Black Love (2017 TV series)

Black Love
GenreReality
Created by
Directed byCodie Elaine Oliver
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes41
Production
Executive producers
  • Tommy Oliver
  • Codie Elaine Oliver
CinematographyTommy Oliver
EditorChristopher Scott Cherot
Camera setupMultiple
Running time42 minutes
Production companiesConfluential Films & Black Love, Inc.
Original release
NetworkOprah Winfrey Network
ReleaseAugust 29, 2017 (2017-08-29) –
August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27)

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] The sixth and final season premiered on July 23, 2022.[4]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
14August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)September 16, 2017 (2017-09-16)
28May 12, 2018 (2018-05-12)October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20)
38August 10, 2019 (2019-08-10)November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)
46September 5, 2020 (2020-09-05)October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24)
56May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)

Season 1 (2017)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Where Love Begins"August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)N/A
22"Tripping Over Hurdles"September 2, 2017 (2017-09-02)N/A
33"Falling Down"September 9, 2017 (2017-09-09)N/A
44"Getting to Forever"September 16, 2017 (2017-09-16)N/A

Season 2 (2018)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
51"How Love Begins"May 12, 2018 (2018-05-12)N/A
62"Getting Down the Aisle"May 19, 2018 (2018-05-19)N/A
73"Accountability"May 26, 2018 (2018-05-26)N/A
84"Life After Baby"June 2, 2018 (2018-06-02)N/A
95"Second Time Around"October 2, 2018 (2018-10-02)0.77[5]
106"Picking Your Battles"October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)0.35[6]
117"In Sickness and In Health"October 13, 2018 (2018-10-13)0.42[7]
128"Love That Lasts"October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20)0.30[8]

Season 3 (2019)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
131"In the Beginning"August 10, 2019 (2019-08-10)0.27[9]
142"Long & Windy Roads"August 17, 2019 (2019-08-17)0.28[10]
153"Emerging from Darkness"August 24, 2019 (2019-08-24)0.25[11]
164"Mountains & Molehills"August 31, 2019 (2019-08-31)0.29[12]
175"Married While Parenting"November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)N/A
186"Beneath The Surface"November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)N/A
197"Money, Power, Respect"November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)N/A
208"Forever And Always"November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)N/A

Season 4 (2020)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
211"How Love Starts"September 5, 2020 (2020-09-05)N/A
222"Newlyweds"September 5, 2020 (2020-09-05)N/A
233"Mental Illness"September 12, 2020 (2020-09-12)N/A
244"Finding a Rhythm"October 3, 2020 (2020-10-03)N/A
255"Stand By Me"October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)N/A
266"Making It Last"October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24)N/A
277"In This Together, Part 1"October 17, 2020 (2020-10-17)N/A
288"In This Together, Part 2"October 17, 2020 (2020-10-17)N/A

Season 5 (2021)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
291"How Love Begins"May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)N/A
302"When Two Become One: Finances"May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)N/A
313"First Comes Love, Then Comes..."May 28, 2021 (2021-05-28)N/A
324"Faith and Fear"June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)N/A
335"Give and Take"June 11, 2021 (2021-06-11)N/A
346"Creating a Foundation"June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)N/A

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2018 49th NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Documentary (Television) Nominated [13]
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special (Codie Elaine Oliver) Nominated[13]

References

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  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. ^ Petski, Denise (June 16, 2022). "'Black Love' Renewed For Sixth & Final Season On OWN; Watch Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
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  13. ^ a b "Nominees and Winners-49th NAACP Image Awards". NAACP Image Awards. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.