Renewed/Canceled/Info shows

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Start Dates for "The Mentalist" and some other CBS mid-season shows.

“The Mentalist” Begins Its Final Season Sunday, Nov. 30 at 9:30 PM, ET/9:00 PM, PT, Moving to
Its Regular Wednesday 8:00 PM Time Period Jan. 7, with a Special Two-Hour Series Finale Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 8:00-10:00 PM

The Two-Time Emmy Award-Winning “Undercover Boss” to Have
Three Special Sunday Broadcasts on Dec. 14 at 8:00 PM, ET/PT, Dec. 21 and 28 at 8:30 PM, ET/
8:00-9:00 PM, PT, Then Move to Its Regular Spot on Friday, Jan. 2 at 8:00 PM, ET/PT

The Ultimate Sole “Survivor” Will Be Revealed Wednesday, Dec. 17

The Winners of “The Amazing Race” Cross the Finish Line Friday, Dec. 19

“Madam Secretary” and “The Good Wife” Return Sunday, Jan. 4

Spring Premieres of the 30th Anniversary of “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race” Will Launch
Special 90-Minute Episodes on Wednesday, Feb. 25

As part of a year-round strategy of more original programming and fewer repeats, CBS announced today the season premiere dates of THE MENTALIST and UNDERCOVER BOSS. Both programs will bridge the time periods between the fall finales and the spring premieres of SURVIVOR and THE AMAZING RACE.

The seventh and final season of THE MENTALIST will premiere Sunday, Nov. 30 (9:30-10:30 PM, ET/9:00-10:00 PM, PT*), where it will air new episodes for five weeks through December. When THE GOOD WIFE returns on Sunday, Jan. 4 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), THE MENTALIST will shift to its regular Wednesday (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) time slot on Jan. 7. The series will conclude with a special two-hour finale on Wednesday, Feb. 18 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). MADAM SECRETARY will also return Sunday, Jan. 4 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT).

The sixth season of UNDERCOVER BOSS will begin with three special Sunday broadcasts, Dec. 14 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), and Dec. 21 and 28 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET/8:00-9:00 PM, PT*). On Jan. 2, it will move to its regular Friday (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) time period.

“One of the goals this season was to keep expanding our lineup of year-round, original programming and have fewer repeat cycles,” said Kelly Kahl, Senior Executive Vice President, CBS Primetime. “We’re fortunate to have two popular, proven ratings winners in THE MENTALIST and UNDERCOVER BOSS to seamlessly join our schedule.”

The ultimate “Survivor” will be revealed during its finale on Wednesday, Dec. 17 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). The two-hour episode will be followed by the one-hour live reunion show (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT), hosted by Jeff Probst. The season finale of the multiple Emmy Award-winning THE AMAZING RACE, hosted by Phil Keoghan, will be broadcast Friday, Dec. 19 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT).

The spring cycles of SURVIVOR (30th edition) and THE AMAZING RACE will both premiere on Wednesday, Feb. 25, each with a special 90-minute episode, 8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT and 9:30-11:00 PM, ET/PT, respectively. THE AMAZING RACE will then move to its regular time period on Friday, Feb. 27 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT).

About THE MENTALIST

THE MENTALIST stars Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Rockmond Dunbar, Joe Adler and Josie Loren. Bruno Heller, Chris Long and Tom Szentgyorgyi are the executive producers for Warner Bros. Television.

About UNDERCOVER BOSS

The two-time Emmy Award winner UNDERCOVER BOSS is produced by Studio Lambert/All3Media America. Stephen Lambert, Eli Holzman and Chris Carlson are executive producers.

*These are football doubleheader Sundays.

Following is the updated schedule.

