The police procedural starring Nathan Fillion continues to be a steady performer for the network.
Viewers have stayed with the series as Nolan has moved along his LAPD career path: The Feb. 20 season premiere brought in 11.92 million viewers over five weeks of cross-platform viewing, the best single-episode performance for The Rookie since its second-ever installment in October 2018. Streaming and other delayed viewing added more than 5 million viewers to the premiere’s seven-day linear total, and the episode’s adults 18-49 rating grew by more than four times (0.67 to 2.9).
The Rookie is a co-production between lead studio Lionsgate Television (which also handles international distribution) and ABC Signature. Alexi Hawley created the series and executive produces with Mark Gordon, Fillion, Michelle Chapman, Brynn Malone, Bill Norcross and Jon Steinberg.