The Rookie season 6
| The Rookie | |
|---|---|
| Season 6 | |
| Showrunner | Alexi Hawley |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | February 20 – May 21, 2024 |
| Season chronology | |
The sixth season of the American police procedural crime drama The Rookie premiered on ABC on February 20, 2024.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main[edit]
- Nathan Fillion as John Nolan
- Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers
- Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper
- Jenna Dewan as Bailey Nune
- Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez
- Richard T. Jones as Wade Grey
- Melissa O'Neil as Lucy Chen
- Eric Winter as Tim Bradford
- Lisseth Chavez as Celina Juarez
- Tru Valentino as Aaron Thorsen
Episodes[edit]
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title [1] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [1] | Prod. code [1] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 99 | 1 | "Strike Back" | Bill Roe | Alexi Hawley | February 20, 2024 | 601 | 3.77[2] |
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Following Luke Moran's death, the Mid-Wilshire officers learn that his attack was a diversion for a professional crew to rob the Federal Reserve Bank. Nolan and the others arrive at the bank and a shootout ensues, forcing the crew to sacrifice three of their own to stall for time to escape. Six weeks later, one of the surviving thieves, Boyd is hospitalized following a car crash and is killed during a confrontation. A search of his rental house turns up a phone which leads them to the remaining crew, all of whom is arrested after a shootout at the airport. Lucy is studying for her detective exam and asks Tim to challenge her with outside the box tests. She makes a mistake that compromises evidence in a murder. Her self-doubt causes her to question Tim's motives. Aaron returns to duty following his shooting and is assigned to desk duty until the department psychiatrist, Dr. Blair London, signs off on him. Boyd, the leader of the thieves, takes a deal following his interrogation but is killed by a sniper while en-route to jail. | |||||||
| 100 | 2 | "The Hammer" | Alexi Hawley | Alexi Hawley & Brynn Malone | February 27, 2024 | 602 | 3.29[3] |
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Nolan and Bailey's wedding day is just one day away, but first must contend with a seemingly endless stream of disasters, including a lawsuit against Nolan by Oscar Hutchinson. Skip Tracer Randy accidentally pawns Bailey's ring, and Tim and Lucy go to retrieve it from a known criminal called "The Hammer", who has a penchant for fighting. The two also take time to address their own fight over Lucy becoming an undercover detective, which Tim discovers he has more reservations over than he thought. Celina and Harper discover a heroin smuggling ring disguised as a pottery dealer and Celina uses it to try and land her first case. Grey ends up officiating when the minister gets stuck in traffic and the ceremony goes off well, with Randy filling in as DJ. Tim and Lucy agree to work through their issues, but Aaron is gently rebuffed when he tries to kiss Celina and gets drunk as a result. Celina goes to meet an informant and is kidnapped leading the rest of the team to come to her rescue. | |||||||
| 101 | 3 | "Trouble in Paradise" | TK Shom | Madeleine Coghlan & Glen Mazzara | March 5, 2024 | 603 | 3.49[4] |
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Nolan and Bailey's secluded getaway honeymoon turns into an active crime scene when their housekeeper washes up dead on the beach. They suspect a bandaged loner also staying at the resort of being the killer and all efforts to escape and get help prove fruitless before they are abducted. Harper and Lopez join them as backup and use footage from Nolan's cameras to track them down, arriving just as he escapes and subdues the suspect. Celina is assigned to in Nolan’s absence while she also struggling with Aaron's kiss, and he struggles with his own feelings. Lucy continues to prepare for the detectives' exam and Tim cautions her about overpreparing. They and Celina soon get caught up trying to identify an amnesiac shoplifter. Lucy takes her detectives' exam, while Tim and Celina follow a lead and find the shoplifter's partner stuck in a wall, having got stuck during an attempted heist. Aaron and Celina mend their friendship and Lucy passes her exam but ranks low. Nolan and Bailey salvage their honeymoon by having a relaxing staycation back at home. | |||||||
| 102 | 4 | "Training Day" | Tori Garrett | Fredrick Kotto & Natalie Callaghan | March 26, 2024 | 604 | 3.06[5] |
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Aaron is cleared to return to duty and undergoes tests with Tim to see if he can still overcome the workload. Aaron decides to be more thorough in the case they are given but is frustrated when it comes to an unexpected end, with the husband of a woman supplying a criminal with money, ends up dead in prison. Furthermore, the wife is revealed to have ordered his death due to his history of abuse. Nolan and Celina respond to a dead body discovery, which they soon learn could be another victim of the long-lost Pentagram killer. The case takes a turn when they learn that the victim was disliked at her school, and a man escapes after witnessing his wife being killed at his home. The victim's brother is revealed to be responsible when he shoots up the recovery scene, and Lucy is injured. Despite this she faces the brother solo, who she later learns survived his injuries, meaning that she will potentially be witnessing against him. | |||||||
| 103 | 5 | "The Vow" | C. Chi-Yoon Chung | Vincent Angell & Diana Mendez Boucher | April 2, 2024 | 605 | 3.40[6] |
