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Abbott Elementary

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Universal acclaim based on 39 Critic Reviews

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83

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Generally favorable reviews based on 24 Ratings

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Abbott Elementary

Series Details & Credits

ABC | Release Date: December 7, 2021

Summary: The Quinta Brunson comedy centers on a group of teachers working at a Philadelphia public elementary school.

Genre(s): Comedy

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Metascore

83

Positive:

37

Mixed:

2

Negative:

0

Critic Reviews

100

The Daily Beast Fletcher Peters

Sep 22, 2022

Season 2 Review: It’s hard to pick our favorite part of the return. Gritty? Ava hula-hooping at a big staff seminar? Sheryl Lee Ralph’s post-Emmy glow? It’s all great. And we get to do this again next week, and the week after, and the week after that. Read full review

91

The A.V. Club

Saloni Gajjar

Oct 9, 2024

Season 4 Review: Abbot devotes the main plot of its returning 20 minutes to them [Janine and Gregory]. Still, the writing doesn’t push the remaining ensemble to the background. Janelle James is stronger than ever with her one-liners. Read full review

90

The Daily Beast Barry Levitt

Oct 9, 2024

Season 4 Review: The writing here is sharp as ever, with Brunson and her team possessing a clear understanding that the show is never sharper than when the whole cast gets to play off of one another. Read full review

80

The Oregonian

Kristi Turnquist

Jan 11, 2022

Season 1 Review: “Abbott Elementary” reminds us how entertaining mockumentaries can be. It helps that the show is superbly cast. Read full review

80

IGN

Feb 8, 2024

Season 3 Review: Abbott Elementary's two-part third-season premiere adapts to strike-related interruptions with a cleverly structured episode that subverts sitcom convention. A new character with a lot of potential and a big career change for Janine provide room for the already excellent show to continue to grow. Read full review

80

i Emily Baker

Mar 2, 2023

Season 2 Review: It might be a nice show, but it still has bite. In the second season, the jokes come rapidly and are as elaborate as a fake Dragon’s Den competition or as subtle as a well-timed eyeroll. As far as I’m concerned, it’s those blink-and-you’ll-miss-it gags that bring about the biggest laughs. Read full review

50

Reason.com

Glenn Garvin

Dec 7, 2021

Season 1 Review: Watching it will definitely give you some painful 1960s and 1970s whiplash. Read full review

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6.9

User Reviews

10

Chris1974ma

Jan 18, 2022

I honestly haven't laughed this hard watching a TV show in a very long time. There is great chemistry among most of the cast (with one glaring exception Chris Perfetti) and the writers can both tell a good story and pull off one liners mixed in throughout.

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jamess

Apr 22, 2022

You would think after The Office and Parks and Recreation, there would be no live left in the mockumentory sitcom. I'm looking at you Welcome To Flatch, despite you trying your best. Then along comes Abbot Elementary. When anchoring this type of show you need a central character that you canYou would think after The Office and Parks and Recreation, there would be no live left in the mockumentory sitcom. I'm looking at you Welcome To Flatch, despite you trying your best. Then along comes Abbot Elementary. When anchoring this type of show you need a central character that you can care for, flaws and all, ala Michael Scott or Leslie Knope. Quinta Brunson (creator and star) plays the idealistic young teacher trying her best amongst the newbies, substitutes, and veterans of the teaching staff. And by the end of the first episode you will fall for her all the way. This would be a perfect 10 if it weren't for almost every character "pulling a Jim", although characters will glance at the camera with their own agenda, be it "see what I mean" to "look what I did there". Bravo to ABC for airing what networks used to do in their sleep, a FUNNY 30-minute sitcom.… Expand

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TVJerry

Feb 26, 2022

Quinta Brunson created this show based on her experiences with her teacher mother and she named the show after one of her middle school teachers. It's a mockumentary staged in an underfunded Philadelphia elementary school that follows a group of teachers and the hilariously cluelessQuinta Brunson created this show based on her experiences with her teacher mother and she named the show after one of her middle school teachers. It's a mockumentary staged in an underfunded Philadelphia elementary school that follows a group of teachers and the hilariously clueless principal played by Janelle James. The characters all have endearing, amusing traits, while their interactions provide much of the comedy. The writing keeps the show on its comic toes, even though the constant glances at the camera don't really add much. Although it's not a breakthrough in TV sitcoms, there's plenty of heart and fun to make it refreshing and pleasingly watchable.… Expand

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5

AspirinSundae

Sep 25, 2022

We tried. Really we did. At the end of the day, this isn't a bad show. However it isn't "good" either. Certainly I've seen nothing from the writing and acting that justifies the near universal praise the show has received.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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aimep3ternura68

Apr 13, 2022

Not funny enough, the jokes are very cringy we sleep. We don’t support this

1 of 5 users found this helpful14

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Series Overview
Season 5

tbd
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: October 1, 2025
- No episode information is currently available for this season
Season 4

86
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 9, 2024
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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: February 7, 2024
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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 21, 2022
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  Air Date: December 7, 2021