Highlights
- ABC is giving the greenlight for Abbott Elementary Season 5, which will air during the 2025-2026 TV lineup.
- Season 4 is currently debuting new episodes every Wednesday night on ABC, with next-day streaming on Hulu.
- This is the first renewal for the network.
Abbott Elementary Season 5
Class will be in session for another year. ABC has renewed its critically acclaimed comedy Abbott Elementary for Season 5. This early pickup marks the network’s first renewal for the 2025-2026 TV schedule.
The series, created by and starring Quinta Brunson, is a mockumentary-style sitcom about the staff at an underfunded elementary school in Philadelphia. Brunson plays an overly enthusiastic second-grade teacher, Janine Teagues.
In addition to starring Brunson, the remainder of the cast includes Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie, Janelle James as Ava Coleman, Lisa Ann Walter as Melissa Schemmenti, Chris Perfetti as Jacob Hill, William Stanford Davis as Mr. Johnson and Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard. Brunson and Ralph have both won Emmys for their performances. The show also won Emmys for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.
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Season 1 premiered on December 7, 2021, with 13 episodes. Season 4, currently on the air, will consist of 22 episodes.
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The overarching narrative for Season 4 revolves around Janine and Gregory’s fledgling relationship. Additionally, the construction site of a new golf course nearby causes issues aplenty for the titular elementary school.
The season returned this month after the holiday break with a highly anticipated crossover episode with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The event was a series high for Abbott Elementary, raking in 8.05 million viewers across multiple platforms.
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I’ve been an Abbott Elementary fan since Day 1. It’s such a lovely, heartwarming comfort comedy. Brunson and co. also get major props for pulling off a hilarious crossover event, the likes of which we haven’t seen in sitcoms in a long, long time.
Abbott Elementary releases new episodes every Wednesday at 8:30 pm EST on ABC, with next-day streaming on Hulu.
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