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]
| Black Love | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Created by |
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| Directed by | Codie Elaine Oliver |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 41 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Cinematography | Tommy Oliver |
| Editor | Christopher Scott Cherot |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production companies | Confluential Films & Black Love, Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Oprah Winfrey Network |
| Release | August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29) – August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27) |
A fifth season premiered on May 14, 2021.[3] The sixth and final season premiered on July 23, 2022.[4]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18) | |
| 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 |
| 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[5] |
| 10 | 6 | "Picking Your Battles" | October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06) | 0.35[6] |
| 11 | 7 | "In Sickness and In Health" | October 13, 2018 (2018-10-13) | 0.42[7] |
| 12 | 8 | "Love That Lasts" | October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20) | 0.30[8] |
| 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[9] |
| 14 | 2 | "Long & Windy Roads" | August 17, 2019 (2019-08-17) | 0.28[10] |
| 15 | 3 | "Emerging from Darkness" | August 24, 2019 (2019-08-24) | 0.25[11] |
| 16 | 4 | "Mountains & Molehills" | August 31, 2019 (2019-08-31) | 0.29[12] |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 26 | 6 | "Making It Last" | October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24) | N/A |
| 27 | 7 | "In This Together, Part 1" | October 17, 2020 (2020-10-17) | N/A |
| 28 | 8 | "In This Together, Part 2" | October 17, 2020 (2020-10-17) | N/A |
| No. overall | No.in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1 | "How Love Begins" | May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14) | N/A |
| 30 | 2 | "When Two Become One: Finances" | May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21) | N/A |
| 31 | 3 | "First Comes Love, Then Comes..." | May 28, 2021 (2021-05-28) | N/A |
| 32 | 4 | "Faith and Fear" | June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04) | N/A |
| 33 | 5 | "Give and Take" | June 11, 2021 (2021-06-11) | N/A |
| 34 | 6 | "Creating a Foundation" | June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18) | N/A |
| 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] |
