List of Rookie Blue episodes

Rookie Blue is a Canadian police drama television series created by Morwyn Brebner, Tassie Cameron and Ellen Vanstone.[1] It stars Missy Peregrym as Andy McNally, Enuka Okuma as Traci Nash, Travis Milne as Chris Diaz, Charlotte Sullivan as Gail Peck, Gregory Smith as Dov Epstein and Ben Bass as Sam Swarek. The drama follows the lives of a group of police officers who have just graduated from the academy. They must not only learn to deal with their duties as police officers, but also deal with the problems and expectation of their families and friends. The series premiered on June 24, 2010 on Global in Canada.[2] It also airs on ABC in the U.S.[3]

The original pilot script was written by Ilana Frank, after which thirteen episodes were ordered by Canwest.[4] Casting began in June with Missy Peregrym being cast first and Gregory Smith shortly after. Production of the first season started July 14, 2009 and continued through November 2009.[5]

The series was renewed for a second season on July 12, 2010, after only three episodes had aired.[6] On July 13, 2011 the show was renewed for a third season.[7]

Three episodes into the third season, the series was renewed for a fourth season.

On July 17, 2013, the series was renewed for a fifth season.

On August 7, 2014, it was announced that the second half of season five would air in 2015 as season six, instead of a full season of twenty two episodes, as originally intended.[8][9]

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 13 June 24, 2010 September 9, 2010
2 13 June 23, 2011 September 8, 2011
3 13 May 24, 2012 September 6, 2012
4 13 May 23, 2013 September 12, 2013
5 11 May 19, 2014 August 6, 2014[8][9]
6 11[8] May 21, 2015[10] N/A[8]

Episodes

Season 1 (2010)

# # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Canadian viewers
(millions)
11"Fresh Paint"David WellingtonTassie CameronJune 24, 20101.900[11]
22"Mercury Retrograde"Charles BinaméMorwyn BrebnerJuly 1, 20101.394[12]
33"Fite Nite"David WellingtonEsta SpaldingJuly 8, 20101.753 [13]
44"Signals Crossed"Paul FoxSherry WhiteJuly 15, 20101.640[14]
55"Broad Daylight"Alex ChappleSemi ChellasJuly 22, 20101.805[15]
66"Bullet Proof"Charles BinaméEllen VanstoneJuly 29, 20101.483[16]
77"Hot and Bothered"David WellingtonRuss CochraneAugust 5, 20101.598[17]
88"Honour Roll"Eric CanuelAdam PettleAugust 12, 20101.529[18]
99"Girlfriend of the Year"David WellingtonTassie CameronAugust 19, 20101.476[19]
1010"Big Nickel"Steve DiMarcoMorwyn Brebner & Adam PettleAugust 26, 20101.682[20]
1111"To Serve or Protect"TW PeacockeRuss CochranSeptember 2, 20101.547[21]
1212"In Blue"John FawcettNoelle Carbone & Esta SpaldingSeptember 9, 20101.480[22][lower-alpha 1]
1313"Takedown"David WellingtonEllen Vanstone, Adam Barken, & Tassie CameronSeptember 9, 20101.480[22][lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ratings from BBM Canada for the two hour season finale are reported as a single 2-hour time block instead of being divided into individual episodes.

Season 2 (2011)

The series was renewed for a second 13 episode season on July 12, 2010. Filming of the second season was scheduled to take place between September 1, 2010 and January 24, 2011.[23] Camille Sullivan joined the cast as Detective Jo Rosati.[24] Lauren Holly guest starred as Elaine Peck, a Superintendent in charge of Operations at the Metropolitan Police Service.[25]

# # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Canadian viewers
(millions)
141"Butterflies"David WellingtonTassie Cameron23 June 20111.380[26]
152"Might Have Been"Paul ShapiroSemi Chellas30 June 20111.070[27]
163"Bad Moon Rising"David WellingtonRuss Cochrane7 July 20111.399[28]
174"Heart & Sparks"TW PeacockeMorwyn Brebner14 July 20111.250[29]
185"Stung"Paul FoxNoelle Carbone21 July 20111.506[30]
196"In Plain View"David WellingtonAdam Barken28 July 20111.311[31]
207"The One That Got Away"Steve DiMarcoTassie Cameron4 August 20111.402[32]
218"Monster"John FawcettSean Reycraft11 August 20111.585[33]
229"Brotherhood"Steve DiMarcoAdam Pettle18 August 20111.226[34]
2310"Best Laid Plans"John FawcettRuss Cochrane25 August 20111.642[35]
2411"A Little Faith"Sturla GunnarssonSherry White1 September 20111.365[36]
2512"On The Double"Peter WellingtonEllen Vanstone8 September 20110.964[37]
2613"God's Good Grace"David WellingtonTassie Cameron8 September 20111.465[37]

Season 3 (2012)

On July 13, 2011 ABC and Global announced that Rookie Blue had been renewed for a third season of thirteen episodes.[38] William Shatner guest starred in the season premiere as a drunk driver. Peter Mooney plays new rookie, Nick Collins.[39]

# # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Canadian viewers
(millions)
271"The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"David WellingtonTassie CameronMay 24, 20121.303[40]
282"Class Dismissed"Tim SouthamRuss CochraneMay 31, 20121.322[40]
293"A Good Shoot"David WellingtonGreg NelsonJune 7, 20121.341[41]
304"Girls' Night Out"Steve DiMarcoNoelle CarboneJune 28, 20121.121[42]
315"Messy Houses"TW PeacockeSherry WhiteJuly 5, 20121.123[43]
326"Coming Home"David WellingtonLey LukinsJuly 12, 20121.103[44]
337"Leap of Faith"Peter WellingtonTassie CameronJuly 19, 20121.275[45]
348"The Girlfriend Experience"John FawcettSandra ChwialkowskaJuly 26, 20121.150[46]
359"Out of Time"John FawcettRuss CochraneAugust 9, 20121.325[47]
3610"Cold Comforts"Paul FoxSherry WhiteAugust 16, 20121.212[48]
3711"The Rules"Gregory SmithGreg NelsonAugust 23, 20121.269[49]
3812"Every Man"David WellingtonNoelle CarboneAugust 30, 20121.070[50]
3913"I Never"David WellingtonTassie CameronSeptember 6, 20121.017[51]

Season 4 (2013)

On June 26, 2012 ABC and Global announced that the show was renewed once again for a fourth season just three episodes into its previous season.[52] On March 21, 2013 ABC and Global announced the season premiere would be May 23, 2013.[53][54]

# # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Canadian viewers
(millions)
401"Surprises"David WellingtonTassie CameronMay 23, 20131.157[55]
412"Homecoming"David WellingtonRuss CochraneMay 30, 20131.181[56]
423"Different, Not Better"Lynne StopkewichSherry WhiteJune 27, 20131.042[57]
434"The Kids Are Not Alright"Peter WellingtonNoelle CarboneJuly 11, 20131.278[58]
445"Poison Pill"Peter WellingtonAubrey NealonJuly 18, 20131.226[59]
456"Skeletons"T.W. PeacockeLey LukinsJuly 25, 20131.205[60]
467"Friday the 13th"David WellingtonSherry WhiteAugust 1, 20131.336[61]
478"For Better, for Worse"Kelly MakinTassie CameronAugust 8, 20131.244[62]
489"What I Lost"Paul FoxNoelle CarboneAugust 15, 20131.192[63]
4910"You Are Here"Teresa HanniganLey LukinsAugust 22, 20131.165[64]
5011"Deception"Kelly MakinAubrey NealonAugust 29, 20131.196[65]
5112"Under Fire"Gregory SmithRuss CochraneSeptember 5, 20131.099[66]
5213"You Can See the Stars"David WellingtonTassie CameronSeptember 12, 20131.323[67]

Season 5 (2014)

On July 17, 2013, ABC and Global announced the renewal of Rookie Blue, for a fifth season of twenty-two episodes, with production beginning in January 2014.[68] On March 24, 2014, ABC and ET Canada announced that season 5 would start on July 17 and that ABC and Global would be airing half the episodes this summer and the rest "at a later date".[69][70][71] However, on April 4, 2014, ABC announced the season will premiere on June 19, 2014.[72] On April 11, Global announced the season premiere of May 19, a month ahead of its American counterpart, a first for the series.[73] Season 5 introduced two new characters. Oliver Becker as Inspector John Jarvis and Matt Murray as Rookie Duncan Moore.[74]

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Canadian viewers
(millions)
531"Blink"David WellingtonTassie CameronMay 19, 20141.859[75]
542"All By Her Selfie"David WellingtonSherry WhiteMay 26, 20141.570[76]
553"Heart Breakers, Money Makers"Gregory SmithNoelle CarboneJune 2, 20141.741[77]
564"Wanting"Peter WellingtonRuss CochraneJune 9, 20141.664[78]
575"Going Under"T.W. PeacockeJohn KrizancJune 16, 20141.602[79]
586"Two Truths and a Lie"Peter WellingtonAdriana MaggsJune 23, 20141.592[80]
597"Deal With The Devil"David WellingtonNoelle CarboneJuly 9, 20141.585[81]
608"Exit Strategy"Jeff WoolnoughMatt MacLennanJuly 16, 20141.498[82]
619"Moving Day"Teresa HanniganKatrina SavilleJuly 23, 20141.677[83]
6210"Fragments"John FawcettRuss CochraneJuly 30, 20141.258[84]
6311"Everlasting"David WellingtonSherry WhiteAugust 6, 20141.523[85]

Season 6 (2015)

The 11 remaining episodes ordered for season 5 will now air as season six.[86] On April 13, 2015, Global announced the season premiere of May 21.[87]

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Canadian viewers
(millions)
641"Open Windows"Peter StebbingsTassie CameronMay 21, 2015
652"Perfect Family"Eleanore LindoAdriana Maggs
663"Uprising"Gregory SmithSherry White
674
685
696
707
718
729
7310
7411

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