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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I love this show. I extremely excited for season 2. This is my favorite show.
YES! I can not wait for this show to come back on! I love both these actress and the fact they play strong woman leads…is AWESOMENESS!
Can’t wait for new shows. Love Angie and Sasha together. They are great.
im glad the show is coming back i cant wait for season 2
OMG!!!! I love this show. I cried in the finale….. I really really cant wait until it airs again. I only think that it dropped in viewers because of the economy. People cant afford cable probably. I kn0w that I cant so I have to watch online. I hope that they count the online viewers too!!!!
I don’t have time to watch a lot of TV but this is one show I TAKE TIME to watch!! Love it!!
Very happy rizzoli & isles will be renewed, I see no reason for the ratings to keep going down.
This show is great and can’t wait to get the season 2 episodes started. Keep them coming!!!
Show never fails to surprise. The main characters, Rizzoli and Isles, are compelling.
I love this show ~ and I am so glad to hear that they will be back in 2011.
Can’t wait to watch!!
We get so many good shows but they don’t last. Let’s keep this one going.
Angie Harmon is great!!
I’m very happy that it’s been renewed! I’ve been searching for when the show comes back on!
LOVE Rizzoli & Isles can’t wait for season 2.
Jackie
I am very happy to see that this show is going to a new season. I can’t wait until it airs!
I love both actresses alot, theyhave been great in NCIS & Law & Order. This show is so fun & dramatic at the same time. I also love how you have two types of women, very different yet the same. Hooray that TNT has renewed it for another season. To many shows that are good get cancelled before they even have a chance.