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?
i’m so sick of Rusty! he’s a complete moron one minute and the next a bright crime-solving journalist. it is so unrealistic him being in the police station all the time and telling lawyers and judges to do what he wants. i think the detectives are witty and enjoy watching them but they also need some kind of life is all they can do themselves is focus on Rusty!!
Overnight ratings for shows like these are really not a good indication. Mondays at 9 is a very competitive timeslot with a couple of big reality shows ( Dancing and Voice) along with strong CBS shows. On Demand viewing at a later date for these shows is very easy and even the oldest of TV viewers now know how to do it and don’t stare… Also with new 6 tuner DVR’s, people just record everything they want in order to FF through commercials. That’s why I like my Premium shows that have no commercials and of course the streaming options… Read more »
I hope Major Crimes is on the air for a long time, it is one of the best shows around. I was so sad when The Closer finished as it was a great show too. Both shows seem to have such good chemistry between the stars. I will enjoy it as long as it runs.
Really enjoy Major Crimes
Never miss an episode
Last season the Rusty storyline became played out and so over with. There was less story or concentration on the actual Detectives lives and working relationships. Rusty is too involved in police procedures. Totally unrealistic storylines especially him stealing right under the Detectives nose material to solve a his own assigned investigation, really. I haven’t even bothered to DVR or watch because Rusty is boring.
I love this show but I always watch it on demand just like most of the shows I enjoy. I hope that isn’t affecting the ratings you should consider the amount of people that watch on demand as well… because most people don’t watch shows on the night they air I know I don’t . I love this show hope it stays on the air
Love major crimes but rusty needs to go
Love this show. RENEW!
It’s not a bad show. I watch, but they really need to give Mary McDonnell more oomph. The characters are basically props who get moved around to service the plot. There needs to be a lot more depth and emotion to the characters.
In case nobody noticed there are new shows on Monday night now–and Rusty is back thank goodness–and it is still about “cops and crime stuff”–show me show that doesn’t include the human side of its characters–i don’t know of any.
It seems to me that the writing quality has really been slipping. Have they changed writers?
I stopped watching Major Crimes when it became the “Rusty Show”. I liked the show better when it was actually about cops and crime stuff.
Still no news of a season 5 renewal, very surprising given the ratings and the other renewals that have occurred already. Are you able to advise when an announcement would be made one way or another, just wondering.
Major Crimes is one of the best shows on television, and there is not to many left these days.
I disagree with previous comments regarding Rusty–there’s no reason he can’t go to college and still be around as someone younger who can relate to younger victims and or criminals and help draw them out.He doesn’t need to just be dumped.
I certainly hope we have a season 5 and more to look forward to watching!!
OMG! Please continue Major Crimes! One of the best shows on tv