Police procedurals are often considered to be serious and always filled with only serious themes, but this show makes an exception to this case as this American crime and comedy show is one of the funniest and yet the most serious shows that anyone will ever come across.
As told, this show is a great mix of crime drama where on one side, the police team of the show is solving the most tedious crimes, and on the hand, that team won’t stop being funny. The Rookie is an American Drama that was originally launched for its first season on October 16th, 2016, and it has been a fan favorite ever since.
The show has been renewed four times, making it to its current season, which is season 5 of the show. The fifth season of the show started airing on September 25th, 2022. The show is now almost halfway through the season, and the show has been quite loved and highly watched.
The show is created by Alexi Hawley, and the show is actually based on a true story; for many who don’t know that the show is actually based on a real-life incident of Los Angeles Police Officer William Norcross, whose name has been changed in the adaptation to John Nolan. Norcross was in his forties when he decided to join the police force making him one of the oldest rookies of all time.
The show stars Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Mercedes Mason, and Mellissa O’Neil. The show follows the story of a man named John Nolan, who decided to leave what he was doing in his forties and join the police force.
Upon entering the force, it turns out that he is the oldest there. It happens because, on an occasion when he happened to be present at the same place where a robbery was taking place, he helped them catch the thieves and hence, decided to join the force.
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The Rookie Season 5 Episode 18 Release Date
The show has been gaining great momentum in the course of the season, and indeed the show has only been getting interesting. The rookie Nolan has now been in the force for quite some years now and is pretty much the most rookie person ever, but he still manages to add great punchlines in the show, which keeps the show light and fun.
Episode 18 of the fifth season of The Rookie will be airing on Tuesday, March 4th, 2023. The show is aired weekly on Tuesdays.
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Recap for The Rookie Season 5 Episode 17
The previous episode of The Rookie was titled “The Enemy Within,” which is based on the alliance that has formed very newly between Elijah and Abril. Now that they have shaken hands together, the team has to rely on Elijah’s lawyer Monica as their ally. Since she is close to them, she will be the only person who can uncover their plans to the police.
They also open up her sister’s case, and upon carefully looking through the case and observing, they find out that they have been missing out on a very important part of the whole case, and they decide to reopen the case. This leads them to a whole new path with new secrets to uncover.
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Streaming Guide for The Rookie Season 5 Episode 18
The show is quite interesting to watch with its complex yet fun episodes. The show is originally aired on the original network ABC, where you can catch the show easily. Other than the show can also be streamed on the official website of the ABC Network, which streams the episodes for free.
Moreover, the episodes are also streamed on other streaming platforms too. Some of them include Hulu, FuboTV, Direct TV, and Spectrum On Demand. the streaming timings for The Rookie Season 5 Episode 18 are as follows:
- 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on March 4th, 2023
- 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on March 4th, 2023
- 12:00 AM Universal Coordinated Time on March 5th, 2023
- 7:30 AM Indian Standard Time on March 5th, 2023
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