ABC is winning back-to-back with its hit crime drama, with fans playing a major role in its continued success. Spanning eight seasons and 144 episodes, The Rookie has become one of the strongest modern police procedurals on screen and already has a second spin-off, The Rookie: North, starring Jay Ellis, in development. Last month, it was renewed for a ninth season, making it the third-longest-running series currently airing on ABC.

ABC’s The Rookie continues to defy its age, posting a year-to-year viewership bump with its Season 8 finale. The action-packed May 4 closer, which delivered an epic Chenford proposal years in the making followed by a shocking twist, delivered 9.25 million total viewers in Nielsen National Live+7 Day Big Data Plus Panel program ratings across […]