The Hunting Party (TV series)

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The Hunting Party
The Hunting Party (Universal Television series).svg
Genre
Created byJJ Bailey
Starring
Music by Dan Romer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • John Mabry
  • Rebecca Bellotto
  • Paula Sabbaga
  • Jeff Rafner
Cinematography
  • Mirza
  • Mark Chow
Editors
  • Benjamin Bumgarner
  • Meghan Robertson
  • Marc Pattavina
Production companies
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseJanuary 19, 2025 (2025-01-19) –
present (present)

The Hunting Party is an American procedural crime drama television series created by JJ Bailey. The series premiered on NBC on January 19, 2025. [1] [2]

Contents

Cast and characters

Episodes

No.Title  [3] Directed byWritten by  [4] Original release date  [3] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Richard Harris" Thor Freudenthal JJ BaileyJanuary 19, 2025 (2025-01-19)3.05 [5]
2"Clayton Jessup" Marcus Stokes Keto Shimizu February 10, 2025 (2025-02-10)2.87 [6]
3"Lowe"Kristin WindellMichael Jones-MoralesFebruary 17, 2025 (2025-02-17)3.12 [7]
4"Doctor Ezekiel Malak"Blackhorse LoweTeleplay by : JJ Bailey
Story by : Jake Coburn		February 24, 2025 (2025-02-24)3.06 [8]
5"Roy Barber"TBATeleplay by : Jake Coburn
Story by : JJ Bailey		March 3, 2025 (2025-03-03)TBD
6"Arlo Brandt"TBAMichael Jones-Morales & Vinny FerrisMarch 10, 2025 (2025-03-10)TBD
7TBATBARebecca Bellotto & Paula SabbagaMarch 17, 2025 (2025-03-17)TBD
8TBATBAKeto Shimizu & David LoongMarch 24, 2025 (2025-03-24)TBD
9TBATBARebecca Bellotto & Paula SabbagaMarch 31, 2025 (2025-03-31)TBD
10TBATBAJJ Bailey & Jake CoburnApril 7, 2025 (2025-04-07)TBD

Production

Development

In August 2022, it was announced J.J. Bailey had entered into an overall deal with Universal Television with the first project to be developed being procedural drama, The Hunting Party, created by Bailey and Jake Coburn. [9] In February 2023, it was announced NBC had set up a writers room for the series with a formal straight-to-series order taking place one year after. [10] [11]

Casting

In May 2024, it was announced Melissa Roxburgh was cast as the show's lead. [12] Later that same month, it was announced Patrick Sabongui, Josh McKenzie and Sara Garcia had joined the cast as series regulars. [13] [14] In June 2024, Nick Wechsler joined the cast as a series regular while Kyra Leroux was cast in a recurring role. [15]

Filming

Filming for the series began on June 20, 2024, and concluded on November 19, 2024. [16]

Broadcast

The series premiered on January 19, 2025 at 7pm ET on NBC out of NBC Nightly News before moving to its Monday night regular time slot on February 3 with a re-air of the pilot. [1] [2]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 18% approval rating with an average rating of 4.7/10, based on 11 critic reviews. [17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 34 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. [18]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Hunting Party
No.TitleAir date Rating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)		Ref.
1"Richard Harris"January 19, 20250.5/43.050.10.620.53.67 [5]
2"Clayton Jessup"February 10, 20250.2/32.870.11.780.44.65 [6]
3"Lowe"February 17, 20250.2/43.12TBDTBDTBDTBD [7]
4"Doctor Ezekiel Malak"February 24, 20250.2/43.06TBDTBDTBDTBD [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Porter, Rick (November 19, 2024). "Suits: L.A. Gets Premiere Date in NBC's Midseason Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "NBC's New Drama Series "The Hunting Party" to Now Premiere Sunday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. ET/PT" (Press release). NBC. January 13, 2025 – via The Futon Critic.
  3. 1 2 "Shows A-Z – The Hunting Party on NBC". The Futon Critic . Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ "The Hunting Party". Writers Guild of America West . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Pucci, Douglas (January 22, 2025). "Sunday Ratings: The Hunting Party Debut on NBC and Hollywood Squares Special on CBS Each Followed Respective NFL Divisional Playoff Games". Programming Insider. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Pucci, Douglas (February 12, 2025). "Monday Ratings: Extracted Debuts Well in Demos for Fox". Programming Insider. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Pucci, Douglas (February 19, 2025). "Monday Ratings: U.S. Hockey Helps TNT Top Linear Networks Among Male Demos". Programming Insider. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Pucci, Douglas (February 25, 2025). "Monday Ratings: NBC the Leader in Most Key Prime Time Figures" . Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  9. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 25, 2022). "Writer JJ Bailey Inks Overall Deal With Universal TV, Sets The Hunting Party Crime Procedural At NBC". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  10. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 16, 2023). "NBC Sets Writers Rooms For The Hunting Party & Grosse Pointe Garden Society". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  11. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 28, 2024). "NBC Orders The Hunting Party Crime Procedural Series". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  12. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 9, 2024). "Melissa Roxburgh To Star In NBC Series The Hunting Party". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  13. ↑ Petski, Denise (May 10, 2024). "Patrick Sabongui & Sara Garcia Join NBC Drama Series The Hunting Party". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  14. ↑ Petski, Denise (May 15, 2024). "Josh McKenzie Joins NBC Drama Series The Hunting Party". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  15. ↑ Petski, Denise (June 7, 2024). "Nick Wechsler Joins NBC Drama 'The Hunting Party' As Series Regular; Kyra Leroux Also Cast" . Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  16. ↑ "DGC BC Production List". Directors Guild of Canada . October 25, 2024. Archived from the original on October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  17. ↑ "The Hunting Party: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  18. ↑ "The Hunting Party: Season 1". Metacritic . Retrieved February 3, 2025.
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