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Concerning News Regarding Dwayne Johnson’s TV Series Young Rock

Published 05/13/2022, 12:12 PM EDT

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The wrestler-turned-actor, Dwayne Johnson, had a roller-coaster career full of highs and lows. Currently, there are only highs in his career, as he is the highest-paid actor and the legendary veteran in WWE. We can see his full life story on NBC’s series Young Rock which is already loved by the fans.

The plot of the series starts in the year 2032 when presidential candidate Dwayne Johnson is narrating his life stories. This is the flow of the series for both seasons. Three actors named, Adrain Groulx (age 10), Bradley Constant (age 15), and Uli Latukefu (age 18-20) play the role of Dwayne Johnson.

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They released the first season of the NBC series Young Rock in the year 2021 from February to May. The first season had 11 episodes, with one new episode released every week. The first episode had 5.3 million viewers, which was the highest viewed episode.

The other episodes saw decreasing numbers in viewership with a minor upscale in the eighth episode. Overall, with the changes in the viewership, the first season of Young Rock was able to garner 3 million viewers.

Season 2 of Young Rock sees a decline in viewership

Fans loved the first season, and the series could get a viewership of close to 3 million. The second season was announced last year quickly after season one was over. They released it on 15th March and is ongoing.

However, with two episodes left to release, the second season could not gather the viewership as per the first season. The ongoing season has now gathered a viewership of 2.2 million, which is way far from 3 million.

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The episodes which brought more viewers to the second season are number five, seven, and nine. Episode 5 was the one where Dwayne Johnson finally tells he wants to become a wrestler., while the seventh episode showcased a wonderful relationship between Johnson and Andre the Giant.

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The eight-episode named Backyard Brawl-B-Q was the latest to release, which portrayed a major event hosted in Hawaii. Also, the episode gave signs of Vince McMahon introducing WrestleMania 1.

Will Dwayne Johnson get a third season approval from NBC for Young Rock?

Young Rock has been one of the top 3 comedy series for NBC. The series revolves around the famous actor and WWE wrestler Dwayne Johnson. The key question is will NBC renew the series or a season three?

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The series has more content to show in terms of the story of Dwayne Johnson. Season 2 had a viewership of 2.2 million, which was around 38% less than season one. However, there are no signs of canceling the show yet.

Despite all the factors, the show is doing good than other series on other channels. The sitcom currently has a 7.9 IMDB rating. Hence, NBC might renew the series as the higher rating sitcoms have fewer chances of going off-air.

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Are you a fan of the Young Rock series? Which is your favorite episode? Tell us in the comment box below.

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Tushar Deogharkar

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Tushar Deogharkar is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Tushar has done his Master's in Tourism Management and is an ardent fan of pro wrestling. He follows WWE and AEW very closely and wants to learn how the promotions are run.
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Vibhanshu Kumar