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Abbott Elementary
overnights
Mar. 20, 2024
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Abbott’s Glowing Up
It’s delightful to see Tatyana Ali play Ava’s nemesis and continue Abbott’s run of bringing in sitcom royalty to guest star.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
adaptation by charlie kaufman
Mar. 18, 2024
Let Quinta Brunson Adapt
The Guest
, You Buffoons
And whatever else she wants.
By
Jason P. Frank
overnights
Mar. 13, 2024
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Barbara’s Library Showdown
Barbara takes issue with the new librarian, so Janine is forced to stand up to her.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Mar. 12, 2024
Abbott Elementary
Recap: The Truth About Willard
The number of schools named after racists is alarming!
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Feb. 28, 2024
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Church Girl
Give Barbara the lead in the church choir!
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Feb. 21, 2024
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Pick Your Poison
Abbott gets caught up in the failures of just saying no.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Feb. 14, 2024
Abbott Elementary
Recap: The Cool Teacher
Gregory finds out that with great coolness comes great responsibility.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
dramaturgically
Feb. 13, 2024
What
Abbott Elementary
Does (And Doesn’t) Owe to
The Office
EP Randall Einhorn is the godfather of the mockumentary sitcom.
By
Bethy Squires
school spirit
Feb. 10, 2024
Abbott Elementary
Gets a Fourth Season, Duh!
We’re playing the long game for the Janine and Gregory arc.
By
Alejandra Gularte
overnights
Feb. 8, 2024
Abbott Elementary
Season-Premiere Recap: Janine’s New Job
Janine has a new job that puts her affable and resourceful energy to good use.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
trailer mix
Jan. 31, 2024
Abbott Elementary
Reopens the School
A new trailer shows that Principal Ava trying to do a good job is somehow much worse than when she half-assed it.
By
Zoe Guy
2024 preview
Jan. 1, 2024
44 TV Shows We Can’t Wait to Watch in 2024
Seasons come and seasons go, but TV marches on.
By
Vulture Editors
joy
June 11, 2023
Dimple Queens Jennifer Garner and Sheryl Lee Ralph Remember Hollywood Beginnings
Two delightful women having a delightful conversation.
By
Alejandra Gularte
will they or won’t they?
Apr. 21, 2023
Abbott Elementary
Knows Exactly What It’s Doing
This is a practical, thoughtful move for two practical, thoughtful characters. It’s also incredibly romantic.
By
Jen Chaney
overnights
Apr. 20, 2023
Abbott Elementary
Season-Finale Recap: Selfish Era
Janine and Gregory’s romance gets “To Be Continued” until next season.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Apr. 13, 2023
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Maternal Instinct
“Step one: Have a daughter. Step two: Play the long game.”
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
underrated
Apr. 13, 2023
South Side
Wasn’t Trying to Prove Its Own Importance
Abbott Elementary
writer-producer Brittani Nichols says the series spoke to her “in a way that no other television show ever has.”
By
Bethy Squires
overnights
Apr. 6, 2023
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Good Teacher, Bad Teacher
Greg and Janine grapple with how they’re perceived as teachers.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
monologues
Apr. 2, 2023
Quinta Brunson Teaches Some Lessons About
Abbott Elementary
on
SNL
Her show is kinda like
Friends
, but “instead of not having Black people, it does!”
By
Jennifer Zhan
that’s mother
Apr. 1, 2023
Oh, So Taraji P. Henson Is the One Who Gave Janine All Those Mommy Issues
She’ll star as Quinta Brunson’s on-screen mom in
Abbott Elementary
.
By
Jennifer Zhan
overnights
Mar. 16, 2023
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Operation Save the School
After AVA Fest, Ava deserves to be in the Mount Rushmore of enigmatic TV bosses.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Mar. 9, 2023
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Sister, Sister
Nothing gets siblings to relive childhood trauma quite like board-game night.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Mar. 2, 2023
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Sock It to Me
Janine may be a dork, but she’s messy as hell.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
red carpets
Feb. 26, 2023
Chessy Brought Meredith Blake to the SAG Awards
A
Parent Trap
reunion at the 2023 SAG Awards
By
Bethy Squires
overnights
Feb. 23, 2023
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Janine and Gregory Sitting in a Tree
The Abbott teachers go full
Real Housewives
on their conference trip.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Feb. 16, 2023
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Barbara Didn’t Start the Fire
Even without the usual dose of Janine,
Abbott
delivers another great episode. This cast is so unbelievably stacked.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Feb. 9, 2023
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Love Language
Gregory and Janine’s romance has become unavoidable.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Jan. 19, 2023
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Hustle Culture
Ava teaches the students how to scam their way through fundraising.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Jan. 12, 2023
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Zara vs. Joya vs. Janine
When two students officially declare their beef, Janine does everything in her power to create harmony.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
some good news
Jan. 11, 2023
Abbott Elementary
Will Remain in Session
For a third season.
