The Rookie Extends Run with Season 9 Backed by Tax Credits and Youth Buzz
ABC renewed The Rookie for Season 9, solidifying it as ABC’s third-longest-running drama, buoyed by strong younger-viewer interest (including TikTok), a lean production model with nine shooting days per episode, and a California tax credit of about $34.9 million; creator Alexi Hawley says the show still has plenty of ideas and hints at a possible spinoff, The Rookie: North.