"Scrubs" came back to ABC after 16 years last week, and a lot of its old fans are watching it again. The first episode of the new version got 11.4 million viewers in the five days after it first aired.
This number includes people who watched the show on ABC's original broadcast and also those who watched it again later, plus viewers who streamed it on Hulu and other online platforms.
According to Disney, "Scrubs" had the most streamed comedy episode and the most streamed series premiere on ABC in over a year. The previous record was set by the show "Shifting Gears," which started on January 8, 2025, and starred Tim Allen and Kat Dennings.
On TV, "Scrubs" was the most-watched comedy for adults aged 18 to 49 since the "Shifting Gears" premiere.
It also beat out the crossover episode between "Abbott Elementary" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" that aired on the same night, except for episodes that had more viewers because they came after an NFL game.
"Scrubs" was created by Bill Lawrence and first started on NBC in 2001.
It ran for seven seasons there and then moved to ABC for Seasons 8 and 9. The new version of the medical comedy describes JD (Zach Braff) and Turk (Donald Faison) returning to work together after a long time. The show says, "Medicine has changed; interns have changed; but their friendship has stayed strong. New and old characters deal with life at Sacred Heart with humor, heart, and some unexpected twists along the way."
Besides Braff and Faison, the returning cast includes Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes, and John C. McGinley.
Bill Lawrence is working with Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer through their company, Doozer Productions. Others involved in the show include Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, showrunner Aseem Batra, and Randall Winston. The show is produced by 20th Television.
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