Popular ABC TV Show Renewed for Season 2
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Only two months after its premiere, an ABC TV show based on
Carl Hiaasen's novel Double Whammy has been renewed for a
second season, following strong viewership numbers.
Nielsen reported that it reached 15.2 million total viewers
through 35 days of multiplatform viewing. The renewal ensures
the story will continue with a new season.
What ABC TV show has been renewed for a second season?
The hit ABC TV show R.J. Decker, from 20th Television,
debuted in March and consists of nine episodes. It stars
Scott Speedman in the titular role. Other cast members
include Jaina Lee Ortiz as Emilia Ochoa, Bevin Bru as
Detective Melody Abreu, Kevin Rankin as Aloysius Aiken, and
Adelaide Clemens as Catherine Delacroix.
In the show, R.J. Decker is a former newspaper photographer
and ex-con who starts a new life as a private investigator in
South Florida. Variety reports, "The series follows him
tackling cases that range from slightly odd to outright
bizarre with the help of his journalist ex, her police
detective wife and a shadowy woman from his past who could be
his greatest ally ... or his one-way ticket back to prison."
Robert Doherty serves as the showrunner for R.J. Decker. He is
also the writer and executive producer. Carl Beverly and Sarah
Timberman serve as executive producers with Carl Hiaasen and
Jason Tracey.
Interestingly, R.J. Decker isn't the only ABC TV show to be
renewed recently. Last month, the network also greenlit two
other shows for new seasons.
The first show is Shifting Gears, ABC's most-watched comedy in
linear ratings this season. It averaged 5.4 million viewers on
TV and 7 million across all platforms.
Then there's Scrubs, a revival of the original hit comedy
sitcom. Compared to Shifting Gears, it performed even better,
reaching 9 million cross-platform viewers and expanding to
11 million in its first month.
<https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2130591-popular-abc-tv-show-renewed- for-season-2>
On 2026-05-09 12:17 a.m., Your Name wrote:
Popular ABC TV Show Renewed for Season 2
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Only two months after its premiere, an ABC TV show based on
Carl Hiaasen's novel Double Whammy has been renewed for a
second season, following strong viewership numbers.
Nielsen reported that it reached 15.2 million total viewers
through 35 days of multiplatform viewing. The renewal ensures
the story will continue with a new season.
What ABC TV show has been renewed for a second season?
The hit ABC TV show R.J. Decker, from 20th Television,
debuted in March and consists of nine episodes. It stars
Scott Speedman in the titular role. Other cast members
include Jaina Lee Ortiz as Emilia Ochoa, Bevin Bru as
Detective Melody Abreu, Kevin Rankin as Aloysius Aiken, and
Adelaide Clemens as Catherine Delacroix.
In the show, R.J. Decker is a former newspaper photographer
and ex-con who starts a new life as a private investigator in
South Florida. Variety reports, "The series follows him
tackling cases that range from slightly odd to outright
bizarre with the help of his journalist ex, her police
detective wife and a shadowy woman from his past who could be
his greatest ally ... or his one-way ticket back to prison."
Robert Doherty serves as the showrunner for R.J. Decker. He is
also the writer and executive producer. Carl Beverly and Sarah
Timberman serve as executive producers with Carl Hiaasen and
Jason Tracey.
Interestingly, R.J. Decker isn't the only ABC TV show to be
renewed recently. Last month, the network also greenlit two
other shows for new seasons.
The first show is Shifting Gears, ABC's most-watched comedy in
linear ratings this season. It averaged 5.4 million viewers on
TV and 7 million across all platforms.
Then there's Scrubs, a revival of the original hit comedy
sitcom. Compared to Shifting Gears, it performed even better,
reaching 9 million cross-platform viewers and expanding to
11 million in its first month.
<https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2130591-popular-abc-tv-show-
renewed- for-season-2>
I am genuinely surprised by this renewal. If Epguides was accurate,
there were originally 13 episodes of this show and they only showed 9,
an unusually low number for American broadcast networks. I just assumed
this was an indication that no one was watching and the network had
decided that they'd show something else which might attract more viewers
and that a renewal was out of the question.
On 5/9/26 11:47 AM, Rhino wrote:
On 2026-05-09 12:17 a.m., Your Name wrote:
Popular ABC TV Show Renewed for Season 2
----------------------------------------
Only two months after its premiere, an ABC TV show based on
Carl Hiaasen's novel Double Whammy has been renewed for a
second season, following strong viewership numbers.
Nielsen reported that it reached 15.2 million total viewers
through 35 days of multiplatform viewing. The renewal ensures
the story will continue with a new season.
