NBC has handed out an early renewal to their medical drama New Amsterdam but they have tripled down on their love for the show by renewing it for three more seasons.
The size matches the three-season renewal NBC gave its hit drama series This Is Us in May though New Amsterdam produces more episodes a season. Its first season consisted of 22 episodes. There is a lot of syndication potential for New Amsterdam, given its procedural case of the week story structure so that was probably a big reason that NBC gave it such a big extended stay at the network.
So far this season New Amsterdam is averaging a 1.7 rating in adults 18-49 and 9.8 million viewers overall in Live+7, ranking as the No.5 scripted series on NBC behind This Is Us and the Chicago series. The medical drama starring Ryan Eggold is adding 4.6 million viewers between Live+Same Day and Live+7, the third biggest lift on broadcast television and second-biggest for an NBC series behind This Is Us. When digital viewing is included along with linear, New Amsterdam ranks as NBC’s second-highest-rated drama in Live+7 and Live+35 behind This Is Us. Digital performance is increasingly important for NBC, especially for series owned by NBCUniversal, which New Amsterdam is; it hails from Universal TV. The network is helping to create potential valuable streaming assets for the company that could be exploited for years after the end of their broadcast run.
