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Replacement Company HT-362968-1 Veteran Owned and Operated T2 | THE TV TIMES | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2017 DECEMBER 30, | THE TV TIMES | SATURDAY, Yara Shahidi Stars on Cable Dish Bedford DirecTV DirecTV New Spin-Off Series Mitchell Comcast Comcast Comcast Comcast New Wave New New Wave New Ellettsville Mooreville Indianapolis Indianapolis Bloomington Conversion Martinsviolle BY CANDACE HAVENS Smithville Cable Smithville FYI Television, Now Part of Ericsson like, the Vietnam War. And I WTWO NBC - - - - - - - - think all that is at the core of WAVE NBC - 3 - - - - - - Zoey (Yara Shahidi) is WTTV CBS 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 what the show is. It really is WRTV ABC & 6 6 6 6 - 6 6 6 about to find out that college up to this generation to make WTVW IND - - - - - - - - is tougher than it looks on America great again.” WISH CW 8 8 8 8 8 8 - 8 “grown-ish,” premiering She’s young, but Shahidi WNIN PBS - - - - - - - - Wednesday at 8 p.m. on has been working in televi- WTHI CBS 15 15 - - - - - - Freeform. The “black-ish” sion for a while now and she WHAS ABC - 7 - - - - - - WTHR NBC 13 13 12 13 12 13 13 13 spin-off is about what happens understands the pressure. WKPC PBS - - - - - - - - to Zoey, who was popular in She’s just grateful for the WRLW IND - - - - - - - - high school, when she’s trying opportunity to present options WFYI PBS - - 2 3 2 21 - 20 to make it on her own in col- for female leads for people WNDY MYNET 10 10 10 10 10 23 - 23 lege. Having to make choices, to watch. “I joined the show WEHT ABC - - - - - - - - especially the right ones, can WTIU PBS 5 5 - 5 - 30 30 30 (‘black-ish’) at 13, so when I WLKY CBS - 12 - - - - - - come with challenges. officially became a teenager, WAWV ABC - - - - - - - - Her loving family isn’t far and it really helped me form WHMB IND 9 9 5 9 5 40 - 40 away, but she’s determined my sense of identity in a way WDRB Fox - 17 - - - - - - to navigate collegiate life WCLJ IND 2 2 - 2 - - - - because it literally and figura- without their help. Through WMYO NYNET - - - - - - - - tively gave me a community,” WXIN FOX 11 11 13 11 13 59 59 59 an interesting set of circum- says Shahidi. “I’m half Irani WIPX ION 18 18 3 18 3 63 - 63 stances, she ends up in a class and half black and multicul- WGN 20 20 9 20 9 173 307 239 on drones taught by Charley tural, and so many times there AMC 23 23 23 23 23 136 254 - Telphy (Deon Cole). There USA 25 25 27 25 27 101 242 105 isn’t a word for me other than ESPN 26 26 18 26 18 45 115 140 she meets a rag-tag group in- multicultural or mixed race. SPEED 27 27 457 27 457 52 607 150 cluding Nomi (Emily Arlook), And that doesn’t, I guess, fully BRAVO 28 28 360 28 360 152 237 129 Jazz and Sky Henry (Chloe represent who I think I am, Zoey (Yara Shahidi) is finding her way on “grown-ish,” DISN 29 29 19 29 19 85 290 172 and Halle Bailey), Luca (Luka and I think black-ish kind of premiering Wednesday at 8 p.m. on Freeform. CNN 30 30 16 30 16 73 202 200 Sabbat), Vivek (Jordan Buhat) ESPN2 32 32 32 32 32 49 209 144 literally describes who I feel and Aaron (Trevor Jackson), NICK 33 33 14 33 14 87 299 170 Like “black-ish,” the come- ANPL 36 36 - 36 - 92 282 184 who become friends. Aaron, a COMPLETEO AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE &REPAIR dy had one of the most diverse CNBC 37 37 - 37 - 77 355 208 sophomore, is Zoey’s first col- TRANSMISSIONR SERVICE •ELECTRICAL REPAIR •BRAKES casts on any network, but TBS 39 39 7 39 7 93 247 139 lege crush, but she soon learns Barris is looking forward to TNT 40 40 - 40 - 103 245 138 OWNED AND OPERATED A&E 41 41 30 41 30 108 365 118 that finding balance when you BY ROBLIPSCOMB a time when that isn’t such a LIFE 42 42 25 42 25 143 252 108 can party all night is difficult. bit deal. “We’re lucky with this SPIKE 43 43 29 43 29 - 241 168 “I saw a meme one day, FREE ESTIMATES cast,” Barris says. “They come DISC 44 44 22 44 22 110 278 182 and it said, ‘Where would THIS AREA’S together to make this amazing BET 46 46 - 46 - 185 329 124 Zoey go to college?’ I was like, CMTV 47 47 21 47 21 180 327 166 812-277-8705 TRANSMISSION alchemy of people that I don’t TOON 48 48 - 48 - 89 296 176 this is a show,” says executive 1104 5THSTREET •BEDFORD SPECIALIST! think we’ve seen on television TVLND 49 49 - 49 - 104 304 106 producer Kenya Barris. “That MON-FRI 7AM-5PM EXPERIENCE in a really long time. MSNBC 50 50 - 50 - 76 356 209 was my lightbulb moment. SERVICE “As far as diversity – my FOOD 51 51 - 51 - 147 231 110 ‘Grownish’ is a little bit looser PRICE FREE 52 52 15 52 15 94 311 180 goal – I would be so happy and gets a bit wilder than HT-372993-1 FOXN 53 53 - 53 - 79 360 205 when diversity is not a word,” ‘black-ish. It is an examination FX 54 54 20 54 20 102 248 136 I was half black, and ‘blackish’ Barris continues. “You know TLC 55 55 95 55 95 111 280 183 of what it is and what it means like I am and gave me this really addressed that even, what I’m saying? I have the HGTV 56 56 383 56 383 148 229 112 to be grown. This time, it’s community of people who rec- because the kids are biracial, best job in the world, and I TRAV 57 57 - 57 - 117 277 196 Zoey’s identity at the center of ognized that we are in a time too, theoretically, I guess, a am constantly having to talk HIST 59 59 99 59 99 112 269 120 everything. The spine of this E! 60 60 96 60 96 154 236 144 in which so many cultures quarter, or I don’t know. But about diversity. I have the best FSMW 61 61 98 61 98 53 671 418 is Zoey, and she’s the narrative are amalgamating, and at the I think to have a show that actors. It’s ridiculous. We are COM 62 62 - 62 - 121 249 107 engine. All of the issues that same time, we have respect for addresses that, it really gave at a time when everything is SYFY 63 63 17 63 17 122 244 122 college kids face today are in our own heritage. me a community because from about black and white and BTN 64 64 97 64 97 10 610 440 the show. It’s that in-between “So many times, I know TRUTV 65 65 - 65 - 134 246 204 the first episode, I would see this and that. We get oppor- HALL 70 70 - 70 - 107 312 185 place where you’re not quite before the show, being in high so many people say, ‘Oh, my tunities, and we are happy OXY 71 71 - 71 - 141 251 - an adult, but facing grownup school I was called white- goodness. I am black-ish. That to – we’re happy to sort of be CSPAN 98 98 38 98 38 26 350 210 world problems for the first washed. ‘Oh, you’re basically is me.’ And all of a sudden, we the people who can step up TIU2 419 419 - 419 - 31 - - time. white. You’re basically this,’ have this community of black- say ‘We can do this.’ These are ENC 630 630 610 630 610 434 535 340 “This is a generation with a and it was difficult for me to ish teenagers that I now get to STARZ 650 650 670 650 670 425 527 350 amazing talented actors and HBO 700 700 630 700 630 400 502 300 lot to say,” continues Barris. “I even try and process what that refer to in times of trouble or amazing writers who give their MAX 730 730 600 730 600 412 515 310 think this generation has more meant or to think that I was stress, and they all congratu- all and don’t have to do this, SHOW 750 750 650 750 650 450 545 318 on its shoulder than any other less black because I was half lated me when I passed my AP and it’s clouding the conver- TMC 785 785 680 785 680 466 554 327 generation probably since, Iranian or less Iranian because exams, so that’s a plus.” sation.” with an excursion to Sweden.