''United Shades of America'' is a
Cable News Network
CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the ...
(CNN) American documentary television series starring comedian
W. Kamau Bell
Walter Kamau Bell (born January 26, 1973) is an American stand-up comic and television host. He has hosted the CNN series ''United Shades of America'' since 2016, and hosted FXX television series '' Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell'' from 2012 ...
. Bell visits communities across America to understand the challenges they face. The show was named
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program at the
69th,
70th, and
71st Emmy Awards.
The first season premiered in 2016. A second season with eight new episodes aired in 2017. The third season began on April 29, 2018. On April 3, 2019, it was announced that the series was renewed for a fourth season which premiered on April 22, 2019.
On June 30, 2020, it was announced that the fifth season would premiere on July 19, 2020.
On April 1, 2021, CNN announced the sixth season would premiere on May 2, 2021.
Episodes
Season 1 (2016)
Season 2 (2017)
Season 3 (2018)
Season 4 (2019)
Season 5 (2020)
Season 6 (2021)
Season 7 (2022)
References
External links
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{{EmmyAward Unstructured Reality Program
2016 American television series debuts
2010s American television news shows
English-language television shows
CNN original programming
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program winners