NBC's 'Rockford Files' Remake Has a Premiere Date
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- NBC is launching its remake of The Rockford Files, starring David Boreanaz, with a premiere scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on January 2, following a late-season NFL game to attract a larger audience.
- After the January 2 debut, the show will move to its regular Thursday 8 p.m. timeslot starting January 7, replacing The Traitors: New Blood.
- NBC has created an interactive promotion by providing a working phone number (760-JIM-ROCK) where fans can leave messages for Jim Rockford and opt in to receive text updates about the show.
- The new series also stars Michaela McManus, Ilfenesh Hadera, and Jacki Weaver, with Mike Daniels as writer and executive producer alongside Carl Beverly, Sarah Timberman, and David Hudgins.
- Universal Television is producing the series, which updates the classic 1974-80 private eye drama originally starring James Garner.
