#BlackAF
#BlackAF Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 |
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About
"A family sitcom that argues with its own premise"
Kenya Barris plays a fictionalized version of himself: a wealthy TV creator navigating fatherhood, marriage, and constant self-aware debates about Blackness, privilege, and authenticity with his wife and six kids. Shot mockumentary-style with direct-to-camera confessionals, it's fast-talking, argumentative, and unapologetically pleased with its own cleverness. The tone is closer to a dinner-table debate than a traditional sitcom, mixing genuine family warmth with pointed cultural commentary. It works best if you enjoy rapid-fire dialogue and don't mind a show that constantly comments on itself.
the rapid-fire, self-aware family arguments about race, wealth, and identity.
you find meta, self-referential comedy or nonstop verbal sparring exhausting rather than fun.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | because of slavery | 6.6 | 220 | 34 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | because of slavery too | 7.3 | 165 | — | |
| ▶ | 3 | still... because of slavery | 7.4 | 154 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | yup, you guessed it. again, this is because of slavery | 7.5 | 141 | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | yo, between you and me... this is because of slavery | 8.0 | 167 | 48 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | hard to believe, but still because of slavery | 7.4 | 128 | — | |
| ▶ | 7 | i know this is going to sound crazy... but this, too, is because of slavery | 7.4 | 124 | — | |
| ▶ | 8 | i know you may not get this, but the reason we deserve a vacation is... because of slavery | 7.6 | 123 | — |