While Major Crimes hasn’t been nearly as successful as its predecessor, The Closer, the series has still done very well for TNT. Will it continue to be one of their most popular shows? Will this TV series be cancelled or renewed for season four? Stay tuned!
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, GW Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Robert Gossett, Phillip P. Keene, Jonathan Del Arco, Kearran Giovanni, and Graham Patrick Martin.
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.
7/18 update: TNT has renewed Major Crimes for a fourth season.
Final season averages: 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.53 million total viewers.
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For comparisons: Season two of Major Crimes averaged a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.74 million viewers.
What do you think? Do you like the Major Crimes series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a fourth season?
Major Crimes is better than The Closer. The great ensemble cast is used more effectively and more interestingly in Major Crimes. The Closer was way too much noticeably fake Southern accent Brenda. I got tired of her antics. Mary McDonnell is much more believable as the head of a squadron. Next to Brenda, anyone would seem to have a monotone voice. Brenda’s anxiety ridden behaviors were getting old by the end of the 2nd season. I was ready for a mature grown-up quietly strong female to take charge. The major problem with Major Crimes is the Rusty character. What were… Read more »
i agree with the comment about the voice of Kiera’s replacemen,. Mary O Donnell. Tried to give the program a chance. I loved the supporting case. They all had their own personality and the chemistry really worked. Sorry to see the show didn’t make the transition.
this show has deteriorated since kyra Sedgwick in the Closer. luckily decent supporting cast. Mary odonnell is terrible. Why can’t she talk like a normal person? It’s really annoying the way she drags out her sentences. This show has truly gone downhill since she came in. We stopped watching it. Cant stand the way she talks. It’s so phony!!
Never missed an episode of the CLOSER always loved Kiera and the team. I had trouble finding MAJOR CRIMES.
Yes, Now that I’ve found MAJOR CRIMES again I am aboard.
It seemed someone was changing the day, time & network. It’s enough loosing a program people need time to adjust to change.
If they would drop the Rusty character and things that center around him, the show would be much better!
love the show! only way to make it better is to GET RID OF RUSTY! who cares about this kid? monopolizes too much of the show!
“RUSTY” WHY IS THIS CHARACTER STILL IN THIS WONDERFUL SERIES ? WHY WITH ALL THE OTHER CHARACTERS DO NEED THIS PERSON WHO IS NOT A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER…? WE ARE GLAD THE CAPTAIN HELPED HIM TURN HIS LIFE AROUND AND IS PRODUCTIVE CITIZEN…YOU HAVE ENOUGH OTHER OFFICERS WHO CAN HAVE HUMAN INTERESTS TO THEIR LIVES..! ARE WE TO UNDERSTAND IT IS NOW THE SHOW CALLED “MAJOR CRIMES WITH RUSTY ?” WE LOVE MAJOR CRIMES WITHOUT RUSTY AND HE IS A EXCELLENT ACTOR WE ARE SURE HE CAN FIND OTHER BETTER OPPORTUNITIES. RUSTY’S CHARACTER IS SUCH A “WHINER” THAT WE TAPE… Read more »
Why are they dumbing down this series. The shows have been pooly written.
Actually, it’s the same writers since The Closer. The writers for last night’s episode have written all of the episodes that involve Provenza & Flynn hijinks for 11 seasons!
Same writer, directors & producers for the last 11+ years. The use of the characters is far better now than it was in The Closer. Now each character gets more individual screen time! That makes for a far better show and overall ensemble cast!
And it has 4 seasons that prove it!
