force and take down those responsible for the attack.
- CreatorBryan MooreChris PetersonStarsWilliam BrentSpencer BoldmanKelli BerglundA scrawny 14-year-old, having discovered his inventor stepdad has three bionic, super-powered teens living cloistered in a secret lab beneath their home, brings them out into the world.
- CreatorDan CrossDavid HogeStarsKelsey AsbilleLarramie Doc ShawRyan OchoaTeenage twins from Chicago discover they are heirs to the throne of an island nation.
- CreatorCorinne MarshallStarsZendayaVeronica DunneKamil McFaddenAn outspoken and confident technology wiz and skilled black belt discovers that both her parents are spies and expect her to follow in their footsteps.
- CreatorDevin BunjeNick StantonStarsGavin LewisTheodore BarnesCynthia Kaye McWilliamsStory of a wealthy prince who travels to the U.S. to live as an exchange student. While living in anonymity, the prince strikes up an unlikely friendship.
- CreatorTyler PerryStarsCassi DavisLaVan DavisJackée HarryIn this spinoff of the comedy "House of Payne," Curtis and Ella Payne (LaVan Davis and Cassi Davis) are trying to enjoy their retirement in Florida when they get roped into a real-estate deal that will up-end their lives.
- CreatorKeegan-Michael KeyJordan PeeleStarsKeegan-Michael KeyJordan PeeleMetta World PeaceProject sees Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele in front of a live studio audience bantering about a topic weaved between filmed shorts and sketches.
- CreatorBrian RobbinsMichael TollinStarsNathan JanakKate GodfreyLex LumpkinA revival of Nickelodeon's long-running sketch comedy series featuring many wacky characters hosted by kids and for kids.
- CreatorDiallo RiddleBashir SalahuddinSultan SalahuddinStarsSultan SalahuddinKareme YoungChandra RussellA pair of recent community college graduates look to become entrepreneurs in Chicago's South Side.