Alert: Missing Persons Unit

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Alert: Missing Persons Unit
Alert-Missing-Persons-Unit-Poster.jpg
Season 1 promotional poster
Genre
Created by
Starring
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
Running time44–45 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseJanuary 8, 2023 (2023-01-08) –
present

Alert: Missing Persons Unit is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by John Eisendrath and Jamie Foxx. It premiered on Fox on January 8, 2023. The second season premiered on March 5, 2024. In May 2024, the series was renewed for a third season.

Contents

Premise

Jason Grant (Caan) and Nikki Batista (Ramirez) investigate cases for the Philadelphia Police Department's Missing Persons Unit (MPU) while also trying to find out the truth about their missing son.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 10January 8, 2023 (2023-01-08)February 27, 2023 (2023-02-27)
2 10March 5, 2024 (2024-03-05)May 14, 2024 (2024-05-14)

Season 1 (2023)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Chloe" Michael Offer Teleplay by : John Eisendrath
Story by : John Eisendrath & Jamie Foxx 		January 8, 2023 (2023-01-08)4.03 [2]
22"Hugo"Michael OfferJohn Eisendrath & J.R. Orci January 9, 2023 (2023-01-09)1.54 [3]
33"Zoey"Diana ValentineJohn EisendrathJanuary 16, 2023 (2023-01-16)1.52 [4]
44"Andy"Diana ValentineJustin PeacockJanuary 23, 2023 (2023-01-23)2.00 [5]
55"Miguel"Hernan OtañoJohn EisendrathJanuary 30, 2023 (2023-01-30)2.29 [6]
66"Tim and Amy"Hernan OtañoKatie VarneyFebruary 6, 2023 (2023-02-06)1.77 [7]
77"Shannon" Christine Moore Kseniya MelnikFebruary 13, 2023 (2023-02-13)1.90 [8]
88"Craig"Christine MooreAlexander VeshaFebruary 20, 2023 (2023-02-20)2.01 [9]
99"Briana" Adam Kane Kseniya MelnikFebruary 27, 2023 (2023-02-27)2.35 [10]
1010"Max"Adam KaneKatie VarneyFebruary 27, 2023 (2023-02-27)2.35 [10]

Season 2 (2024)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [11] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date  [11] U.S. viewers
(millions)
111"Bus 447" Brad Turner Carla KettnerMarch 5, 2024 (2024-03-05)1.54 [12]
122"Benjamin Franklin" David Solomon Brandon Margolis & Brandon SonnierMarch 12, 2024 (2024-03-12)1.22 [13]
133"Gemma & Isabel" Robert Duncan McNeill Jon Cowan March 19, 2024 (2024-03-19)1.17 [14]
144"Maya" Sarah Pia Anderson Sean HennenMarch 26, 2024 (2024-03-26)1.04 [15]
155"Ms. Patty" Oz Scott Danielle ImanApril 2, 2024 (2024-04-02)1.08 [16]
166"Jedidiah & Lucy"Marisol Adler C. Quintana April 9, 2024 (2024-04-09)1.00 [17]
177"@Kyra"Erin FeeleyEstevanApril 16, 2024 (2024-04-16)1.19 [18]
188"Alexi" Sudz Sutherland Brandon MargolisApril 30, 2024 (2024-04-30)1.20 [19]
199"Paul Miller"Stephanie MarquadtBrandon SonnierMay 7, 2024 (2024-05-07)1.00 [20]
2010"Federal Prisoner #07198F-068P"David GrossmanJon CowanMay 14, 2024 (2024-05-14)1.00 [21]

Production

Development

In March 2022, it was announced John Eisendrath and Sony Pictures Television had Alert in development at Fox with a script, format and back-up script commitment plus penalty. [22] In May of that year, it was announced Fox had given a straight-to-series order to Alert with Eisendrath to serve as showrunner and executive producer alongside Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner. [23] In March 2023, Fox renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 5, 2024. [24] [25] In May 2024, Fox renewed the series for a third season. [26]

Casting

In August 2022, it was announced Dania Ramirez had been cast as one of the leads [27] with Scott Caan cast as the second lead shortly thereafter. [28] In October 2022, Adeola Role, Ryan Broussard, and Graham Verchere were announced as series regulars. [29] In November 2022, Petey Gibson, Fivel Stewart, and Bre Blair joined the cast in recurring roles. [30] In January 2024, Alisha-Marie Ahamed was cast as new series regular while Gil Bellows was cast in a recurring capacity for the second season. [1]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 29% approval rating based on 7 critic reviews, and a 32% audience rating. [31] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 48 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [32]

Ratings

Overall

Viewership and ratings per season of Alert: Missing Persons Unit
SeasonTimeslot (ET)EpisodesFirst airedLast airedTV season
DateViewers
(millions)		DateViewers
(millions)
1 Sunday 8:00 p.m. (1)
Monday 9:00 p.m. (2–8, 10)
Monday 8:00 p.m. (9)		10January 8, 2023 (2023-01-08)4.03 [2] February 27, 2023 (2023-02-27)2.35 [10] 2022–23
2 Tuesday 9:00 p.m. [11] 10March 5, 2024 (2024-03-05)1.54 [12] May 14, 2024 (2024-05-14)1.00 [21] 2023–24

Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of Alert: Missing Persons Unit
No.TitleAir date Rating
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1"Chloe"January 8, 20230.94.03 [2] 0.21.431.15.46 [33]
2"Hugo"January 9, 20230.21.54 [3] 0.21.590.43.13 [34]
3"Zoey"January 16, 20230.21.52 [4] 0.21.540.43.05 [35]
4"Andy"January 23, 20230.32.00 [5] ————
5"Miguel"January 30, 20230.32.29 [6] ————
6"Tim and Amy"February 6, 20230.31.77 [7] ————
7"Shannon"February 13, 20230.31.90 [8] ————
8"Craig"February 20, 20230.32.01 [9] ————
9"Briana"February 27, 20230.22.35 [10] ————
10"Max"February 27, 20230.22.35 [10] ————

Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of Alert: Missing Persons Unit
No.TitleAir date Rating
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)
1"Bus 447"March 5, 20240.21.54 [12]
2"Benjamin Franklin"March 12, 20240.21.22 [13]
3"Gemma & Isabel"March 19, 20240.11.17 [14]
4"Maya"March 26, 20240.21.04 [15]
5"Ms. Patty"April 2, 20240.21.08 [16]
6"Jedidiah & Lucy"April 9, 20240.11.00 [17]
7"@Kyra"April 16, 20240.21.19 [18]
8"Alexi"April 30, 20240.11.20 [19]
9"Paul Miller"May 7, 20240.11.00 [20]
10"Federal Prisoner #07198F-068P"May 14, 20240.11.00 [21]

Notes

  1. ↑ Credited as Sony Pictures Television Studios in season 1.

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