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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just love it – the relationship between the two is great Angie Harmon is so real and fun..
Love Rizzolli and Isles. Finally a show women can enjoy watching. Love the characters and storylines. Keep the shows coming.
love this show , wish it was on longer . really miss it in the off season . please keep it on forever one of very few great shows .
Awesome show. Just finished Season 1 on DVD. Can’t wait to start watching season 2.
I can’t wait for the season to Start back up!!!!
Great show! Quickly became a favorite at our house. Sooo happy for a second season. Good Job!!!
Excellant show-funny, witty great characters, great writers, great actors!!
how cool it is that alexander has stared with two people named harman.
Great show and very entertaining. Glad that a second season has been ordered!! Congratulations.i
Love, love, love the show. Has the perfect chemistry, just the right amount of humour, and a wonderful family dinamic which only adds to this great production. I hope it returns season after season. It will be a long time before I tire of this show.
I hope season 2 is as ggod as season 1. I liked season 1 so much that i have watched it over and over again and i really hope there is a season 3
Yay!!!!! It’s coming back!!! 🙂
very happy for the Rizzoli & Isle ‘s second season !
Enjoyed the series
keep it coming. Very good series with great character.