Here’s a headscratcher: Angela Bassett’s “Rescue 9-1-1” is moving to ABC from Fox TV for its 7th season. Fox actually cancelled the show despite it being produced by…wait for it…Fox TV!
Bassett, Peter Krause, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oliver Stark, Aisha Hinds, Kenneth Choi, Ryan Guzman star in this excellent if ignored series that would be a hit if it had some press.
Meantime, Fox did renew the show’s spin off, “Rescue 9-1-1: Somewhere Else.” starring Rob Lowe, will remain behind on Fox for one more year.
The irony here is that ABC is part of Disney, which owns Fox TV. But I would think going to ABC is a massive upgrade for this show, to be on a real network. Bassett should have been nominated for Best Actress in a Drama by the Emmys, Globes, Critics Choice, etc. Maybe ABC PR can pull that off.
This season, “Rescue 9-1-1” averaged 4.8 million viewers, much higher than “Greys Anatomy.” Maybe ABC can do crossovers with “Greys” or “Station 19.”
PS I watched an episode of this show this season that Bassett-centric. If it had been on HBO, everyone would be getting Emmys.