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Tim calls off a date night with Lucy, to meet a former army friend, Mark Greer, to discuss plans to eliminate Ray Watkins, who once betrayed them in the past. But he finds himself unable to go through with the mission after confronting Ray, deciding to take all the heat if Ray ever strikes back. Nolan and Celina respond to a murder of a family, with only a mother and her infant daughter surviving. However, the mother later dies in hospital and Nolan suggests he and Bailey could take care of the infant until either relatives or a foster family is found. Bailey worries about taking care of the infant due to past trauma looking after a neighbour's child. Harper and Lopez lead the investigation into the family's death and learn from their tenant that a coworker of the father became vengeful over a lottery ticket. A shootout ensues at the coworker's residence before a swift arrest. Nolan and Bailey decide to adopt the family's infant, but are disappointed when her uncle arrives to take care of her instead. | |||||||
| 104 | 6 | "Secrets and Lies" | Bill Roe | Elizabeth Davis Beall & Leland Jay Anderson | April 9, 2024 | 606 | 3.31[7] |
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Lopez inquiries into the nature of Tim's secrecy after learning about Lucy's worries. Eventually Tim comes clean to them after Ray visits Lucy's home. The trio determine that he is a gun for hire just as he abducts a Venezuelan activist, which they manage to stop, and an IA investigation is launched. The investigation clears him of any wrongdoing against Ray, but internal ramifications await. Additionally, Tim decides to break up with Lucy. Nolan and Celina track an escaped inmate from a community event, learning that she sought retaliation against whoever cheated with her boyfriend, surprisingly revealed to be her own mother. A bag from the same event leads Harper and Aaron to reopen the investigation into Karina Lewis' murder, which they gradually determine had a false confession and murder weapon. After pinpointing the gun's make, model, residue and owner, the district attorney reverses the original verdict in favor of the new evidence. Bailey is more determined to have a baby, but Nolan is hesitant, citing his old age and work schedule, but eventually decides in favor of having another baby. | |||||||
| 105 | 7 | "Crushed" | Tori Garrett | Brynn Malone & Natalie Callaghan | April 30, 2024 | 607 | 3.72[8] |
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Tim is demoted and placed back on patrol. He also receives a psychological evaluation from Dr. London, who concludes that he still is fit for duty. Meanwhile, Nolan and Celina track down a man who sexually assaulted a babysitter. They and the others later learn that the babysitter's friend also was kidnapped alongside her, but later find her dead in a parking garage. The babysitter later manages to escape, and they find the man dead in his car. En-route to the hospital, the babysitter escapes and wields a knife at police. She reveals that the man was meant to kill her and her friend, but her friend wanted to call the police once she leafed of the babysitter's revenge plan. Tim decides to go to therapy despite Dr. London's positive conclusion. As Tamara moves out, Celina asks Lucy if she can become her new roommate, which she accepts. Harper and Lopez share babysitter advise and vet a new babysitter, which they ultimately decide to share, with her taking care of both of their children when required. | |||||||
| 106 | 8 | "Punch Card" | Lanre Olabisi | Vincent Angell & Fredrick Kotto | May 7, 2024 | 608 | 2.87[9] |
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Tim and Aaron are placed on watch duty for a Metro SWAT raid. Meanwhile the LAPD has to handle a massive gang war situation that finds its way to the hospital. Nolan and Bailey find out that she can't bear children. The SWAT raid is compromised and an officer is left paralyzed. Tim suspects "Mad Dog" is a mole and confronts him on a rooftop. Mad Dog confesses and commits suicide, giving Tim a tiny hint. The defense attorney Monica is assaulted by a professional hitman in her home. The hitman dies mysteriously in the hospital. | |||||||
| 107 | 9 | "The Squeeze" | Michael Goi | Diana Mendez Boucher & Leland Jay Anderson | May 14, 2024 | 609 | 2.98[10] |
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Tim is being investigated for suspicious circumstances around Mad Dog's death. Nolan and Celina investigate Dr. London by turning to an unexpected ally. Monica investigates who might be looking to kill her. Dr. London agrees to testify in exchange for immunity. Monica tracks down her attackers as being hired by Eric Ramsey. | |||||||
| 108 | 10 | "Escape Plan" | Bill Roe | Alexi Hawley | May 21, 2024 | 610 | 3.14[11] |
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Nolan and Harper team up with the FBI to uncover the conspiracy. Meanwhile, Monica's hit crew starts taking out any witnesses against her and captures Dr. London. Monica makes plans of her own for revenge against Eric Ramsey. She takes Dr. London to Argentina and it is revealed that Dr. London escaped hit and run charges because of Monica. Nolan and Harper rescue London in Argentina through a black op with the assistance of the CIA and FBI. Oscar and Jason, Bailey's emotionally abusive ex-husband, break out of prison. An international warrant is placed against Monica. Tim and Lucy reconcile but decide they're not ready to get back together yet. | |||||||
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
On April 17, 2023, ABC renewed the series for a sixth season which premiered on February 20, 2024.[12][13]
Ratings[edit]
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Strike Back" | February 20, 2024 | 0.4 | 3.77[2] |
| 2 | "The Hammer" | February 27, 2024 | 0.4 | 3.29[3] |
| 3 | "Trouble in Paradise" | March 5, 2024 | 0.3 | 3.49[4] |
| 4 | "Training Day" | March 26, 2024 | 0.3 | 3.06[5] |
| 5 | "The Vow" | April 2, 2024 | 0.4 | 3.40[6] |
| 6 | "Secrets and Lies" | April 9, 2024 | 0.3 | 3.31[7] |
| 7 | "Crushed" | April 30, 2024 | 0.2 | 3.72[8] |
| 8 | "Punch Card" | May 7, 2024 | 0.3 | 2.87[9] |
| 9 | "The Squeeze" | May 14, 2024 | 0.3 | 2.98[10] |
| 10 | "Escape Plan" | May 21, 2024 | 0.3 | 3.14[11] |
References[edit]
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- ^ Rice, Lynette (April 17, 2023). "'The Rookie' Renewed For Season 6 By ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (November 16, 2023). "ABC Announces Post-Strike Return Dates for Grey's Anatomy, 9-1-1, Abbott Elementary, The Rookie and 10 Others". TVLine. Retrieved April 27, 2024.