TV Shows from Michelle Obama

Scandal

Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for their clients, but it becomes apparent that these "gladiators in suits," who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, have trouble fixing those closest at hand -- their own.
Michelle Obama
Politician, Writer
I hadn't watched it until this past vacation and we went to Hawaii…so [we] had a long flight [and] I watched all the seasons,
TV Shows from Michelle Obama

Downton Abbey

A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
Michelle Obama
Politician, Writer
Both Obamas are fans of period drama Downton Abbey, and the entire cast was given a tour of the White House in 2013
TV Shows from Michelle Obama

Modern Family

The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.
Michelle Obama
Politician, Writer
For the girls and me, Modern Family, that's our favourite show.
TV Shows from Michelle Obama

black-ish

A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.
Michelle Obama
Politician, Writer
Although Barack says his favorite show is the Cinemax drama series The Knick, we know the president is also a fan of Michelle’s top TV pick: Black-ish.