3 'best’ and ‘worst' new TV shows for families this fall: Parents Television Council

3 Best Shows of Fall 2019

“Mixed-ish”

The first episode of ABC’s spin-off prequel to its popular series “Black-ish” premiered last Tuesday. The series, set in the 1980s, focuses on the unusual childhood of a doctor and mother named Rainbow Johnson.

“[T]he program opens with 12-year-old Rainbow living in a commune with her parents. When the commune is raided by police, the family moves in with Bow’s grandfather,” Gildemeister wrote in his synopsis. “The stage is set for fish-out-of-water comedy, as Rainbow and her siblings must navigate being bi-racial and non-material with their new life in suburbia, complete with indoor plumbing, television, shopping malls, and fitting in a public school.”

According to PTC, the pilot episode of “Mixed-ish” was “devoid of any offensive words, depictions, or descriptions.”

“Much like its predecessor ‘Black-ish,’ parents can expect this show to have some episodes that focus on controversial topics that some parents may or may not find appropriate,” Gildemeister explained. “But overall, ‘Mixed-ish’ seems bit more light-hearted and draws from a different decade, and will be able to mirror the issues we are still dealing with today through nostalgic lenses.”