‘Rosewood’ Gets Order for 3 Additional Scripts From Fox

Fox has ordered three more scripts for freshman crime drama “Rosewood,” TheWrap has learned.

The series stars Morris Chestnut as private pathologist Dr. Beaumont Rosewood Jr., a private pathologist in Miami, Florida, who partners with Det. Annalise Villa (Jaina Lee Ortiz).

The show has performed well in the ratings since its debut, serving as the lead in to Fox’s megahit music drama “Empire.”

It opened to a 2.4 rating/9 share in the advertser coveted adults 18-49 demographic and 7.4 million viewers. Subsequent episodes have netted a 1.9/7 and 6.2 million viewers and a 1.7/6 and 5.7 million viewers respectively.

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In addition to Chestnut and Ortiz, the show also stars Gabrielle Dennis, Anna Konkle, and Lorraine Toussaint.
Todd Harthan, Wyck Godfrey, and Marty Bowen serve as executive producers. Harthan also created and writes the series.

The three scripts come in addition to the 13 fully produced episodes already ordered by Fox.