Abbott Elementary season 4 episode 5: When to watch, what to expect, and more (Preview)

Last week's episode of Abbott Elementary season 4 gave us all the Halloween vibes with Janine and Gregory being so cute with their couple's costume, Barbara's sort of dilemma about traditions, and Melissa's continued, hilarious obsession over her new guinea pig. And now, it's almost time for a new episode!

Abbott Elementary season 4 episode 5, "Dad Fight," premieres Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 at 9:30 p.m. ET on ABC. Despite many shows having to take a break today due to the U.S. Elections, thankfully this comedy is not one of them. We provided the release times by time zone below:

• East coast: 9:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 6
• West coast: 6:30 p.m. PT on Wednesday, Nov. 6
• Midwest: 8:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Nov. 6
• Mountain: 7:30 p.m. MT on Wednesday, Nov. 6

There's also the option of watching on Hulu the next day, Thursday, if you'd prefer the streaming route. That would be Nov. 6 and the streamer releases new episodes at at 12 a.m. PT / 3 a.m. ET. So it won't be too long of a wait the next day.

I'm really excited about this new episode of Abbott Elementary season 4 as the description of it sounds really interesting. It's going to focus on Gregory and one of his student's fathers, who becomes jealous when the teacher "forms a bond" with his son. Check out the synopsis below:

"Gregory forms a bond with one of his students, but the student’s dad becomes jealous of their relationship and seeks a confrontation. Melissa suffers a fall but avoids receiving medical attention for the injury."

What kind of confrontation are we talking about? Like an actual physical one? And what is this guy's problem? I love to continue seeing Gregory just so great at being a teacher and caring so much about his students. He's had true character development from season 1 when he arrived and didn't care about anything except becoming principal to now.

Also Melissa being stubborn? Who would have thought!? I'm sure her friends at school, especially Barbara, will somehow get her to get the medical attention that she needs.

It's fun to see Tariq back again. You know, it took me a while to warm up to him just because he was such a bad boyfriend to Janine. But after they broke up, I feel like even the writing for his character got better and funnier which I'm happy to see. Because now, it's actually always a great time when he's around. What are you excited to see in the new Abbott episode?

Abbott Elementary season 4 episode 5 premieres Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 at 9:30 p.m. ET on ABC.