After a months-long delay due to the writers and actors strikes, the network TV season is in full swing, and that means hit shows like Abbott Elementary are back on our screens every week. While the series is just as funny as ever in its third season, there is one big difference caused by the timing of the strikes. Season 3 was planned to be a 22-episode season, as is the norm for popular network TV shows, but the strikes pushing the season premiere from September to February required some major changes in the writer's room, as the episode count went from 22 to 14.