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Chicago P.D. alum Lisseth Chavez will be wearing a badge again in Season 5 of ABC’s The Rookie. The Nathan Fillion-led series returns on September 25. Chavez will guest star in multiple episodes. Chavez will portray the character of Celina, a new rookie with an easy confidence and high marks at the Academy whose…

Key creatives behind ABC’s hit police procedural The Rookie and its upcoming spinoff The Rookie: Feds made an appearance at Comic-Con today to tease what’s coming up on both series and discuss the nature of the interaction planned for them. Panelists for the conversation with TV Guide magazine’s Damian Holbrook…

EXCLUSIVE: Officer Aaron Thorsen will be taking on larger presence within the LAPD. Tru Valentino, who joined the fourth season of ABC’s The Rookie in the recurring role opposite Nathan Fillion, has been promoted to series regular for the drama series’ upcoming fifth season. Valentino’s Officer Aaron Thorsen is the…

Those 135,000 folks flying into San Diego from various countries to line up for hours to see their fave stars at Comic-Con might be greatly upset to learn that not all panels are live and in-person. The crowds are real, but some panelists are being beamed in via satellite. Deadline has learned that today’s panels for…

Disney-owned networks, studios and streamers will host 18 panels at Comic-Con later this month in San Diego. Among the offerings: the return of Mayans M.C. in Hall H, a sneak peek of the upcoming Disney+ original series National Treasure: Edge of History and a panel for The Rookie spinoff featuring Nathan Fillion and…

American Housewife, 9-1-1 and The Rookie have been cleared in more than 95% of the U.S. to make their broadcast syndication debuts in September. American Housewife will air seven days a week beginning September 12, while weekend telecasts of 9-1-1 and The Rookie will begin September 17, Disney Media Entertainment and…

Tyler Sanders, who starred on the Amazon spinoff series Just Add Magic: Mystery City and guest-starred on 9-1-1: Lone Star, Fear the Walking Dead and The Rookie, died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 18. His agent Pedro Tapia confirmed the news but did not provide details. He added that Sanders’ death is…

There were a number of winners at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, ranging from Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo and Ye, but the annual ceremony couldn’t quite take home any primetime prizes on Sunday. Per fast affiliates, the 2022 Billboard Music Awards delivered an average 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demo and 2.11 million…

ABC has made its new series orders. The Disney-owned network has picked up Hilary Swank-fronted drama Alaska (fka Alaska Daily News), The Rookie spinoff The Rookie: Feds and comedy Not Dead Yet to series. It comes on a busy day for the network ahead of its Upfront presentation next week; it renewed Big Sky for a third…

American Idol and 60 Minutes were once again Sunday’s strong performers, but also joining them this time around was America’s Funniest Home Videos. According to fast nationals, American Idol and AFV tied to bring in the night’s highest demo rating, each earning a 0/6 int he 18-49 demo. 60 Minutes, with its 0.5 demo…

ABC has set Sunday, April 24, for Part 1 of a two-part event that will serve as a backdoor pilot for a potential spinoff of The Rookie. Part 2 will follow on May 1. You can watch a trailer above. The potential spinoff follows the premise of The Rookie, which stars Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, the oldest rookie in…

ABC will get more of The Rookie, renewing the cop drama headlined by Nathan Fillion for Season 5. The Rookie hails from creator and executive producer Alexi Hawley. The Rookie renewal comes less than two months after Deadline revealed exclusively that ABC is looking to expand on the drama’s world with an FBI-focused sp…