9-1-1 (TV series)

9-1-1 is an American procedural television series created by Ryan Murphy,[3] Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the lives of Los Angeles first responders: police officers, paramedics, firefighters and dispatchers.

Not to be confused with Rescue 911 or Reno 911.

9-1-1
Genre
Created by
Starring
Composer(s)
  • Mac Quayle
  • Todd Haberman
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes46 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lou Eyrich
  • Eryn Krueger Mekash
  • Adam Penn
  • Erica L. Anderson
  • Matthew Hodgson
  • Robert M. Williams Jr.
  • Jeff Dickerson
Production location(s)Los Angeles, California
Editor(s)Tom Costantino
Running time42–45 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor20th Television
20th Century Fox Television Distribution[2]
Release
Original networkFox
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseJanuary 3, 2018 (2018-01-03) –
present (present)
Chronology
Related shows9-1-1: Lone Star
External links
Website

The series premiered on January 3, 2018.[4][1] 9-1-1 is a joint production between Reamworks, Ryan Murphy Television, and 20th Century Fox Television and syndicated by 20th Television. In March 2019, Fox renewed the series for a third season which premiered on September 23, 2019.[5][6] In April 2020, Fox renewed the series for a fourth season.[7]

In May 2019, Fox ordered a spin-off series titled 9-1-1: Lone Star; starring Rob Lowe and Liv Tyler, which premiered on January 19, 2020.[8][9]

Cast and characters
Main article: List of 9-1-1 characters
  • Angela Bassett as Athena Carter Grant Nash, LAPD patrol sergeant
  • Peter Krause as Robert "Bobby" Nash, LAFD Station 118 captain
  • Oliver Stark as Evan "Buck" Buckley, firefighter
  • Aisha Hinds as Henrietta "Hen" Wilson, firefighter/paramedic
  • Kenneth Choi as Howard "Howie"/"Chimney" Han, firefighter/paramedic
  • Rockmond Dunbar as Michael Grant, Athena's ex-husband
  • Connie Britton as Abigail "Abby" Clark, 911 operator (season 1; special guest season 3)[10]
  • Jennifer Love Hewitt as Madeline "Maddie" Buckley Kendall,[11] 911 operator, Buck's sister. (season 2 – present)[12]
  • Ryan Guzman as Edmundo "Eddie" Díaz, firefighter (season 2 – present)[13][14]
  • Corinne Massiah as May Grant, Athena and Michael's daughter (recurring season 1; season 2 – present)[15]
  • Marcanthonee Jon Reis as Harry Grant, Athena and Michael's son (recurring season 1; season 2 – present)[15]
  • Gavin McHugh as Christopher Díaz, Eddie's son (recurring season 2; main season 3)[16]

Episodes
Main article: List of 9-1-1 episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankViewers
(millions)
First airedLast aired
110January 3, 2018 (2018-01-03)March 21, 2018 (2018-03-21)2110.74[17]
21810September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)November 26, 2018 (2018-11-26)289.86[18]
8March 18, 2019 (2019-03-18)May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13)
31810September 23, 2019 (2019-09-23)December 2, 2019 (2019-12-02)1610.42[19]
8March 16, 2020 (2020-03-16)May 11, 2020 (2020-05-11)

Production

Development

The series is produced by 20th Century Fox Television, with Murphy, Falchuk, Minear and Bradley Buecker as executive producers. Minear also serves as showrunner and Buecker directed the premiere episode.[20] On January 16, 2018, Fox renewed the series for an eighteen-episode second season.[21][22] The second season premiered with a special episode on Sunday, September 23, 2018, at 8 p.m. EDT; the second episode aired in the series's regular 9 p.m. EDT time slot on Monday, September 24, 2018.[23] On March 25, 2019, Fox renewed the series for a third season which premiered on September 23, 2019.[5][6] On April 13, 2020, Fox renewed the series for a fourth season.[7]

Casting

In October 2017, Connie Britton, Angela Bassett, and Peter Krause joined the main cast.[20] Later that month, it was announced that Oliver Stark, Aisha Hinds, Kenneth Choi, and Rockmond Dunbar had been cast in regular roles.[24]

On May 14, 2018, it was announced that Jennifer Love Hewitt would join the main cast in season 2, replacing Britton, as Maddie Buckley, Buck's sister and the new 9-1-1 operator.[12] On May 23, 2018, Fox announced that Ryan Guzman would be joining the second season of the series as new firefighter Eddie Díaz.[13] On June 4, 2018, it was announced that Corinne Massiah and Marcanthonnee Jon Reis, who play May and Harry Grant, had been promoted, from their recurring roles in season 1, to series regulars for season 2.[15] Gavin McHugh, who plays Eddie's son Christopher, was promoted to a series regular in Season 3, after recurring in Season 2.

Reception

Ratings
Viewership and ratings per season of 9-1-1
SeasonTimeslot (ET) Episodes First aired Last airedTV seasonViewership
rank		Avg. viewers
(millions)		18–49
rank
Date Viewers
(millions)		 Date Viewers
(millions)
1 Wednesday 9:00 pm10 January 3, 2018 (2018-01-03) 6.83[25] March 21, 2018 (2018-03-21) 6.63[26]2017–182110.74[27]TBD
2 Monday 9:00 pm[lower-alpha 1]18 September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23) 9.83[28] May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13) 6.44[29]2018–19289.86[30]TBD
3 Monday 8:00 pm18 September 23, 2019 (2019-09-23) 7.14[31] May 11, 2020 (2020-05-11) 7.29[32]2019–201610.42[33]TBD

Critical response
Critical response of 9-1-1
SeasonRotten TomatoesMetacritic
170% (33 reviews)[34]60% (22 critics)[35]
2100% (7 reviews)[36]N/A
375% (8 reviews)[37]N/A

The review aggregator web site Rotten Tomatoes reported a 70% approval rating for the first season, based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 5.86/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "9-1-1 occasionally veers into melodrama, but is redeemed with a top-tier cast, adrenaline-pumping action, and a dash of trashy camp that pushes the show into addictive guilty pleasure territory."[34] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 60 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[35]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has an approval rating of 100%, based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 7.75/10.[36]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season has an approval rating of 75%, based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10.[37]

Accolades
Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2018 BET Awards Best Actress Angela Bassett Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Breakout TV Show 9-1-1 Nominated [38]
Choice Breakout TV Star Oliver Stark
2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice Drama TV Actor Nominated
Young Entertainer Awards Best Guest Young Actor in an Television Series Connor Dean Nominated
2020 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Angela Bassett Won

Spin-off
Main article: 9-1-1: Lone Star

On May 12, 2019, it was announced that a spin-off, titled 9-1-1: Lone Star, will premiere on January 19, 2020, immediately following the NFC Championship game and continue the following night, January 20, 2020.[9] On the same day, Rob Lowe was announced to star.[39] In September, Liv Tyler,[40] Ronen Rubinstein, Sierra McClain,[41] Jim Parrack,[42] Natacha Karam, Brian Michael Smith, Julian Works, and Rafael Silva[43] were also announced to star in the series alongside Lowe.

Notes
  1. The premiere episode aired outside of its regular day and time at Sunday 8:00 pm.

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