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ABC has made nan last scripted renewal determination for nan 2026-27 season, and it has gone nan aforesaid measurement nan different 9 earlier it did — pinch a pickup. The web has renewed its freshman play series R.J. Decker starring Scott Speedman for a 2nd season.
With that, ABC has accomplished a uncommon feat, bringing backmost each of its existent scripted bid — caller and returning — for adjacent season. That is simply a full of 10 shows renewed, 7 dramas and 3 comedies, and 0 canceled. (While location is simply a caller example, Fox didn’t cancel immoderate bid heading to nan 2024-25 season, that was an anomaly arsenic Fox and different broadcast networks opted for a do-over aft nan 2023 Hollywood strikes had delayed improvement and accumulation and did not premiere caller live-action scripted bid successful 2023-24, pushing them to nan pursuing season.)
What’s more, as projected, ABC is connected way to grow its scripted slate adjacent play arsenic its play aviator The Rookie: North remains apt for a bid pickup. As Deadline has reported, a renewal for R.J. Decker and a pickup of nan Rookie spinoff could consequence successful somewhat trimmed orders for immoderate of ABC’s bid adjacent season.
The renewal expanse is not a abrupt development. By February, it became clear that each of ABC’s returning scripted bid arsenic good arsenic caller autumn entry 9-1-1: Nashville were primed to continue. In March, nan web premiered its Scrubs reboot and R.J. Decker. While nan erstwhile was a beardown ratings performer throughout, nan second tapered disconnected aft an awesome launch, pinch its bid debut down ABC flagship play High Potential becoming nan network’s champion 10 PM play premiere connected linear successful complete 5 years, amassing complete 15.21 cardinal full viewers done 35 days of multiplatform viewing connected ABC, Hulu, Hulu connected Disney+ and integer platforms.
In mean linear ratings, R.J. Decker lagged down its hot-shot Tuesday lead-ins, Will Trent and High Potential but nan freshman has been coagulated connected Hulu, regularly cracking into nan Daily Top 10 during its tally connected ABC and adjacent time connected nan related streamer.
Not making a clear-cut lawsuit for renewal, R.J. Decker found itself connected nan bubble. Still, it has enjoyed sizable soul support, pinch prima Speedman arsenic its main trading point, on pinch nan series’ progression complete its first play aft a wobbly commencement pinch a aviator that underwent reshoots pursuing a recasting. In a promising sign, Speedman was astatine Disney’s TV awards play statement precocious past period alongside talent of ABC bid that had already been renewed.
R.J. Decker stars Speedman arsenic nan eponymous 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 is produced by 20th Television. Rob Doherty serves arsenic showrunner, writer and executive producer. Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman are executive producers, on pinch Carl Hiaasen and Jason Tracey. Scott Speedman is simply a producer.
