ABC Renews 'Rookie Blue' for Third Season

To start production later this summer

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/13/2011 12:08:41 PM

ABC has renewed summer drama Rookie Blue for a third season, the network said Wednesday.

Rookie Blue ranks number one with adults 18-49 in its Thursdays at 10 p.m. time slot. Its sophomore season is up 8% in total viewers and 14% in the 18-49 demo from its averages last summer. The series is one of the few scripted originals on broadcast during the summer months.

Season three is currently in development and will start production in Toronto later this summer.