Abbott Elementary Trivia | 36 facts about the comedy series

“Abbott Elementary” is a comedy series that aired its first season on ABC. It quickly became a hit for the channel.

The series is about to make a splash at the Emmy nominations. So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about it.

1. Abbott Elementary is an American mockumentary sitcom television series
2. The series is created by Quinta Brunson for ABC
3. It stars Brunson as a second grade teacher at Abbott Elementary, a fictional Black school in Philadelphia
4. Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, and Sheryl Lee Ralph also star
5. The series premiered as a midseason entry in the 2021–22 television season on December 7, 2021
6. It was met with critical acclaim
7. In March 2022, the series was renewed for a second season
8. The second season is set to premiere on September 21, 2022
9. A documentary crew is recording the lives of teachers working in underfunded schools
10. One of the places they have decided to document is Philadelphia’s Willard R. Abbott Elementary School, a predominantly Black Philadelphia public school
11. Conditions at the school are harsh and most teachers do not last more than two years
12. Second grade teacher Janine Teagues and history teacher Jacob Hill are two of three teachers in a group of twenty to make it past one year
13. They work with experienced kindergarten teacher Barbara Howard, second grade teacher Melissa Schemmenti, tone-deaf school principal Ava Coleman, and recent substitute hire Gregory Eddie
14. On September 3, 2020, an untitled workplace comedy pilot starring Quinta Brunson landed a put pilot commitment at ABC
15. In February 2021, ABC gave the project an official pilot order
16. In March, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, and Sheryl Lee Ralph were announced to star
17. In May, the project was given a series order
18. Filming began on August 16, 2021, in Los Angeles, California
19. And concluded on November 5, 2021
20. In August, three crew members tested positive for COVID-19 but production was not impacted
21. In November, William Stanford Davis was confirmed to star
22. The series premiered on December 7, 2021
23. On March 14, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season
24. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 97%
25. Based on 38 critics’ reviews
26. With an average rating of 8.60/10
27. The website’s consensus reads, “Abbott Elementary earns top marks for its empathetic yet sidesplitting critique of the U.S. education system, plus some extra credit for a deftly handled will-they-won’t-they dynamic”
28. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 78 out of 100
29. Based on 15 critics
30. Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
31. Angie Han of The Hollywood Reporter said “[it] works well enough to deliver a consistent good time — and I suspect that given time, Abbott Elementary could blossom into something truly special”
32. Han also said the first episodes “[are] a willingness to deal with class head on, while also finding humor in the characters’ situations”
33. She concluded that Abbott Elementary is “crowd-pleasing”
34. Including viewership recorded over a 35-day period through “linear and digital platforms” (known as MP35) after its original broadcast, the pilot episode on December 7, 2021, increased to a 2.4 demographic rating, with 7.1 million viewers
35. ABC said the 300% increase was its “largest percentage growth for any new comedy premiere”
36. The viewership of the second episode, “Light Bulb”, increased by 5.6 million viewers to 9 million after 35 days