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Rookie Blue
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GenrePolice drama
Created byTassie Cameron
Morwyn Brebner
Ellen Vanstone
StarringMissy Peregrym
Gregory Smith
Travis Milne
Enuka Okuma
Charlotte Sullivan
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersDavid Wellington
John Morayniss
Noreen Halpern
Ilana Frank
Tassie Cameron
Production locationsToronto, ON
Canada
Running time44 minutes
Production companiesThump Inc.Canwest
E1 Entertainment
Original release
NetworkGlobal (Canada)
ABC (U.S.)
ReleaseDecember 6, 2010 (2010-24-06) –
present

Rookie Blue (previously known as Copper)[1] is a Canadian police drama television series starring Missy Peregrym and Gregory Smith. It was created by Morwyn Brebner, Tassie Cameron, and Ellen Vanstone.[2] The one-hour police drama premiered on June 24, 2010 at 9:00 p.m. EST,[3] and airs simultaneously on Global in Canada and on ABC in the United States.[1]

On July 12, 2010, the series was picked up for a second season after only three episodes had aired.[4] The second season of Rookie Blue is set to premiere on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at a new time slot of 10 p.m. EST. This will be subject to change on ABC due to the NBA finals.[5]

Plot

Main article: List of Rookie Blue episodes

The series follows the lives of five rookie cops who have just graduated from the Academy. They must learn not only to deal with their duties as police officers, but also deal with the problems and expectation of their families and friends. It has been described as Grey's Anatomy in the world of rookie cops.[6]

Setting

The series is set in Toronto[7] and, though similar to Flashpoint in that it does not make overt references,[8] it does use local street names, such as King Street and Jameson Avenue in Parkdale was the location of a call-out in the pilot episode.[9]

Production and development

The series is produced by E1 Entertainment, Canwest, and Thump, Inc. The pilot script was written by Ilana Frank.[6] In February 2009, Canwest ordered the show straight-to-series with a 13 episode order under the working title Copper.[6] ABC purchased the U.S. broadcast rights to the series in April 2009.[10]

The first role cast was Andy McNally, portrayed by Missy Peregrym,[11] followed by Gregory Smith cast as Dov Epstein.[12] Additional casting was announced in early July,[13] and production began in Toronto, Ontario on July 14, 2009, and was expected to continue through November 2009.[14] Thirteen episodes were produced.[1]

On June 21, 2010 The Accessible Channel announced that Rookie Blue would be the first series to premiere with a simultaneous Described Video broadcast for people with vision impairments.[15]

Filming of the second season took place between September 1, 2010 and January 25, 2011.[16] Tassie Cameron serves as head writer and the series showrunner.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Reception

Ratings

The series premiere drew an audience of 1.900 million viewers[17] and 712000 in the 18–49 category,[18] placing first for the night and second for the week in Canada.[17] It is the highest rated premiere for a Canwest-commissioned drama series within the previous five years.[18]

In the U.S. the premiere drew 7.253 million viewers and an audience share in the 18–49 category of 2.0/6.[19] Furthermore it improved upon the programming a year ago (20/20 special) by having +1.6 million viewers and +18% in the 18–49 age group. The premiere became the most successful scripted summer debut in over a year and in nearly six years for ABC.[20]

Season Timeslot Original airing Average viewers (millions)
Season Premiere Season Finale TV Season Canada U.S.
1 Thursday 9:00 p.m. 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) 9 September 2010 (2010-09-09) 2010 1.62Template:Scref 6.56Template:Scref
2 Thursday 10:00 p.m. 23 June 2011 (2011-06-23)[5]Template:Scref — 2011 — —
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Critical reception

Metacritic summarizes the response as "mixed or average reviews".[21] One of the more favorable reviews came from Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times, saying "it's not a groundbreaking police drama, nor is it divertingly cheesy. It's well made and well meaning."[22] Robert Lloyd from the Los Angeles Times was also favorable with the show, and agreed with Stanley describing it as nothing new to television, but he rather enjoyed it and saying "Rookie Blue doesn't oversell itself. It is modest and plain in a way that makes even its less likely moments feel credible enough."[23] Rob Salem of the Toronto Star favourably compared the series to Grey's Anatomy. "Call it Blues Anatomy (or Gray's Academy, take your pick)." Salem found the show "slickly produced and engagingly acted" and had a particular fondness for Missy Peregrym's character, which he described as "the Meredith surrogate".[24] The Globe and Mail's television critic, John Doyle, described Rookie Blue as "a good cop show with a terrible title." Doyle went on to say "it's a very slick, glossy melodrama, all handsome actors and admirably sharp storylines. Yet it's true to its Toronto roots."[25]

Among the more negative reviewers was Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Owens calls the show "Grey's Anatomy in a police station." He did however hope to see some interaction between religion and police through one of the characters but stated "Given the generally bland nature of Rookie Blue, that's probably too much to ask."[26] Paige Wiser from the Chicago Sun-Times describes the show as overly generic and claims that the rookies look more like puppies than police officers. She said "if you're looking for a new cop drama to serve and protect your entertainment interests, leave the rookies alone to ripen, and go for a ride-along with Jason Lee's Dwight."[27] Randee Dawn from The Hollywood Reporter was much harsher, calling the writing lazy and describing the motivation of the rookies as selfish, saying that they are there to make themselves feel good and not to protect the city. Dawn said "at its core, Rookie is a terrible show."[28] Alex Strachan of Montreal's The Gazette was unimpressed, stating that "The acting is uneven, the writing and directing aren't particularly stylish or inspired, and you've seen it countless times before." Strachan went on to say that Rookie Blue is "a harmless enough diversion on another wise (sic) lazy summer TV night."[29]

International distribution

Rookie Blue is distributed by E1 Entertainment. NBC Universal Global Networks (also known as Universal Networks International) purchased broadcast rights in all markets except Canada, France, Germany, and the United States.[30]

Country Channel Premiere date
 Argentina Universal Channel September 3, 2010[31]
 Australia Universal Channel (Australia) September 12, 2010[32]
 Belgium Vijftv March 7, 2011 [33]
 Brazil Universal Channel September 3, 2010[34]
 Bulgaria Diva Universal October 3, 2010
 Canada Global June 24, 2010
 Czech Republic Universal Channel September 3, 2010[35]
 Finland TV Viisi September 4, 2010[36]
 France 13eme rue Universal November 15, 2010[37]
 Germany 13th Street January 1, 2011[38]
 Hungary Universal Channel September 3, 2010[39]
 Ireland RTE Two May 13, 2011
 Italy Steel September 18, 2010[40]
 Japan Universal Channel September 2, 2010[41]
 Malaysia Diva Universal (Asia) September 2010[42]
 Netherlands 13th Street
NET 5 		October 7, 2010[43]
May 16, 2011
 Norway TVNorge November 8, 2010
 Poland 13th Street September 13, 2010[44]
 Republic of Korea Fox (Korea) February 4, 2011
 Romania Diva Universal October 3, 2010[45]
 Russia Diva Universal September 19, 2010[46]
 Slovakia Universal Channel September 3, 2010[35]
 Slovenia TV 3 April 23, 2011 [47]
 South Africa Universal Channel September 17, 2010[48]
 Spain 13th Street September 22, 2010[49]
 United Kingdom Universal Channel February 27, 2011[50]
 United States ABC June 24, 2010

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External links

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