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ABC‘s caller Scott Speedman ray crime drama R.J. Decker is connected nan move. Currently airing successful nan Wednesday 10 PM slot behind High Potential, the freshman bid will descent into High Potential‘s 9 PM berth erstwhile nan Kaitlin Olson play wraps its 2nd play connected April 7.
The move mirrors The Rookie’s displacement from 10 PM to 9 PM connected Wednesdays past play erstwhile it premiered its seventh play down High Potential. (The Nathan Fillion bid relocated to Mondays earlier this twelvemonth to make room for R.J. Decker.)
In nan lead-up to R.J. Decker’s 9 PM debut connected April 14, ABC will re-air nan show’s first 3 episodes back-to-back connected Thursday, April 9.
That shows a committedness to nan show from nan network, which is giving nan newbie other vulnerability arsenic R.J. Decker is being evaluated for renewal.
After a solid motorboat pinch 3.69 cardinal Live+Same time viewers to station ABC’s astir watched 10 PM play debut successful complete 5 years, R.J. Decker has been accordant and a regular beingness successful Hulu’s Daily Top 5. While not a breakout deed of nan size of High Potential, it’s looking promising for renewal astatine nan infinitesimal but still excessively early 3 weeks into nan show’s run.
Written by Rob Doherty, R.J. Decker stars Speedman arsenic nan epnymous character, a erstwhile newspaper photographer and ex-con who starts complete arsenic a backstage interrogator successful nan colorful-if-crime-filled world of South Florida.
Jaina Lee Ortiz, Bevin Bru, Kevin Rankin and Adelaide Clemens besides star. Inspired by Carl Hiaasen’s caller “Double Whammy,” R.J. Decker, airing connected ABC and streaming adjacent time connected Hulu, is produced by 20th Television. Rob Doherty serves arsenic showrunner, writer and executive producer. Hiaasen, Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman are executive producers. Paul McGuigan directs and executive produces, and Speedman is simply a producer.
