the first and penultimate season of the comedy series mixed-ish premiered on ABC on September 24, 2019.
Premise[]
In Mixed-ish, Rainbow Johnson recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the '80s and the constant dilemmas they had to face over whether to assimilate or stay true to themselves. Bow's parents Paul and Alicia decide to move from a hippie commune to the suburbs to better provide for their family. As her parents struggle with the challenges of their new life, Bow and her siblings navigate a mainstream school in which they're perceived as neither black nor white. This family's experiences illuminate the challenges of finding one's own identity when the rest of the world can't decide where you belong.
Cast[]
- Arica Himmel as Rainbow Johnson
- Tika Sumpter as Alicia Johnson
- Christina Anthony as Aunt Denise
- Mykal-Michelle Harris as Santamaria Johnson
- Ethan William Childress as Johan Johnson
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Paul Johnson (played by Anders Holm in the pilot)
- Gary Cole as Harrison Johnson
Episodes[]
No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers
(millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | "Becoming Bow" | Anton Cropper | Teleplay by: Kenya Barris & Peter Saji Story by: Kenya Barris & Peter Saji & Tracee Ellis Ross |
September 24, 2019 | 3.91 |
2 | 2 | "The Warrior" | Anton Cropper | Peter Saji | October 1, 2019 | 3.51 |
3 | 3 | "Let Your Hair Down" | Michael Spiller | Karin Gist & Peter Saji | October 8, 2019 | 3.43 |
4 | 4 | "Love is a Battlefield" | Stephanie Laing | Angela Nissel | October 15, 2019 | 2.73 |
5 | 5 | "All She Wants to Do is Dance" | Matt Sohn | Jim Brandon & Brian Singleton | October 22, 2019 | 3.02 |
6 | 6 | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | Osmany Rodriguez | Tim Edwards & Kevin Marburger | October 29, 2019 | 3.10 |
7 | 7 | "Puttin' on the Ritz" | Sam Bailey | Heather Flanders | November 12, 2019 | 2.80 |
8 | 8 | "Weird Science" | Charles Stone III | Chuck Hayward | November 19, 2019 | 2.62 |
9 | 9 | "Papa Don't Preach" | Todd Biermann | Angela Nissel | November 26, 2019 | 2.75 |
10 | 10 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | Anu Valia | Rachelle Williams | December 10, 2019 | 2.96 |
11 | 11 | "When Doves Cry" | Andrew DeYoung | Jim Brandon & Brian Singleton | January 7, 2020 | 4.77 |
12 | 12 | "It's Tricky" | Maggie Carey | Heather Flanders | January 14, 2020 | 3.68 |
13 | 13 | "Pride (In the Name of Love)" | Chris Robinson | Spencer Taylor | January 21, 2020 | 2.36 |
14 | 14 | "True Colors" | Michael Spiller | Tim Edwards & Kevin Marburger | January 28, 2020 | 2.32 |
15 | 15 | "This Charming Man" | Michael Spiller | Andrew Ti | February 11, 2020 | 2.35 |
16 | 16 | "She Works Hard for the Money" | Anu Valia | Chuck Hayward | February 18, 2020 | 2.52 |
17 | 17 | "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" | Natalia Anderson | Jesse Esparza | February 25, 2020 | 2.30 |
18 | 18 | "Parents Just Don't Understand" | Melissa Kosar | Melanie Kirschbaum & Alexandra Decas | March 17, 2020 | 2.86 |
19 | 19 | "Doctor! Doctor!" | Shiri Appleby | Jim Brandon & Brian Singleton | March 24, 2020 | 2.86 |
20 | 20 | "Bad Boys" | Matthew A. Cherry | Heather Flanders & Angela Nissel | April 7, 2020 | 2.86 |
21 | 21 | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" | Matt Sohn | Peter Saji | April 14, 2020 | 2.84 |
22 | 22 | "Every Little Step" | Pete Chatmon | Rachelle Williams | April 28, 2020 | 2.75 |
23 | 23 | "You Got It All" | Natalia Anderson | Jesse Esparza & Spencer Taylor & Andrew Ti | May 5, 2020 | 2.63 |