CBS Sunday, Effective Nov. 30 (Football Doubleheader)
8:30-9:30 PM, ET/8:00-9:00 PM, PT MADAM SECRETARY
9:30-10:30 PM, ET/9:00-10:00 PM, PT THE MENTALIST (7th Season Premiere)
10:30-11:30 PM, ET/10:00-11:00 PM, PT CSI

CBS Sunday, Dec. 14
8:00-9:00 PM UNDERCOVER BOSS (6th Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM THE MENTALIST
10:00-11:00 PM CSI

CBS Wednesday, Dec. 17
8:00-10:00 PM SURVIVOR (season finale)
10:00-11:00 PM SURVIVOR LIVE REUNION SHOW (Live ET/Delayed PT)

CBS Friday, Dec. 19
8:00-9:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (Season Finale)
9:00-10:00 PM A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
10:00-11:00 PM BLUE BLOODS

CBS Sunday, Dec. 21 and 28 (Football Doubleheaders)
8:30-9:30 PM, ET/8:00-9:00 PM, PT UNDERCOVER BOSS
9:30-10:30 PM, ET/9:00-10:00 PM, PT THE MENTALIST
10:30-11:30 PM, ET/10:00-11:00 PM, PT CSI

CBS Friday, Effective Jan. 2
8:00-9:00 PM UNDERCOVER BOSS (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM HAWAII FIVE-0
10:00-11:00 PM BLUE BLOODS

CBS Sunday, Effective Jan. 4
8:00-9:00 PM MADAM SECRETARY
9:00-10:00 PM THE GOOD WIFE
10:00-11:00 PM CSI

CBS Wednesday, Jan. 7
8:00-9:00 PM THE MENTALIST (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-11:00 PM PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS (Special)

CBS Wednesday, Effective Jan. 14
8:00-9:00 PM THE MENTALIST
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS
10:00-11:00 PM STALKER

CBS Wednesday, Feb. 18
8:00-10:00 PM THE MENTALIST (Series Finale)
10:00-11:00 PM STALKER

CBS Wednesday, Feb. 25
8:00-9:30 PM SURVIVOR (30th Edition Premiere)
9:30-11:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (26th Edition Premiere)

CBS Friday, Effective Feb. 27
8:00-9:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM HAWAII FIVE-0
10:00-11:00 PM BLUE BLOODS

CBS Wednesday, March 4
8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS
10:00-11:00 PM STALKER
 
01.12.2015

CBS RENEWS HIT FRESHMAN DRAMAS "NCIS: NEW ORLEANS," "MADAM SECRETARY" AND "SCORPION" FOR THE 2015-2016 BROADCAST SEASON

The Dramas, All Produced by CBS Television Studios, Represent the #1, #2 and #3
Most-Watched New Programs This Season and Rank Among Network Television's Top 10 Series

"NCIS: New Orleans" Is the Season's #1 New Series and Broadcast Television's #2 Drama

"Madam Secretary" Is the #2 New Series of the Season

"Scorpion" Is the #3 New Series of the Season


CBS announced today that the hit freshman dramas NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, MADAM SECRETARY and SCORPION have been renewed for the 2015-2016 broadcast season. The series represent the #1, #2 and #3 most-watched new programs on broadcast television this season: NCIS: NEW ORLEANS is the season's #1 new series and broadcast television's #2 drama (behind #1 NCIS), MADAM SECRETARY is the #2 new series of the season, and SCORPION is #3. All three rank among network television's top 10 series, and are produced by CBS Television Studios.

"These freshman dramas have each made a big impact on key nights of the week," said Nina Tassler, Chairman, CBS Entertainment. "Creatively distinctive, the series are backed by strong showrunners with amazingly talented casts, and have resonated with a big, broad audience."

NCIS: NEW ORLEANS is the season's most-watched new series and broadcast television's #2 drama ("NCIS" is #1), averaging 18.1 million viewers. The series stars Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, Rob Kerkovich and CCH Pounder. Gary Glasberg, Mark Harmon, Jeffrey Lieber and James Hayman are the executive producers for CBS Television Studios.

MADAM SECRETARY is the #2 new series of the season, averaging 14.9 million viewers and ranking as Sunday's most-watched scripted broadcast. It has improved the year-ago time period by +49% in viewers. Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Željko Ivanek, Patina Miller, Erich Bergen, Geoffrey Arend, Kathrine Herzer, Evan Roe and Wallis Currie-Wood star. Barbara Hall, Lori McCreary, Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman and David Semel are the executive producers for CBS Television Studios, in association with Revelations Entertainment.

SCORPION is the #3-ranked new series of the season, averaging 14.5 million viewers. It has been key to CBS's Monday improvement, boosting the year-ago time period by +61% in viewers, +21% in adults 18-49 and +31% in adults 25-54. In addition, it is one of the top-streamed shows on cbs.com. Elyes Gabel, Robert Patrick, Katharine McPhee, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jadyn Wong and Ari Stidham star. Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Nick Santora, Nicholas Wootton, Justin Lin, Heather Kadin, Scooter Braun and Walter O'Brien are the executive producers for CBS Television Studios.

