Why the Abbott Elementary star is comparing the show to Grey’s

Sheryl Lee Ralph knew this moment would come – and she doesn’t plan on letting it slip away anytime soon.

ABC star Abbott Elementarywho won TV Scoop’s Favorite Comedy Series on Aug. 29, not only hopes her show will follow in the footsteps of its beloved network compatriot, but Cheryl wants to be there every step of the way.

“Look, I really hope we’re the same Grey’s Anatomy“, Cheryl told E! News exclusively. “On Grey’s Anatomy, the characters may change, but the show will go on! Some stay forever. I hope to stay there as long as God does [creator] Quint [Brunson] will have me.”

Abbott Elementarythe second season of which premiered on September 21, there is much more to come Grey’s Anatomywhich enters its 19th season in association with Lassie and NCIS as the sixth longest-running American prime-time television series in history.

But hey, we’re more than ready to see Miss Barbara Howard shape the impressionable minds of Philadelphia for a few more decades.