ABC has handed renewals to five of their current scripted series. Freshman comedy Shifting Gears and veteran series The Rookie, Will Trent, Grey's Anatomy and 9-1-1 have all been renewed for an additional season each, joining the previously-renewed Abbott Elementary and High Potential. Shifting Gears, starring Tim Allen and Kat Dennings was their only new comedy this season. Despite a ratings drop as the season went on, it averaged 0.39 in the demo, making it their #2 series. The Rookie has been one of ABC's lowest-rated series in linear ratings, but the Nathan Fillion drama makes up for it in delayed viewing, ranking as one of TV's top shows in the multiplatform metric. Will Trent saw a massive rise in the ratings upon its return, and while ratings have dropped a bit to the levels of its second season, it's up 9% from last season, the best year-to-year trend of any show on television. Grey's Anatomy was the network lowest-rated show as it moved to there Thursday at 10 slot, but remains a valuable asset to the network thanks it its strong streaming presence. 9-1-1, starring Peter Krause and Angela Bassett, is the network's highest-rated series in the 18-49 demo, and is the #4 scripted series on TV. All five are correct predictions for The TV Ratings Guide. This batch of renewals leaves Doctor Odyssey as ABC's last-remaining scripted series without a renewal decision.
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