Season-to-date, CBS remains America's most-watched network, averaging 11.53 million viewers.


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NBC Renews Blacklist, Chicago Fire, Grimm and Two Other Dramas

NBC has renewed five dramas for the 2015-16 TV season, including the newly relocated sophomore thriller The Blacklist, the plucky Friday genre series Grimm (currently in Season 4) and the third-year procedural poised to launch 1,000 spinoffs, Chicago Fire.

In fact, ChiFi‘s first offshoot, the sophomore drama Chicago P.D., is among NBC’s other pick-ups, as is schedule stalwart Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which will be entering Season 17.

An NBC rep says no decision has been made yet on the fate of Katherine Heigl’s comeback vehicle, State of Affairs, or fellow freshmen The Mysteries of Laura and Constantine, while on the comedy front Marry Me and About a Boy also remain on the proverbial bubble.




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John Oliver Stays Put at HBO as Last Week Tonight Gets 2-Season Renewal
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TNT Unveils Summer Lineup, Featuring 10 Original Series

Slate Includes Returning Hits The Last Ship, Rizzoli & Isles, Major Crimes, Murder in the First, Legends and Cold Justice, Plus Final Season of Falling Skies

TNT Set to Launch Three New Summer Series: Proof, Public Morals and Cold Justice: Sex Crimes


TNT, home to more hit shows than any other cable network, is getting ready to light up summer with another dramatic lineup of original series. TNT will roll out a total of 10 shows this summer, including new seasons of the blockbuster hits The Last Ship, basic cable's #1 new series of 2014; Rizzoli & Isles and Major Crimes, which joined The Last Ship to rank as basic cable's Top 3 originals last summer; and Murder in the First, one of last year's Top 10 new series on basic cable. This summer, TNT will also present the fifth and final season of the epic sci-fi drama Falling Skies, along with a new season of the nail-biting undercover drama Legends and new episodes of the powerful real-life investigation series Cold Justice.

Three new series are set to make their debut on TNT this summer, including the 1960s-set police drama Public Morals, from writer, director, executive producer and star Edward Burns and executive producer Steven Spielberg; the unique drama Proof, starring Jennifer Beals and Matthew Modine and executive-produced by Kyra Sedgwick; and Cold Justice: Sex Crimes, the first spinoff of TNT's Cold Justice from Wolf Reality and Magical Elves.

In addition to airing on TNT's linear television platform, each of the shows on the summer slate will be available via VOD and digital on-demand, including the TNT Drama website and the Watch TNT mobile and tablet apps. New episodes will be made available the day after they premiere on linear television.

Below is a complete rundown of TNT's original scripted dramas slated for summer 2015.


Major Crimes – Season 4 Premiere: Monday, June 8, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)

Television's favorite squad of detectives is on the case in Major Crimes, TNT's powerful crime-drama that ranks as one of basic cable's Top 10 original series. Major Crimes focuses on how the American justice system approaches the art of the deal as law enforcement officers and prosecutors work together to score a conviction. The elite team is back, headed by two-time Oscar® nominee Mary McDonnell as Los Angeles Police Captain Sharon Raydor, G.W. Bailey as Lieutenant Provenza, Tony Denison as Lieutenant Andy Flynn, Michael Paul Chan as Lieutenant Mike Tao, Raymond Cruz as Detective Julio Sanchez, Kearran Giovanni as Detective Amy Sykes, Phillip P. Keene as tech expert Buzz Watson, Robert Gossett as Assistant Chief Russell Taylor and Jonathan Del Arco as Dr. Morales. Graham Patrick Martin returns as Rusty Beck, the homeless teen who was officially adopted by Captain Raydor last season.

In 2014, Major Crimes ranked as one of basic cable's Top 10 series for the third consecutive year. The series averaged more than 8.2 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery in its third season, with 2.5 million adults 18-49 and 1.9 million adults 25-54, all on par with the prior season’s performance. Overall, the show reached an average of 11.6 million viewers per episode in season three for its linear telecasts and DVR, VOD, digital and mobile plays. Major Crimes is produced by The Shephard/Robin Company and Walking Entropy, Inc., in association with Warner Bros. Television. James Duff, Greer Shephard & Michael M. Robin, Rick Wallace, Adam Belanoff and Leo Geter serve as executive producers.


