https://www.eonline.com/news/1136613/the-rookie-and-american-idol-are-doing-a-crossover-and-you-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it

Next week's episode of the ABC drama sees Eric Winter and Melissa O'Neil's cop characters visiting Idol auditions in search of a man who is apparently making and selling meth smoothies. Somehow, O'Neil's character gets mistaken for a contestant and is pushed to audition. O'Neil happens to be the youngest-ever winner of Canadian Idol (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY1_8pxeiyI).

When The Rookie Had Melissa O’Neil Pay Tribute to Her Idol Roots (https://popculturereferences.com/when-the-rookie-had-melissa-oneill-pay-tribute-to-her-idol-roots/)

In the latest Meta-Messages, we look at how The Rookie paid tribute to Melissa O'Neil's Idol roots.