Fox Renews ‘Accused’ and ‘Alert: Missing Persons Unit’ for Second Seasons
thewrap.comFox’s crime anthology “Accused” and Philadelphia-set procedural “Alert: Missing Persons Unit” will get second seasons, the network said Thursday.
The dramas, which are co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment, will air the second seasons in the 2023-24 season.Both series have premiered with impressive first seasons as the Jan.
22 “Accused” debut climbed to television’s highest-rated drama debut in two years with 14.6 million multiplatform viewers and a 2.5 demo rating among the key demographic of viewers aged 18 to 49, according to Nielsen live plus 35-day figures.
The series from executive producer Howard Gordon averages 7.5 million multiplatform viewers, marking a 126% uptick from its live plus same-day figures.“Alert,” which stars Scott Caan, Dania Ramirez, Adeola Role and Ryan Broussard, premiered to 8.5 million multi-platform viewers and averages 6.7 million multi-platform viewers for Season One, which saw 154% jump from its live plus same-day figures.“’Accused’ and ‘Alert’ stand out as two of this season’s new broadcast and multi-platform success stories,” Fox Entertainment Scripted Programming President Michael Thorn said in a statement announcing the renewal.
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