The police drama premiered on June 24, 2010, at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central,and airs simultaneously on Global in Canada and on ABC in the United States.On July 12, 2010, the series was picked up for a second season after only three episodes had aired.The second season of Rookie Blue premiered on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at a new time slot of 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central on Global and ABC.The third season of the Canadian police drama Rookie Blue starring Missy Peregrym and Gregory Smith premiered on 24 May 2012 on Global in Canada