Will The Fosters be renewed for season 6 before season 5 returns?
What’s the holdup? That’s a great question, especially since The Fosters is at the moment Freeform’s most-watched show in live+same-day metrics, and the same goes for in the all important 18-49 demographic. There are no other shows out there on the Freeform schedule drawing consistently better numbers; as a result of that, shouldn’t the renewal be a slam dunk?
Well, the funny thing here is that The Fosters was actually not renewed for a season 5 last year until January 10, which means that it’s not unusual for the network to take this long in making their decision. We do think that it would greatly benefit the network to confirm their season 6 renewal prior to the show returning on January 9, if for no other reason than that this cements its status as a show not going anywhere. A little bit of stability goes a long way with viewers these days!
In getting back to the question at the heart of this story though, we recognize that getting The Fosters back for a season 6 is no guarantee. Yet, we do think that it’s very likely that you’re going to be seeing an announcement sooner rather than later. If nothing else, the writing team has to get back to work! If the network waits too long after the winter premiere it could delay the start of season 6 … which could in turn delay the premiere date. We like The Fosters where it is (in terms of scheduling) and as a result of that, the last thing that we want to do is see it moved.
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