# NBC Extends ‘Line of Fire’ With Full-Season Pickup

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nbc-extends-line-of-fire-with-full-season-pickup/
- Published: 2026-10-22T21:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T21:21:39+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/line-of-fire-full-season-pickup-nbc-1236738517/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- NBC adds five episodes to *Line of Fire*.
- The first season now totals 18 episodes.
- Its premiere has reached 14 million cross-platform viewers.

## Summary

NBC has ordered five additional episodes of its new drama *Line of Fire*, bringing its first season to 18 episodes. The pickup follows a request for extra scripts and makes it the first new series this season to receive an order extension.

The series, created by Joshua Safran and starring Peter Krause and Hope Davis, follows a family of federal law enforcement officers who appear to be targeted by an assassin. Its 21 September premiere has reached 14 million viewers across platforms, while the first three episodes averaged about 5.06 million linear viewers after seven days, up 70% on their same-day average of 2.98 million.

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