# 9-1-1 (TV series)

9-1-1 is an American procedural drama television series created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Tim Minear. The series premiered on Fox and currently airs on ABC. The series follows the lives of Los Angeles first responders: police officers, paramedics, firefighters, and dispatchers.
The series currently stars Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Oliver Stark, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ryan Guzman, Aisha Hinds, Kenneth Choi and Gavin McHugh. The series premiered on January 3, 2018. 9-1-1 is a joint production between Reamworks, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision and Ryan Murphy Television in association with 20th Television. In May 2023, the series was canceled by Fox and was renewed for a seventh season at ABC. The seventh season premiered on March 14, 2024. In April 2024, ABC renewed the series for an eighth season; which premiered on September 26, 2024.

## Premise

This series follows exciting professional and personal lives of Los Angeles first responders. From police sergeants to paramedics, these people put their lives on the lines for those in harm.

## Cast and characters

* Angela Bassett as Athena Grant-Nash (née Carter), LAPD patrol sergeant, Bobby's wife
* Peter Krause as Robert "Bobby" Nash, LAFD Station 118 captain, Athena's second husband
* Oliver Stark as Evan "Buck" Buckley, firefighter, Maddie's brother
* Aisha Hinds as Henrietta "Hen" Wilson, firefighter and paramedic
* Kenneth Choi as Howard "Chimney" Han, firefighter and paramedic
* Rockmond Dunbar as Michael Grant, Athena's ex-husband (seasons 1–5)
* Connie Britton as Abigail "Abby" Clark, 911 dispatcher (season 1; special guest season 3)
* Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Han (née Buckley), Buck's sister and 911 dispatcher (season 2–present)
* Ryan Guzman as Edmundo "Eddie" Díaz, firefighter and paramedic (season 2–present)
* Corinne Massiah as May Grant, Athena and Michael's daughter (seasons 2–6; recurring season 1; guest season 7)
* Marcanthonee Jon Reis (seasons 2–6; recurring season 1) and Elijah M. Cooper (recurring season 7) as Harry Grant, Athena and Michael's son
* Gavin McHugh as Christopher Díaz, Eddie's son (season 3–present; recurring season 2)
* John Harlan Kim as Albert Han, Chimney's half-brother (season 4; guest seasons 3 and 6; recurring season 5)

## Episodes

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Originally released | Rank | Viewership (millions) |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Network | Rank | Viewership (millions) |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | January 3, 2018 (2018-1-3) | March 21, 2018 (2018-3-21) | Fox | 21 | 10.75 |
| 2 | 18 | 18 | September 23, 2018 (2018-9-23) | May 13, 2019 (2019-5-13) | Fox | 28 | 9.86 |
| 3 | 18 | 18 | September 23, 2019 (2019-9-23) | May 11, 2020 (2020-5-11) | Fox | 15 | 10.42 |
| 4 | 14 | 14 | January 18, 2021 (2021-1-18) | May 24, 2021 (2021-5-24) | Fox | 11 | 9.62 |
| 5 | 18 | 18 | September 20, 2021 (2021-9-20) | May 16, 2022 (2022-5-16) | Fox | 18 | 8.12 |
| 6 | 18 | 18 | September 19, 2022 (2022-9-19) | May 15, 2023 (2023-5-15) | Fox | 19 | 7.12 |
| 7 | 10 | 10 | March 14, 2024 (2024-3-14) | May 30, 2024 (2024-5-30) | ABC | 22 | 6.67 |
| 8 | 18 | 18 | September 26, 2024 (2024-9-26) | TBA | ABC | TBA | TBA |

## Production
### Development

The series is produced by 20th Television, with Murphy, Falchuk, Minear, and Bradley Buecker as executive producers along with cast members Angela Bassett and Peter Krause. Minear also serves as showrunner and Buecker directed the premiere episode. On January 16, 2018, Fox renewed the series for an eighteen-episode second season. The second season premiered with a special episode on Sunday, September 23, 2018, at 8 p.m. EDT; the second episode aired in the series's regular 9 p.m. EDT time slot on Monday, September 24, 2018. On March 25, 2019, Fox renewed the series for a third season which premiered on September 23, 2019. On April 13, 2020, Fox renewed the series for a fourth season which premiered on January 18, 2021. On May 17, 2021, Fox renewed the series for a fifth season which premiered on September 20, 2021. On May 16, 2022, Fox renewed the series for a sixth season which premiered on September 19, 2022.
On May 1, 2023, the series was canceled by Fox and was renewed for a seventh season at ABC. The seventh season premiered on March 14, 2024. On April 2, 2024, ABC renewed the series for an eighth season. The eighth season premiered on September 26, 2024.

