In its move toward an “edgier” brand, last year, TNT ended its most watched drama, Rizzoli & Isles. Prior to the Major Crimes TV show’s sixth season premiere, the cable network followed its own lead and announced it would be the final season for this now most-watch show. Since we don’t have to wonder if it is cancelled or renewed, why track the ratings during Major Crimes‘ sixth and final season on TNT? Well, it keeps us out of trouble, but also, the ratings provide a benchmark against which we can assess other TV shows, so stay tuned.
A TNT crime drama and spin-off of The Closer, starring Kyra Sedgwick, Major Crimes stars Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Phillip P. Keene, Graham Patrick Martin, Kearran Giovanni, Jonathan Del Arco, Leonard Roberts, Jessica Meraz and Daniel di Tomasso. Jon Tenney, Ransford Doherty, Kathe Mazur, Rene Rosado, Dawnn Lewis, and Bill Brochtrup recur.
In season six, the Major Crimes storyline is more serialized. The squad is now struggling to solve mysteries and murders amidst political conflicts. While Commander Sharon Raydor (McDonnell) grows accustomed to her new boss, the detectives question the justice system’s changing priorities. They will also learn to accept all kinds of risks, as they ready themselves for the imminent return of Phillip Stroh (Billy Burke).
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.
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For comparisons: The fifth season of Major Crimes averaged a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 3.185 million total viewers.
What do you think? Do you still like the Major Crimes TV series on TNT? Is it ending at the right time, or should it have been renewed for a seventh season?
Great TV show I can’t wait for season seven
just sad MC was cancelled .. the actors did 100% to please those who watched Sad the new CEO of TNT , doesnt want this on the station yet , put shows that attract teens , mid 20s crowd , i myself , would never watch ../ could care less ..just like few other shows TNT had prior , just axed ..Glad CW is carrying MC on Saturday , for 2 hrs ..{ plus downloaded the series of The Closer & Major Crimes }
The best show on TV. Sorry to see it go. TNT offers nothing else I like. Major Crime was the best show even any network show. Not sure what the executives were thinking.
Sad to see this series end. Great story line and fairly clean entertainment. TNT no longer offers anything I would want to watch.
They should keep the show on. Who is incharged of TNT? They need to fire that person. They have cancelled so many good shows and they are replacing them with stupid ones. Which make people look for another . Why are they doing that?
It is always really shocking to see a TV network cancel its highest-rated or most-watched show. James Duff stated that the cancellation decision was not his idea, nor was it a creative one. In short, “Major Crimes” is simply being forced out of first-run episodes by TNT. And I guess TNT was always treating “Major Crimes” like crap over the years, with those timeslot changes. If I ran TNT, I would have squeezed a seventh season out of “Major Crimes” myself so I could end the run properly. It is hard to tell at this point if the final episodes… Read more »
Renew!
Major Crimes should definitely be renewed for a seventh season. This is an excellently written and acted crime drama.
I really hope it’s decided to keep this show because Major Crimes really is the best show on TV. There’s talk of producing it for another channel – and that would be fantastic. This is, without a doubt, THE best written, best acted series on TV. Please reconsider. Just thought. Do they honestly only consider the 18-49 year old demographic? Then I’m not their target audience and that’s bizarre.
I really hope they decide to uncancel major crimes cause it’s the best show on tv. I would def watch it on another channel too. I think TNT is making a big mistake if they cancel, because the only other rally good show they have is The Librarians. Apparently when they pulled Rizzoli and Isles it was one of the best rated shows so I don’t know what they are thinking canceling all their best shows. I just hope and pray that they uncanel Major Crimes or another channel picks it up because it’s my favorite show!!!!
Major Crimes should not have been cancelled!! My favorite show! Since I am not in the age group they looked at I guess that does not count! Much older!
Major Crimes should not be cancelled.
Can we please add in that it was Halloween AND the World Series? Also, most of the broadcasts actually put on reruns for the night. Can we also reference ratings for This is Us and AHS were at all time lows too? The fact that MC had to deal with 4 moves in 1.5 years, a ceo trying to kill it and given the circumstances of continued little promotion by TNT is actually impressive given all the strikes against them that they got these numbers. #justsaying