Major Crimes will return to TNT tonight with the second half of season four. The series, which stars Mary McDonnell, has been given a 23-episode fourth season. That is not the norm for TNT or this series. The series will air five episodes in February to wrap up the large order.
The high episode order has fans worried about the future of the series because it has not yet been renewed for a fifth season. Is it headed toward cancellation? James Duff, the man behind the series, tried to ease fan worries when he spoke with TV Line about the return of the series.
“That’s not at all the case. [TNT was] looking to have some original content on the air in February, and they had not much to choose from at the time. TNT has made no secret of its desire to move to edgier fare, but I think they also want to do that without losing the audience they already have. Cable makes its money not by demos, but by subscribers. So we’re valuable to TNT in that sense.”
As for the extra five episodes that will air in February, Duff teased about those as well.
“We thought, Why not push ourselves to do a bigger story? So we’re doing that, and it will take five episodes to tell it.”
The story arc for the five episodes will involve a 12-year-old murder case that comes back into focus because the gun used in that case was used in a new double homicide.
Major Crimes will air its fall batch of episodes on Monday nights on TNT. Are you excited for tonight’s premiere? Tell us what you think.
I loved watching The Closer and I love watching Major Crimes. I don’t care for Rusty’s character to much. I love watching Rizzoli and Isles and very disappointed that is will soon end.
Love this show! Great ensemble cast, just enough humor, even when the subject is really serious. But, the Rusty story is getting old, and when the writers do a lighthearted, funny script it is disappointing. In any case, still a must watch show – do not cancel!
Yo said monday nite which monday nite n november or what.
It took too much searching to get to this point.
If somebody knows which monday let me know
It started on November 2nd.
Tonight’s episode, Nov. 16th was the third one. We have 5 more to go over the next 5 Mondays at 9pm on TNT. They are also shown again on TNT at 11pm. There will be another break then the last 5 will be shown in February 2016.
We’re still waiting for a S5 renewal.
You can catch up on the episodes you missed OnDemand or purchase from iTunes or Amazon.
I certainly hope Duff is correct about this!
Major Crimes deserves a renewal! During it’s Fall run, despite a drop in ratings, it’s still currently the highest rated show for TNT!
They need to renew Major Crimes to keep a significant number of their viewers!
Major Crimes is the only show left on TNT that I consistently watch during live broadcast. I stream it using my Dad’s cable company password or watch it at my sisters house. I’ve never missed an episode since The Closer. Too bad New management has screwed this network. I cancelled cable a year ago. TNT needs to wake up, cable is quickly becoming a dinosaur and the demographics have shifted.