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Abbott Elementary (2021)

Comedy

In this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do — even if they don’t love the school district’s less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.

IMDb rating
8.2 (55,391 votes)
Episode average
7.8 -0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
Hulu · HBO Max
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

7.83 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 8.2 22 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 2,559 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 2,121 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 1,946 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 1,786 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 1,732 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 1,690 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 1,621 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 1,822 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 1,603 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 1,548 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 1,567 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 1,454 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 1,538 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot7.62,559
2Light Bulb7.62,121
3Wishlist7.81,946
4New Tech7.51,786
5Student Transfer7.71,732
6Gifted Program7.71,690
7Art Teacher7.51,621
8Work Family8.41,822
9Step Class7.91,603
10Open House8.01,548
11Desking8.01,567
12Ava vs. Superintendent7.91,454
13Zoo Balloon8.21,538

Season 2 (2022)

7.96 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 8.1 22 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 1,536 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 1,389 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 1,355 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 1,329 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 1,331 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 1,515 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 1,267 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 1,290 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 1,331 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 1,353 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 1,239 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 1,210 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 1,239 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 1,243 votesEp 15: 7.7 · 1,189 votesEp 16: 8.5 · 1,407 votesEp 17: 7.5 · 1,140 votesEp 18: 8.0 · 1,174 votesEp 19: 8.5 · 1,253 votesEp 20: 8.1 · 1,143 votesEp 21: 8.1 · 1,147 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 1,140 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Development Day8.11,536
2Wrong Delivery7.91,389
3Story Samurai7.51,355
4Principal's Office7.81,329
5Juice7.51,331
6Candy Zombies8.31,515
7Attack Ad7.71,267
8Egg Drop7.81,290
9Sick Day8.11,331
10Holiday Hookah8.11,353
11Read-a-Thon8.01,239
12Fight7.71,210
13Fundraiser8.01,239
14Valentine's Day8.11,243
15Fire7.71,189
16Teacher Conference8.51,407
17Mural Arts7.51,140
18Teacher Appreciation8.01,174
19Festival8.51,253
20Educator of the Year8.11,143
21Mom8.11,147
22Franklin Institute8.11,140

Season 3 (2024)

7.83 avg 13 episodes 7.9 → 8.7 21 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 1,189 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 1,067 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 1,248 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 1,061 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 1,068 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 1,047 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 1,026 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 901 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 939 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 943 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 917 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 942 votesEp 14: 8.7 · 1,158 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Career Day7.91,189
3Gregory's Garden Goofballs7.61,067
4Smoking8.21,248
5Breakup7.61,061
6Willard R. Abbott7.81,068
7Librarian8.01,047
8Panel7.61,026
9Alex7.4901
102 Ava 2 Fest7.6939
11Double Date7.7943
12Mother's Day7.6917
13Smith Playground8.1942
14Party8.71,158

Season 4 (2024)

7.94 avg 22 episodes 7.8 → 8.4 21 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 997 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 996 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 935 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 931 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 931 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 856 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 904 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 971 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 1,595 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 818 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 820 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 812 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 791 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 821 votesEp 15: 7.9 · 821 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 772 votesEp 17: 8.5 · 998 votesEp 18: 8.3 · 818 votesEp 19: 7.6 · 724 votesEp 20: 7.6 · 717 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 809 votesEp 22: 8.4 · 797 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Back to School7.8997
2Ringworm8.0996
3Class Pet7.8935
4Costume Contest7.7931
5Dad Fight7.8931
6The Deli7.6856
7Winter Show7.9904
8Winter Break8.5971
9Volunteers8.61,595
10Testing7.5818
11Strike7.7820
12Girard Creek8.0812
13The Science Fair7.4791
14District Budget Meeting8.0821
15100th Day of School7.9821
16Books7.6772
17Karaoke8.5998
18Audit8.3818
19Music Class7.6724
20Ava Fest: Tokyo Drift7.6717
21Rally8.4809
22Please Touch Museum8.4797

Season 5 (2025)

7.62 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 7.9 21 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 755 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 710 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 755 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 727 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 700 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 662 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 623 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 628 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 645 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 602 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 597 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 598 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 539 votesEp 14: 7.4 · 531 votesEp 15: 7.0 · 541 votesEp 16: 7.3 · 493 votesEp 17: 7.5 · 507 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 500 votesEp 19: 7.2 · 482 votesEp 20: 8.1 · 537 votesEp 21: 7.7 · 437 votesEp 22: 7.9 · 455 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Team Building7.5755
2Cheating7.7710
3Ballgame8.2755
4Game Night7.9727
5Camping7.6700
6No Phones7.5662
7Goofgirl7.4623
8Birthday7.6628
9Mall7.7645
10Mall Part 2: Questions & Concerns7.6602
11Mall Part 3: Heroes7.7597
12Picture Day7.7598
13Candygrams7.6539
14Aide7.4531
15Safety Day7.0541
16Campaign7.3493
17No Homework7.5507
18April Fools7.8500
19Trip7.2482
20Night Out8.1537
21Ava & Fest7.7437
22Miami7.9455

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