The ratings for Major Crimes on TNT have been slipping. It’s still one of the cable channel’s highest-rated dramas but the numbers have been coming down. Will they continue to drop this season or rebound? Cancelled or renewed for season five? We’ll have to watch the numbers and see.
Major Crimes follows the further investigations of the detectives in the Los Angeles Police Department’s Major Crimes division. The crime drama’s cast includes Mary McDonnell, Tony Denison, GW Bailey, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Robert Gossett, Phillip P. Keene, Graham Patrick Martin, Kearran Giovanni, and Jonathan Del Arco.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
11/25 update: TNT has renewed Major Crimes for a fifth season. Details here. 12/15 update here.
8/20 update: TNT has ordered five more episodes for the fourth season.
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For comparisons: The third season of Major Crimes averaged a 0.72 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.53 million total viewers.
What do you think? Do you like watching the Major Crimes TV series on TNT? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a fifth season?
It’s good to see that Major Crimes is rebounding in the ratings. It did have a rough start but it’s looking much better now! The 4th episode of the season was a classic Provenza & Flynn episode and lived up to expectations! It was incredibly funny! And Sharon has come out of her shell since she decided not to live under Strohs shadow! She was really funny in several scenes. The last scene at the condo was great, Sharon in a baseball cap and drinking beer from a bottle with her squad, perfect. And let’s not forget the Sharon/Andy flirting… Read more »
I’ll watch Major Crimes and having a story arc than encompasses a season or more is ok as long as it makes sense (e.g. an open case). But the one aspect of the show I don’t tolerate is Randy. I fast forward through most of those scenes. What kid hangs around his parents work place and makes a nuisance of himself?
Why Watch, his name is Rusty, not Randy, but I totally agree, wish they’d send him off to college. I don’t like his story line, and I think his character is whiny and clingy.
Rusty in the young man. He’s been under police protection this entire time, so spent time with Sharon at station. This season private protection stopped.
I stand corrected on the kid’s nam, thank you. Goes to show I don’t watch his scenes, so never paid attention to his name.
I love watching Major Crimes. Please don’t cancel this show. I look forward to watching every year. All the characters are great.
I love Major Crimes and either watch on DVR or DEMAND.
It’s wonderful that you watch the show on DVR or OnDemand.
But if we want to see a S5 we MUST be watching Major Crimes live.
Although networks like TNT are starting to look at delayed viewing numbers they are years from using delayed viewing as a criteria for renewal decisions!
So I strongly encourage all who love MC to watch live on Mondays at 9pm est.
I appreciate the lack of dirty language, sex, and nothing but violence as well as not showing a lot of gore (autopsy, etc..) I do enjoy the cast very much, but agree that the deal with Stroh has gone too far and far too long. Please move on.( Red John caused me to give up on The Mentalist.) Also agree that Capt Raydor needs to speak up and not mumble. Would enjoy having Amy Sikes fleshed out a little more…Oh, and love love having Fritz on. Also really like Taylor. All in all I really hope the show stays on… Read more »
I absolutely love this show, I think it’s even better than the closer. And I hope it’ll continue for many more years.
Please continue and renew Major Crimes. The show is flawed, but I like the characters, the style and the intent of the stories wrapped into the crimes. And I am connected to the part of it that resonates from The Closer. I agree about Rusty, I actually like him and the relationship with Sharon.. But I’m tired of the Stroh storyline and I want Rusty to be safe. TV Shows need to limit the soap opera aspect – give us enough to understand and enjoy the characters, let us feel connected but remember what the core strength is. The Closer… Read more »
I am a huge fan of Major Crimes. I couldn’t get into Closer at first, but after seeing the first season of Major Crimes, went back and watched all of the episodes of Closer. So many of my favorite shows have been cancelled. I hope this isn’t another one. It would be a huge disappointment.
I love this show. It does have a continuing story line within the main part of the show which may be the reason some people didn’t like it. However, the first show of the current season wasn’t publicized very well. I almost missed it myself but, fortunately I happened to see something in my TV Guide. I hope it continues.
I have been watching Major Crimes never since it was spin out from Closer. I enjoy the show very much. Keep it going for a long time.
I really liked the Closer. This is also is good, but does need more variety in story line. Just cause a case takes long time to resolve in real life doesn’t mean we need it every week. Also need more Captain on the sceen. Like Provenza but not as lead all the time. Hopefully with removing Rusty’s private detail maybe we are moving on. Write more new story lines “keep moving forward”. Hope show goes on.
So I got on a rant about Bones and forgot it was about MC- although my point was to get off the Stroh/Rusty story line that has plagued the show since Brenda left and MC started. Move on–there are other characters in the show. At least Julio is getting some attention. Now find some other criminals and let Rusty go off to school, I’m tired of him too. He’s too whiny.
I agree… get rid of Rusty. And tell the “star” to put a little umph into her monotone voice!
Oh, and the first show was totally predictable…. even I knew it was the daughter… get some new stories!
I really enjoy watching major crimes it’s an upbeat fun show to watch. there’s a little bit of mystery andthe characters are very very intriguing. I’m tired of the reality crap and stupid shows they’re putting on their only scary and smarmy please keep major crimes on!.
That’s because like other procedurals (Bones, The Mentalist) they drive a story line into the ground, viewers lose interest. I hate Pelant, quit watching The Mentalist due to Red John. Quit with the arcs that stick around like super-glue. Just stick to what made the show good in the first place, a crime and the team working together with their set skills to solve it. And a little humor wouldn’t hurt. Bones mood has been dismal all season (the show, not just Brennan). If the show loses Hodgins and Angela, I will be even LESS interested. Let B&B do some… Read more »
I did watch the show . I did not like the
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