The Fonz jumped the shark on Happy Days, and the sitcom was never as good as it was before that infamous moment. Since then, if a series has a moment that defines the exact storyline when a show’s creativity has reached the point of no return, it is said to have Jumped the Shark.
Well, it looks like 9-1-1 is going to have that moment in the season premiere when Athena (Angela Bassett) and Hen (Aisha Hinds) appear to go to space, possibly to rescue “a billionaire tech giant who is involved in a life-or-death emergency.”
I am assuming that is why they are jumping off the Earth, even though it does not say who they are going to rescue. However, during the first promo for the ninth season, we hear Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) getting a 9-1-1 phone call from someone saying the sky is falling.
Are the two connected? We will find out when the first responders’ procedural returns to ABC on October 9th.
Now, back to 9-1-1. Almost every Ryan Murphy show has a Jump the Shark moment. I hope this is not 9-1-1’s time to dim. I still enjoy watching it, and it is all about me.
9-1-1 returns to ABC on October 9th for its 9th season, and now we know what this season’s first disaster is going to be. At least, we know why a woman is calling 9-1-1, and that is because the sky is falling. What does that mean? I have no idea. I am assuming it is either a meteor or a satellite that is crashing down. What do you think is falling?
ABC might be the first letters in the alphabet, but they are the last ones to announce their Fall premiere dates.
There is not a lot to say because there is not much going on with their schedule besides High Potential and the 9-1-1s. Wake me up when Will Trent and The Rookie are back in 2026.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 16
8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (simulcast on Disney+)
10:00 p.m. “High Potential”
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24
8:00 p.m. “The Golden Bachelor” (two-hour premiere)
10:01 p.m. “Shark Tank”
Back in May, ABC did not make a decision whether or not Doctor Odyssey would be back for a second season. They said it was up to the show’s producer, Ryan Murphy.
As of today, neither has made a decision. But time has made it for them. The actors’ contracts will all expire on Monday, so Joshua Jackson, Phillipa Soo, Sean Teale, and Don Johnson will be released to look for other work, according to Deadline. Therefore, the medical drama is effectively cancelled for the time being.
If the show is eventually picked up for a season 2, the season finale left it open for not everyone to return if they find other work. So there is that working for a possible renewal.
If I were Murphy, I would find a role for Don Johnson on 9-1-1: Nashville. I think he would be perfect for that show as a wise retired fire captain.
Working on a television show seems like all glitz, glamour, and craft services. However, there is a lot of downtime with nothing to do.
So what do the actors do? If they are 9-1-1’s Kenneth Choi, Peter Krause, and Ryan Guzman, then they spent that time throwing an ice pack at each other’s firehouses.
By the looks of it, the real 9-1-1 got a call from them because that looks like it hurt a lot.
You can also tell they do this all the time because Aisha Hinds is unfazed by their crazy antics. She is just letting her boys be boys!
You can watch Hinds and those boy on the 9-1-1 two-part event Contagion, which starts tonight at 8p on ABC.