What ABC TV show has been renewed for a second season?
The hit ABC TV show R.J. Decker, from 20th Television,
debuted in March and consists of nine episodes. It stars
Scott Speedman in the titular role. Other cast members
include Jaina Lee Ortiz as Emilia Ochoa, Bevin Bru as
Detective Melody Abreu, Kevin Rankin as Aloysius Aiken, and
Adelaide Clemens as Catherine Delacroix.
In the show, R.J. Decker is a former newspaper photographer
and ex-con who starts a new life as a private investigator in
South Florida. Variety reports, "The series follows him
tackling cases that range from slightly odd to outright
bizarre with the help of his journalist ex, her police
detective wife and a shadowy woman from his past who could be
his greatest ally ... or his one-way ticket back to prison."
Robert Doherty serves as the showrunner for R.J. Decker. He is
also the writer and executive producer. Carl Beverly and Sarah
Timberman serve as executive producers with Carl Hiaasen and
Jason Tracey.
Interestingly, R.J. Decker isn't the only ABC TV show to be
renewed recently. Last month, the network also greenlit two
other shows for new seasons.
The first show is Shifting Gears, ABC's most-watched comedy in
linear ratings this season. It averaged 5.4 million viewers on
TV and 7 million across all platforms.
Then there's Scrubs, a revival of the original hit comedy
sitcom. Compared to Shifting Gears, it performed even better,
reaching 9 million cross-platform viewers and expanding to
11 million in its first month.
<https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2130591-popular-abc-tv-show-
renewed- for-season-2>
I am genuinely surprised by this renewal. If Epguides was accurate,
there were originally 13 episodes of this show and they only showed 9,
an unusually low number for American broadcast networks. I just
assumed this was an indication that no one was watching and the
network had decided that they'd show something else which might
attract more viewers and that a renewal was out of the question.
Quite sure Epguides is wrong here – there were only 9 episodes produced. (I couldn't tell you if the original plan was to do 13 - but in this day
and age, it's more likely they originally intended to do 10 episodes and then for some reason settled on 9).
On 2026-05-09 3:22 p.m., Ian J. Ball wrote:
On 5/9/26 11:47 AM, Rhino wrote:
https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2130591-popular-abc-tv-show-renewed- for-season-2
I am genuinely surprised by this renewal. If Epguides was accurate, >>>there were originally 13 episodes of this show and they only showed 9, >>>an unusually low number for American broadcast networks. I just
assumed this was an indication that no one was watching and the
network had decided that they'd show something else which might
attract more viewers and that a renewal was out of the question.
Quite sure Epguides is wrong here – there were only 9 episodes produced. >>(I couldn't tell you if the original plan was to do 13 - but in this day >>and age, it's more likely they originally intended to do 10 episodes and >>then for some reason settled on 9).
It's entirely possible you're right. I'm POSITIVE I saw "13 episodes" at
the top of the RJ Decker page one day and that it was "9 episodes" the
next day but I'm sure they're just as human as the rest of us; the "13"
was probably just a simple mistake. In any case, I'm glad for the cast
and crew that they got the renewal and look forward to Season 2.
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
On 2026-05-09 3:22 p.m., Ian J. Ball wrote:
On 5/9/26 11:47 AM, Rhino wrote:
https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2130591-popular-abc-tv-show-renewed- for-season-2
I am genuinely surprised by this renewal. If Epguides was accurate,
there were originally 13 episodes of this show and they only showed 9, >>>> an unusually low number for American broadcast networks. I just
assumed this was an indication that no one was watching and the
network had decided that they'd show something else which might
attract more viewers and that a renewal was out of the question.
Quite sure Epguides is wrong here – there were only 9 episodes produced. >>> (I couldn't tell you if the original plan was to do 13 - but in this day >>> and age, it's more likely they originally intended to do 10 episodes and >>> then for some reason settled on 9).
It's entirely possible you're right. I'm POSITIVE I saw "13 episodes" at
the top of the RJ Decker page one day and that it was "9 episodes" the
next day but I'm sure they're just as human as the rest of us; the "13"
was probably just a simple mistake. In any case, I'm glad for the cast
and crew that they got the renewal and look forward to Season 2.
When the index page was set up, the number of episodes may have been a placeholder till they got actual information. It's also possible that
there was a 13-episode script order announced in a press release that we missed but production got cut down to nine episodes once ABC gave it
a time slot.
This has got to suck for producers, that an episode order isn't truly a
firm commitment or that there's no actual obligation to air every
episode produced. In any number of cases, we've been denied broadcast of
all episodes produced in first run, episodes only produced due to firm commitments in international sales.
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