The Rookie
‘The Rookie’ Nabs Season 7 Renewal at ABC
Maybe the show should be called The Veteran from now on? ABC has renewed its drama series The Rookie for a seventh season in 2024-25. The police procedural starring Nathan Fillion — which passed the 100-episode mark earlier this season — continues to draw decent-sized audiences for the network, even as it has outlived its […]
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As ‘The Rookie’ Reaches Its 100th Episode, Nathan Fillion Mulls Over the Show’s Hard-Won Success
The Rookie has graduated from primetime newbie to veteran TV show as it reaches its 100th episode, a milestone star and executive producer Nathan Fillion says tells you, “Whatever you’re doing, you’re doing something right.” Since debuting in 2018, the ABC police procedural has sustained faithful viewership amid both internal and industrywide obstacles, including the […]
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‘The Rookie’ Earns Season 6 Renewal at ABC
Maybe they should start calling it The Veteran. ABC has renewed its police drama The Rookie, starring Nathan Fillion, for a sixth season in 2023-24. The series will cross the 100-episode milestone early next season. The pickup comes two weeks ahead of the show’s fifth season finale on May 2. The Rookie is the third […]
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ABC’s ‘Will Trent’ Soars With Multiplatform Viewing
ABC’s drama Will Trent put up decent on-air numbers for its series premiere and scored solid gains over seven days of delayed viewing. The show’s audience has mushroomed, however, with additional time and multiplatform viewing. Including three repeats and their attendant delayed viewing, the premiere of Will Trent has pulled in 18.1 million viewers and […]
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‘The Rookie’ Spinoff, Hilary Swank Drama and Gina Rodriguez Comedy a Go at ABC
ABC, the most stable of all five broadcasters this upfront, has made its new series orders for the 2022-23 season. The Disney-backed network has added two new dramas — Alaska and The Rookie: Feds — and the Gina Rodriguez-led comedy Not Dead Yet to its schedule. The trio will fill the voids created this season […]
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‘The Rookie’ and ‘The Good Doctor’ Renewed at ABC
ABC has set a couple more pieces of its 2022-23 slate, renewing veteran dramas The Rookie and The Good Doctor for next season. Both series rank among ABC’s most watched shows this season. The Good Doctor will enter its sixth season in 2022-23, while The Rookie will begin its fifth at the network. ABC is […]
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‘The Rookie’ Spinoff With Niecy Nash in the Works at ABC
ABC is looking to turn The Rookie into its latest franchise. The network on Tuesday announced plans for a potential spinoff series starring Niecy Nash. The Claws alum will guest star in a two-episode arc as the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy. The episodes will serve as a backdoor pilot as the Disney-owned network […]
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‘TV’s Top 5’: The Highs (‘The Flight Attendant’) and Lows (COVID) of 2020
In the 100th episode of the podcast, hosts Daniel Fienberg and Lesley Goldberg welcome Kaley Cuoco, who discusses her terrific year; 'The Rookie' creator Alexi Hawley, who explores the predicament of the police procedural; and Rolling Stone chief TV critic Alan Sepinwall, who offers a look at the best TV of 2020.
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‘The Rookie’ Producer: No “Unlawful” Conduct in Investigation of Afton Williamson Allegations
Entertainment One, the studio behind ABC's cop drama 'The Rookie,' says an investigation into allegations made by actress Afton Williamson about a hostile environment on set found no "unlawful" behavior by people Williamson said harassed her.
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‘The Rookie’ Star Identifies People She Claims Sexually Harassed, Racially Bullied Her
'The Rookie' actress Afton Williamson revealed the names of the people who she claims sexually harassed her and subjected her to racial discrimination while she worked on the ABC drama.
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ABC Boss Addresses ‘The Rookie’ Allegations, Constance Wu Flap
ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke's second time before members of the Television Critics Association was decidedly different from her first appearance at the press tour a mere six months ago.
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ABC’s ‘The Rookie’ Star Quits, Claims She Faced Sexual Harassment, Racial Discrimination
'The Rookie' actress Afton Williamson will not be returning to the ABC drama starring Nathan Fillion amid claims of sexual harassment and racial discrimination.
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