Season 3
Table of Contents
VIP
S03E01 Episode aired 21 September 2016
- This episode premiered September 21 2016.
God
S03E02 Episode aired 28 September 2016
- First appearance of Johan Johnson, played by Daveed Diggs.
- This episode premiered September 28 2016.
40 Acres and a Vote
S03E03 Episode aired 5 October 2016
- First appearance of Connor Stevens, played by Nelson Franklin.
- This episode premiered on October 5, 2016.
Who's Afraid of the Big Black Man?
S03E04 Episode aired 12 October 2016
- This episode premiered on October 12, 2016.
The Purge
S03E05 Episode aired 26 October 2016
- This episode premiered on October 26, 2016.
Jack of All Trades
S03E06 Episode aired 9 November 2016
- This episode premiered on November 9, 2016.
Auntsgiving
S03E07 Episode aired 16 November 2016
- This episode premiered on November 16, 2016.
- In one of the scenes in Zoey's room, Ari by Ariana Grande the fragrance is seen on one of her desks.
Being Bow-Racial
S03E08 Episode aired 30 November 2016
- This episode premiered on November 30, 2016.
- When Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross) goes to visit her dad, her husband Dre (Anthony Anderson)'s baby picture is in the photo album.
Nothing But Nepotism
S03E09 Episode aired 7 December 2016
- This episode premiered on December 7, 2016.
Just Christmas, Baby
S03E10 Episode aired 14 December 2016
- This episode premiered December 14, 2016.
Their Eyes Were Watching Screens
S03E11 Episode aired 4 January 2017
- This episode premiered January 4, 2017.
Lemons
S03E12 Episode aired 11 January 2017
- This episode premiered on January 11, 2017.
Good Dre Hunting
S03E13 Episode aired 18 January 2017
- This episode premiered on January 18, 2017.
The Name Game
S03E14 Episode aired 8 February 2017
- This episode premiered on February 8, 2017.
I'm a Survivor
S03E15 Episode aired 15 February 2017
- Anthony Anderson and Christian Benz Belnavis who plays the Pastor were both regulars on the TV show Hang Time (1995), however not at the same time. Belnavis played Michael Maxwell during the first season and Anderson played Teddy Broadis during seasons 2 and 3.
- This episode premiered on February 15, 2017.
One Angry Man
S03E16 Episode aired 22 February 2017
- This episode premiered on February 22, 2017.
ToysRn'tUs
S03E17 Episode aired 8 March 2017
- This episode premiered on March 8, 2017.
Manternity
S03E18 Episode aired 15 March 2017
- This episode premiered on March 15, 2017.
Richard Youngsta
S03E19 Episode aired 29 March 2017
- This episode premiered on March 29, 2017.
What Lies Beneath
S03E20 Episode aired 5 April 2017
- Issac Ryan Brown (Young Dre) & Raven-Symoné (Rhonda Johnson) also worked together on That's So Raven (2003) as Booker Baxter-Carter & Raven Baxter respectively.
- Jenifer Lewis (Ruby) & Raven-Symoné (Rhonda Johnson) also worked together on episode 1.21, That's So Raven: To See or Not to See (2004), of That's So Raven (2003) as Vivian Baxter & Raven Baxter respectively.
- This episode premiered on April 5, 2017.
Sister, Sister
S03E21 Episode aired 26 April 2017
- This episode premiered on April 26, 2017.
All Groan Up
S03E22 Episode aired 26 April 2017
- This episode premiered on April 26, 2017.
Liberal Arts
S03E23 Episode aired 3 May 2017
- This episode was a backdoor pilot for a series centering on Zoey (Yara Shahidi)'s college years, later developed as Grown-ish (2018) and aired on Freeform.
- The 23rd episode of the third season, Black-ish: Liberal Arts (2017), functioned as a backdoor pilot for a proposed spin-off of the same title, starring Yara Shahidi as her character, Zoey Johnson, goes to college away from the family. In early May 2017, ABC passed on the pilot, but its cable sister channel Freeform was in negotiations to move the project there. On May 19, 2017, Freeform officially ordered 13 episodes of the spinoff, now under the tentative title College-ish. In August 2017, the series changed its title to Grown-ish. The series's pilot premiered on January 3, 2018.
- This episode premiered on May 3, 2017.
Sprinkles
S03E24 Episode aired 10 May 2017
- This episode aired on May 10, 2017.