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Being network police or medical procedural in the last decade is wanting an accompanying series. From there, the goal is to crawl like a kudzu through the schedule until the primetime grid is dotted with colons and occasionally clogged with three-hour crossover events. Still, ABC's "The Rookie," now in its fifth season, never seemed like an obvious choice for the Dick Wolf treatment. Not because the show lacks ambition, though it does have the carefree quirkiness of an American drama from the "Characters Welcome" era. But "The Rookie" puts its full weight on the title character and stars the preternaturally charming Nathan Fillion, the kind of actor whose charisma can cut through even the silliest material. Creating a spin-off would require an equally charismatic actor who, like Fillion, can go from serious to goofy at a moment's notice. Enter Niecy Nash-Betts, one such artist, to headline "The Rookie: Feds," a show that's well-crafte...