FOX Renews Hit Medical Series Doc for Second Season with 22-Episode Pick-Up

FOX Renews Hit Medical Series Doc for Second Season with 22-Episode Pick-Up Only One More Explosive Episode Until the Highly Anticipated Season Finale on Tuesday, March 18, on FOX FOX Entertainment has renewed the hit medical drama, Doc, for a 22-episode second season, it was announced today by Michael Thorn, President, FOX Television Network. The freshman series' premiere scrubbed in at over 16 million viewers, making it FOX's most watched debut in over five years.

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.

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, said Katherine Pope, President, Sony Pictures Television Studios. 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 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. Doc 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).

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. Doc airs Tuesdays at 9/8c and next day on Hulu.

ABOUT FOX ENTERTAINMENT

With a legacy spanning nearly 40 years, FOX Entertainment is one of the world's most recognizable media brands and a prolific content producer across its iconic broadcast network and both owned and third-party platforms worldwide. Known for its independent, innovative spirit and provocative, groundbreaking storytelling, the company includes three key business units: FOX Television Network, FOX Entertainment Studios and worldwide content sales and licensing unit FOX Entertainment Global.

While maintaining its leadership in linear television with an exceptional slate of original series - including Doc, Extracted, The Masked Singer, The Floor, The Simpsons, Animal Control, Going Dutch, Murder in a Small Town, Rescue: HI-Surf, The Cleaning Lady, Hell's Kitchen and LEGO Masters - FOX Entertainment is growing its portfolio of studio engines, business operations and library of owned original content.

To date, the FOX Entertainment Studios division includes the in-house unscripted studio FOX Alternative Entertainment with hits The Masked Singer, I Can See Your Voice and Name That Tune, and its scripted content studio featuring comedies Animal Control and Going Dutch and signature drama series The Way Home and The Chicken Sisters. The unit also oversees the award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment with animated comedies including Krapopolis, Grimsburg, Hazbin Hotel and Universal Basic Guys; entertainment platform TMZ with its tentpole primetime series TMZ Investigates; its new independent film label Tideline Entertainment with inaugural releases including First Time Female Director, Ponyboi and Slanted; and the culinary and lifestyle content venture Studio Ramsay Global in partnership with iconic chef Gordon Ramsay, featuring food-themed original series on FOX such as Next Level Chef, Kitchen Nightmares and Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars, as well as the new next-gen global food brand and entertainment platform Bite, Being Gordon Ramsay on Netflix and No Taste Like Home on Disney .

As a global content creator and production partner, FOX Entertainment Studios collaborates with studios and platforms worldwide, including Disney/Hulu, Warner Bros. Discovery, Sony Pictures Television, Prime Video, Netflix, Apple , Hallmark, Lifetime, TelevisaUnivision, UK's Channel 4, France's TF1, German's ProSieben, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia's Foxtel and FOX-owned streamer Tubi.

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