Then, last year, in CNN’s documentary series “History of the Sitcom,” Kauffman said, “It was, to a certain extent, a product of the time period and of my own ignorance. There were Black shows and there were white shows. There weren’t a lot of shows that …Then, last year, in CNN’s documentary series “History of the Sitcom,” Kauffman said, “It was, to a certain extent, a product of the time period and of my own ignorance. There were Black shows and there were white shows. There weren’t a lot of shows that …