By
Zoe Guy
golden globes 2023
Jan. 10, 2023
Who’s Going to Win at the Comeback Golden Globes?
This newly reformed awards show feels harder to predict than ever — not just who’s going to win but who’s going to show up.
By
Nate Jones
and
Jen Chaney
overnights
Jan. 5, 2023
Abbott Elementary
Recap: This Abbott Life
Everybody
really does have their own podcast.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
awards season
Dec. 14, 2022
Everything Everywhere
Leads Film Nominees for the 2023 Critics’ Choice Awards
The Fabelmans
,
Babylon
, and
The Banshees of Inisherin
follow close behind in the film categories.
By
Jennifer Zhan
character study
Dec. 9, 2022
How Ava Coleman Became
Abbott Elementary
’s Engineer of Chaos
Scammer, step instructor, sorority girl: Janelle James made the role of a “precocious child trying to do the job of a principal” her own.
By
Roxana Hadadi
overnights
Dec. 8, 2022
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Slow Burn
Things look cozier than ever between Janine and Gregory.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
into it
Dec. 6, 2022
‘Auntie Will Never Retire’
Sheryl Lee Ralph has big plans for her post-Emmys career, so long as the younger generations keep hiring her.
By
Sam Sanders
best of 2022
Dec. 5, 2022
The Best TV of 2022
Television’s future looks hazier than ever, but these shows make a clear case for optimism.
By
Jen Chaney,
Roxana Hadadi,
and
Kathryn VanArendonk
overnights
Dec. 1, 2022
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Class With Ms. Coleman
It doesn’t get much better than an Ava-centric episode.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Nov. 17, 2022
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Toxic Positivity
Janine breaks eggs and, unfortunately, her students’ hearts.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
back to school night
Nov. 15, 2022
Fictional Oprah, Quinta Brunson, Will Sit Down With Real Oprah for an Interview
The ‘Abbott Elementary’ creator and star recently played Oprah in the Weird Al biopic.
By
Alejandra Gularte
vulture festival 2022
Nov. 12, 2022
Abbott Elementary’
s Sheryl Lee Ralph Wants to Host the Emmys
The Emmy-winning actress is ready to take over hosting duties.
By
Alejandra Gularte
premieres
Nov. 9, 2022
Abbott Elementary
’s Season-Two Premiere ABC’s Highest-Rated Comedy in 3 Years
Not since
Modern Family
ended have this many eyeballs been on ABC’s comedies.
By
Bethy Squires
overnights
Nov. 3, 2022
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Legendary Schooling
#tariqhive, rise up! (But also stay away from Janine!)
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Oct. 27, 2022
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Baby Thanos and the Infinity Ring Pops
Can Earth’s mightiest heroes (teachers) stop a legion of sugar-crazed kids?
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Oct. 20, 2022
Abbott Elementary
Recap: If It Ain’t Broke …
A new juice in the cafeteria has Barbara pissed.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Oct. 13, 2022
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Tough Love
Greg gets sent to the principal’s office. (Ooooo!)
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Oct. 6, 2022
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Corny Legends
Even Janine, who was once in a
Degrassi
reenactment group, can see that the Story Samurais are peak corny.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
vulture festival 2022
Sept. 29, 2022
See Vulture Festival’s First Lineup Right Meow
All Creatures Great and Small
joins
We’re Here,
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Henry Winkler, and
Super Troopers
for an old-fashioned L.A. pool party.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
overnights
Sept. 28, 2022
Abbott Elementary
Recap: Shark Diving
Gregory learns a few hard lessons.
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
overnights
Sept. 21, 2022
Abbott Elementary
Season-Premiere Recap: New Year, New Part
It’s back-to-school time for our favorite teachers (and also for Gritty).
By
Ile-Ife Okantah
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