MAYA CREATES A NEW SCHOOL FOR JJ, RAY AND DYLAN ON ABC'S 'SPEECHLESS'

"D-I - DIMEO A-C--ACADEMY" - After a dust-up with Lafayette High, Maya runs to JJ's rescue and launches her own school out of the DiMeo home. Her program becomes a true DiMeo affair when Ray and Dylan enroll and Jimmy joins the faculty. Meanwhile, Kenneth sets out to prove to his ex-wife that he's living a successful life, on "Speechless," airing WEDNESDAY, JAN. 17 (8:30-9:00 p.m. EST) on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand.

"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, Tamala Jones as Robin and Jay Chandrasekhar as Coach.

"D-I - DIMEO A-C--ACADEMY" was written by Danny Chun & Matt Roller, and directed by Tristam Shapeero.

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.