Will the quirky chemistry of Boston detective Jane Rizzoli (Angie Harmon) and medical examiner Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander) continue to attract big ratings for TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles TV series? The rest of the crime drama’s cast includes Bruce McGill, Jordan Bridges, Lee Thompson Young, and Lorraine Bracco.

The TV show’s third season ratings are the best way to tell if Rizzoli & Isles will be cancelled or renewed for a fourth season. The third season of TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles airs Tuesday nights and there are 15 episodes.

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Final season averages: 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.94 million total viewers.

Episode 03-15: Tuesday, 12/25/12
0.8 demo rating (+14% change) with 4.42 million (+29% change).
Season averages: 0.99 in the demo with 4.94 million.

Episode 03-14: Tuesday, 12/18/12
0.7 demo rating (-13% change) with 3.42 million (-10% change).
Season averages: 1.01 in the demo with 4.98 million.

Episode 03-13: Tuesday, 12/11/12
0.8 demo rating (-11% change) with 3.79 million (-20% change).
Season averages: 1.03 in the demo with 5.10 million.

Episode 03-12: Tuesday, 12/04/12
0.9 demo rating (+13% change) with 4.75 million (+38% change).
Season averages: 1.05 in the demo with 5.21 million.

Episode 03-11: Tuesday, 11/27/12
0.8 demo rating (-39% change) with 3.44 million (-43% change).
Season averages: 1.06 in the demo with 5.25 million.

UPDATE: The season’s remaining five episodes will start airing Tuesday, November 27th.

Episodes 03-10: Tuesday, 08/14/12
1.3 demo rating (+63% change) with 6.04 million (+36% change).
Season averages: 1.09 in the demo with 5.43 million.

Episode 03-09: Tuesday, 07/31/12
0.8 demo rating (-33% change) with 4.44 million (-21% change).
Season averages: 1.07 in the demo with 5.36 million.

Episode 03-08: Tuesday, 07/24/12
1.2 demo rating (+9% change) with 5.59 million (-4% change).
Season averages: 1.10 in the demo with 5.48 million.

Episode 03-07: Tuesday, 07/17/12
1.1 demo rating (-8% change) with 5.84 million (+6% change).
Season averages: 1.09 in the demo with 5.46 million.

Episode 03-06: Tuesday, 07/10/12
1.2 demo rating (+20% change) with 5.52 million (+4% change).
Season averages: 1.08 in the demo with 5.40 million.

Episode 03-05: Tuesday, 07/03/12
1.0 demo rating (-9% change) with 5.32 million (-2% change).
Season averages: 1.06 in the demo with 5.37 million.

UPDATE: TNT has renewed Rizzoli & Isles for a fourth season of 15 episodes.

Episodes 03-04: Wednesday, 06/26/12
1.1 demo rating (+10% change) with 4.08 million (+1% change).
Season averages: 1.08 in the demo with 5.38 million.

Episodes 03-03: Wednesday, 06/19/12
1.0 demo rating (0% change) with 5.36 million (+4% change).
Season averages: 1.07 in the demo with 5.37 million.

Episode 03-02: Wednesday, 06/12/12
1.0 demo rating (-17% episode-to-episode change) with 5.13 million (-9% change).
Season averages: 1.10 in the demo with 5.38 million.

Episodes 03-01: Wednesday, 06/05/12
1.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.62 million total viewers.
Season averages: 1.20 in the demo with 5.62 million.

Cable ratings are typically released within a day or so of the show’s airing, except for in the case of weekends and holidays. They are sometimes harder to come by so there may be occasional delays or gaps.

What do you think? Do you like the Rizzoli & Isles TV series? Do you think that it should be cancelled or renewed for season four?