Jack performs the song "Gold Digger" at a school talent show and when he sings a lyric that includes THE word, it leads to his possible expulsion from school. Dre and Bow work together to get him reinstated, and along the way, examine the evolution of THE word through the generations and just who, if anyone, has the right to use it.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 2 Episode 1 of Black-ish was watched by 7,300,000 viewers, resulting in a 2.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

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Black-ish Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - THE Word
• s02e02 - Rock, Paper, Scissors, Gun
• s02e03 - Dr. Hell No
• s02e04 - Daddy's Day
• s02e05 - Churched
• s02e06 - Jacked o' Lantern
• s02e07 - Charlie In Charge
• s02e08 - Chop Shop
• s02e09 - Man at Work
• s02e10 - Stuff
• s02e11 - Plus Two Isn't A Thing
• s02e12 - Old Digger
• s02e13 - Keeping Up With The Johnsons
• s02e14 - Sink Or Swim
• s02e15 - Twindependence
• s02e16 - Hope
• s02e17 - Any Given Saturday
• s02e18 - Black Nanny
• s02e19 - The Leftovers
• s02e20 - Johnson & Johnson
• s02e21 - The Johnson Show
• s02e22 - Super Rich Kids
• s02e23 - Daddy Dre-Care
• s02e24 - Good-ish Times

Black-ish Show Summary

Andre 'Dre' Johnson has a great job, a beautiful wife, Rainbow, four kids, and a colonial home in the 'burbs. But has success brought too much assimilation for this black family? With a little help from his dad, Dre sets out to establish a sense of cultural identity for his family that honors their past while embracing the future.