RJ Decker Series Sets March Premiere on ABC and Hulu
New drama series RJ Decker will premiere on Tuesday, March 3, at 10 pm on ABC, joining the Tuesday night powerhouse lineup alongside Will Trent and High Potential. All series stream the next day on Hulu.
In the series based on Carl Hiaasen’s novel Double Whammy, Scott Speedman stars as RJ Decker, a disgraced newspaper photographer and ex-con who starts over as a private investigator in the colorful-if-crime-filled world of South Florida.
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 new benefactor — a woman from his past who could be his greatest ally … or his one-way ticket back to prison.
RJ Decker stars Scott Speedman as RJ Decker, Jaina Lee Ortiz as Emilia “Emi” Ochoa, Bevin Bru as Detective Melody “Mel” Abreau, Kevin Rankin as Aloysius “Wish” Aiken, and Adelaide Clemens as Catherine Delacroix.
RJ Decker is produced by 20th Television and is written and executive-produced by Rob Doherty. Carl Hiaasen, Carl Beverly, and Sarah Timberman serve as executive producers. Paul McGuigan directs and executive produces. Scott Speedman serves as a producer.
Season 8 of The Rookie will shift to Mondays at 10 pm starting on January 26, following the highly anticipated season premiere of American Idol. All episodes stream the next day on Hulu. With this shift, the remaining 15 episodes of The Rookie will have a straight run with no interruptions.
The Rookie Season 8 premiere scored 7.88 million Total Viewers after three days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+, and digital platforms, rising over last season’s premiere (+6% vs. 7.40 million on 1/7/25) and matching its best premiere performance in MP+3 since season two on 9/29/19.
The Season 8 opener of The Rookie set a record with its biggest premiere for the series on streaming, based on seven days of views on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. With 475.6K social interactions, The Rookie‘s Season 8 premiere currently ranks as the No. 1 most social episode of any drama series on broadcast or cable season to date.
