Rizzoli & Isles cancel or keep? | Canceled TV shows

Rizzoli & Isles TNT recently premiered a new police drama, Rizolli & Isles, starring Angie Harmon. Will the TV show be a big success or be cancelled like her last detective series, Women’s Murder Club?

In Rizzoli & Isles, tough detective Jane Rizzoli (Harmon) teams up with serious forensic pathologist Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander). The rest of the cast includes Bruce McGill, Lee Thompson Young, Lorraine Bracco, and Jordan Bridges.

The show debuted on July 12th, with a lead-in from The Closer. The series premiere attracted a 1.5 in the demo and 7.55 million viewers. Not only is that an excellent sampling but it nearly tied its established lead-in and came in third place among all of the week’s cable shows. It set a record as the highest-rated debut for a commercial-supported cable series.

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In week two, Rizzoli & Isles actually beat The Closer’s demo numbers. The episode again drew a 1.5 rating in the demo but total viewers slid to 7.27 million. For week three, on Monday night, viewership dropped — to a 1.3 in the demo and 6.548 million viewers.

While the ratings are still very good for the cable series, this week’s ratings drop is not a good sign. Hopefully it’s not the start of a trend. You may recall that TNT’s Raising the Bar also set ratings records when it debuted. After just two seasons, it was cancelled. It remains to be seen if Rizolli & Isles will follow in its footsteps.

What do you think? Do you think Rizzoli & Isles is worth watching or should it be cancelled already?

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mery March 10, 2011 at 1:42 pm: ANGIE AND SASHA ARE MY IDOLS!I WANT TO SEE NEXT SEASON WERY SOON!!!

julie elliott March 14, 2011 at 4:38 pm: i loved the show and was waiting for it to come on . I never saw the previews. I hope the second season starts now.

Char March 14, 2011 at 8:50 pm: Glad to hear that ‘Rizzoli and Isles’ is returning for another season, since we thoroughly enjoyed the first season. Hope to see many more to come.

Trisha March 28, 2011 at 9:41 am: I love Rizzoli and Isles. Please do not cancel another good show.

ROSE MARCHIANO April 11, 2011 at 12:25 am: I LOVE RIZZOLI AND ISLES PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL.

patty July 3, 2011 at 7:35 pm: cancel… whats her name was good in NCIS but the girl friend thing doesn’t work.

norma leighty October 27, 2011 at 12:01 pm: Please keep Rizzoli and Isles on. It is a great show and the female stars aren’t half naked all the time!! And the girlfriend thing DOES work, thank you.