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Vulture Watch

It’s a year of transition for John and his comrades. Has The Rookie TV show been cancelled or renewed for a sixth season on ABC? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Rookie, season six. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  
 

What’s This TV Show About?

Airing on the ABC television network, The Rookie TV show stars Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Melissa O’Neil, Eric Winter, Mekia Cox, Shawn Ashmore, and Tru Valentino. Lisseth Chavez recurs. John Nolan (Fillion) is a middle-aged divorced man from Pennsylvania who owns a construction company. He decides to give up his old life to pursue a new career as a police officer in the Los Angeles Police Department. He graduates from the Police Academy, is the oldest rookie on the force, and eventually becomes a training officer. He works with Sergeant Wade Grey (Jones), Detective Angela Lopez (Diaz), training officers Nyla Harper (Cox) and Tim Bradford (Winter), fellow rookie Lucy Chen (O’Neil), and the station’s newest rookie, Aaron Thorsen (Valentino).
 

Season Five Ratings

The fifth season of The Rookie averaged a 0.43 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 3.85 million viewers. Compared to season four, that’s up by 20% in the demo and up by 21% in viewership in the live+same day ratings (including DVR playback through 3:00 AM). While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed, and the lower-rated ones are cancelled. Find out how The Rookie stacks up against other ABC TV shows.
 

Telly’s Take

Will ABC cancel or renew The Rookie for season six? The show’s traditional ratings weren’t so hot on Sundays, but the move to Tuesdays has been positive. The series also does well in delayed viewing. The Rookie has also been sold into syndication in 95% of the U.S. markets, making the series more lucrative than ever for Disney. Unless Fillion wants to call it quits, I’m confident it will be renewed for year six. I’ll update this page with breaking developments. Subscribe for free alerts on The Rookie cancellation or renewal news.

4/18/23 update: ABC has renewed The Rookie for a sixth season.
 

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