Just as the broadcast networks end their seasons, it’s time for the cable networks to get their new shows ready. TNT is no different, launching a whopping 10 original series this summer. Most of them are familiar favorites like Rizzoli & Isles and Major Crimes, but the drama-centric network is also premiering three new shows.
Up first is the return of Major Crimes, the popular spin-off of The Closer. The series will kick off its fourth season on Monday, June 8 at 9 p.m. Right after it, Murder in the First with Taye Diggs kicks off its second season.
Tuesday, June 16 sees the return of Rizzoli & Isles, with Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander returning for a sixth season of Boston-based crimes at 9 p.m.
After that, the new series Proof begins. Starring Jennifer Beals and Matthew Modine,Proof centers on a doctor and inventor who investigate cases with bizarre phenomena.
The Michael Bay-produced The Last Ship starts its second season on Sunday, June 21 at 9 p.m.
Sci-fi series Falling Skies will start its final season the following Sunday, June 28 at 10 p.m.
Reality series Cold Justice will start the summer portion of its third season on Friday, July 31 at 8 p.m. The series, which starts its new season on April 10, features former prosecutor Kelly Siegler and former investigator Yolanda McClary investigating local cold cases.
A spinoff, Cold Justice: Sex Crimes, starts on Friday, July 31 at 9 p.m. This one centers on small town cold sex crimes, with former prosecutors Casey Garrett and Alicia O’Neill investigating.
Legends with Sean Bean starts its second season on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 10 p.m.
The last series starting this summer is Public Morals, which makes its series debut on Monday, Aub. 17 at 9 p.m. It stars Edward Bruns, Michael Rapaport and Elizabeth Masucci. Burns plays a Public Morals Division officer in ‘60s New York.
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