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And past location was one. ABC has renewed its remaining drama series, Scrubs and Shifting Gears, for nan 2026-27 season. For nan Scrubs revival, this counts officially arsenic a 2nd season, for nan Tim Allen sitcom, it’s a 3rd season.
The pickups, which have been afloat expected, time off 1 existent ABC scripted bid whose destiny has not been determined, freshman play procedural R.J. Decker, starring Scott Speedman, which is connected nan bubble.
No section count has been revealed for either nan 2 comedies; connection is that they would erstwhile again nutrient a constricted number of episodes (Scrubs aired 9 episodes successful Season 1, Shifting Gears did 10 episodes successful Season 1 and 13 successful Season 3.)
Both Scrubs and Shifting Gears had earned their renewals pinch beardown ratings performances.
Fueled by curiosity and nostalgia, nan premiere of the Scrubs revival is nan highest-rated drama telecast connected immoderate web this play among Adults 18-49 (Live+7 Big Data Plus Panel); it amassed complete 11 cardinal full viewers crossed platforms successful its first 35 days, according to Nielsen.
Meanwhile, Shifting Gears again classed arsenic ABC’s astir watched drama connected linear, pinch its Season 2 finale successful February delivering nan show’s champion multiplatform assemblage since nan autumn premiere (Multiplatform +7 Nielsen ratings).
R.J. Decker‘s renewal likelihood are considered 50-50. In linear ratings, nan freshman lags down its hot-shot Tuesday lead-ins, Will Trent and High Potential, which some person been renewed. The rookie has been coagulated connected Hulu, regularly cracking into nan Daily Top 10.
Looking promising early on, R.J. Decker has seen its renewal likelihood precocious displacement toward The Rookie: North pilot, which has emerged arsenic a coagulated contender for 2026-27 and could beryllium nan prime if ABC has to support its number of play bid level twelvemonth to twelvemonth and tin only prime up 1 of nan two. There is simply a way for nan web to bid some for adjacent play pinch immoderate surgical bid reductions connected immoderate returning play bid to free up fund for nan other show.
In an encouraging sign, Speedman was astatine nan Disney Emmy statement earlier this week, which was attended by nan talent of ABC bid which had already been renewed — aliases whose renewals were pending, for illustration Abbott Elementary, High Potential, Scrubs and Shifting Gears.
While The Rookie spinoff pilot, starring Jay Ellis, is still very overmuch successful contention, ABC’s drama pilot, Do You Want Kinds?, is not moving forward, pinch nan determination foreshadowed by nan network’s determination to renew each 3 of its existing drama series.
Bill Lawrence created nan original Scrubs and executive produces nan revival via his Doozer Productions alongside Doozer’s Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer and nan series’ stars Zach Braff, Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke. Aseem Batra serves arsenic executive shaper and showrunner; Director-producer Randall Winston besides executive produces.
Allen executives produces Shifting Gears alongside Michelle Nader, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker, Rick Messina, John Pasquin, Jim Patterson, Bob Daily and John Amodeo. The series’ co-lead Kat Dennings is simply a producer.
Both bid are produced by 20th Television, a portion of Disney Television Studios.