Murder in the First – Season 2 Premiere: Monday, June 8, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)

TNT will once again take viewers deep inside a complex murder investigation in Murder in the First, a powerful crime drama starring Taye Diggs (Private Practice) and Kathleen Robertson (Boss) and co-created by Emmy® winner Steven Bochco and Eric Lodal. This summer in the second season of Murder In The First, San Francisco homicide detectives Terry English (Diggs) and Hildy Mulligan (Robertson) will investigate a series of murders that could rip the city apart and shake the police force at its core. Caught in the crosshairs during one of the most shocking crimes in the city's history, Mulligan, English and the men and women of 850 Bryant Street find themselves trapped in a crumbling system where the lines are blurred – between friends and enemies, loyalty and corruption, legal and illegal, good and evil – as a threat from outside is matched by a threat from within. Joining the cast this season are A.J. Buckley (Justified, CSI: NY), Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage), Laila Robins (Homeland), Mo McRae (Wild), Mateus Ward (Hostages) and John Cothran (Eastbound & Down). Returning series regulars include Raphael Sbarge (Once Upon a Time) and Lombardo Boyar (The Bernie Mac Show) as Homicide Inspectors David Molk and Edgar Navarro, Ian Anthony Dale (Hawaii Five-0) as Lt. Jim Koto, Currie Graham (Raising the Bar) as Chief Prosecutor Mario Siletti and Mimi Kirkland (Safe Haven) as Hildy's daughter, Louise.

In its first season, Murder in the First ranked as one of basic cable's Top 10 new series of 2014. The drama averaged more than 4.7 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery, including 1.3 million adults 25-54. Murder in the First drew a sizeable audience through TNT's various platforms, with each episode reaching an average of 9.3 million viewers. Murder in the First is produced by TNT Originals, with Bochco serving as executive producers.


Rizzoli & Isles – Season 6 Premiere: Tuesday, June 16, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)

TNT's hit drama Rizzoli & Isles, which topped the charts as basic cable's #1 series last summer, stars Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander as Boston's top crime-solving duo. Harmon plays Jane Rizzoli, a tough-as-nails Boston police detective, and Alexander is Dr. Maura Isles, a smart, impeccably dressed medical examiner from a privileged background. Despite being complete opposites, the two women share an offbeat chemistry, an authentic and deep friendship and a unique working relationship, a killer combination that helps them solve the most complex murder mysteries in the city of Boston. Rizzoli & Isles also stars Jordan Bridges, Idara Victor, Bruce McGill and Lorraine Bracco.

Rizzoli & Isles launched in 2010, finishing its first year as basic cable's #1 new series. Each year since, it has ranked as one of basic cable's Top 5 series with total viewers, as well as one of basic cable's Top 10 series with adults 25-54. The show topped the charts last summer as basic cable's #1 series, with 7.6 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery. It was also the #2 series (behind TNT's The Last Ship) among adults 25-54 and ranked among the Top 5 with adults 18-49 for the summer. When incorporating TNT's multiple platforms, including live viewing, DVR playback, set-top VOD and digital on-demand, the summer run reached a total of 13.6 million viewers per episode. Rizzoli & Isles is produced by Warner Horizon Television and Bill Haber's Ostar Productions, with Haber and showrunner Jan Nash serving as executive producers. The show was developed by Janet Tamaro and is based on a series of novels by best-selling crime writer Tess Gerritsen.


Proof – Series Premiere: Tuesday, June 16, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)

For millennia, the world's greatest scholars and philosophers have tried to answer one important question: Is death truly the end, or is there something else beyond? Now a brilliant surgeon is ready to take up the mantle in TNT's intriguing new drama Proof, starring Jennifer Beals (The L Word, Flashdance), Matthew Modine (And the Band Played On, Full Metal Jacket), David Sutcliffe (Private Practice, Gilmore Girls) and Joe Morton (Scandal, Terminator 2: Judgment Day). Beals plays Dr. Carolyn Tyler, who has suffered the recent, devastating loss of her teenage son, the breakup of her marriage and a growing estrangement from her daughter. Carolyn is persuaded by Ivan Turing (Modine), a cancer-stricken tech inventor and billionaire to investigate cases of reincarnation, near-death experiences, hauntings and other phenomena, all of it in the search for evidence that death is not the end. It's both a journey of exploration toward finding an answer to a question many people have asked and a deeply personal and emotional journey for Carolyn, who hopes to find answers in the wake of her son's death.

