United Shades of America
| United Shades of America | |
|---|---|
| Starring | W. Kamau Bell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CNN |
| Original release | April 24, 2016 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
United Shades of America is a CNN American documentary television series starring W. Kamau Bell.[1][2][3][4][5]
'United Shades of America' follows comedian and political provocateur W. Kamau Bell as he explores communities across America to understand the unique challenges they face.
The show airs on CNN Sundays at 10:00 PM ET/PT,[6] and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program[7] category at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards and the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards.
CNN renewed the series. A second season with eight new episodes aired in 2017.[8] The third season began on April 29, 2018.[9]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 8 | April 24, 2016 | June 12, 2016 | ||
| 2 | 8 | April 30, 2017 | July 2, 2017 | ||
| 3 | 8 | April 29, 2018 | July 1, 2018 | ||
Episodes
Season 1 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The New KKK" | April 24, 2016 |
| 2 | 2 | "Behind These Walls" | May 1, 2016 |
| 3 | 3 | "Latino, USA" | May 8, 2016 |
| 4 | 4 | "Protect and Serve?" | May 15, 2016 |
| 5 | 5 | "Off the Grid" | May 22, 2016 |
| 6 | 6 | "Is It Cool to Be Hip?" | May 29, 2016 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Last Frontier" | June 5, 2016 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Fountain of Youth" | June 12, 2016 |
Season 2 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Immigrants and Refugees" | April 30, 2017 |
| 10 | 2 | "Chicago Gangs" | May 7, 2017 |
| 11 | 3 | "Native Americans" | May 14, 2017 |
| 12 | 4 | "Muslims in Small-Town America" | May 21, 2017 |
| 13 | 5 | "Kamau Buys a Gun" | June 4, 2017 |
| 14 | 6 | "Puerto Ricans and Puerto Rico" | June 11, 2017 |
| 15 | 7 | "Appalachian Coal Country" | June 25, 2017 |
| 16 | 8 | "It's Chinatown!" | July 2, 2017 |
Season 3 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | "The Border" | April 29, 2018 |
| 18 | 2 | "Sikhs in America" | May 6, 2018 |
| 19 | 3 | "The South Carolina Gullah" | May 13, 2018 |
| 20 | 4 | "The Disability Community" | May 20, 2018 |
| 21 | 5 | "HBCU's" | May 27, 2018 |
| 22 | 6 | "Sweet Home (Mobile) Alabama" | June 17, 2018 |
| 23 | 7 | "The Canadian Way" | June 24, 2018 |
| 24 | 8 | "Native Hawaii" | July 1, 2018 |
References
- ↑ Lee, Ashley (2015-10-03). "CNN Orders W. Kamau Bell Series, Steve Jobs Doc for 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ↑ "United Shades of America – CNN Press Room - CNN.com Blogs". Cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com. 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ↑ Lisa de Moraes (2015-03-10). "Kamau Bell, Reza Aslan To Host New CNN Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ↑ "W. Kamau Bell Is Returning to Serial TV for New CNN Origi | Shadow and Act". Blogs.indiewire.com. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ↑ Opam, Kwame (2015-03-17). "We spoke with W. Kamau Bell about his new CNN show at SXSW". The Verge. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ↑ "United Shades of America". CNN. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ↑ "W. Kamau Bell | Television Academy". Television Academy. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ↑ Brown, Heather (2017-04-03). "Season Two of the Emmy-Nominated CNN Original Series "United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell" Premieres Sunday, April 30, at 10PM ET/PT". CNN Pressroom. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
- ↑ https://www.cnn.com/shows/united-shades-of-america
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