ABC is making an enormous change to The Rookie for the primary time in three years, altering the police procedural drama’s future. The Rookie season 8 has been ongoing since its premiere on Tuesday, January 6. The season has marked some main adjustments for the story, like giving Gray a brand new place and officiating Tim and Lucy’s relationship.
Now, in keeping with Deadline, one other large change is coming, as The Rookie will probably be transferring from Tuesdays at 10 p.m. to Mondays at 10 p.m. beginning on January 26. The choice was made forward of the premiere of RJ Decker, a brand new drama collection starring Scott Speedman, which is able to start airing Tuesdays at 10 p.m. on March 3.
The Rookie will probably be airing after American Idol each Monday evening following this new time slot change. Within the meantime, RJ Decker will comply with new episodes of Excessive Potential season 2 and Will Trent season 4, with each collection remaining of their respective occasions that evening. The Rookie is the one one whose air date will probably be altering.
Very like the forged of The Rookie, RJ Decker is led by a recognizable star in Speedman, who stars as a personal investigator in Florida tackling circumstances together with his journalist ex-wife and her police officer spouse. It matches completely with the identical sort of tales Excessive Potential and Will Trent inform as effectively, with weekly circumstances being the core focus of all 4 reveals.
This is not the primary time The Rookie has modified nights on ABC. The collection has additionally discovered itself within the Sunday evening slot, a singular place for a community that sometimes airs its primetime reveals on weekdays. Nonetheless, it is discovered itself often airing on Tuesday nights lately, making this a serious change for the collection.
It is unclear how it will impression viewership on the present, which has remained comparatively regular throughout seasons 7 and eight. Though it’s going to be airing after American Idol, the collection may be capable of decide up some new viewership from the fact TV present’s viewers. Its efficiency on streaming the following day may even be vital for its future.
Though The Rookie is altering nights, the present continues to be sustaining the identical stage of high quality that makes it a core success amongst ABC’s lineup. The collection would not appear to be slowing down anytime quickly regardless of its longevity, which means a Monday evening transfer won’t be so unhealthy for it. Hopefully viewership success will nonetheless comply with.
- Launch Date
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October 16, 2018
- Showrunner
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Alexi Hawley
- Administrators
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Tori Garrett, Chi-Yoon Chung, Michael Goi, Sylvain White, Lisa Demaine, Lanre Olabisi, Invoice Johnson, David McWhirter, Liz Friedlander, Daniel Willis, Toa Fraser, Anne Renton, Jon Huertas, Cherie Nowlan, TK Shom, Rob Seidenglanz, Valerie Weiss, Barbara Brown, Charissa Sanjarernsuithikul, SJ Major Muñoz, Nelson McCormick, Marcus Stokes, Adam Davidson, Anna Mastro
- Writers
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Corey Miller, Invoice Rinier, Zoe Cheng, Mary Trahan, Ally Seibert, Liz Alper, Nick Hurwitz, Racheal Seymour, Madeleine Coghlan, David Radcliff