Rookie Blue season 4 explained

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The fourth season of the Canadian police drama Rookie Blue starring Missy Peregrym, Ben Bass and Gregory Smith premiered on May 23, 2013 on Global in Canada.

Production

On June 26, 2012 ABC and Global announced that the show was renewed once again for a fourth season just three episodes into its previous season.[1] On March 21, 2013 ABC and Global announced the season premiere would be May 23, 2013.[2] [3]

Priscilla Faia and Rachael Ancheril joined the main cast, whilst former main cast member Melanie Nicholls-King returned as a recurring guest star. Adam MacDonald and Eric Johnson continued to recur, whilst Aliyah O'Brien joined the guest cast as Holly Stewart. This was the first season not to feature Noam Jenkins, and the last to feature Lyriq Bent amongst the main cast.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring

Episodes

See also: List of Rookie Blue episodes.

U.S. Nielsen ratings

The following is a table for the United States ratings, based on average total estimated viewers per episode, of Rookie Blue on ABC.

Season 4 (ABC)
TitleU.S. air dateRatingShareRating/share
(18-49)
Viewers
(millions)
40 1 "Surprises" May 23, 2013 3.9[4] 7.0 1.2/4[5] 5.99
41 2 "Homecoming" May 30, 2013 4.0[6] 7.0 1.2/4[7] 5.91
42 3 "Different, Not Better" June 27, 2013 3.5[8] 6.0 1.2/4[9] 5.18
43 4 "The Kids Are Not Alright" July 11, 2013 3.4[10] 6.0 1.0/3[11] 5.24
44 5 "Poison Pill" July 18, 2013 3.4[12] 6.0 1.1/3[13] 5.24
45 6 July 25, 2013 3.6[14] 6.0 1.1/4[15] 5.63
46 7 "Friday the 13th" August 1, 2013 3.3[16] 6.0 1.0/3[17] 5.12
47 8 "For Better, for Worse" August 8, 2013 3.1[18] 5.0 0.9/3[19] 4.50
48 9 August 15, 2013 3.2[20] 6.0 1.0/3[21] 4.67
49 10 "You Are Here" August 22, 2013 3.5[22] 6.0 1.1/3[23] 5.13
50 11 "Deception" August 29, 2013 - - 0.9/3[24] 4.42
51 12 "Under Fire" September 5, 2013 - - 1.0/3[25] 4.24
52 13 "You Can See The Stars" September 12, 2013 - - 1.0/3[26] 4.71

