There’s definitely some parallels behind this rumored Black-ish spinoff and A Different World, which was a spinoff of NBC’s hit comedy The Cosby Show.
While the ratings for A Different World were always consistently high, the series had the luxury of airing between its predecessor The Cosby Show and the long-running smash Cheers.
To take nothing away from A Different World, which was definitely a groundbreaking series, sandwiching any show between two proven ratings champs like that would almost always guarantee success.
ABC must feel confident about this supposed spinoff if they think the potential series can fly without the help of its parent show.