ABC Renews Drama ‘Quantico’

ABC has picked up the drama Quantico for season three. Production remains in New York for the show, which looks at the lives of young government workers as they go through training to become special agents.

The cast includes Priyanka Chopra, Jake McLaughlin and Blair Underwood. Josh Safran created the show, and media reports have him stepping down as the showrunner. 

The show airs Monday nights. Its season two finale was May 15. 

Quantico’s ratings in viewers 18-49 has hovered around a 0.6 the latter half of this season. 

ABC holds its upfront presentation May 16.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.