ABC premiered one of its new comedies , ` ` Black - ish , '' on Thursday nights . The series stars Anthony Anderson and Sarah Elizabeth Smith . It 's about a family trying to retain cultural identity . Dad Andre `` Dre '' Johnson ( Anderson ) is an advertising exec raising four kids with his doctor wife ( Ross ) . So far , critical reaction has been largely positive .
ABC premiered one of its new comedies , ` ` Black - ish , '' on Thursday nights . The series stars Anthony Anderson and Sarah Elizabeth Smith . It 's about a family trying to retain cultural identity . So far , critical reaction has been largely positive .