Proof also stars Callum Blue (Dead Like Me, Royal Pains), Edi Gathegi (X-Men: First Class, Justified) Annie Thurman (The Hunger Games) and newcomer Caroline Rose Kaplan. The series is produced by TNT, with Kyra Sedgwick (TNT's The Closer), Rob Bragin (Greek, Murphy Brown), Tom Jacobson (Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Uncle Buck), Jill Littman and Emmy® winner Alex Graves (The West Wing, Game of Thrones) serving as executive producers.


The Last Ship – Two-Hour Season 2 Premiere: Sunday, June 21, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)

The wait is nearly over. TNT's epic drama The Last Ship – basic cable's #1 new series of 2014 – is preparing to set sail again this summer in its quest to save humanity after a devastating pandemic. Eric Dane (Grey's Anatomy), Rhona Mitra (Strike Back) and Adam Baldwin (Firefly, Chuck) star in the high-impact series, which is produced by Platinum Dunes, with its partners – blockbuster filmmaker Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form – serving as executive producers. Co-creators and showrunners Hank Steinberg (creator of Without a Trace, The Nine) and Steven Kane (The Closer) are also executive producers, along with Jack Bender (Lost). Based on William Brinkley's popular novel, The Last Ship chronicles a global catastrophe that nearly decimates the world's population. Because of its positioning, the Navy destroyer U.S.S. Nathan James avoided falling victim to the devastating tragedy. But now the crew and its captain must confront the reality of their new existence in a world where they may be among the few remaining survivors. As the second season opens, Captain Chandler (Dane), XO Slattery (Baldwin) and the rest of the crew are working to disseminate the cure that paleomicrobiologist Dr. Rachel Scott (Mitra) developed at the end of season one.

The Last Ship also stars Travis Van Winkle (Heart of Dixie), Charles Parnell (Pariah), Christina Elmore (Fruitvale Station), Marissa Neitling (Leverage), John Pyper Ferguson (Unforgiven) and Jocko Sims (Masters of Sex), with Emmy® winner Alfre Woodard (True Blood, Memphis Beat) set to guest-star in a multi-episode arc. When it premiered last year, The Last Ship immediately hit the top of the charts and went on to finish the year as basic cable's #1 new series with total viewers and adults 25-54. For the first season, the show averaged 6.9 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery, including 2.7 million adults 25-54 and 2.2 million adults 18-39. Overall, it reached an average of 14.5 million viewers per episode across TNT's linear, on-demand, digital and mobile platforms.


Falling Skies – Final Season Premiere: Sunday, June 28, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)

TNT's epic drama Falling Skies – from Amblin Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg – will come to a climactic end this summer with the show's fifth and final season. Falling Skies tells the extraordinary story about life and survival in the wake of a catastrophic alien invasion. Noah Wyle stars as Tom Mason, a college professor who became an unlikely resistance leader. Moon Bloodgood is Dr. Anne Glass, a pediatrician who became the survivors' primary physician and eventually fell in love with Tom. Will Patton is Colonel Weaver, the gruff and emotionally scarred commander leading the battle against the invaders. Also starring in Falling Skies are Drew Roy, Connor Jessup, Maxim Knight, Colin Cunningham, Sarah Carter, Mpho Koaho and Doug Jones.

Since premiering as basic cable's #1 new series of 2011, Falling Skies has ranked as one of basic cable's Top 15 original dramas with total viewers and key adult demos. In its fourth season, the series averaged 4.7 million viewers, including 2.1 million adults 25-54 and 1.8 million adults 18-49. Across TNT's multiple platforms, the show reached an average of 8.4 million viewers per episode in its fourth season. Falling Skies is executive-produced by Steven Spielberg and Amblin Television heads Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank, along with David Eick.

