lavin played judy roberts in the cbs sitcom "9jkl" (2017–18) alongside mark feuerstein and elliott gould. lavin caught up with "portland magazine" in its winterguide 2018 issue about her return to cbs stating, "like "alice", "9jkl" deals with family relationships–except it's a more sophisticated and edgier show. the people are more privileged and on a higher economic level than alice. i love to go to work every day. i feel very grateful and fortunate for this role, the quality of work and good people at this stage of my life. fun and creative are the operative words for me. i'm very committed to participating in projects where i can bring and exchange those qualities with like-minded people."