There have been last minute developments as ABC is finalizing its decisions on off-cycle 2022 pilots. Drama Will Trent, which had been garnering the strongest buzz since early summer, has started to cool off. While Will Trent and The Company You Keep both appeared likely to go series, with writers rooms already up and running on both, I now hear that this…
ABC has picked up drama pilot Will Trent (working title) to series for a midseason launch. Will Trent, starring Ramón Rodríguez, is one of four 2022 ABC drama pilots whose production was targeted for off-cycle and the first of the bunch to land a series order. Will Trent emerged as an early front-runner in what ABC calls “second cycle” as part of its…
The network’s procedurals The Rookie and The Rookie: Feds made their midseason returns last week with a two-part crossover event, followed by the premiere of a new crime drama, Will Trent. According to live + seven-day Nielsen data, the network averaged a 0.8 rating among the advertiser-targeted 18-49 demographic for the Tuesday primetime lineup. That’s No. 1 among the broadcast…
ABC has renewed drama series Will Trent, starring Ramón Rodríguez, for a second season. This marks the first ABC freshman show to get a renewal decision this season and comes ahead of the show’s Season 1 finale on May 2. The early pickup does not come as a surprise. As Deadline has reported, Will Trent has been leading the ABC…
ABC today unveiled premiere dates for its mideason lineup, which features the return of the network’s scripted series post-strike. The announcement includes a slew of scheduling changes. They are led by The Good Doctor‘s move from its longtime Monday 10 PM slot to Tuesdays 10 PM. The popular medical drama had been ABC’s Monday 10 PM anchor since its…
ABC Stays Strong Amid Rocky Year For Broadcast; Unscripted Hits Like ‘The Golden Bachelor’ Buoy Fall Ratings After Solid Spring Start With Scripted Fare Will Trent, The Golden Bachelor, The Rookie, Dancing With The Stars ABC EXCLUSIVE: Despite a difficult year for broadcast television, ABC can look back with confidence as it kicked off the year with some strong…
John Ortiz (American Fiction) has been cast in ABC’s Will Trent in a recurring role in Season 2. He will play Will’s (Ramon Rodriguez) maternal uncle Antonio Miranda. He is described as warm and charismatic, with connections to Atlanta and Puerto Rico. Antonio is eager to catch up on lost time with the nephew he never knew he…
Will Trent will be back for another go-round. Amid strong ratings, ABC has renewed the drama series, starring Ramón Rodríguez, for a third season. The renewal is not surprising, given the series’ ratings success. Season-to-date, Will Trent is a top performer across both linear and streaming, and is gaining ratings momentum among adults across all platforms, up each week since…
When a reliable performer like The Rookie, which has always been on the fall schedule if not delayed by a pandemic or strike, is suddenly not in a network’s starting lineup for the season, fans understandably would be worried. Magnifying their concerns is the fact that The Rookie is headed into its seventh season, which is when a lot…
Based on Karin Slaughter’s NY Times bestselling Will Trent book series, the show follows the titular Special Agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (Ramón Rodriguez), who was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. Now, Will uses his unique point of view in the pursuit of justice and has…