I agree with Rex. There is something missing. The chemistry of Flynn and Provenza from The Closer is missing. Last night’s episode was suppose to be funny it wasn’t. No where near as funny as the Dodger episode from The Closer. Not all the writers are the same, some have left for other projects. The ratings are down for season 4 from season 3. I still like The Closer better and pretty much have given up hope they will recapture that chemistry. Major Crimes isn’t working for me, was so sick of the Stroh storyline last season and the Rusty… Read more »
According to James Duff, the creator of both TC & MC, nothing has changed for the writing staff. If there has been a change its a minor one. The Head Writers and Consultants are the same. I watched The Closer for several seasons and gave up on it because I began to have a very strong aversion to the lead character. When Mary McDonnell joined as Sharon I started to watch again. I found that the lead was more tolerable with Sharon as a check on the leads questionable ethics. I found that I disliked Provenza and Flynn as two… Read more »
I saw the statement by James Duff where he said the staff has remained consistent but some of the writers from The Closer did in fact leave to do Longmire. Greer Shephard is executive producing Longmire. I think the writers have been doing it so long now they have lost something or are running out of ideas. The Brenda character had her moments of being taken too far but Sharon is just too wooden and I liked Flynn and Provenza the way they were even though I don’t object to Provenza having more responsibility. I actually liked Sharon on The… Read more »
I agree with Tina. In my opinion, the show is better than the Closer. I loved the Closer, but by Season 5, my interest had waned because it had become so formulaic–Everyone would be puzzled, then someone would say something that triggered something in Brenda’s head so that she figured out the mystery, then she’d set something up to get a confession, but keep everyone, including her own officers, in the dark until the big reveal. The show was rejuvenated when Sharon Raydor joined. Loved her character. Now, I love Major Crimes. It has so much heart. I could never… Read more »
I totally agree with Sharon. Major Crimes just has a different vibe. The squad seems more like a family. Sharon pointed out that she was working with Julio during his suspension. Andy had an issue with his return but got over it. Just like a family would. As for ratings, Rizzoli & Isles viewer ratings this week were below MC again as were The Last Ship and Falling Skies. And Proof, the TNT show that brought Kyra Sedgwick back as a Producer is not doing well despite heavy promotion at the TNT Upfronts, talk show spots, magazine ads etc. The… Read more »
What TNT does on it’s Twitter page and what it Tweets should be about it’s shows. I’d expect nothing less. But if you follow there Twitter and FB pages you should know about the shows and when there on. Do people still use or buy TV Guide? I haven’t for decades and hadn’t seen any of the covers. Also haven’t seen any of the talk shows with R&I cast. Guess their promotions aren’t that effective as far as I’m concerned. I have seen commercials for all the TNT shows on TNT. All of TNT’s shows have been down compared to… Read more »
Agree! Too much Rusty
I think Rusty is wearing out his stay. I find him annoying, arrogant,and sel-serving. I used to love this show but have enough of him. Let the other actors shine.
I completely agree and and that is why I am commenting here. I loved The Closer, and I was so glad that Major Crimes continued on with essentially the same cast. While Major Crimes was pretty good for the fist couple of seasons, now the entire show has become centered around Rusty. I swore that I would stop watching it altogether after last season as it became almost unbearable with the Rusty story arc dominating the whole season, but I still love the other characters and decided to continue watching. Now I see that they are going to work in… Read more »
Every time Rusty enters a scene you can hear the collective gasp of viewers because (1) his storyline disrupts the rhythm of the show and 2) his character is not appealing and few viewers care what happens to him. If writers felt Sharon needed a home life they missed the boat with Rusty. Send him away to school or kill him off.
I love Major Crimes, I have all the Video’s and I look forward to the season. I like all the characters. I am so glad they kept Rusty in the series, And that they made him able to heal and not be mean. Penny Miller
I think they need to put the stroh deal to bed and get on with something else. covert affairs was canceled because they spent most of their seasons on one skumbag. he should have been dead in the 2nd season. it took until the 5th and then she just shot him in an alley.
come on some original programing would help.
PLEASE PLEASE RENEW!!!!!! I love this show
You might want to read the post you’re commenting on before commenting. Major Crimes was renewed. In fact it was renewed LAST JULY 18 for season 4 which is stated in this post and was one of the 1st summer shows to be renewed by TNT. Season 4 starts June 8th.
I LOVE major crimes, and am VERY excited that we get to watch a new season
Keep ’em coming. It might not be as good as the Closer, but it’s so much better than most of the drek out there.
Mary Ann
PLEASE, PLEASE Renew it!
If you look at this post that your commenting on you will see Major Crimes was renewed back in July for a 4th season. In fact the new season will be starting soon. June sometime.
i enjoy Major Crimes,but truly miss Brenda in The Closer.It is a show i know but when Brenda,s mother died that was so emotional,i loved her mother on the show.I still watch reruns of The Closer and i wish Major Crimes stayed on longer but i will take
what i can get.