On August 10, 2012, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne surpassed The Jeffersons and became the longest-running sitcom with a predominantly African American cast in the history of American television in terms of number of episodes.
The biggest success story of this decade is the popularity of the ABC Comedy black-ish.
Black-ish was created by Kenya Barris. It premiered on September 24, 2014, and has run for six seasons on ABC.
Black-ish follows an upper middle class African-American family led by Andre ‘Dre’ Johnson (Anthony Anderson) and Rainbow Johnson (Tracee Ellis Ross). The show revolves around the family’s lives, as they juggle several personal and sociopolitical issues.
Other sitcoms that premiered during this decade: