The comedic sci-fi adventure will return next season.
November 2, 2017
Fox announced today that The Orville will be returning for a second season. Created by Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane, the hour-long space dramedy premiered in early September and is off to a strong start for the network through seven episodes.
The show got a nice push for its premiere, with its first two episodes airing in a special Sunday slot following heavily-viewed NFL games. Its subsequent move to its regular Thursday night time slot saw an inevitable drop in viewership, but it has remained a solid performer, with its last two episodes experiencing week-over-week ratings growth after hitting a season-low three weeks ago.
Taking inspiration from Star Trek, The Orville takes place 400 years in the future, when Earth is just a small part of an advanced and mostly-peaceful Planetary Union. The U.S.S. Orville is a mid-level exploratory vessel with a human and alien crew led by rookie officer Ed Mercer, who is played by MacFarlane. Determined to prove his worth despite his First Officer being his ex-wife, Ed leads his crew as they face the wonders and dangers of outer space, while also dealing with the familiar workplace problems.
The show has six episodes remaining in its 13-episode first season, with a new episode airing tonight. As for Season 2, no details are known on episode count but look for a return in 2019.
Dan
11/03/17 at 08:45am
That's great news! I love this show!
Angela
11/03/17 at 07:07am
Yes. Super excited. I love this show. It's funny but nerdy enough to be star trekesque at the same time. Good on you Seth and Co. another job well well done.
Stefan
11/03/17 at 00:48am
Awesome, I really like it but had my doubts it would find a large enough audience.
Mike
11/02/17 at 11:34pm
Yes! I'm very happy to hear that it is getting renewed. This is one of the FEW good shows on tv amongst all of the garbage that passes for entertainment these days, and the only new one that I got into this fall/season. I mainly only watch a handful of returning shows anymore, because it seems pointless to start anything new, when they tend to get cancelled too soon. Thank you FOX for not messing this up. I hope that The Orville runs for many seasons, as long as the quality holds up. Keep it coming, Seth and FOX. :)
Matt .
11/02/17 at 06:58pm
Monk.... All the comments show you why!
Suzanne
11/02/17 at 06:57pm
After the slow start, I was concerned. I was determined to give it a chance anyway, and I fell in love. (Maybe strong like is more accurate) I'm thrilled for a season 2, but what about topping off season 1? Since it is such a light, airy, easy to watch show, I'd really like more than 13 episodes. If Seth MacFarlane takes any lesson from Gene Roddenberry, please let it be to make each episode say something.
A
11/02/17 at 06:55pm
I watched 3 episodes of this and couldn't take it anymore. Shame, my family had been excited about this one.
I don't know how this happened, seriously.
monk_juice
11/02/17 at 06:25pm
WHY
Bob
11/02/17 at 04:42pm
Woot woot! Big fan.
michael dobey
11/02/17 at 03:59pm
This is a very fun show. I am glad it's coming back for another season.
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