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MAJOR CRIMES - TNT: RENEWED FOR THIRD SEASON
TNT Renews Summer Series “Rizzoli & Isles,” “Major Crimes” and “Perception” as Series Dominate Basic Cable’s Summer Ratings Charts
August 15, 2013
by
Kevin Little
TNT has renewed three of its hit summer series, including the top-ranked
Rizzoli & Isles and the Top 10 dramas
Major Crimes and
Perception. The renewals join the previously announced fourth-season order of
TNT’s epic drama
Falling Skies, one of the summer’s most popular dramas with key demos.
TNT’s news comes as all four shows rank among basic cable’s Top 10 series with total viewers for the summer-to-date, with
Rizzoli & Isles leading the pack at #1 and
Major Crimes ranking among the Top 5. In addition, all four series rank among basic cable’s Top 10 summer dramas with adults 25-54. And
Falling Skies and
Rizzoli & Isles are two of basic cable’s Top 5 dramas with adults 18-49.
“
TNT has had a terrific summer with four big hits that have drawn viewers with great storytelling, engaging characters and outstanding performances,” said
Michael Wright, president, head of programming for
TNT,
TBS and
Turner Classic Movies (
TCM). “
With the renewals of Rizzoli & Isles, Major Crimes, Falling Skies and Perception, TNT has built an incredibly strong arsenal of scripted series. And it’s only going to get stronger with the addition of Mob City and the return of Dallas this winter, not to mention the debuts of The Last Ship and Legends next summer...”
...
TNT’s Major Crimes will return for a third season. The hit crime-drama, which currently ranks as one of basic cable’s Top 5 series, is drawing more than 6.7 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery. The show is also one of basic cable’s Top 10 summer dramas among adults 25-54 (2.1 million). Currently airing Mondays at 9 p.m. (ET/PT),
Major Crimes is set to wrap up its summer run Aug. 19. It will return in November for the second half of the season.
TNT has ordered 15 episodes for season three, which is slated to begin in summer 2014...
... After delivering a sizzling summer lineup,
TNT is ready to keep the fire burning with new and returning scripted dramas. Heading up the list of new shows is the eagerly anticipated series event
Mob City, from executive producer
Frank Darabont (
The Walking Dead). The powerful drama about the epic battle between Los Angeles Police Chief William Parker and mobster Mickey Cohen in post-World War II L.A. is slated to premiere Wednesday, Dec. 4.
TNT’s scripted series lineup for 2013 also includes the continuation of
Major Crimes on Monday, Nov. 25. Three scripted series will return in early 2014, including the third season of
Dallas and the continued current seasons of
Rizzoli & Isles and
Perception. Next summer, new seasons of
TNT’s summer hits will be joined by the action-packed drama
The Last Ship, starring
Eric Dane (
Grey’s Anatomy) and executive-produced by
Michael Bay (
Transformers), and
Legends, starring
Sean Bean (
Game of Thrones,
Lord of the Rings) and executive-produced by
Howard Gordon (
Homeland,
24)...
About Major Crimes
Television’s favorite squad of detectives is on the case in
Major Crimes,
TNT’s powerful crime-drama that ranks as one of basic cable’s most popular series.
Major Crimes focuses on how the American justice system approaches the art of the deal as law enforcement officers and prosecutors work together to score a conviction. The series’ extraordinary ensemble cast includes two-time Oscar® nominee
Mary McDonnell as Los Angeles Police Captain Sharon Raydor,
G.W. Bailey as Lieutenant Provenza,
Tony Denison as Lieutenant Andy Flynn,
Michael Paul Chan as Lieutenant Mike Tao,
Raymond Cruz as Detective Julio Sanchez,
Kearran Giovanni as Detective Amy Sykes,
Phillip P. Keene as tech coordinator Buzz Watson and
Jonathan Del Arco as Dr. Morales. In addition,
Graham Patrick Martin plays Rusty Beck, a homeless teen and material witness taken in by Captain Raydor, and
Robert Gossett is Assistant Chief Russell Taylor. This season,
Nadine Velazquez joined the ensemble as Deputy District Attorney Emma Rios...
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE MAJOR CRIMES SEASON TWO MARATHON SCHEDULE - AIRING AUGUST 19, 2013
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE EPISODE TRAILER FOR MAJOR CRIMES' SUMMER FINALE EPISODE, 'POSTER BOY,' AIRING AUGUST 19, 2013 AT 9/8C.
