After being on the air for just three weeks, TNT’s new Rizzoli & Isles TV show has already been renewed for a second season.
Rizzoli & Isles follows tough detective Jane Rizzoli (Harmon) as she teams up with serious forensic pathologist Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander). Others in the cast include Bruce McGill, Lee Thompson Young, Lorraine Bracco, and Jordan Bridges.
The premiere garnered a 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demo and 7.55 million total viewers. Rizzoli & Isles also set a record for the debut of a commercial-supported cable series. Week two’s demo number was steady at a 1.5 but viewership fell to 7.27 million. In week three, the demo fell to a 1.3 and viewership took a big drop, to 6.55 million.
Despite this week’s big tumble, TNT has decided to give Rizzoli & Isles a second season. The cable channel has ordered 13 episodes for season two and they’re expected to air sometime in 2011.
The 10 episodes of season one are expected to finish airing in late September.
What do you think? Are you glad to hear Rizzoli & Isles has been renewed? Do you think the ratings will keep going down?
Image courtesy TNT.
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Wonderful chemestry – Angie Harmon is soooo funny – sometimes you forget that the show is a drama – Sasha Alexander is the best friend that everyone wants – an hour is not long enough – and the season is too short – thank you TNT for rizzoli & isles.
were is Rizzoli & Isles please tell you did not cancel the show??????????
BEST>T>V>SHOW>LETS>HAVE>MORE>EPISODES
I love this show, its like bones..
The characters are awesome.. keep the seasons going
My husband and I justove this show. Keep it going.
Keep it going. I think I just finished watching season 1. I hate it when shows end and leave you not knowing what happen to the main characters.
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