TNT's 'Major Crimes' Renewed for Sixth Season

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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TNT has renewed its popular drama series Major Crimes for a 13-episode sixth season, the network said Wednesday.

The show, which will debut the second half of its fifth season on Feb. 22, averaged more than 10 million viewers per episode across TNT’s multiple platforms during the first half of its fifth season this past summer, according to the network.

The series, which focuses on the exploits of a special LAPD squad that deals with high-profile or particularly sensitive crimes, stars Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison and Graham Patrick Martin.

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.