Recently, we reported that TNT had cancelled Rizzoli & Isles. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, TNT chief Kevin Reilly discussed why he’s ending the popular procedural.
Rizzoli & Isles is currently in the middle of its sixth season and will end after a short seventh season this summer.
Speaking the Hollywood Reporter at the TCA winter press tour, Reilly said he pulled the plug on Rizzoli & Isles because the series has run its course:
If I came in and said, year two of Rizzoli & Isles, we’re pulling the plug on it, I would have probably gotten some [feedback]. They have not said no to me on anything and I don’t think they would have said no, but I think they would have gone like, ‘Really?! You want to do that?’ And, honestly, that would have been a stupid move. I’ve got a show that people love, that’s performed really well, why would I do that? Coming to the end of a seven-year run, it’s an easier decision. Everybody involved, from producers to talent, are like, ‘It’s been a good run. We’re going to be one of a couple cable shows that has made it to that 100-plus [episode] number. There have been very few cable shows that have made that many episodes. So let’s go out when we’re strong and not limp.'”
For years, Rizzoli & Isles has been one of TNT’s flagship series, bringing in good ratings and an average of around four million viewers per episode in season six so far. The series’ cancellation seems to be part of Reilly’s larger revamping of both TNT and TBS as networks with acclaimed original material.
Rizzoli & Isles is just the latest dumpee for TNT. In December, three of the network’s dramas were cancelled—Legends, Public Morals, and Agent X.
What do you think? Are you a fan of Rizzoli & Isles? Do you think it’s time the series end?
We love this series sorry to hear you don’t agrer!
I love this show! Please don’t cancel it.
why cancel.. this is nuts .. I love this show. I hope another network picks it up .. this show has a strong following
Typical stupid little boy thinking produces the cancelling of a show like this and adding one about a hedonistic, dysfunctional family wallowing in crime money! Little Kevin Reilly just may have issues with strong, attractive, funny women . . . he is probably compensating for other little things, too.
Please reconsider and keep this show on the air…..so many love it.
No!! Don’t cancel this show!! There are so many smutty dirty shows on now, and this show is a fun refreshing show with a great cast! why is it that all the family shows with no dirty language or nudity get cut!?! Keep it on!!
I love the show and I’m very sad that it is ending. It’s hard to find good tv these days and I always looked forward to rasoli and isles it would be nice if you would change your mind about canceling the show
WHY! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! THIS IS A FREAKING AWESOME SHOW, LOVE ME SOME RIZZOLI AND ISLES AND SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE! ! ! ! ! ! ! MAYBE ANOTHER NETWORK WILL PICK IT UP, SO SAD. . . . . . . .
i love this show the drama and humor. Please change your mind about cancellation. I’m very sad to see it be taken off,when you have show;s that are not even close to good like this show.
Its a awesome show,I know that it can have more story lines, please change you mind about a cancellation.there are show that are still on that a not good at all but have runs.I love the humor and drama in this show plus friendship.
This is wrong in so many ways, this is a great show with family qualities that we are severely missing on tv today. I will be one that will quit watching TNT if this show goes off. I am so tired of reality shows and shows with lesbians and gays.
It’s a shame it’s definitely not run out of story lines in anyway. There is so much more you could do, I hate realialty tv and I’ll quit watching TNT if they give us more garbage
I think that there are more stories to be told. It’s in Boston for goodness sakes. There are more story lines that can be developed further. Why are shows that those over 40 like cancelled? How long did CSI Vegas run? Yet silly shows like Survivor and Big Brother go on.
It is one of the shows I enjoy the most it has humor and drama. It’s always an exciting show to watch I love this show I’m so sad to see them go. I look forward to every new season such a great adult show.
I can’t imagine of the TV network with canceled such great shows as Rizzoli and isles with an excellent cast a great writers good themes and continue produce disgusting immoral reality shows no quality no substance geared to an audience who doesn’t have an ounce of sense in their heads that sit mindlessly and watch these TV shows