Notes and References

  1. News: Seat42f. Rookie Blue Renewed For A Fourth Season. June 26, 2012.
  2. Web site: ABC Announces Its 2013 Summer Schedule. TheFutonCritic.com. March 21, 2013.
  3. Web site: Great news #RookieBlue Fans! @RookieBlueTV will return to @Global_TV and ABC on May 23 with 13 new episodes! More news in the coming weeks!. twitter.com/GlobalTV_PR/status/. March 24, 2013.
  4. Web site: TV ratings: 'Rookie Blue' premiere solid; 'Save Me' not so much. Reiher. Andrea. May 24, 2013. Zap2it. May 24, 2013.
  5. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Hell's Kitchen' & 'Motive' Adjusted Up. https://web.archive.org/web/20130607115654/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/24/thursday-final-ratings-hells-kitchen-motive-adjusted-up/184281/. dead. 7 June 2013. Bibel. Sara. TV by the Numbers. 24 May 2013. 26 May 2013.
  6. Web site: TV ratings: 'Hannibal' and 'Rookie Blue' hold steady; CBS wins viewers on reruns. Reiher. Andrea. May 31, 2013. Zap2it. May 31, 2013.
  7. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Mike & Molly', 'Hell's Kitchen' & 'Wipeout' Adjusted Up; 'Save Me' Adjusted Down. https://web.archive.org/web/20130607112903/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/31/thursday-final-ratings-mike-save-me-adjusted-down/185235/. dead. 7 June 2013. Bibel. Sara. TV by the Numbers. 31 May 2013. 31 May 2013.
  8. http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/06/tv-ratings-hells-kitchen-and-big-bang-theory-lead-thursday.html TV ratings: ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and ‘Big Bang Theory’ lead Thursday - Zap2it
  9. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Hell's Kitchen', 'Wipeout' & 'Rookie Blue' Adjusted Up; 'Does Someone Have to Go' Adjusted Down . https://web.archive.org/web/20130703041848/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/06/29/thursday-final-ratings-hells-kitchen-wipeout-does-someone-have-to-go-adjusted-down/189579/ . dead . July 3, 2013 . Bibel . Sara . TV by the Numbers . June 29, 2013. July 12, 2013.
  10. http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/07/tv-ratings-hollywood-game-night-has-ok-start-big-brother-and-hells-kitchen-lead-thursday.html TV ratings: ‘Hollywood Game Night’ has OK start, ‘Big Brother’ and ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ lead Thursday - Zap2it
  11. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Winner Is...' 'Hollywood Game Night', 'Big Brother', 'Hell's Kitchen' & 'Wipeout' Adjusted Up. Bibel. Sara. TV by the Numbers. July 12, 2013. July 12, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130714083030/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/12/thursday-final-ratings-the-winner-is-hollywood-game-night-big-brother-hells-kitchen-wipeout-adjusted-up/191706/. July 14, 2013.
  12. http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/07/tv-ratings-big-brother-scores-season-high-as-cbs-leads-thursday.html TV ratings: ‘Big Brother’ scores season high as CBS leads Thursday - Zap2it
  13. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' & 'Hell's Kitchen' Adjusted Up . Kondolojy . Amanda . TV by the Numbers . July 19, 2013 . July 19, 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130724102500/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/19/thursday-final-ratings-big-brother-hells-kitchen-adjusted-up/192733/ . July 24, 2013 .
  14. http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/07/tv-ratings-big-brother-holds-onto-thursday-lead-hells-kitchen-finale-rises.html TV ratings: ‘Big Brother’ holds onto Thursday lead, ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ finale rises - Zap2it
  15. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up . https://web.archive.org/web/20130728065901/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/26/thursday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up/194113/ . dead . July 28, 2013 . Bibel . Sara . TV By The Numbers . July 26, 2013 . July 26, 2013.
  16. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-06/u-s-broadcast-television-ratings-for-the-week-ended-aug-4.html U.S. Broadcast Television Ratings for the Week Ended Aug. 4
  17. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Winner Is' Adjusted Up; No Adjustment for 'Big Brother', 'Rookie Blue' or 'Hollywood Game Night' . https://web.archive.org/web/20130807231647/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/02/thursday-final-ratings-the-winner-is-adjusted-up-no-adjustment-for-big-brother-rookie-blue-or-hollywood-game-night/195270/ . dead . August 7, 2013 . Kondology . Amanda . TV By The Numbers . August 2, 2013 . August 2, 2013.
  18. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-13/u-s-broadcast-television-ratings-for-the-week-ended-aug-11.html U.S. Broadcast Television Ratings for the Week Ended Aug. 11
  19. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings:'Big Brother', 'The Winner Is', 'Hollywood Game Night', 'Motive', 'Rookie Blue' & 'Wipeout' Adjusted Down . https://web.archive.org/web/20130815045725/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/09/thursday-final-ratingsbig-brother-the-winner-is-hollywood-game-night-motive-rookie-blue-wipeout-adjusted-down/196528/ . dead . August 15, 2013 . Bibel . Sara . TV By The Numbers . August 9, 2013 . August 9, 2013.
  20. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-20/u-s-broadcast-television-ratings-for-the-week-ended-aug-18.html U.S. Broadcast Television Ratings for the Week Ended Aug. 18
  21. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother', 'Rookie Blue', 'Motive', 'Wipeout' & 'Hollywood Game Night' Adjusted Down . https://web.archive.org/web/20130819004958/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/16/thursday-final-ratings-big-brother-rookie-blue-motive-wipeout-hollywood-game-night-adjusted-down/197955/ . dead . August 19, 2013 . Bibel . Sara . TV By The Numbers . August 16, 2013 . August 21, 2013.
  22. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-27/u-s-broadcast-television-ratings-for-the-week-ended-aug-25.html U.S. Broadcast Television Ratings for the Week Ended Aug. 25
  23. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother', 'Motive', 'Wipeout' and 'Hollywood Game Night' Adjusted Down . https://web.archive.org/web/20130825054858/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/23/thursday-final-ratings-big-brother-motive-wipeout-and-hollywood-game-night-adjusted-down/199004/ . dead . August 25, 2013 . Kondolojy . Amanda . TV By The Numbers . August 23, 2013 . August 23, 2013.
  24. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Motive', 'Big Brother', 'Hollywood Game Night' & 'Rookie Blue' Adjusted Down . https://web.archive.org/web/20130902013021/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/30/thursday-final-ratings-motive-big-brother-hollywood-game-night-rookie-blue-adjusted-down/200079/ . dead . September 2, 2013 . TV by the Numbers . Kondolojy . Amanda . August 30, 2013 . September 2, 2013.
  25. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up & Final Football Numbers . https://web.archive.org/web/20130908233950/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/09/06/thursday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-final-football-numbers/201296/ . dead . September 8, 2013 . TV by the Numbers . Bibel . Sara . September 6, 2013 . September 6, 2013.
  26. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother', 'Rookie Blue' & 'CBS Fall Preview' Adjusted Down . https://web.archive.org/web/20130915213925/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/09/13/thursday-final-ratings-big-brother-rookie-blue-cbs-fall-preview-adjusted-down/202511/ . dead . September 15, 2013 . TV by the Numbers . Kondolojy . Amanda . September 13, 2013 . September 14, 2013.