LA Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) and The Closer are saying goodbye and TNT is hoping that viewers will tune in to watch the farewell and bring in big ratings. Others in the large cast include Corey Reynolds, G.W. Bailey, J.K. Simmons, Jon Tenney, Mary McDonnell, Michael Paul Chan, Phillip P. Keene, Raymond Cruz, Robert Gossett, and Tony Denison.

Normally, a TV show’s ratings are the best way to tell if a show like The Closer would be cancelled or renewed for another season. In this case, TNT has already announced that there won’t be an eighth season but they are launching a spin-off. The seventh season of The Closer airs Monday nights.

There are 21 episodes in the season but they’ll be split into three groups during 2011 and 2012.

These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark and return to this page:

Final season averages: 1.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.34 million viewers.

Episode 07-21: Monday, 08/13/12 (series finale)
1.6 demo rating (+60% change) with 9.08 million (+51% change).
Season averages: 1.11 in the demo with 6.34 million.

Episode 07-20: Monday, 08/06/12
1.0 demo rating (0% change) with 6.00 million (+4% change).
Season averages: 1.09 in the demo with 6.20 million.

Episode 07-19: Monday, 07/30/12
1.0 demo rating (0% change) with 5.77 million (-1% change).
Season averages: 1.09 in the demo with 6.21 million.

Episode 07-18: Monday, 07/23/12
1.0 demo rating (0% change) with 5.84 million (-8% change).
Season averages: 1.09 in the demo with 6.23 million.

Episode 07-17: Monday, 07/16/12
1.0 demo rating (+11% change) with 6.36 million (+4% change).
Season averages: 1.10 in the demo with 6.26 million.

Episode 07-16: Monday, 07/09/12
0.9 demo rating (-18% change) with 6.15 million (0% change).
Season averages: 1.11 in the demo with 6.25 million.

Episode 07-15: Monday, 12/26/11 (winter finale)
1.1 demo rating (+10% change) with 6.16 million (+6% change).
Season averages: 1.12 in the demo with 6.26 million.

Episode 07-14: Monday, 12/19/11
1.0 demo rating (0% change) with 5.81 million (+10% change).
Season averages: 1.12 in the demo with 6.27 million.

Episode 07-13: Monday, 12/12/11
1.0 demo rating (+25% change) with 5.29 million (+9% change).
Season averages: 1.13 in the demo with 6.30 million.

Episode 07-12: Monday, 12/05/11
0.8 demo rating (-11% change) with 4.85 million (-10% change).
Season averages: 1.14 in the demo with 6.38 million.

Episode 07-11: Monday, 11/28/11
0.9 demo rating (-18% change) with 5.40 million (-12% change).
Season averages: 1.17 in the demo with 6.52 million.

Episode 07-10: Monday, 09/12/11 (summer finale)
1.1 demo rating (-15% change) with 6.15 million (-14% change).
Season averages: 1.20 in the demo with 6.64 million.

Episode 07-09: Monday, 09/05/11
1.3 demo rating (+8% change) with 7.17 million (+5% change).
Season averages: 1.21 in the demo with 6.69 million.

Episode 07-08: Monday, 08/29/11
1.2 demo rating (0% change) with 6.83 million (+4% change).
Season averages: 1.20 in the demo with 6.63 million.

Episode 07-07: Monday, 08/22/11
1.2 demo rating (0% change) with 6.57 million (-2% change).
Season averages: 1.20 in the demo with 6.60 million.

Episode 07-06: Monday, 08/15/11
1.2 demo rating (+9% change) with 6.73 million (+3% change).
Season averages: 1.20 in the demo with 6.60 million.

Episode 07-05: Monday, 08/08/11
1.1 demo rating (+15% change) with 6.50 million (-1% change).
Season averages: 1.20 in the demo with 6.58 million.

Episode 07-04: Monday, 08/01/11
1.3 demo rating (+18% change) with 6.55 million (+7% change).
Season averages: 1.23 in the demo with 6.60 million.

Episode 07-03: Monday, 07/25/11
1.1 demo rating (0% change) with 6.15 million (-5% change).
Season averages: 1.20 in the demo with 6.62 million.

Episode 07-02: Monday, 07/18/11
1.1 demo rating (-21% change) with 6.47 million (-11% change).
Season averages: 1.25 in the demo with 6.85 million.

Episode 07-01: Monday, 07/11/11
1.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.23 million total viewers.
Season averages: 1.40 in the demo with 7.23 million.

Cable ratings are typically released within a day or so of the show’s airing, except for in the case of weekends and holidays. They are sometimes harder to come by so there may be occasional delays or gaps.

What do you think? Do you still like The Closer TV series? Are you sorry that there won’t be an eighth season?