FOX Gives Full Season to Lethal Weapon

LOS ANGELES: FOX has ordered a full season of the action drama Lethal Weapon, picking up an additional five episodes.

Lethal Weapon marked FOX’s highest fall premiere in two years, with a 3.2/12 Live + 7 rating among adults 18 to 49 and 12.4 million viewers across all platforms to date. It is the number three new drama this season (tied with Bull), with a 3.0/11 in Live + 7 among adults 18 to 49 and the average multiplatform audience for the show is 11.5 million viewers in Live + 7.

“Lethal Weapon delivers an explosive and wildly entertaining core relationship between two cops, with dynamic performances by Damon Wayans and Clayne Crawford, surrounded by cinematic action, endearing humor and true heart,” said David Madden, the president of entertainment at Fox Broadcasting Company. “Matt Miller, McG, Dan Lin and Jennifer Gwartz have done a tremendous job on this show, which has proven to be a self-starter and solid companion for Empire. We are thrilled to add these episodes to Lethal Weapon’s first season.”

The Lethal Weapon series reimagines the hit movie franchise, as it follows classic cop duo Riggs (Clayne Crawford, Rectify) and Murtaugh (Damon Wayans, My Wife and Kids, In Living Color), who work a crime-ridden beat in modern-day Los Angeles.