The spring TV season is a time of renewals and cancellations, and the hit scripted series 9-1-1 was in the unique position of experiencing both at the same time. The show was cancelled in a surprising move from Fox after rising to become the network’s highest-rated scripted drama, but that wasn’t the end of the story for Angela Bassett and Peter Krause in primetime. ABC picked up the show, which raised the question of why the move was happening. Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade has provided the answer.
According to Rob Wade, the decision to end 9-1-1’s run at Fox and switch it over to ABC was made a year prior, and Variety further reports that the Fox Entertainment CEO told press why the move was made:
