9-1-1, Fox’s highest rated scripted series, has been canceled at the network. However, the 20th Television project is set to jump from Fox over to ABC, according to Deadline.
- 9-1-1 will see its season six finale air on May 15 on Fox, but that will be the last time the show will be seen on that network.
- The first responder drama from creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, will then move to ABC for its 7th season.
- Deadline calls the move “one of the highest-profile series moves ever” as 9-1-1 was Fox’s top-rated scripted series in adults 18-49 and its most watched series overall.
- It is also a top-performing drama series streaming on Hulu.
- 9-1-1 stars Oscar nominee Angela Bassett and Peter Krause and details the high-pressure experiences of first responders – including police officers, firefighters and dispatchers – who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations.
- Joining Bassett and Krause is a cast that includes:
- Jennifer Love Hewitt
- Oliver Stark
- Kenneth Choi
- Aisha Hinds
- Ryan Guzman
- Corinne Massiah
- Marcanthonee Jon Reis
- Gavin McHugh
- Alexis Martin Woodall, Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, John J. Gray, Kristen Reidel and Juan Carlos Coto also serve as executive producers on the series.
- Deadline reports that the decision to cancel 9-1-1 was likely a financial one, as the series costs roughly $9 million-$10 million per episode to produce.
What they’re saying:
- Craig Erwich, president, Disney Television Group: “Thanks to the creative drive of Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, as well as the talented cast, 9-1-1 has been one of the most defining and original dramas on network television over the last six seasons and we are honored to bring it to the esteemed group of series on ABC. It’s a privilege to keep 9-1-1 in the family with 20th Television producing, and we look forward to telling more heart-racing and uplifting stories about these beloved characters on our air.”
- Statement from Fox: “It has been an honor to be the founding network of 9-1-1 and we are grateful to Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, together with Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oliver Stark, Aisha Hinds, Kenneth Choi, Ryan Guzman and the rest of the cast and crew, and 20th Television for delivering such an impactful series to Fox. We wish them well after 9-1-1’s final Fox season concludes.”