9-1-1 Moving to ABC While ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ Renewed at FOX

The 9-1-1 universe is breaking up, so more crossovers may not be in its future.

9-1-1 has been canceled at FOX. The procedural drama will conclude its run on the network with its Season 6 finale, slated to air on Monday, May 15.

However, as TV Line reports, that won’t be the end for 9-1-1, as it has already been renewed for Season 7 on ABC. Unlike the original series, its spinoff 9-1-1: Lone Star has been renewed for Season 5 on FOX.

As ABC goes to social media to welcome 9-1-1 to its programming, the series joins an impressive list of procedural dramas, including Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19, The Rookie, The Rookie: Feds, and Will Trent. All of these have already been renewed for the 2023-2024 TV period — except The Rookie‘s spinoff, which is still awaiting news.

Variety reports that the decision to cancel 9-1-1 comes from a financial standpoint. When the show debuted in 2018, the network and studio 20th Television were a part of the same company.

Disney acquired the studio the following year in 2019, and “Fox no longer has the same kind of financial stake in the show they once did, even though it is one of the most popular shows on the network.”

The outlet shares, “According to an individual with knowledge of the production, budgets on episodes of 9-1-1 are in excess of $9 million each, with that number having climbed as the show went on.”

“It has been an honor to be the founding network of 9-1-1 and we are grateful to Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Tim Minear, together with Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oliver Stark, Aisha Hinds, Kenneth Choi, Ryan Guzman and the rest of the cast and crew, and 20th Television for delivering such an impactful series to Fox,” Fox said in a statement, per Deadline.

“We wish them well after 9-1-1‘s final Fox season concludes,” Fox added.

“Thanks to the creative drive of Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Tim Minear, as well as the talented cast, 9-1-1 has been one of the most defining and original dramas on network television over the last six seasons and we are honored to bring it to the esteemed group of series on ABC,” said Craig Erwich, president, Disney Television Group.

“It’s a privilege to keep 9-1-1 in the family with 20th Television producing, and we look forward to telling more heart-racing and uplifting stories about these beloved characters on our air,” Erwich added.

The show continues its final outing on the network with 9-1-1 Season 6 Episode 15, “Lost and Found,” airing tonight at 8/7c. Meanwhile, the spinoff is all-new with 9-1-1: Lone Star Season 4 Episode 15, “Donors,” tomorrow at 8/7c.

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9-1-1 airs Mondays at 8/7c and 9-1-1: Lone Star airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on FOX.

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