ABC ANNOUNCES EARLY RENEWAL OF THE POPULAR SUMMER DRAMA SERIES, “Rookie Blue”
ABC and Global Television jointly announced today the renewal of the
summer’s popular drama series, “Rookie Blue,” for a fourth season.
On average, ABC’s “Rookie Blue” is the No. 1 series among Adults 18-49
in Thursday’s 10 o’clock hour this summer to date. The ABC drama is
growing its overall audience by 4% over the comparable telecasts of last
summer. In fact, “Rookie Blue” topped its year-ago premiere (on
6/23/11) by 5% to open its 3rd season with its most-watched telecast
since August 2010 – since 8/19/10. For the 2nd summer in a row, “Rookie
Blue” stands as the No. 1 drama on the major networks in Adults 18-49.
The fourth season of the series is currently in development and will move into production in Toronto later this summer.
“Rookie Blue” is executive-produced by award-winning Tassie Cameron
(“Flashpoint”), Ilana Frank (“The Eleventh Hour,” “Would Be Kings”),
David Wellington (“The Eleventh Hour,” “Would Be Kings”) and John
Morayniss. “Rookie Blue” is a production of ICF Film Inc. and leading
indie studio and distributor Entertainment One.
“Rookie Blue” is a one-hour, original dramatic series that provides a
candid look at the personal and professional lives of five rookie cops
as they navigate their first years on the beat. Now in their third year
on the job, these rookies have learned to overcome the sophomore curse
-- that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. With a little more
experience under their belts, they’re starting to realize that not only
is the uniform shaping their professional identity, but it has also
started to mold them as people. How can they stay true to themselves –
maintaining their individuality and compassion – along the way? This
year, the rookies of 15 Division are going to have to learn to be
careful what they wish for – and they are going to learn it the hard
way.
Shot entirely on location in Toronto, “Rookie Blue” stars Missy Peregrym
(“Heroes,”“Reaper”) as Andy McNally, Gregory Smith (“Everwood”) as Dov
Epstein, Charlotte Sullivan (“The Kennedys”) as Gail Peck, Enuka Okuma
(“24”) as Traci Nash, Travis Milne (“Leslie, My Name is Evil”) as Chris
Diaz, Peter Mooney (“Camelot,” ABC’s Family/Global’s “Falcon Beach”) as
Nick Collins and Ben Bass (“The Eleventh Hour”) as Sam Swarek. Also
starring in the series is Melanie Nicholls-King as Noelle Williams, Matt
Gordon as Oliver Shaw, Noam Jenkins as Detective Jerry Barber and Lyriq
Bent as Frank Best.
“Rookie Blue” airs Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. In Thursday’s
June 28 episode, “Girls’ Night Out,” all hell breaks loose on Traci’s
first day as detective when a carload of young women from a bachelorette
party slams into another vehicle, apparently killing the driver. When
the police discover that the driver of the parked car was dead before
the accident, Traci realizes that her “rookie” handling of the car crash
may have compromised the pending homicide investigation. Meanwhile, as
Gail and Chris work together on the case, Chris not only realizes he
still has feelings for Gail but that he also has competition. Finally,
when Traci and Andy uncover a secret the bride is desperately trying to
keep, it’s a race to find the murderer before he strikes again.
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