‘The Rookie’ & Will Trent’ Held: What Midseason Launch Means For Future Of ABC Dramas
deadline.comWhen a reliable performer like The Rookie, which has always been on the fall schedule if not delayed by a pandemic or strike, is suddenly not in a network’s starting lineup for the season, fans understandably would be worried.
Magnifying their concerns is the fact that The Rookie is headed into its seventh season, which is when a lot of broadcast series are canceled these days, including two ABC dramas, Station 19 and The Good Doctor, this year.
Meanwhile, Will Trent, which launched in midseason two years ago, had its first chance to get on the ABC fall schedule but didn’t get it.
Keeping the two dramas on the bench does not signal a lack of confidence in them. “The opposite,” Disney TV Group President Craig Erwich told Deadline in an interview tied to the Disney upfront presentation.
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