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SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about the Season 4 premiere of The Rookie. The Rookie has said farewell to Officer Jackson West. Played by original cast member Titus Makin Jr., the character was killed off in Sunday night’s Season 4 premiere. The Season 3 finale saw Angela Lopez (Alyssa Diaz) and Jackson…

A going-away party, a split of a different nature and some well-played Percy Sledge defined Sunday night's Season 2 finale of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist on NBC. However, it wasn't a pretty tune for the 10 PM musical dramedy when it comes to the ratings. Pulling in a 0.2 among adults 18-49 and 1.2 million viewers…

Amid strong ratings, ABC has picked up a fourth season of cop drama The Rookie. Created by Alexi Hawley, The Rookie stars Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, the oldest rookie at the Los Angeles Police Department. The Rookie averages nearly 10 million total viewers this season (9.80 million) after 35 days of delayed viewing…

ABC is the broadcast network with the most outstanding current scripted series whose fate remains undecided. A number of them are not bubble series and are assured a renewal, including flagship comedies The Conners, which recently re-signed its cast for next season, and The Goldbergs, which are ABC’s highest-rated…

EXCLUSIVE: ABC’s The Rookie has added Jason Canela to its upcoming season three in a recurring role. Canela will play Cesar Madrigal, the son of criminal royalty who is impetuous, entitled and in line to take over his father’s empire. He will first appear in the upcoming episode titled “Brave Heart.” Created by Alexi…

During Color of Change’s Sundance panel “Looking Forward: The Future of Crime Television”, Terence Paul Winter, executive producer & writer of The Rookie; Sunil Nayar, former writer/showrunner of All Rise; and Melody Cooper, writer & story editor of Law & Order SVU unpacked a topic that is impacting storytelling on…

EXCLUSIVE: Daytime Divas alumna Camille Guaty is set for a multi-episode arc on ABC’s The Rookie. Guaty will play Sandra De la Cruz, a businesswoman with nefarious connections who has been the target of a murder attempt. Her character will be introduced in the Sunday, January 17 episode titled “La Fiera.” Created by…

The fog of reruns from the 2020 holidays has lifted. On Sunday night, networks returned to their regularly scheduled programming (more or less) with a combination of new shows and the return of some favorites. One of the only programs that didn’t take a holiday break was NBC’s Sunday Night Football, which held steady…

EXCLUSIVE: The Rookie is modifying its production schedule after a number of positive Covid-19 tests. Deadline understands that the ABC cop drama is going to reduce the shooting schedule for the rest of December as a result of the new cases, which were discovered through its strict health and safety protocols. The…

Coming off his starring role on the first five seasons of the CW’s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Brandon Routh has joined ABC’s The Rookie for a potential season-long arc. First appearing in Episode 2 of the show’s upcoming third season, Routh will play Doug Stanton, an eleven-year veteran of the LAPD, whose views prove…

The Rookie seeks to challenge the status quo of cop shows when it returns for its its third season in January. During a panel with ABC7’s Mark Brown, creator Alexi Hawley teased what’s to come in the new season and explained how the show will incorporate the ongoing conversations about police brutality sparked by the…

ABC has firmed up its midseason schedule, setting up early 2021 premiere dates for its scripted series. That includes ABC’s returning scripted series and new comedy Call Your Mother, starring Kyra Sedgwick. Call Your Mother and The Rookie, which were originally on ABC’s fall schedule before being pushed, are slated in…