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Ratings: Major Crimes Hits Another New Season High; Ends 2013 as Top Ten Cable Series

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By M. Sharpe


217-buzz flynn tao lrMajor Crimes rang out 2013 on a major high, smashing its previous winter ratings record. “Year-End Blowout” added almost a million viewers to last week’s season high to come in at 5.217 million in Live + Same Day viewers- an increase of more than 16% over the previous week. In addition, the ratings for the 18-49 demographic also saw an increase of 14%, rising to 0.8. Source: TVbytheNumbers

With two episodes left in the second season, Major Crimes also finished the year on top, coming in as the 7th Most-Watched Original Cable Series of 2013 with an average of 6.9 million viewers in Live + 7 day ratings, one of only two TNT series to make the list. Source: Nielsen

MajorCrimesTV.net wishes a very Happy New Year to all of our followers and fans of the show, and to the cast and crew of Major Crimes. Thank you for all your support!

319 – “Special Master, Pt. 2″

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“Special Master Part Two” – Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) 

The Major Crimes division is in overdrive working to stop a serial killer who has been targeting female sex workers. To interpret the facts, Captain Sharon Raydor reaches outside her division to a consultant, Clarissa Fields (guest star Annie Potts), to help reverse engineer a decade of horrible murders as Stroh (guest star Billy Burke) moves closer and closer to achieving his ultimate deal. Jon Tenney, Laurie Holden, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Nadine Velazquez, Lindsay Price, Brock Harris, Hampton Fluker, Tuc Watkins, Ransford Doherty and Theo Alexander guest star.

Directed by Leo Geter
Story by Mike Berchem
Teleplay by Leo Geter & Jim Leonard
Created by James Duff

318 – “Special Master, Pt 1″

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“Special Master Part One” – Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)

Phillip Stroh (guest star Billy Burke) returns and is demanding a new deal from DDA Rios (guest star Nadine Velazquez) in exchange for his cooperation regarding “future murders.” In a race against the clock to prevent the deaths of three women, Major Crimes works to save the victims while decoding the source of Stroh’s information. Jon Tenney, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Brock Harris, Hampton Fluker, Ransford Doherty, Tuc Watkins, Jon Abrahams and Cara Santana guest star.

Directed by Steve Robin
Story by Mike Berchem
Teleplay by Ralph Gifford & Carson Moore
Created by James Duff


First Look: Jeri Ryan Defends Phillip Stroh in Major Crimes Season Finale

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219-rothman lrTVLine has released the first photos and information about Jeri Ryan’s (Star Trek:Voyager, Boston Public, Body of Proof)upcoming guest-starring role as Phillip Stroh’s attorney in “Return to Sender, Part 2″, the season finale of Major Crimes.

“In the TNT drama’s Season 2 finale, airing Monday, Jan. 13, at 9/8c, Rusty already is facing his greatest challenge yet when he takes the stand to testify against serial rapist/murderer Phillip Stroh. But complicating the case even further, the D.A.’s office must go head-to-head with Ryan’s character Linda Rothman, a tough, powerful attorney who doesn’t let morals stand in her way of winning a case. (Gee, wonder why Stroh picked her.)”

TVLine also reveals that Jon Tenney will return for the final episode of the season as well.

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner on Protecting Rusty and More on Major Crimes

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MAJOR CRIMESBest known as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, Malcolm-Jamal Warner is set to guest-star on the next two episodes of Major Crimes as an SIS Officer tasked with protecting Rusty. Warner spoke about his role, and what attracted him to Major Crimes, in a new interview with Blackfilm.com

How would you describe your role on Major Crimes?

Malcolm-Jamal Warner: I play Lt. Chuck Cooper, a SIS detective who investigates high crimes suspects, big time robberies, and kidnappings. The Special Investigation Section are the guys the LAPD call in to do the heavy lifting.

Could this two episode arc lead into a recurring role down the road?

MJW: Anything is possible. I would like that.

Having been on TV on different shows for many years, what was the attraction to doing this series?

MJW: I like single camera work versus multi-camera. I’m also a fan of the cast of ‘Major Crimes.’ Mary (McDonnell) and I work together off-Broadway about three years ago, so it was great working with her on television.

Playing an authority figure is new for you.

MJW: Yeah. I’m always looking to do roles I haven’t done before and that was one of the attractions to doing the show.

Had you watched any of the episodes or ‘The Closer’ prior to doing your arc?

MJW: Yeah. I was a fan of that show and the cast members who went on to ‘Major Crimes.’

Besides the two episodes that you are in, what’s a good reason to watch Major Crimes?

MJW: I think it’s a good show with a really great cast. All of the actors are very strong, so whenever you have a show with a strong ensemble, it’s very interesting to watch.

Read the whole article here.

 

Ratings: Major Crimes Hits New Winter High, Wins Week

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216-45-fritz raydor taylor lrOn the eve before Christmas Eve, Santa delivered excellent ratings to the Major Crimes team as Monday’s outing of Major Crimes bested last weeks winter season high, coming in with 4.48 million viewers in Live + Same Day ratings. “Risk Assessment” also won as the night as the most-watched cable scripted series.  Source: TVbytheNumbers

Last week’s episode of Major Crimes hit a new winter high with 5.9 million viewers in Live + 3 day ratings, increasing over the previous weeks outing by a whopping 9%, and winning the week as basic cable’s #1 original series.  In the key demographics the numbers remained steady, drawing 1.8 million adults 25-54 and 1.4 million adults 18-49 in Live + 3 day. Source: TNT Press Release

With only one more week left in the year, Major Crimes is set to finish as one of basic cable’s Top 10 original series of 2013.

Crafting Her Own Story- Stacey K. Black on Directing, Styling, and Major Crimes

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Stacey K. Black on location directing her second episode of Major Crimes, Risk Assessment, which airs tonight. Photo Credit: Stacey K. Black.

When Major Crimes head hairstylist Stacey K. Black first decided she wanted a career in the entertainment industry, she came up with what she thought would be a fool-proof plan for reaching her goal. “I thought, I’ll do hair and then I’ll get close to the people I need to get close to, and they’ll be my shortcut to directing and producing and writing and all that. And of course it’s not a shortcut to any of that–there’s a ceiling on hairdressers, of how far you can climb which is department head and I’ve been department head for 17 years.”

It may not have been a shortcut, but with time, perseverance, and the support of the people she works with, Black managed to make the unprecedented jump from hairstylist to director. MajorCrimesTV.net spoke to Black just as she finished putting together the director’s cut of her latest episode of Major Crimes, airing tonight on TNT, and she talked to us about how storytelling–through everything from directing, writing, and producing to hair-styling and song-writing–is the common thread amongst all her passions.

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