Black Love (2017 TV series)

*Black Love*
Black Love
Genre	Reality
Created by	Tommy Oliver, Codie Elaine Oliver
Directed by	Codie Elaine Oliver
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Tommy Oliver, Codie Elaine Oliver
Cinematography	Tommy Oliver
Editor	Christopher Scott Cherot
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	Confluential Films & Black Love, Inc.
Release
Original network	Oprah Winfrey Network
Picture format	HDTV 1080p
Original release	August 29, 2017 –; present
External links
	Website

Black Love is an American docuseries created by filmmakers Codie Elaine Oliver and Tommy Oliver, featuring couples opening up about the joys, challenges and realities of love, marriage and romance in the black community.^[1] It premiered on August 29, 2017 on the Oprah Winfrey Network as the most-viewed unscripted series debut in the network's history.^[2]

A fifth season premiered on May 14, 2021.^[3]

Episodes[]

Series overview[]

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	4	August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)	September 16, 2017 (2017-09-16)
	2	8	May 12, 2018 (2018-05-12)	October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20)
	3	8	August 10, 2019 (2019-08-10)	November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)
	4	6	September 5, 2020 (2020-09-05)	October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24)
	5	6	May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)	TBA

Season 1 (2017)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Where Love Begins"	August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)	N/A
2	2	"Tripping Over Hurdles"	September 2, 2017 (2017-09-02)	N/A
3	3	"Falling Down"	September 9, 2017 (2017-09-09)	N/A
4	4	"Getting to Forever"	September 16, 2017 (2017-09-16)	N/A

Season 2 (2018)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
5	1	"How Love Begins"	May 12, 2018 (2018-05-12)	N/A
6	2	"Getting Down the Aisle"	May 19, 2018 (2018-05-19)	N/A
7	3	"Accountability"	May 26, 2018 (2018-05-26)	N/A
8	4	"Life After Baby"	June 2, 2018 (2018-06-02)	N/A
9	5	"Second Time Around"	October 2, 2018 (2018-10-02)	0.77^[4]
10	6	"Picking Your Battles"	October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)	0.35^[5]
11	7	"In Sickness and In Health"	October 13, 2018 (2018-10-13)	0.42^[6]
12	8	"Love That Lasts"	October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20)	0.30^[7]

Season 3 (2019)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
13	1	"In the Beginning"	August 10, 2019 (2019-08-10)	0.27^[8]
14	2	"Long & Windy Roads"	August 17, 2019 (2019-08-17)	0.28^[9]
15	3	"Emerging from Darkness"	August 24, 2019 (2019-08-24)	0.25^[10]
16	4	"Mountains & Molehills"	August 31, 2019 (2019-08-31)	0.29^[11]
17	5	"Married While Parenting"	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)	N/A
18	6	"Beneath The Surface"	November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)	N/A
19	7	"Money, Power, Respect"	November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)	N/A
20	8	"Forever And Always"	November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)	N/A

Season 4 (2020)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
21	1	"How Love Starts"	September 5, 2020 (2020-09-05)	N/A
22	2	"Newlyweds"	September 5, 2020 (2020-09-05)	N/A
23	3	"Mental Illness"	September 12, 2020 (2020-09-12)	N/A
24	4	"Finding a Rhythm"	October 3, 2020 (2020-10-03)	N/A
25	5	"Stand By Me"	October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)	N/A
25	6	"Making It Last"	October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24)	N/A

Season 5[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title ^[12]	Original air date ^[12]	U.S. viewers (millions)
26	1	"How Love Begins"	May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)	0.22^[13]
27	2	"When Two Become One: Finances"	May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)	0.17^[14]
28	3	"First Comes Love, Then Comes..."	May 28, 2021 (2021-05-28)	N/A
29	4	"Faith and Fear"	June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)	0.20^[15]
30	5	"Give and Take"	June 11, 2021 (2021-06-11)	N/A
31	6	"Creating a Foundation"	June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)	0.16^[16]

Awards and nominations[]

Year	Award	Category	Result
2018	49th NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Documentary (Television)	Nominated ^[17]
2018	49th NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special (Codie Elaine Oliver)	Nominated^[18]

References[]

^ "Black Love". Oprah Winfrey Network. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ "'Black Love': OWN Orders More Episodes Amid Record Premiere Ratings".
^ via press release from OWN (April 20, 2021). "OWN's Popular Docu-Series "Black Love" Returns for Its Fifth Season on a New Night Friday, May 14 at 10PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. October 3, 2018. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. October 9, 2018. Archived from the original on October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. October 16, 2018. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. October 23, 2018. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. August 13, 2019. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. August 20, 2019. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. August 27, 2019. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. September 3, 2019. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Black Love – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^ Berman, Marc (May 15, 2021). "Friday Ratings: 'Blue Bloods' Season Ender Tops Night on CBS". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
^ Berman, Marc (June 12, 2021). "Friday Ratings: Under 10-Million Viewers for the 5-Broadcast Networks". Programming Insider. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
^ Berman, Marc (June 5, 2021). "Friday Ratings: ABC and Fox Share Modest Dominance". Programming Insider. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
^ Berman, Marc (June 19, 2021). "Friday Ratings: Under 10-Million Viewers for the 5 Broadcast Networks Combined". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
^ "Nominees and Winners-49th NAACP Image Awards". NAACP Image Awards. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ "Nominees and Winners-49th NAACP Image Awards". NAACP Image Awards. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

External links[]

[1] "Black Love". Oprah Winfrey Network. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[2] "'Black Love': OWN Orders More Episodes Amid Record Premiere Ratings".

[3] via press release from OWN (April 20, 2021). "OWN's Popular Docu-Series "Black Love" Returns for Its Fifth Season on a New Night Friday, May 14 at 10PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

[4] "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. October 3, 2018. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.

[5] "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. October 9, 2018. Archived from the original on October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.

[6] "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. October 16, 2018. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.

[7] "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. October 23, 2018. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.

[8] "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. August 13, 2019. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

[9] "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. August 20, 2019. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

[10] "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. August 27, 2019. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

[11] "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. September 3, 2019. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

[TFC-12] "Black Love – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

[13] Berman, Marc (May 15, 2021). "Friday Ratings: 'Blue Bloods' Season Ender Tops Night on CBS". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

[14] Berman, Marc (June 12, 2021). "Friday Ratings: Under 10-Million Viewers for the 5-Broadcast Networks". Programming Insider. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

[15] Berman, Marc (June 5, 2021). "Friday Ratings: ABC and Fox Share Modest Dominance". Programming Insider. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

[16] Berman, Marc (June 19, 2021). "Friday Ratings: Under 10-Million Viewers for the 5 Broadcast Networks Combined". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 1, 2021.

[17] "Nominees and Winners-49th NAACP Image Awards". NAACP Image Awards. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[18] "Nominees and Winners-49th NAACP Image Awards". NAACP Image Awards. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

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