Following the success of the new medical drama series, “Doc”, which pulled in over 16 million viewers, making it FOX’s most-watched debut in over five years, FOX Entertainment has announced that it has renewed the show for a second season, that will consist of 22 episodes.

“Doc” follows the story of Dr. Amy Larsen, the hard-charging, brilliant ex-Chief of Internal and Family Medicine at Westside Hospital and her colleagues, loved ones and rivals who must navigate a new reality when she returns to work after a brain injury erases the past eight years of her life.

The series stars Molly Parker (House of Cards), Omar Metwally (The Affair), Amirah Vann (How to Get Away with Murder), Jon Ecker (Firefly Lane) and Anya Banerjee (The Blacklist). Season One features recurring guest stars Scott Wolf (Party of Five) and Patrick Walker (Lessons in Chemistry).

Michael Thorn, President, FOX Television Network, said in a statement regarding the renewal:

“We are thrilled that audiences have embraced Season One of Doc. Barbie and Hank have done an outstanding job bringing one of the most emotionally powerful series on television to life. Renewing for a second season was an easy decision, thanks to this incredible team, our partners at Sony, and an exceptional cast, led by the talented Molly Parker.”

Katherine Pope, President, Sony Pictures Television Studios added:

“We’re ecstatic Doc has been picked up for a second season – a testament to the exceptional writing, captivating performances from our talented cast, and the incredible reception from audiences.  We’re so grateful to our partners at FOX for their unwavering support as we continue making more episodes of this show!”

The premiere of FOX’s new hit medical drama “Doc” has delivered over 16 million viewers across platforms to-date (including encores, viewing thru 2/19) – a 647% increase over its L+SD performance – and marks FOX’s most-watched debut episode across all platforms in five years, since 9-1-1: Lone Star (1/19/20; excluding post-NFL). “Doc” is also FOX’s most streamed premiere episode across 7-day viewing in over a year. In L+7 viewing, the second episode of “Doc” was up +40% in A18-49, marking the largest Week Two increase (among A18-49) for any 4-Net entertainment show season-to-date. Season-to-date, Doc is one of only two new broadcast shows this season to grow in its second week in both adults 18-49 and total viewers.

“Doc” is co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and FOX Entertainment Studios. Barbie Kligman serves as showrunner and executive producer. Hank Steinberg and Erwin Stoff are executive producers. “Doc” is inspired by a true story and is based on the globally acclaimed Italian series, “Doc — Nelle tue mani”, which was created and is produced by Lux Vide, a Fremantle Company.

The first season of “Doc” is currently being released on Tuesdays at 9/8c on the FOX channel, with new episodes available the next day on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+.

Roger’s Take:  With the viewership success of “Doc” on the FOX channel (and likely on Hulu), it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to see FOX has renewed the show, plus they now know they’ve got something that works and can expand it into a long-running show.

What do you think of “Doc” getting renewed for a second season?  Let me know on social media!

Roger Palmer

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