Screen shot 2013-03-20 at 6.17.27 PM TNT Announces 2013 Summer Premiere Dates Lineup Includes Four New Series and Five Returning Hits

TNT is going to ramp up the drama this summer with a spectacular lineup of original series, including four brand new shows and five returning favorites. Set to launch new seasons this summer are the hit series FALLING SKIES, RIZZOLI & ISLES, MAJOR CRIMES, PERCEPTION and FRANKLIN & BASH. New series joining them in the lineup include KING & MAXWELL; the unscripted competition series THE HERO and 72 HOURS; and the docu-drama procedural COLD JUSTICE.

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TNT Has More Original Hit Series in 2012 Than Any Other Basic Cable Network

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TNT is basic cable’s biggest hit-maker, with six shows ranking among the Top 15 original series of 2012: THE CLOSER, RIZZOLI & ISLES, MAJOR CRIMES, PERCEPTION, DALLAS and FALLING SKIES. That gives TNT more hits than any other basic cable network. TNT also claimed the Top 3 new series of 2012, marking the third consecutive year the network has launched the year’s #1 basic cable series.

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TNT Renews “MAJOR CRIMES,” Cable’s #1 New Series

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TNT has renewed its hit original series Major Crimes, the year’s #1 new cable drama. TNT has ordered 15 episodes of the Warner Bros. Television crime drama, which features two-time Oscar® nominee Mary McDonnell leading an outstanding ensemble cast. Major Crimes currently airs Mondays at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) on TNT, with the first season finale slated for mid-October and the second season scheduled to roll out in summer 2013.

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11.2 Million Viewers Make TNT’s “The Closer” Basic Cable’s Most-Watched Finale Ever

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TNT’s THE CLOSER, which set numerous audience records during its seven-season run, just added another one. Through time-shifted viewing, the Aug. 13 finale of the blockbuster series grew to a final tally of 11.2 million viewers, making it the most-watched series finale in basic cable history. Meanwhile, the Aug. 13 premiere of TNT’s new series MAJOR CRIMES climbed to 9.5 million viewers, making it basic cable’s biggest new series launch ever.

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MAJOR CRIMES: NEW PRESS INFO NOW AVAILABLE

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TNT has released new press kit materials for MAJOR CRIMES. Download the press release, episode synopses, character descriptions, and cast & production bios in the SHOW INFO section on the left of this page. Check out the PHOTOS page to view episodic photos from the pilot. TNT’s new drama series Major Crimes launches Monday, August 13, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), immediately following The Closer’s series finale.

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MAJOR CRIMES: GUEST STAR NEWS

Michael Weatherly, known to television viewers as Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo on the series NCIS, is set to guest star on TNT’s new drama series Major Crimes. He will play Arthur “Thorn” Woodson, a life coach to the wives of a group of Israeli mobsters. But he may be taking his intimacy training a little too far.

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MAJOR CRIMES: Press Info Now Available

TNT’s all-new drama series Major Crimes is ready to take television’s favorite squad of detectives into bold new territory. Two-time Oscar® nominee Mary McDonnell stars in the series, continuing her Emmy®-nominated role from The Closer. Joining her are fellow Closer veterans G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz and Phillip P. Keene, along with guest stars Robert Gossett and Jon Tenney. The series also stars Graham Patrick Martin as a homeless juvenile whose character will be introduced in the final episode of The Closer, and Kearran Giovanni as Detective Amy Sykes, an ambitious undercover police detective and military veteran who served in Afghanistan.

Major Crimes is slated to premiere Monday, Aug. 13, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), immediately following The Closer’s series finale. The show will then move to its regular Monday 9 p.m. (ET/PT) timeslot.

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