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Cold Justice – Summer Premiere: Friday, July 31, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)

Spring Episodes: April 10 – June 5
Justice Served special with John Walsh: May 29
Summer premiere with Cold Justice: Sex Crimes: July 31

This spring and summer, TNT's real-life crime series Cold Justice will be back with more of its powerful and emotional third season as the show continues to have a real-world impact on cases that have lingered for years in small towns across America. Cold Justice follows former prosecutor Kelly Siegler and former crime-scene investigator Yolanda McClary as they dig into murder cases that have long gone unsolved. Working with local law enforcement, Siegler and McClary are helping bring about real results in real time for the police, investigators, district attorneys and families who have worked tirelessly on these cold cases for years. The impact of Cold Justice can be seen clearly in the results of the investigations featured on the show. Since the show's premiere in September 2013, Siegler and McClary have assisted local law enforcement in a long string of successful investigations, securing a total of 22 arrests, 11 criminal indictments, four confessions, three guilty pleas and three convictions. Just before the start of season 3, Cold Justice helped land its first jury trial conviction.

In May, John Walsh (CNN's The Hunt with John Walsh) will be back to host a new Cold Justice: Justice Served special, in which Siegler and McClary update viewers on the status of recent cases and the remarkable results that the show has helped achieved. And when Cold Justice returns for its summer premiere at the end of July, it will be joined by the new spinoff series, Cold Justice: Sex Crimes. Cold Justice is produced for TNT by Wolf Reality and Magical Elves. Emmy® winners Dick Wolf (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD), Dan Cutforth & Jane Lipsitz (Top Chef, Project Greenlight) and Tom Thayer (Hitchcock, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee) serve as executive producers.


Cold Justice: Sex Crimes – Series Premiere: Friday, July 31, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)

TNT is expanding its real-life investigation series Cold Justice with the all-new spinoff, Cold Justice: Sex Crimes from Wolf Reality and Magical Elves. This new series is an extremely timely project, especially in light of the sobering statistics for sex-related crimes in America revealing that there are approximately 240,000 survivors of sexual assault in America, including men, women and children. In fact, every two minutes, someone is sexually assaulted in the United States. To combat these numbers and bring justice to the survivors of sexual assault, former Harris County, Texas, prosecutors Casey Garrett and Alicia O'Neill are traveling to small towns around the country to help local law enforcement close cases that have sat dormant for years.

Emmy® winners Dick Wolf (Law & Order, Chicago Fire), Dan Cutforth & Jane Lipsitz (Top Chef, Project Greenlight) and Tom Thayer (Hitchcock, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee) serve as executive producers on Cold Justice: Sex Crimes, with Cold Justice expert Kelly Siegler also serving as an executive producer on the new show.


Legends – Season 2 Premiere: Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)

Screen Actors Guild Award® winner Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings) enters new territory in Season Two of Legends, TNT's suspense-filled drama based on a character created by master spy novelist Robert Littell. Bean plays Martin Odum, an undercover operative who has learned he isn't the man he believed himself to be. On the run for a murder he didn't commit, Martin searches for his true identity, following a trail that takes him to London and the European continent, where he discovers a dark and violent past that holds the key to his future survival.

The first season of Legends averaged 3.2 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery. When viewing across TNT's multiple platforms is factored in, the show's reach jumps to an average of 6.5 million viewers per episode through linear telecasts, DVR viewing, set-top VOD and digital on-demand. Legends is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios, with Howard Gordon (Homeland, 24) and showrunner Ken Biller (Star Trek: Voyager, Smallville) serving as executive producers.


Public Morals – Series Premiere: Monday, Aug. 17, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)

This summer, TNT is going to take viewers to the seedy, gritty streets and the bright, seductive lights of 1960s New York with Public Morals, a powerful, buzz-generating police drama from writer, director, executive producer and star Edward Burns (Saving Private Ryan, The Brothers McMullen, TNT's Mob City). Public Morals also stars Michael Rapaport (Justified, Prison Break) and Elizabeth Masucci (The Americans, Inside Amy Schumer). The series centers on Terry Muldoon (Burns), an officer of the Public Morals Division, which investigates vice crimes in the city. Many of Muldoon's fellow cops in the division walk a thin line between morality and crime as vice-related temptations threaten to snare even the best of officers, including Muldoon's partner, Charlie Bullman (Rapoport). As Muldoon watches the Hell's Kitchen streets where he grew up devoured by an escalating war within two factions of the Irish-American Mob, he becomes more determined than ever to fight back against the city's dark underbelly so he can provide a safe place where he and his wife, Christine (Masucci), can raise their family.

