ABC recently premiered a new police series for the summer months called Rookie Blue. Many have compared it in concept to Southland on NBC (and now TNT). Will this one stick around long enough to see season two?
Rookie Blue revolves around five rookie cops who are plunged into world of big city policing. The ensemble cast of the drama includes Missy Peregrym (Reaper), Gregory Smith (Everwood), Eric Johnson (Flash Gordon), Ben Bass, Enuka Okuma, Travis Milne, Charlotte Sullivan, Matt Gordon, Noam Jenkins, and Melanie Nicholls-King.
The TV show debuted on June 24th to a 1.9 rating in the all-important 18-49 demographic and 7.24 million viewers. In the regular season, those numbers wouldn’t be cause for celebration but, in the summer months, they’re quite respectable. For the timeslot, the premiere ranked second in the demo and first in total viewers.
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In week two, Rookie Blue bucked the usual trend and didn’t lose many viewers. The second episode brought in a 1.8 rating and 6.78 million viewers. If the series can sustain these numbers throughout its 13 episode season, it’s a good candidate for renewal and for returning next summer.
Also in its favor, Rookie Blue is produced in Canada through a joint venture between Canwest Broadcasting and ABC. That means it’s not costing the network as much as other scripted dramas.
What do you think? Is Rookie Blue worth watching? Would you like to see it return for season two or would you rather see it canceled?
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Yes I would like to have a season two its a good show.
This show is great and brand new and I love it. We needed something new and fresh. What better than a young cop show and how they deal with enforcing the law everyday. Please keep this show.
Just caught the commercial for Detroit 187, with Michael Imperiolli – now there’s a show ABC might be making the right decision on… I guess we’ll see. Just too bad they wouldn’t replace RB with that new show instead of showing it on a different night. Seems odd – almost as if they’re trying to test the viewers: see if RB’s ratings really are because of BostonMed by giving the viewers a different yet closely aligned, while at the same time more realistic show, on a different night at the same time.
Marcia – good example, Criminal Minds is an excellent show… this show RB just proves ABC executives do not know the first thing about what viewers want.
This show is pathetic – I will admit the season opener kept my attention somewhat, but after that it was just too unrealistic… see – I expect rookie cops to not really know EVERYTHING so it got a pass from me for the first episode. But after that, I don’t care if you’re rookie or not, the academy REAL cops go through prepares them a hell of a lot better than what this crap show portrays. Story lines are way too unrealistic – undercover rookies posing as hookers? Are you kidding me? No city would ever do that until they’ve… Read more »
I love it, and I hope they keep it. I only stay up late 1 night a week and it’s Thursday to watch the show. It’s a keeper !!!!
Who on earth has compared it to Southland? I’ve read almost every review and have never seen that comparison, and I’d laugh at anyone who made it. Grey’s Anatomy, yes.
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go to the imdb.com message boards, and you’ll see the comparison
susan
This show is horrible. The characters are completely unbelievable. What a bunch of bumbling idiots. This show is completely ridiculous and a complete waste of time. Even watching the commercials makes me want to change the channel. I watch a lot of thriller-detective type shows, like my fave Criminal Minds, and this show is so bad it is laughable.
Who on earth has compared it to Southland? I’ve read almost every review and have never seen that comparison, and I’d laugh at anyone who made it. Grey’s Anatomy, yes. go to imdb.com, and you’ll see that quite a few are trying to compare it to southland…i tried to watch it when it was on nbc, and i didnt’ like it, now i don’t get the show, i have been states side a few times this year, and once again, i tried to watch it on tnt or whatever station it went to, and i still didnt’ like it…….so i… Read more »
I and my husband do enjoy it but have to DVD it. I wish they could count my viewing because I do think it is well written and acted.
I really enjoy this show, living in toronto helps a great deal, as i can somewhat relate to where they are, i think that there is room for this show as well as the three others currently shot in toronto or about toronto….why nbc cancelled the listener, i’ll never know…we need this on tv, because it does show american viewers that we are much the same, and that there are cities out there other then their own….
susan
I enjoy watching this show and am already invested in the characters. It is nice to be able to look forward to watching something this summer instead of trying to find something to watch that is not a rerun. I think this show should get a second season.
I hope they keep it. Abc has already hurt me enough by cancelling flash foward.
I am willing to give any show with Missy Peregrym some time. We have plenty of police dramas like the ones ron mentioned. Now we get something a little lighter and easier on the eyes.
Who on earth has compared it to Southland? I’ve read almost every review and have never seen that comparison, and I’d laugh at anyone who made it. Grey’s Anatomy, yes.