Fox will continue to show us over the top emergencies and doctors saving lives. The network has just announced that they have renewed 9-1-1 and The Resident for third seasons.
The two shows have helped give Fox a decent upgrade on Monday nights this season, improving the night by 24 percent during their fall runs over the comparable period in 2017-18. The pickups are also the first live-action scripted originals to be renewed since the Disney deal closed, making Fox an independent broadcast network. New agreements for both series had to be worked out between the new Fox Entertainment and Disney/20th TV, with the asset sale delaying pickups for the new network. Fox had already made a point of owning nearly all of its primetime lineup ahead of the merger. Only Gotham and Lethal Weapon hailed from outside studios (Warners). With Gotham ending and Lethal Weapon‘s future unclear, Fox will now have to work out new deals with Disney for the remainder of its originals. Meanwhile, eight of so-called New Fox’s 11 pilot orders — including two straight-to-series animated comedies — are also produced by Disney-owned 20th TV.
The network’s top-rated drama, 9-1-1 scores a 2.6 rating among adults 18-49 and 10.2 million viewers (including a week of delayed viewing); Fox says the show’s multiplatform audience is 15.4 million. The Resident averages a 1.6 in the 18-49 demo and 7.78 million viewers, per Nielsen, and grows to 11 million across all platforms.
