Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television explores the impact of African Americans, both in front of and behind the camera, in three installments covering three different genres of television: comedy, drama and variety.

The three-part special, airing Sunday nights in February at 10:30 pm (ET/PT), includes both new and archival interviews providing first-person accounts of the evolution of the African American experience on television. From the early days in television and the controversial Amos & Andy to the present, the portrayal of African Americans on television mirrors society's prejudice and bias.

In each episode, the actors, producers, directors, and writers who were on the front lines of the battle of acceptance outline the struggles and obstacles they had to overcome. The entire Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television series is narrated by veteran actor Ron Glass (Barney Miller).

Comedy: airs February 1 (10:30-11:30pm ET/PT).
features interviews with:
Harry Belafonte; Quincy Jones; Flip Wilson; Jamie Foxx; Chris Rock, Damon Wayans; Dick Gregory; David Alan Grier; Eartha Kitt; Eddie Murphy; Leslie Uggams; Nat King Cole; Garrett Morris; Keenen Ivory Wayans; Debbie Allen; Nancy Wilson and others.

Drama: airs February 8 (10:30-11:30pm ET/PT).
features interviews with:
Cicely Tyson; James Earl Jones; Ossie Davis; Ruby Dee; LeVar Burton; Blair Underwood; Dr. Maya Angelou; Leslie Uggams; Nichelle Nichols; Aaron Spelling; Steven Bochco; Thomas Carter; Earle Hyman; David Wolper; Sheldon Leonard; Alex Haley; Robert Culp; Philip Michael Thomas and others.

Variety: airs February 15 (10:30-11:30pm ET/PT).
features interviews with:
Bill Cosby; Norman Lear; Jamie Foxx; Diahann Carroll; Carroll O' Connor; David Alan Grier; Redd Foxx; Robert Guillaume; Malcolm-Jamal Warner; Tim Reid; Marla Gibbs; Jimmie Walker; Nell Carter; Kim Fields; D.L. Hughley; Julian Bond and others.