The Abbott Elementary casting department’s job just got a lot easier. In an X post on Sunday, showbiz veteran (and apparent Abbott fan) Bette Midler publicly lobbied for the role of Melissa’s (Lisa Ann Walter) mother, a character who has yet to appear on the ABC sitcom. “Since I’m now using this

Spotted: A former Gossip Girl returning to The CW. Leighton Meester will star in Good Cop/Bad Cop, a procedural dramedy co-production between The CW, The Roku Channel and Australia’s Stan. Created by John Quaintance (Reboot, Will & Grace), the eight-episode series centers around Lou (Meester)

Before he was an Oscar-nominated actor, Bradley Cooper co-starred in the ABC drama Alias, and on Sunday night, the Maestro star/director returned to the network’s primetime lineup on Abbott Elementary. Cooper made a surprise appearance during the opening scene of Sunday’s special post-Oscars

Abbott Elementary has certainly made the grade: ABC has renewed the Emmy-winning comedy for a fourth season, just days after its Season 3 premiere, TVLine has learned. Abbott co-star William Stanford Davis, who plays custodian Mr. Johnson, announced the news himself during ABC’s panel at the

In the latest TV ratings, NBC’s Chicago Med was Wednesday’s most-watched show, while ABC’s Abbott Elementary tied Chicago Med and Fire for the nightly demo win. NBC | Chicago Med (with 6.3 million total viewers and a 0.5 demo rating) and Chicago Fire (6.2 mil/0.5) were steady in the demo, while