SEASON FINALE

THE ROOKIE COPS FIND OUT IF THEY'VE MADE THE GRADE, ANDY AND SWAREK GO UNDERCOVER AND PUT THEIR LIVES IN JEOPARDY, ON THE SEASON FINALE OF ABC'S "ROOKIE BLUE"

ABC's "Roookie Blue" concludes the season with a two-hour, two-part telecast, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET). In the first part, "In Blue" (9:00-10:00 p.m.), it's judgment day for the rookies, who soon will learn whether or not they've passed their evaluations and can keep their badges. Before she hears her fate from Staff Sgt. Frank Best, Andy has a harrowing experience involving the suspicious death of an unidentified girl that causes her to consider leaving the force. In the second part, "Takedown" (10:00-11:00 p.m.), when Andy and Chris make an untimely arrest, they unknowingly compromise a major drug bust. Andy steps up, attempting to salvage the operation by going undercover with Swarek, but a critical change in plans puts both of their lives in danger. Back at the station, Dov learns more about his girlfriend than he wanted to know - forcing him to chose between police work and his love life

"Rookie Blue" stars Missy Peregrym as Andy McNally, Gregory Smith as Dov Epstein, Charlotte Sullivan as Gail Peck, Enuka Okuma as Traci Nash, Travis Milne as Chris Diaz, Ben Bass as Sam Swarek and Eric Johnson as Detective Luke Callaghan. Also starring in the series are Melanie Nicholls-King as Noelle Williams, Matt Gordon as Oliver Shaw, Noam Jenkins as Detective Jerry Barber and Lyriq Bent as Frank Best.

Guest starring in "In Blue" is Wendy Crewson as Dana Kennedy, Joanna Douglas as Ashley Kennedy and Max Morrow as Adam. "In Blue" was written by Noelle Carbone and Esta Spalding and directed by John Fawcett.

Guest starring in "Takedown" is Aaron Abrams as Detective Donovan Boyd, Tom McCamus as Angel, Natalie Krill as Edie Larson, Tim Rozon as Gabe and Nicholas Rose as Rick. "Takedown" was written by Ellen Vanstone, Adam Barken and Tassie Cameron and directed by David Wellington.

"Rookie Blue" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.

"In Blue" and "Takedown" carry a combined TV-14,L,S,V parental guideline.

These episodes of "Rookie Blue" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.

For more information on "Rookie Blue," please visit ABC.com.