The Rookie Season 7 Episode 17 release date & everything we know

We’re one episode out from the finale, and the drama has just been kicked up a notch.The Rookie Season 7Episode 17 is all about a kidnapping – here’s how to watch.

Whether it’s9-1-1 Season 8orGrey’s Anatomy Season 21, ABC fans are eating good this year. On top of this is The Rookie Season 7, which is effortlessly fleshing out the measly 10-episode offering we got with Season 6 last year.

John Nolan in The Rookie

Season 7 Episode 16was all about Ridley’s return to the squad, with Lucy’s performance on the sergeant exam changing her relationship with Tim.

With only two episodes left until the season finale, fans can’t rest on their laurels just yet. Here’s everything you need to know about The Rookie Season 7 Episode 17, including when to catch it.

Two beaten female police officers in The Rookie

The Rookie Season 7 Episode 17 release date and time

The Rookie Season 7 Episode 17, titled ‘Mutiny and the Bounty,’ will air onMay 6, 2025,on ABC at 9pm ET.

you may check when it drops in other time zones below:

Three police officers draw their guns in The Rookie

For UK viewers, episodes have usually dropped at 1am. If you want to catch The Rookie at this time, you’re going to need aVPNfor the job (it won’t be available to stream immediately, but more on that later).

Season 7 Episode 17 runtime

An official runtime hasn’t been revealed yet, but we can expect Season 7 Episode 17 to clock in at around45 minutes.

All Season 7 episodes so far have been between 40-45 minutes, and there’s no reason for anything to change during the home stretch.

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If any episode of The Rookie Season 7 is going to be significantly longer, it will be the season finale – which is Episode 18, for those not keeping up.

What will happen in The Rookie Season 7 Episode 17?

Season 7 Episode 17 will followthe team helping skip tracer Randy when his new love interest is kidnapped. Angela and Nyla also enlist their moms to help catch a con artist while Wesley is threatened to drop a case.

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Unfortunately for John, Randy’s love interest is Chastity – his brother’s girlfriend. She’s then piled into a van before video footage shows her bound and gagged in an unknown location. The kidnappers want $15 million, and it’s up to John to save the day.

The SWAT team moves in, ramming down doors and windows on their way. Episode 17 looks to end with a face-off against John and the unknown kidnapper, telling them, “It’s over. If you want out, you gotta go through me.”

Season 7 episode release schedule

How to watch

Fans have two possible ways to watch The Rookie Season 7 Episode 17:watch it live on ABC, or wait until it’s available to stream on Hulu.

If you have a traditional cable subscription to ABC, you’re all set. You also have the option to use your cable username and password to watch the episode live on ABC.com or with the ABC app.

Alternatively, the finale will be streaming on Hulu the day after. For international fans, this will be on Disney+ instead.

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