### Casting

In October 2017, Connie Britton, Angela Bassett, and Peter Krause joined the main cast. Later that month, it was announced that Oliver Stark, Aisha Hinds, Kenneth Choi, and Rockmond Dunbar had been cast in regular roles.
On May 14, 2018, it was announced that Jennifer Love Hewitt would join the main cast as Maddie Buckley, Buck's sister, in season 2, replacing the role of Britton's character Abby Clark. On May 23, 2018, Fox announced that Ryan Guzman would be joining the second season of the series as new firefighter Eddie Díaz. On June 4, 2018, it was announced that Corinne Massiah and Marcanthonnee Jon Reis, who play May and Harry Grant, had been promoted, from their recurring roles in season 1, to series regulars for season 2. Gavin McHugh, who plays Eddie's son Christopher, was promoted to a series regular in season 3, after recurring in season 2. Britton returned in the finale of the third season as a special guest star, reprising her role as Abby Clark. In season 5, Dunbar departed over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate implemented by 20th Television after his requests for medical and religious exemptions were denied. In February 2022, Arielle Kebbel joined the cast in a recurring role that same season.

## Syndication

Reruns began airing on USA Network starting on January 5, 2022 and on We TV starting September 4, 2023.

## Reception
### Critical response

Critical response of 9-1-1 :
| Season | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
| 1 | 70% (33 reviews) | 60% (21 critics) |
| 2 | 100% (7 reviews) | — |
| 3 | 75% (8 reviews) | — |
On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 70%, based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "9-1-1 occasionally veers into melodrama, but is redeemed with a top-tier cast, adrenaline-pumping action, and a dash of trashy camp that pushes the show into addictive guilty pleasure territory." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 60 out of 100 based on reviews from 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Amy Amatangelo of Paste praised the disasters depicted across the series and the action sequences, applauded Angela Bassett's performance and her character's storyline, while complimenting the development of the characters across their relationships. Steve Greene of IndieWire called 9-1-1 a perfect hit, stating the show manages to feel realistic and emotional across its dialogues and the relationships between the characters, applauded the action sequences with the different disasters, and praised the performances of the cast. Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter found the series to be a conventional yet solid procedural drama, comparing it to the Chicago franchise, and applauded the performances of the cast, while calling the characters decent.
Suzi Feay of Financial Times rated the first season 4 out of 5 stars, called it an intense and juddering drama series across its emergency calls, and stated 9-1-1 has the potential to become a classic of the "hero genre". Melissa Camacho of Common Sense Media gave season one 3 out of 5 stars, complimented the depiction of positive messages and role models, stating the series depicts how difficult, traumatic, and personally fulfilling being a first responder can be across its characters, while calling the series solid overall.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has an approval rating of 100%, based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10.
Brian Grubb of Uproxx stated the second season of the series manages to be more ambitious than the first one, applauding the disasters and action sequences, and praised the performances of the cast and the development of the characters.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season has an approval rating of 75%, based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10.

### Ratings

9-1-1 Season 7 finale reached nearly 10 million viewers within a week of viewing, drawing 9.59 million total viewers and a 2.05 rating among adults 18-49 after seven days of viewing across ABC, Hulu, and digital platforms. This marked the best multiplatform viewership for the show since April and made it the top broadcast TV drama among adults 18-49 for the season with an average live-plus-seven-day rating of 0.83. In terms of live-plus-seven-day viewing on ABC alone, the finale scored 6.91 million total viewers, up 33% from its live-plus-same-day viewership of 5.20 million, and a 0.90 rating, a 48% increase from its initial live-plus-same-day rating of 0.61. 9-1-1 saw significant viewership growth for its latest season, with the Season 8 premiere attracting 9.8 million viewers after seven days of multi-platform viewing, a 106% increase from its live + same-day audience of 4.8 million. The episode also saw nearly a 20% lift from its three-day audience of 8.27 million viewers. In the 18-49 demographic, the premiere reached a 1.95 rating, which was a 359% increase from its same-day rating of 0.42.
Viewership and ratings per season of 9-1-1 :
| Season | Timeslot (ET) | Network | Episodes | First aired | First aired | Last aired | Last aired | TV season | Viewership rank | Avg. viewers (millions) | 18–49 rank | Avg. 18–49 rating |
| Season | Timeslot (ET) | Network | Episodes | Date | Viewers (millions) | Date | Viewers (millions) | TV season | Viewership rank | Avg. viewers (millions) | 18–49 rank | Avg. 18–49 rating |
| 1 | Wednesday 9:00 pm | Fox | 10 | January 3, 2018 (2018-1-3) | 6.83 | March 21, 2018 (2018-3-21) | 6.63 | 2017–18 | 21 | 10.75 | 13 | 3.0 |
| 2 | Monday 9:00 pm | Fox | 18 | September 23, 2018 (2018-9-23) | 9.83 | May 13, 2019 (2019-5-13) | 6.44 | 2018–19 | 28 | 9.86 | 12 | 2.4 |
| 3 | Monday 8:00 pm | Fox | 18 | September 23, 2019 (2019-9-23) | 7.14 | May 11, 2020 (2020-5-11) | 7.29 | 2019–20 | 15 | 10.42 | 6 | 2.3 |
| 4 | Monday 8:00 pm | Fox | 14 | January 18, 2021 (2021-1-18) | 7.19 | May 24, 2021 (2021-5-24) | 6.35 | 2020–21 | 11 | 9.62 | 8 | 1.7 |
| 5 | Monday 8:00 pm | Fox | 18 | September 20, 2021 (2021-9-20) | 5.08 | May 16, 2022 (2022-5-16) | 5.55 | 2021–22 | 18 | 8.12 | 4 | 1.3 |
| 6 | Monday 8:00 pm | Fox | 18 | September 19, 2022 (2022-9-19) | 4.82 | May 15, 2023 (2023-5-15) | 4.32 | 2022–23 | 19 | 7.12 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Thursday 8:00 pm | ABC | 10 | March 14, 2024 (2024-3-14) | 4.92 | May 30, 2024 (2024-5-30) | 5.19 | 2023–24 | 24 | 6.86 | 8 | 0.8 |
| 8 | Thursday 8:00 pm | ABC | 18 | September 26, 2024 (2024-9-26) | 4.93 | TBA | TBD | 2024–25 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

