Medical Drama New Amsterdam Renewed by NBC

NBC has ordered the freshman drama series New Amsterdam for a second season.

New Amsterdam is averaging a 2.5 rating in adults 18 to 49 and 11.9 million viewers overall in Nielsen’s Live+7s, making it the second highest-rated new scripted series of the season in the 18-to-49 demo. The series, led by Ryan Eggold, is inspired by Dr. Eric Manheimer’s memoir Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital and his 15 years as medical director at the hospital.

“We’ve been so excited to see how much audiences have embraced Dr. Max Goodwin and all the characters that make New Amsterdam such an incredibly compelling medical series,” said Lisa Katz and Tracey Pakosta, co-presidents of scripted programming at NBC Entertainment. “Congratulations to David Schulner, Peter Horton, our writers and an amazing cast and crew who have brought these stories to life.”