ABC Sets The Rookie Season 9 Premiere for January 6
The Rookie North will follow the Season 9 debut at 10 p.m., one hour after the flagship returns to ABC.
ABC has set the premiere of The Rookie Season 9 for January 6 at 9 p.m., according to collider.com. The spin-off The Rookie North will follow at 10 p.m., airing one hour after the flagship series returns.
The night is part of a wider batch of release dates ABC announced for its upcoming projects. In the hour before The Rookie, Shifting Gears will premiere on the network.
The Season 9 launch lands one day after the premieres of new seasons of Will Trent and High Potential. Earlier this week, it was announced that Dylan Conrique would reprise her role as Tamara Collins, though ABC did not specify which episode she appears in.
Tamara Collins was first introduced in Season 3 of The Rookie, and her last appearance came in Season 7. Nathan Fillion plays John Nolan in the series.
In 2023, ABC announced that The Rookie had been renewed for Season 9, and there was hope at the time that the show would return before the end of 2026.
Quick answers
When does The Rookie Season 9 premiere?
ABC has scheduled the Season 9 premiere for January 6 at 9 p.m.
When does The Rookie North air?
The spin-off follows The Rookie Season 9 premiere at 10 p.m., one hour later.
Is Dylan Conrique returning to The Rookie?
Yes, she will reprise her role as Tamara Collins in Season 9, though the episode was not specified.