Also starring in Public Morals are Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Castle, Low Winter Sun), Wass Stevens (House of Cards, The Wrestler), Keith Nobbs (In Plain Sight, The Pacific), Austin Stowell (Whiplash), Patrick Murney (Person of Interest, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), Katrina Bowden (30 Rock, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil), Lyndon Smith (Parenthood, 90210), Brian Wiles (Person of Interest) and Cormac Cullinane (Honestly Amelia). In addition, Public Morals will feature guest appearances by Oscar® winner Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People, TNT's Leverage, American Crime), Golden Globe® winner Brian Dennehy (Death of a Salesman, Presumed Innocent, Cocoon), Satellite Award® winner Neal McDonough (Desperate Housewives, Boomtown, TNT's Mob City) and Satellite Award nominee Robert Knepper (Prison Break, TNT's Mob City). Public Morals is produced in collaboration with Amblin Television and executive producers Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank, the team behind the network's hit series Falling Skies. Also serving as executive producer is Aaron Lubin.
 
ABC Renews ‘Castle,’ ‘Nashville,’ Marvel Duo, Shonda Rhimes TGIT Trio & More

Following new series orders for the 2015-16 season — and cancellations of “Forever,” “Cristela,” “Resurrection” and “The Taste” — ABC has handed over renewals to a slew of returning series.

Most shows on the bubble will be coming back including “Castle” for Season 8, “Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD” for Season 3, “Marvel’s Agent Carter” for Season 2 and “Nashville” for Season 4. Also returning is “Once Upon A Time” with its fifth season.

Still up in the air is Stana Katic‘s status for the eighth season of “Castle,” which has locked down her male lead Nathan Fillion and will be seeing a shift in showrunner for the new episodes, as David Amann will be stepping away from the show.

Dramas

No surprise here, but Shonda Rhimes trio of hits will be returning, in addition to her new drama “The Catch,” which was officially ordered today and will star “The Killing’s” Mireille Enos.

Rhymes’ renewals include the high-rated “Grey’s Anatomy” — without Patrick Dempsey whose Dr. McDreamy was killed off last month — plus Kerry Washington’s “Scandal” and Viola Davis’ “How To Get Away With Murder,” which unofficially announced its Season 2 renewal during its February finale.

Freshman dramas “American Crime” and “Secrets and Lies” will also be back for new seasons.

The John Ridley series, in which Timothy Hutton and Felicity Huffman starred in Season 1, was not entirely expected to be renewed for Season 2, as critical reception was stellar, but ratings were not. However, the dark, raw drama is expected to be a major player during Emmy season. Ridley has always envisioned “Crime” as an anthology, covering a new case each season.

Though positioned as an event series, Ryan Phillippe’s “Secrets and Lies” was a solid performer for ABC throughout its first run, hitting a season high this past weekend with its Sunday night finale ratings. Juliette Lewis is expected to stick with the second season, as the detective, but Phillippe whose character was cliffhangered dead, took to Twitter after the final episode to tell fans that the next story does not involve him, alluding to the inaugural cast being swapped with a new ensemble, as Season 2 will cover a new crime.

The renewals of “SHIELD” and “Agent Carter” set up a nice continued slate of Marvel properties at ABC, which could see two more projects from the studio, including a “SHIELD” spinoff, in the early stages of development, and a top-secret project with “American Crime’s” Ridley attached.

Comedies

As for comedies, ABC is bringing back freshman hits “Black-ish” and “Fresh Off The Boat,” plus “The Goldbergs,” “The Middle” and — no-brainer — “Modern Family.” Fairy-tale musical “Galavant” was also renewed.

“The Middle’s” Charlie McDermott’s involvement in Season 7 is unknown, as he landed a pilot with CBS, which has yet to be ordered at the network. However, if gets picked up, ABC wants to keep the actor involved with at least guest bits.

Alternative

On the unscripted side, “The Bachelor,” “Dancing With the Stars,” “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “Shark Tank” and “Beyond the Tank” were renewed.

“20/20″ will also return to ABC.

Previously cancelled was “Revenge,” which will wrap up its final season this Sunday.
 
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