JJ'S PRESSURED TO DATE A NEW STUDENT AT SCHOOL WHO ALSO HAS CEREBRAL PALSY, ON ABC'S 'SPEECHLESS'

"S-H--SHIPPING" -- JJ's pressured to date a new student at school who also has cerebral palsy. Maya and Jimmy teach Ray and his girlfriend to think less. Dylan teams with Lafayette alumni to rebel against the school's "no-prank" initiative, on "Speechless," WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1 (8:30-9:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network.

"Speechless" stars Minnie Driver as Maya DiMeo, John Ross Bowie ("The Big Bang Theory") as Jimmy DiMeo, Mason Cook as Ray DiMeo, Micah Fowler as JJ DiMeo, Kyla Kenedy as Dylan DiMeo and Cedric Yarbrough as Kenneth.

Guest starring in this episode are Marin Hinkle as Dr. Miller, Sedona James as Taylor, M.C. Gainey as Dom, Sixx Orange as Head Girl, Alina Foley as Leah, P.L. Brown as Little Pete, Nikea Gamby-Turner as Lunch Lady, Jessy Yates as Nora and Madison Mae as Stacey.

"S-H--SHIPPING" was written by Niki Schwartz-Wright and directed by Jay Chandrasekhar.

Scott Silveri ("Friends") writes and is executive producer of the show, along with "Fresh Off the Boat"'s Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar. The series is from Twentieth Century Fox Television and ABC Studios. The Cerebral Palsy Foundation serves as a technical consultant on "Speechless." To learn more about CP, go to CerebralPalsyFoundation.org.