Fox has renewed “9-1-1” for Season 4 and and its spinoff “9-1-1: Lone Star” for Season 2, the broadcast network announced Monday.
The Rob Lowe-led “Lone Star” began airing in January, taking over “9-1-1’s” Monday at 8 p.m. time slot while the first-responder drama was on hiatus. The Texas-set show ended its 10-episode first season March 9, with “9-1-1” returning with new episodes of its third season the following week.
“Lone Star” follows firefighter Owen Strand (Lowe), who moves with his troubled son from New York City to Austin, Texas to help a fire station that experienced a tragedy rebuild. Per Fox, “On the surface, Owen is all about big-city style and swagger, but underneath he struggles with a secret he hides from the world – one that could very well end his life.”
Along with Lowe, the series stars Liv Tyler, Jim Parrack, Ronen Rubinstein, Sierra McClain, Natacha Karam, Brian Michael Smith, Julian Works and Rafael Silva.
The cast of “9-1-1” includes Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oliver Stark, Aisha Hinds, Kenneth Choi, Rockmond Dunbar and Ryan Guzman.
“Lone Star” is averaging a 1.8 rating in the key adults 18-49 demographic and 9.1 million total viewers, according to the “most current” data from Nielsen, which includes a week’s worth of delayed viewing where available. Meanwhile, “9-1-1” is putting up a 2.2 rating and 1o million viewers.
“‘9-1-1’ and ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ are truly two of the strongest and most thrilling dramas on broadcast television, as well as being centerpieces for Fox Entertainment,” Fox Entertainment’s president of entertainment, Michael Thorn, said in a statement. “Creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, as well as their incredible teams of writers, directors, casts and entire crews, make jaw-dropping, edge-of-your-seat magic in every episode. From Los Angeles earthquakes and tsunamis to Texas-sized tornados and bucking broncos, both shows deliver incredible spectacle with strong, identifiable characters you care about week to week. We eagerly look forward to many more thrilling rescues in both series, which help honor this country’s brave first responders, as well as those around the world.”
“9-1-1” and “9-1-1: Lone Star” were created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, with Minear serving as showrunner on both series. Along with Murphy, Falchuk and Minear, “Lone Star” is executive produced by Bradley Buecker, Alexis Martin Woodall, Rashad Raisani, John J. Gray and Bassett, with Lowe serving as co-executive producer. For “9-1-1,” executive producers include Murphy, Falchuk, Minear, Buecker, Woodall, Bassett, Krause, Gray and Kristen Reidel.
Both shows are produced by 20th Century Fox Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television and Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision.
Watch a promo for tonight’s “9-1-1” via the video above.
18 New Midseason TV Shows Ranked by Premiere Viewers: From 'Broke' to 'Listen to Your Heart' (Photos)
When it comes to broadcast TV, winter is typically no fall -- but a few of this year's new midseason shows could have made the cut for an earlier start, ratings-wise. TheWrap has ranked all of 2020's midseason series premieres -- so far -- by their "live" total-viewer tallies. Spinoffs of Fox's "9-1-1" and CBS' "FBI" had impressive starts, The CW's "Riverdale" offshoot and ABC's "The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart" did not. Scroll through our gallery for the Nielsen returns for the 18 midseason shows that have debuted this season and check back for updates as more premiere. Least-watched is first, most-watched is last. Readers can find our Fall TV version of these rankings here.
Rank: 17 Show: "Duncanville" Net: Fox Total Viewers: 1.5 million
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Rank: 16 Show: "Flirty Dancing" Net: Fox Total Viewers: 1.8 million* (*Time period premiere. Special post-NFL doubleheader series debut, which aired live across all timezones, earned 3.2 million viewers)
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Rank: 15 Show: "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist"* Net: NBC Total Viewers: 2 million* (*Time period premiere. Sneak-peek preview of first episode got 2.7 million viewers)
NBC
Rank: 14 Show: "Indebted" Net: NBC Total Viewers: 2.1 million
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Rank: 13 Show: "The Baker and the Beauty" Net: ABC Total Viewers: 2.6 million viewers
ABC
Rank: 12 Show: "The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart" Net: ABC Total Viewers: 2.97 million
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Rank: 11 Show: "For Life" Net: ABC Total Viewers: 3.178 million
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Rank: 10 Show: "Outmatched" Net: Fox Total Viewers: 3.202 million
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Rank: 9 Show: "Council of Dads" Net: NBC Total Viewers: 3.9 million
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Rank: 8 Show: "Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector" Net: NBC Total Viewers: 4.4 million
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Rank: 7 Show: "Deputy" Net: Fox Total Viewers: 4.6 million
Fox
Rank: 6 Show: "Tommy" Net: CBS Total Viewers: 4.787 million
CBS
Rank: 5 Show: "Lego Masters" Net: Fox Total Viewers: 4.837 million
Fox
Rank: 4 Show: "9-1-1: Lone Star" Net: Fox Total Viewers: 5.8 million* (*Time period premiere. Special post-NFC Championship series debut earned 11.5 million viewers)
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Rank: 3 Show: "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Net: ABC Total Viewers: 6.3 million viewers
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Rank: 2 Show: "Broke" Net: CBS Total Viewers: 7.05 million
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Rank: 1 Show: "FBI: Most Wanted" Net: CBS Total Viewers: 7.19 million
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Two spinoffs started off strong — two did not
When it comes to broadcast TV, winter is typically no fall -- but a few of this year's new midseason shows could have made the cut for an earlier start, ratings-wise. TheWrap has ranked all of 2020's midseason series premieres -- so far -- by their "live" total-viewer tallies. Spinoffs of Fox's "9-1-1" and CBS' "FBI" had impressive starts, The CW's "Riverdale" offshoot and ABC's "The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart" did not. Scroll through our gallery for the Nielsen returns for the 18 midseason shows that have debuted this season and check back for updates as more premiere. Least-watched is first, most-watched is last. Readers can find our Fall TV version of these rankings here.