Saturday, Dec

ABBOTT ELEMENTARY

SNEAK PEEK! In this early series premiere (the season offi cially debuts on Jan. 4), creator, executive producer and star Quinta Brunson heads a workplace comedy following a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — as they navigate the Philadelphia public school system. Despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life, and though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do — even if they don’t love the school district’s lessthan-stellar attitude toward educating children.

Premieres on ABC Tuesday, Dec. 7

CALLED TO THE WILD

NEW SERIES! Would you trust your dog with your life? Nat Geo’s new reality/competition series aims to answer that. Highly skilled, human-dog teams are dropped into the wilderness for 10 days, where they are pushed to their limits with the mission to prove they can survive and thrive as a partnership in the wild. They will be monitored and judged by an off-camera team of animal and survival experts. The team who excels in all three areas — safety, survival and stamina — and makes it to the end wins the cherished right to claim the title of “The Ultimate Pack.”

Premieres on Nat Geo Tuesdays beginning Dec. 7

AMERICAN AUTO

SPECIAL PREVIEW! Superstore creator Justin Spitzer is behind this new comedy coming to NBC early next year; catch a preview of its fi rst two episodes tonight. The show is a workplace comedy set in Detroit, where the executives of Payne Motors are at a crossroads: Adapt to the changing times or be sent to the junkyard. Shaking things up is the new CEO (Ana Gasteyer), whose leadership, experience and savvy are only slightly offset by her complete lack of knowledge about cars. Luckily, her team has some of the best minds in the business — when they aren’t fi ghting or trying to outwit each other.

Premieres on NBC Monday, Dec. 13