Disney’s ABC Leads Primetime Push in Diversity

Financial Times: ABC has led a charge into programming starring more racially diverse actors. Recent shows launched by the channel include “Fresh Off the Boat,” a sitcom about a Taiwanese family, “Blackish,” which centers on an African-American family, and “Dr. Ken,” which stars the Korean-American comedian Ken Jeong. These programs have become fixtures of the network’s primetime schedule and come as the proportion of viewers from non-white backgrounds in the 18-49-year-old demographic most coveted by advertisers is growing.