FOX intends on staying lethal next fall. The network has renewed Lethal Weapon for a second season.
Lethal Weapon, from Matt Miller, Warner Bros TV, and Lin Pictures, got off to a good ratings start in the fall airing ahead of Empire but a red flag was raised when Fox only picked up five additional episodes, four short of a full-season order.
Despite this, the reboot of the hit movie franchise remained a pretty consistent performer with a steady run that has now earned it an early Season 2 renewal. It has averaged a 1.4 Live+Same Day adults 18-49 rating in the Wednesday 8 PM time slot — never slipping below the 1.3 mark — and a 2.2 in Live+7. According to Fox, the series starring Damon Wayans and Clayne Crawford averages 11 million multi-platform viewers and is a Top 5 new series this season.
Fox Entertainment president David Madden had this to say about the renewal:
“Lethal Weapon continues to fire on all cylinders. Every week, it delivers a big, fun roller-coaster ride, but also remains touchingly human and genuinely emotional, and that’s due to the chemistry that’s developed not only between Damon Wayans and Clayne Crawford, but the entire cast.”
Lethal Weapon, a reimagining of the movies, follows cop duo Riggs (Crawford) and Murtaugh (Wayans), who work a crime-ridden beat in modern-day Los Angeles. Grief-stricken after the loss of his young wife and unborn child, Navy SEAL-turned-detective Riggs moves to California to “start over” at the LAPD. He’s paired up with Murtaugh, who’s just coming back to the job after a near-fatal heart attack. Riggs’ penchant for diving headfirst into the line of fire immediately clashes with Murtaugh’s prudent, by-the-book technique. One has everything to live for, the other has nothing to lose.
