Tonight marks the sixth season finale of Rookie Blue and it may end up being the last episode of the series as well. It’s been rumored that season six would be the end of the series and ABC and Shaw Media have yet to announce a final decision.
Tassie Cameron has been Rookie Blue’s showrunner from the beginning and has said that she plans step down to do other projects. Writer Sherry White is ready to take over if a seventh season is ordered.
The ratings for season six of Rookie Blue are way down — about 30% — when compared to the numbers from season five. It’s one of ABC’s lowest-rated summer series right now but the network is short on scripted programming.
If tonight’s episode ends up being the finale, actress Missy Peregrym is satisfied with the way things turned out. Here’s an excerpt from an interview with THR:
How would you feel if this ends up being a series finale?
You can always play a character forever if it’s close to life, and I grew as my character. I think everybody kind of grew with their characters, and there are so many different directions you can take it if it goes on. It’s easy to go into the next phase of things, maybe family life. But I don’t know. I’m really happy with the way that this one was wrapped up. I think it’s a gift if you can close a series down by choice instead of being canceled. That’s so rare. We’ve had the same team for six years and that’s really important. I love Sherry, she’s been a part of us since the beginning as well. She would make a great showrunner and it would make perfect sense if we continued forward with her. But I think we’re all feeling… it was super emotional. It felt like we were saying goodbye when we were filming this episode. That was the energy.Have you spoken with Sherry about where things could go?
Definitely. We’ve had some discussions about it, but at the end of the day you need to have a pickup to really explore where things could go. You need to know the people that you get to work with, who your cast is. There are just so many things to put together before you can continue something like this. So until the decision is there we’re kind of at a standstill. Sherry is the right person to keep this moving forward. She’s very talented with writing character-driven scenes. Of course I would love to work with her in that capacity.
What do you think? Should there be a seventh season of Rookie Blue or, should the show be cancelled after tonight’s finale? Is this a good place to leave the characters?
RENEW!!!!!
Please bring Rookie Blue back its an awesome show! we all love it!:)
PLEASE RENEW!!!! THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS!!!
Please renew Rookie Blue. It is a great show with a fantastic ensemble cast! We feel like we know these people, they have done such a great job to feel “so real” and they have grabbed our hearts. We have watched the Rooks grow up! It isn’t a bunch of “junk TV” like so many shows that are on. My mother is 77 and LOVES this show! We talk about it every week after we have watched it and then some during the week. I feel like I am a part of 15 Division! Serve, Protect…AND RENEW THE BLUE!
I really love the show. The characters and actors do them justice. It is different then any of the other police shows and it seems like there real people. I do hope it is renewed. My husband likes it too.
Please Renew, We all Love this show.
I hope rookie blues will be back. My whole family watch it together its the only show we watch as a family. It is so nice to find a show like that these days.
It looked like the end. If the ratings dropped that low then I think it is the end. Not really sure why though. It had a lot that I’d think would appeal to the 17 to 35 age group, but maybe it’s bad scheduling. Not too sure. I’d like to see another season, but the show pretty much tied things up in case it’s finished
Please, Please, Please renew Rookie Blue. My whole family watches even my husband who usually doesn’t like anything outside of sports programs. We love the story line of all the characters. There are so many programs that are just plain crap. . . . Rookie Blue is NOT one of them. Please keep them on the air and give us reason to keep watching ABC.
Please bring RB back. We love it and our family hasn’t missed an episode. So tired of reality shows.
I agree – please renew! As an actor that lives in Los Angeles, where so much garbage is made on a daily basis, Canada knows how to make some great tv shows! (And in the summer they are especially needed, to be on opposite all of the crap reality tv competition shows that are on…). I will be extremely bummed if that episode (even though very well done & it did tie up most of the storylines nicely) was the last one. I never comment on these types of things, but this is a show I look forward to every… Read more »
Please please continue Rookie Blue for another season. It is one of the best shows on the ABC roster. All the characters are exceptional, and the episodes have such a real feeling to them. This is a show with a heart, and you cannot say that for many TV series
Rookie Blue is an outstanding show. It should definitely return next year.
Please bring the show back, love thos show!!!
Please renew the show I love this show, please comeback !!!
I LOVE ROOKIE BLUE PLEASE BRING IT BACK FOR ANOTHER SEASON! !!!