Speechless "D-A-T-E-- DATE?" Airs TONIGHT, November 9th

AT SCHOOL, JJ HAS A CRUSH ON THE NEW GIRL

WHILE A PHONE PHOTO MAKES RAY A HERO,

ON ABC’S ‘SPEECHLESS’

JJ meets a new girl at school, an injured gymnast, who must learn to adapt to school life in a wheelchair. JJ shows her the ropes and soon forms a crush. Elsewhere, Ray saves face by claiming a picture of his own nipple on his phone to be a ”sext” from his ”girlfriend.” The plan makes him a hero among the boys at school, but backfires after Maya learns the whole story.

Meanwhile, Jimmy teaches Dylan how to properly deal with stress, on ”Speechless” tonight, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 (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 is Shay Ali as Customer, Lance Lim as Justin Chang, Del Hunter-White as Lunch Lady, Jake Brennan as Boy #1, Miles Elliot as Boy #2, Alden Ray as Flier #1, Beth Crosby as Flier #2, Heidi Fecht as Flier #3, Kincaid Walker as Mom #1, Rachael Drummond as Mom #2, Keiko Elizabeth as Mom #3.

“D-A-T-E-- DATE?” was written by Danny Chun & Mark Kunerth and directed by Phil Traill. 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 is a Foundation Partner and Technical Consultant on

“Speechless.” To learn more about CP, go to CerebralPalsyFoundation.org.