ABC has renewed its Nathan Fillion-led police drama The Rookie for a sixth season in 2023-24, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
What’s Happening:
- The renewal of The Rookie for a sixth season comes two weeks ahead of the current season’s finale on May 2nd.
- With a guaranteed sixth season, the series will now cross the 100-episode milestone early next season.
- The Rookie has been a long time decent ratings draw for ABC, but this season’s move to Tuesday nights saw an impressive same-day audience growth of 31% compared to its fall average, where it aired on Sundays.
- The Rookie is the third veteran series ABC has renewed for 2023-24, following Abbott Elementary and Grey’s Anatomy.
More Disney TV News:
- Take a look at everything that’s coming to both Disney+ and Hulu in May 2023.
- Freeform is set for a sun-sational summer with the debut of the new animated series Praise Petey and the returns of grown-ish and record-breaking hit series Cruel Summer.
- Hulu has released the trailer for Sam – A Saxon, a new drama series based on the incredible story of the first black policeman in East Germany.