ABC renews 'Rookie Blue' for Season 2

The show was picked up for a second season just three weeks following its premiere on ABC.

Sparked by positive viewer response to the series, the second season is currently in development and will move into production in Toronto later this summer, the U.S. network said.

"We're very pleased that the show has connected with viewers, especially considering the challenge of finding an audience in the summer, and are excited to pick it up for a second season," Quinn Taylor, senior vice president of movies, miniseries and acquisitions for the ABC Entertainment Group, said in a statement.

"We are so proud of 'Rookie Blue's' amazing success and are thrilled to announce its renewal alongside ABC," added Barbara Williams, executive vice president of content at Canwest Broadcasting. "This homegrown series has delivered record-setting audiences, and we're looking forward to giving fans even more of these fresh characters and gripping story lines in Season 2."

"Rookie Blue" follows the lives of five inexperienced rookies thrown into the world of big-city policing. The series examines the trials and triumphs, competition and camaraderie of this rookie family, which is learning that no amount of training can prepare them for this job -- or for life, ABC said in a synopsis of the show.

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