### Accolades

Season 5 was recognized with The ReFrame Stamp for hiring people of underrepresented gender identities, and of color.
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2018 | BET Awards | Best Actress | Angela Bassett | Nominated |
| 2018 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Breakout TV Show | 9-1-1 | Nominated |
| 2018 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Breakout TV Star | Oliver Stark | Nominated |
| 2018 | California on Location Awards | Location Team of the Year - One Hour Television | Heather Haase, Spencer Coates, Matt Hickman, Jon Hollis, Brooke Kivowitz, Conrad Maslen, Lara Massengill, Courtney Ochoa, Perri Pearson, Jennifer Smith Doss, John West, Don Winklebauer, Chester Wong, Michael Borushek, Brittany Klaus | Won |
| 2019 | AAFCA TV Awards | Best Performance - Female | Angela Bassett | Won |
| 2019 | Black Reel Awards for Television | Outstanding Actress, Drama Series | Angela Bassett | Nominated |
| 2019 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Drama TV Actor | Oliver Stark | Nominated |
| 2019 | Young Entertainer Awards | Best Guest Young Actor in a Television Series | Connor Dean | Nominated |
| 2020 | BMI Film & TV Awards | BMI Network Television Awards | Mac Quayle | Won |
| 2020 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Angela Bassett | Won |
| 2021 | People's Choice Awards | The Drama Show of 2021 | 9-1-1 | Nominated |
| 2021 | People's Choice Awards | The Female TV Star of 2021 | Angela Bassett | Nominated |
| 2021 | People's Choice Awards | The Drama TV Star of 2021 | Angela Bassett | Nominated |
| 2021 | Critics' Choice Super Awards | Best Actress in an Action Series | Angela Bassett | Won |
| 2021 | Critics' Choice Super Awards | Best Action Series | 9-1-1 | Nominated |
| 2021 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Angela Bassett | Nominated |
| 2022 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | 9-1-1 | Nominated |
| 2022 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Angela Bassett | Won |
| 2022 | BMI Film & TV Awards | BMI Network Television Awards | Mac Quayle | Won |
| 2022 | California on Location Awards | Location Manager of the Year - Episodic Television - One Hour | Tim Hillman | Won |
| 2022 | California on Location Awards | Location Team of the Year - Episodic Television - One Hour | 9-1-1 | Won |
| 2022 | Critics Choice Super Awards | Best Actress in an Action Series | Angela Bassett | Nominated |
| 2022 | Critics Choice Super Awards | Best Action Series | 9-1-1 | Nominated |
| 2023 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Angela Bassett | Won |
| 2024 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Angela Bassett | Nominated |

## Spin-offs

On May 12, 2019, it was announced that a spin-off, titled 9-1-1: Lone Star, would premiere on January 19, 2020, immediately following the NFC Championship game and continue the following night, January 20, 2020. On the same day, Rob Lowe was announced to star. In September, Liv Tyler, Ronen Rubinstein, Sierra McClain, Jim Parrack, Natacha Karam, Brian Michael Smith, Julian Works, and Rafael L. Silva were also announced to star in the series alongside Lowe. Due to COVID-19 concerns, Liv Tyler did not return for the second season. Gina Torres was introduced in a regular role.
On October 1, 2024, shortly after it was confirmed that 9-1-1: Lone Star's fifth season would be its last, Ryan Murphy revealed to Variety that a second 9-1-1 spinoff was in the works for ABC. On February 20, 2025, ABC officially announced that they had ordered a spin-off set in Nashville, Tennessee, set to premiere in the 2025-26 season. On March 17, Chris O'Donnell was announced to be joining the cast.