It looks like season eight won’t be on the docket for police detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Doctor Maura Isles. Variety reports that Turner Entertainment chief creative officer Kevin Reilly confirmed that the Rizzoli & Isles TV show has been cancelled by TNT.
Though stars Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander likely would have kept making episodes, Reilly said that, “It felt like it was time.” The current cast also includes Lorraine Bracco, Jordan Bridges, and Bruce McGill.
While Rizzoli & Isles remains one of TNT’s top-rated shows, the ratings have fallen quite a bit over the years. The sixth season, which resumes on February 15th, is averaging a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.35 million viewers. That’s down by about 17% when compared to the fifth season’s ratings.
On the plus side, there are still plenty of new episodes to come. There are six more episodes remaining in the sixth season and the show’s already been renewed for a seventh season of 13 episodes. The latter will begin airing in the summer.
What do you think? Do you agree with the decision to end the series? Is it the right time or, should TNT keep it going?
Bad Decision
I think the executives that make these decisions are stuck on stupid, very disappointing!!
I made a comment a while back when they decreased the number of episodes that this was my worst fear. Well, here we are! Even, though we have 19 episodes, R&I is still coming to an end. Not happy with TNT at all. Felt the same way when they axed Saving Grace. Another great show with a strong female lead! What’s up with that?
I think this is a bad decision. I love the show and love The Librarians and Major Crimes. Otherwise, if it wasn’t for the Castle re-runs, I don’t watch TNT. I heard that the new head wants to go for edgier programming with a continuing story; don’t know what that means, but it seems the edgier shows come and go with no stamina. And why would you cancel your best-rated show?
I agree with you. TNT is trying to increase their viewers by canceling the best show? Somehow that doesn’t sound like a good move to me. Personally I watch TNT for R&I (canceled), Proof (canceled), Perception (canceled), Legends (canceled) and Castle (I just went ahead and purchase the DVD’s). I really don’t see the point on giving TNT another chance if they don’t have enough sense to keep their best rated show.
I agree watched Perception and Proof, Librarians, Franklin & Bash, Last Ship. Falling Skies. Every show I liked and poooof gone. I was watching TNT more than other stations until this last year because nothing on just reruns sports and the same movies every 3 months.. too bad..
I hope that TNT reconsiders. Due to my work schedule I am unable to watch the show when it airs but as soon as my day off comes around I watch it on demand. I have been watching this show since it first air and own all the seasons on DVD. I was really hoping that they were looking into adding more episodes to season 7, very dissapointed. Don’t understand the reasoning behind canceling their best rated show.
Rizzoli &Isles is a great show and the rating should be number 1 with the actress and writers
I’ve watched the show from the beginning as well my friends so please renew Rizzoli &Isles
Which the show is on the air with TNT if TNT doesn’t renew the show who bought if any other cable channel
TNT has cancelled several really good shows over the years. I know that shows sort of lose ground after awhile, but the writers should see that as a opportunty to evolve the show somehow instead of just replacing it with some stupid reality show, cartoon or simpleton sit-com.
As of now there are very few shows on TNT that my husband and I watch, and we really don’t see much coming up that we ” can’t wait to see”. I suppose they have to cater to the younger crowd.
NO!!! I definitely disagree with TNT’s decision – I love this show!
Not happy at all…they cancel their top rated show…I have no problem not returning to TNT at the conclusion of the series…amazes me that networks don’t think past thei 18-40 age bracket…this of us past this age count as well…DISAPPOINTED
No it sucks. Rizzoli & Isles best cop show on TV. The only one I watch
Cancel Castle or Bones.
If there is a great show on, they cancel it and yet the “reality” shows continue. I have always watched this show from the very beginning of the series and now I am done with TNT in return. Apparently my demographic doesn’t count for them so I will move on and hopefully find something worth watching elsewhere, but it won’t be on TNT. I hope that a different network or cable station picks this series up, because it is a keeper, unlike an awful lot of the junk that is out there right now.
I think TNT’s decision to cancel this program was a mistake and be reconsidered. This is one of the main reasons I watch TNT. I know several individuals who will be disappointed when i tell them.
THAT STINKS – WE LOVE THIS SHOW – MAKES US LAUGH AND CRY. SUCH GOOD CHEMISTRY IN THE CAST MAKEUP. SO SORRY TO SEETHEM GO.
I live in the uk and Rizzoli and Isles has been my favourite TV show right from the beginning and I can not wait for the new series to start. I’m devastated with the news of it being cancelled .
I have watched this show from day one and absolutely LOVE it. One of the best on TV. So, It gets cancelled, yet those stupid, stupid reality shows stay on. I just don’t understand it.