Season 6 of the Canadian police drama TV series “Rookie Blue” was already over in Global network in Canada sometime late in July, but it just wrapped up its 11th and final episode in the US on ABC on August 27.
It ended first in Canada because the show was aired three weeks ahead compared to the US. While the TV series did maintain its loyal viewers, “Rookie Blue” actually recorded its lowest ratings during its penultimate episode on ABC, giving its direct competition in the 10 pm timeslot, CBS’s “Under the Dome” a clear advantage in viewership.
When the TV ratings were released for August 20, it showed that “Under the Dome” had a 13% rise from its ratings compared to the week before with 0.9/3 viewership score, while “Rookie Blue” dropped 17% from its previous week’s rating with a 0.5/2 viewership aggregate, notes Deadline.
The outlet noted that “Rookie Blue” actually hit a series low in the key demo during its 10th episode. The ratings for the August 27 episodes have yet to be released as of this writing.
According to TV Series Finale, the ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher is the show’s ratings, particularly in the 18 to 49 years old viewer demographics, the better the chances for survival.
But if the ratings during the penultimate episode of Season 6 of “Rookie Blue” are any indication, it looks like cancellation is imminent for the Canadian police drama TV series.
Glimmer of hope
While most of the rumors and speculations indicate that “Rookie Blue” is unlikely to be renewed for Season 7, there is a glimmer of hope that it might.
Accordingly, the fact that showrunner Tassie Cameron relinquished her post recently to Sherry White means that something might really be in the works and “Rookie Blue” might be renewed for Season 7.
There is logic to the assessment since it is no use for Cameron to relinquish her position as show executive producer to somebody if she knew from the start that Season 6 will ultimately be the last for “Rookie Blue.”
Wedding finale
The Season 6 finale of “Rookie Blue” saw show main protagonist police officer Andy McNally, played by Missy Peregrym, having her happily ever after moment with boyfriend Detective Sam Swarek, played by Ben Bass, in a wedding ceremony.
The wedding at the season finale of Season 6 may actually mean two things for the show. It is already curtains for the show and Season 7 will not be happening so the showrunners decided to end the series on a happy note. Or the wedding could be a jump off point as the show takes on a new focal point for Season 7.
It also does not help that Executive Producer Tassie Cameron has decided to quit the show as showrunner, which means that she knows something that most people still don’t know about “Rookie Blue.”
Cameron explained in an interview that Sherry has been involved with the show since the very beginning, and in some ways she has very much been the beating heart of the Sam and Andy romance. The former showrunner also added that Sherry has invested in that and is very passionate about the show.
Tassie said that the tone of the show is so very Sherry, making her really a natural fit for the show. Cameron leaves the show after running 74 episodes in the course of six seasons.
Before the wedding of Sam and Andy in the 11th and final episode of Season 5 of “Rookie Blue,” their relationship actually took a lot of twists and turns beginning on the first episode of Season 6, particularly when Sam revealed to Andy that he is fathering a child with his ex-girlfriend Marlo.
Rookie Blue has been just a great show. It may just be in a slump. In the series there is revamping going on. That will shake things up and I am sure the new scenario will help ratings. Please don’t cancel Rookie Blue.
Please don’t cancel Rookie Blue! It’s a great show! I look forward to watching it every week. It goes to show that there are some good cops looking out for us!
Please don’t cancel it!!! There are so many story lines to look at like gale, nick and dove where will they end up next? Maybe Andy and Sam are now living a happy life but I don’t see why they can’t bring other main characters into it more
I have never even heard of the so called show that beat it. If the show stopped being changed nights maybe there would be no issue. It was always moving around. So sad – loved this show.