“Scrubs” Revival Becomes ABC’s Biggest Comedy Hit In Over A Year

Last week Disney released the first episode of its revival of its hit comedy series, “Scrubs”, which saw JD and Turk scrub in together for the first time in a long time: Medicine has changed; interns have changed; but their bromance has stood the test of time. Characters new and old navigate the waters of Sacred Heart with laughter, heart and some surprises along the way.

The 30-minute revival comedy series stars Zach Braff as John “J.D.” Dorian, Donald Faison as Christopher Turk and Sarah Chalke as Elliot Reid. Original cast Judy Reyes and John C. McGinley guest star as Carla and Dr. Perry Cox, respectively.

Disney has revealed that the revival has already been success as the show returned with 11 million total viewers in five days across the ABC linear channel and on its streaming services, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms.

This marks “Scrubs” ABC’s most streamed comedy episode in over a year on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+. On linear over three days, “Scrubs” was the top comedy telecast among Adults 18-49 (0.74 rating) on any network (excluding post-NFL telecasts) in over a year – since 1/8/25 (with the premiere of “Shifting Gears” and the “Abbott Elementary,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” crossover episode).

Bill Lawrence of Doozer Productions created the original series and serves as executive producer alongside Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer also of Doozer Productions. Zach Braff, Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke will star and executive produce. Aseem Batra serves as executive producer and showrunner; Randall Winston also executive produces. The series is produced by 20th Television.

New episodes of “Scrubs” are being released on Wednesday’s on ABC, with episodes being available the next day on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States, and on Disney+ internationally. The previous seasons of “Scrubs” are avaialble to stream on Hulu and Disney+.

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