A pair of Fox dramas will reside to see one other day: The community has renewed Alert: Missing Persons Unit and Accused for Season 2, TVLine has realized.
The former will bear a behind-the-scenes change, with Bones vet Carla Kettner tapped to take over as Alert: MPU showrunner. She succeeds Season 1 boss John Eisendrath, who will stay on board as an govt producer.
Still no phrase on The Resident, which we just lately famous is wanting unlikely to return for Season 7.
Accused to this point this season has averaged 4.8 million whole viewers and a 0.8 demo score (with Live+7 playback, and together with a well-watched post-NFL premiere). Out of all scripted fare Fox has aired this TV Season, it ranks No. 3 in viewers, trailing solely the 9-1-1s, and ties Lone Star and The Simpsons for No. 2 within the demo. The star-studded anthology hails from govt producer Howard Gordon.
Alert: MPU‘s 10-episode season, which wrapped Feb. 27 (learn put up mortem), averaged 3.8 million whole viewers and a 0.5 demo score, rating fifth in viewers (behind The Resident) and sixth within the demo, amongst scripted Fox fare. Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez star; Jamie Foxx is an EP.
“Accused and Alert stand out as two of this season’s new broadcast and multi-platform success stories,” Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn stated in a press release Thursday. “Looking to 2023-24, we’ll proceed to ship on the highly effective storytelling coming from each collection, constructing on our unbelievable partnership with Sony and additional solidifying FOX’s robust slate of dramas, giving our schedule great season-to-season stability.
“With Accused, Howard Gordon has taken the crime anthology to new heights and acclaim, featuring an all-star roster of directors and talent headlining gripping episodes that entertain viewers with a provocative, fresh take on many of the most relevant, timely issues of our day,” Thorn continued. “Scott, Dania, John and Jamie have done an incredible job launching Alert and bringing its story into heart-pounding focus, giving us an emotionally intense procedural drama that’s primed for even more success as Carla takes the day-to-day reins, continuing the great work we’ve seen this season.”
Fox beforehand handed renewals to Bob’s Burgers (for Seasons 14 and 15), The Cleaning Lady (for Season 3), Family Guy (for Seasons 22 and 23), The Great North (for Season 4) and The Simpsons (for Seasons 35 and 36). Still on the bubble among the many community’s scripted slate are 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Animal Control, Call Me Kat, Fantasy Island, the aforementioned Resident and Welcome to Flatch.
TVLine’s useful Renewal/Cancellation Scorecard has been up to date to mirror Alert: MPU and Accused‘s renewals. Are you wanting ahead to their respective returns?
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