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TV’s ‘black-ish’ ends 8-season run with legacy, fans secure

This image released by ABC shows Laurence Fishburne, left, and Jenifer Lewis in a scene from the series finale of "black-ish," airing April 19. (Richard Cartwright/ABC via AP)

This image released by ABC shows Marsai Martin, from left, Marcus Scribner and Miles Brown in a scene from the series finale of "black-ish," airing April 19. (Richard Cartwright/ABC via AP)

FILE - Tracee Ellis Ross poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actress in a television series - musical or comedy for her role in "Black-ish" at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 8, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The series put an affluent and devoted family of color at the center of attention and let Black creators tell their stories. The series finale airs Tuesday, April 19. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Actors Anthony Anderson, left, and Tracee Ellis Ross pose with their award for the television show "Black-ish", at the 75th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony on May 21, 2016, in New York. The series put an affluent and devoted family of color at the center of attention and let Black creators tell their stories. The series finale airs Tuesday, April 19. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - The cast and crew of "black-ish," from left, Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jeff Mecham, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kenya Barris, Yara Shahidi, Miles Brown, Peter Mackenzie, Marsai Martin, and Marcus Scribner, accepts the award for outstanding comedy series at the 49th annual NAACP Image Awards on Jan. 15, 2018, in Pasadena, Calif. The series put an affluent and devoted family of color at the center of attention and let Black creators tell their stories. The series finale airs Tuesday, April 19. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

This image released by ABC shows, seated from left, Marsai Martin, Miles Brown and Yara Shahidi and, standing from left, Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross and Laurence Fishburne in "black-ish." The series put an affluent and devoted family of color, the Johnsons, at the center of attention and let Black creators tell their stories. The series finale airs Tuesday, April 19. (Ron Tom/ABC via AP)

This image released by ABC shows Anthony Anderson, left, and Tracee Ellis Ross in "black-ish." The series put an affluent and devoted family of color, the Johnsons, at the center of attention and let Black creators tell their stories. The series finale airs Tuesday, April 19. (Ron Tom/ABC via AP)

This image released by ABC shows Miles Brown, left, and Marsai Martin in a scene from the "Juneteenth" episode of "black-ish." The series put an affluent and devoted family of color, the Johnsons, at the center of attention and let Black creators tell their stories. The series finale airs Tuesday, April 19. (Kelsey McNeal/ABC via AP)

This image released by ABC shows Anthony Anderson, left, and Tracee Ellis Ross in a scene from the series finale of "black-ish," airing April 19. (Richard Cartwright/ABC via AP)

FILE - Show creator Kenya Barris, center, and the cast and crew of "Black-ish" accept the award for outstanding comedy series at the 46th NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 6, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif. The series put an affluent and devoted family of color at the center of attention and let Black creators tell their stories. The series finale airs Tuesday, April 19. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

In this image released by ABC, Laurence Fishburne, from left, Tracee Ellis Ross, Marcus Scribner, Jennifer Lewis, standing center, Miles Brown, Marsai Martin and Anthony Anderson appear in an episode of "Black-ish" about a highly publicized court case involving alleged police brutality and an African-American teenager. The series put an affluent and devoted family of color, the Johnsons, at the center of attention and let Black creators tell their stories. The series finale airs Tuesday, April 19. (Patrick Wymore/ABC via AP)

This image released by ABC shows Anthony Anderson, left, and Tracee Ellis Ross in a scene from the series finale of "black-ish," airing April 19. (Richard Cartwright/ABC via AP)

TV’s ‘black-ish’ ends 8-season run with legacy, fans secure