Rookie Blue season 5 explained

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Episode List:List of Rookie Blue episodes

The fifth season of Rookie Blue premiered on May 19, 2014, on Global. This season was originally going to be the first part of this season before it was announced that the first half have been rebranded as a single season.

Production

On July 17, 2013, ABC and Global announced that Rookie Blue was renewed for a fifth season, with production starting in January 2014.[2]

On March 24, 2014, ABC and ET Canada announced that season 5 of Rookie Blue would start on July 17 and that ABC and Global would be airing half the episodes this summer and the rest "at a later date".[3] [4] [5] ABC premiered the season on June 19, 2014,[6] whilst Global announced the season premiere was set for May 19, a month ahead of its American counterpart.[7] On August 7, 2014, creator Tassie Cameron announced, that the second half of season five would now be season 6 and air in 2015.[1] [8]

Season 5 introduced Oliver Becker as Inspector John Jarvis and Matt Murray as Rookie Duncan Moore.[9] Lyriq Bent and Rachael Ancheril both returned for single-episode guest appearances following their departure from the main cast at the end of season 4, whilst Adam MacDonald was promoted to series regular.[10]

Cast

Main

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 5 (ABC)
TitleU.S. air dateRating/share
(18-49)
Viewers
(millions)
53 1 "Blink" June 19, 2014 1.1/4[11] 5.92
54 2 "All By Her Selfie" June 19, 2014 1.1/4 5.92
55 3 "Heart Breakers, Money Makers" June 26, 2014 0.9/3[12] 5.12
56 4 "Wanting" July 3, 2014 0.8/3[13] 5.24
57 5 "Going Under" July 10, 2014 0.9/3[14] 5.13
58 6 "Two Truths and a Lie" July 17, 2014 0.9/3[15] 5.43
59 7 "Deal with the Devil" July 31, 2014 1.0/3[16] 4.79
60 8 "Exit Strategy" August 7, 2014 0.8/2[17] 4.59
61 9 "Moving Day" August 14, 2014 0.9/3[18] 4.58
62 10 "Fragments" August 21, 2014 1.0/3[19] 5.31
63 11 "Everlasting" August 21, 2014 1.0/3 5.31

Notes and References

  1. Web site: What's next after Rookie Blue finale bombs?. TheTVJunkies.com. August 10, 2014. August 10, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810045654/http://www.thetvjunkies.com/whats-next-after-rookie-blue-finale-bombs/. dead.
  2. Web site: ABC Announces Early Renewal of Popular Summer Drama Series "Rookie Blue". TheFutonCritic.com. July 17, 2013.
  3. Web site: Rookie Blue' Lands Extended Episode Order, Adds Two New Characters For Season 5. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325035015/http://www.etcanada.com/blogs/etc_90227/rookie-blue-lands-extended-episode-order-adds-two-new-characters-for-season-5/tv/. dead. March 25, 2014. ETCanada.com. March 24, 2014.
  4. Web site: ABC Announces Its 2014 Summer Schedule. The Futon Critic.com. March 24, 2014.
  5. Web site: Rookie Blue Cops Supersized Season 5 — But When Will It Air on ABC?. TVLine.com. 24 March 2014. March 24, 2014.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075128/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/04/sing-your-face-off-to-premiere-saturday-may-31-on-abc-rookie-blue-premiere-moves-to-june-the-quest-premiere-to-july/251250/ 'Sing Your Face Off' to Premiere Saturday May 31 on ABC; 'Rookie Blue' Premiere Moves to June, 'The Quest' Premiere to July
  7. Web site: 'Rookie Blue' comes to Canada ahead of States. TheLoop.ca. April 14, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140415173830/http://www.theloop.ca/showbiz/tv-guide/news/article/-/a/3693509/-Rookie-Blue-comes-to-Canada-ahead-of-States. April 15, 2014.
  8. Web site: Rookie Blue returns Thursday, May 21 . 2015-04-17 . 2015-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417025200/http://www.globaltv.com/rookieblue/latest/rookie-blue-returns-thursday-may-21/ . dead .
  9. Web site: Rookie Blue starts production on Season 5. GlobalTV.com. February 10, 2014.
  10. Web site: Enuka Okuma on 'Rookie Blue' Season 5 and Visiting 'Motive' - Starpulse.com . 2014-06-30 . 2014-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140629225322/http://www.starpulse.com/news/Brittany_S_Frederick/2014/06/26/enuka_okuma_on_rookie_blue_season_5_an . dead .
  11. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Rookie Blue' Adjusted Up; 'Gang Related' Adjusted Down . https://web.archive.org/web/20140625094501/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/20/thursday-final-ratings-rookie-blue-adjusted-up-gang-related-adjusted-down/275224/. dead. June 25, 2014. Kondology . Amanda . June 20, 2014 . . June 24, 2014.
  12. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Rookie Blue' Adjusted Up; . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701001628/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/27/thursday-final-ratings-rookie-blue-adjusted-up/277495/ . dead . July 1, 2014 . Bibel . Sara . June 27, 2014 . . June 30, 2014.
  13. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Rookie Blue' Adjusted Up; 'Hell's Kitchen', 'Gang Related' & 'Undateable' Adjusted Down. TV by the Numbers. Kondolojy. Amanda. July 7, 2014. July 9, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140816051050/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/07/thursday-final-ratings-rookie-blue-adjusted-up-hells-kitchen-gang-related-undateable-adjusted-down/279453/. August 16, 2014.
  14. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up; 'Gang Related' Adjusted Down. TV by the Numbers. Bibel. Sara. July 11, 2014. July 11, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714042815/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/11/thursday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-gang-related-adjusted-down/281989/. July 14, 2014.
  15. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up. TV by the Numbers. Bibel. Sara. July 21, 2014. July 21, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140729133615/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/21/thursday-final-ratings-big-brother-adjusted-up-2/284022/. July 29, 2014.
  16. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother', 'Rookie Blue' & 'NY Med' Adjusted Up. https://web.archive.org/web/20140804154929/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/08/01/thursday-final-ratings-big-brother-rookie-blue-ny-med-adjusted-up/289312/. dead. August 4, 2014. TV by the Numbers. Bibel. Sara. August 1, 2014. August 1, 2014.
  17. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: Final Numbers for 'Big Brother', 'Rookie Blue', 'Welcome to Sweden' & More. https://web.archive.org/web/20140809200220/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/08/08/thursday-final-ratings-final-numbers-for-big-brother-rookie-blue-welcome-to-sweden-more/291564/. dead. August 9, 2014. Bibel. Sara. TV by the Numbers. August 8, 2014. August 9, 2014.
  18. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Quest', 'Rookie Blue' & 'NY Med' Adjusted Down. https://web.archive.org/web/20140818204904/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/08/15/thursday-final-ratings-the-quest-rookie-blue-ny-med-adjusted-down/293485/. dead. August 18, 2014. Kondolojy. Amanda. TV by the Numbers. August 15, 2014. August 15, 2014.
  19. Web site: Thursday Final Ratings: 'Rookie Blue' & 'The Quest' Adjusted Down. https://web.archive.org/web/20140824235150/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/08/22/thursday-final-ratings-rookie-blue-the-quest-adjusted-down/295803/. dead. August 24, 2014. Bibel. Sara. TV by the Numbers. August 22, 2014. August 24, 2014.