After being on the air for just three weeks, TNT’s new Rizzoli & Isles TV show has already been renewed for a second season.
Rizzoli & Isles follows tough detective Jane Rizzoli (Harmon) as she teams up with serious forensic pathologist Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander). Others in the cast include Bruce McGill, Lee Thompson Young, Lorraine Bracco, and Jordan Bridges.
The premiere garnered a 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demo and 7.55 million total viewers. Rizzoli & Isles also set a record for the debut of a commercial-supported cable series. Week two’s demo number was steady at a 1.5 but viewership fell to 7.27 million. In week three, the demo fell to a 1.3 and viewership took a big drop, to 6.55 million.
Despite this week’s big tumble, TNT has decided to give Rizzoli & Isles a second season. The cable channel has ordered 13 episodes for season two and they’re expected to air sometime in 2011.
The 10 episodes of season one are expected to finish airing in late September.
What do you think? Are you glad to hear Rizzoli & Isles has been renewed? Do you think the ratings will keep going down?
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Love this show…it’s great!!!!!
I love this show I truly hope it continues like some of the great classics like Criminal Minds and Bones
I love this show…I hope people keep viewing!!!!
I love Tess Gerritsens books and I am glad they have now turned it into a tv series. I am very happy they are coming back.
YES, I’m so happy Rizzoli & Isles has been renewed it is my new favorite t.v show
Have been looking for new episodes of R&I-finally went on-line to check it out.
So very glad to see it has been renewed. I love this type of program-watch NCIS, CSI, etc. So glad there is programming that doesn’t have to rely on so much sex and foul language to get the human interest and drama. More shows should be on like this.
Love This show can’t wait to see .what happens next!
Thank you for renewing Rizzolli & Isles. I hope they continue for many seassons to come
Jake
This series are gorgeous !!!!! I love it so much and can’t wait for season 2 !!!!!!!!
Did Frank really die?? 🙁
Glad Rizolli & Isles are back in 2011. It seems the girls have great chemistry. My husband and I really liked the show-and it was great to have new programming for the summer months!! Less of Lorraine Bracco would be ok-or maybe you could maker her character less abrasive! For now-enjoying the reruns!!
THANK YOU FOR RENEWING THIS PROGRAM. I REALLY ENJOY THESE TWO TOGETHER IN A SERIES. I SINCERELY HOPE RIZOLLI AND ISLES WILL CONTINUE FOR LONG TIME. BOTH ACTRESSES ARE A FINE EXAMPLE OF ADAPTABILITY, CONTINUITY, AND FLEXIBILITY IN CREATION OF THE CHARACTERS.
THANKS TO THE NETWORK FOR PRESENTING THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAM.
love, love, love this show!!!!
i am soooooo happy the show is comming back on. now just leave it alone, its actualy a good show not corny. plus ive always been a fan of sasha alexander since ncis and was sad when she left. good to see she found another home…so to speak. looking forward to many more seasons. comparing you two to cagny and lassie, well you ladies do them justice!
I have always been a fan of Angie Harmon. Really like Sasha Alexander. When they put these 2 together I was Blown Away! In the show they make a perfect marraige. The big strong one,, the lady like but know it all. At first I did not know it was renuwed. I am truly pleased and happy they’re back!!!!!
I agree with you, I have always been a fan of Angie Harmon (liked her in “Womens Murder Club” was disappointed it was canceled). And, I liked Sasha Alexander on NCIS. The two of them work so well together that you do feel that they have been friends for a long time. Glad that they will be back sometime this year.
I am SO-O-O-O-O happy R&I got RENEWED! I L O V E this series! The cast is amazing and the show works so well! YIPPEE! Angie & Sasha are my faves! I’ve been missin’ Sasha ever since she got killed on NCIS…made me sad. But NOW, SHE’S BACK!SHE’S BACK! SHE’S BACK! There IS a GOD!
I know it was soooooo sad when sasha was killed on NCIS 🙁