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?
This show is going DOWN hill with the Rusty show. Him kissing another dude makes me wanna puke. Send him AWAY, FAR away. His character is annoying, whiny, and totally unrealistic with everything he does. Get BACK to the GREAT show it WAS, with all the OTHER characters. The show was just fine without turning it in to the Rusty show. Having read through most of the comments, I know I’m not alone in thinking this. The powers-that-be need to LISTEN to the viewers. I love Sharon & Flynn, Provenza, Buzz, Korsack, etc. They are almost background. Also get rid… Read more »
use to like it,but do not like seeing men kiss each other
I love the show but rusty kissing his boyfriend ended me watching I get tired of that being pushed in my face all the time.
Keep the show. Love it. We may have lost Brenda. But not the rest of the characters. It’s great
Agree with the Rusty comments. If we can’t kill him off can we at least send him to boarding school or something. Every time he shows up it’s like they tossed an anchor off a boat. Just slows the whole show down.
I agree get over rusty. Go back to more gritty or funny episodes. Less of the personal drama. Include more of the current staff
Used to love this show, had many good episodes regarding the crime and violence seen by police departments. Lately the show is boring. Rusty shouldn’t be on this show. None of his actions even happen in real police life, Boring character. The show has become too involved with all these character’s love life. The show has become silly. Will not continue to watch it for another season.
Major Crimes is a good show and should be renewed for another year. It is one of my favorite series.
though it was renewed for season 5, i doubt 2 million people just said im going to stop watching major crimes. just like the librarians, tnt did not advertise the rest of the season well. thats why there is a decrease in viewership
They need to get rid of rusty, he is terrible and the story is over…..let him go off to college or something
Or make a victim of a murder the team needs to solve.
My sister and I love this show and would hate to see it cancelled. It is one of the few shows with an ensemble cast that works so well together. Thank you for this wonderful series.
Major Crimes has been renewed for S5.
The cast was tweeting about it on Wednesday.
A formal announcement will hopefully be made this week.
Please leave Major Crimes on. It’s one of my favorite shows. I DVR it a lot, so I hope that isn’t impacting the ratings. Please do not cancel!!!!!!!
Don’t worry Denise. It’s official!!! Major Crimes was renewed for S5!
We have yet to know how many episodes, but that’s ok! We’ll take what we can get!
Don’t worry Denise. It was announced today! Major Crimes has been renewed for a 5th season!
Fans are rejoicing everywhere!
I agree wih a comment above. Deal with the issue about Rusty and get it over with and move on. There is too much dragging of your feet where he is concerned. Get on with the show already. I like the show but 2 or more seasons of Rusty’s problems are enough.
I liked Major Crimes better before it became “The Rusty and His Cop Friends Show”
I have followed Major Crimes/ The Closer since day one. I look forward to Monday nights with this great cast and fantastic writers. (et al). I miss Ms Sedgwick but this show has kept the momentum going. I hope TNT, a wise cable channel,sees that Major Crimes should stay stay stay.
On a side note: please do not cancel Public Morals! Edward Burns is genius and needs to stay. Promote promote promote.
Thanks!
P.S. I DVR ALL episodes of The Closer. I would love to see Ms. Sedgwick come back to TNT. Sorry about Proof. 2015 was out for blood. Sad.
I think that she should stay on we watch it every week we never miss it it’s a take off of the closer. I think it’s a great show Major Crimes 10 stars