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9/16/17

To the fans,

For the last 5 years, MajorCrimesTV.net has enjoyed a unique and valued partnership with the cast, crew, producers and network home of Major Crimes, and has worked hard since the show first premiered to promote and support it by any means possible. When our connection was temporarily interrupted several seasons ago, we were grateful when the issues causing that disruption were resolved, and happy to come back to supporting the great work of this wonderful cast and crew, led by Mary McDonnell as Commander Sharon Raydor.

Unfortunately, circumstances have changed, and we are no longer comfortable continuing our partnership as we have in the past. Thus, MajorCrimesTV.net has ceased day to day activities across all platforms. The site will remain up as an homage to the past five seasons with select new content posted on a case by case basis. In addition, we will continue to host and be the home of the “What Would Sharon Raydor Do?” Podcast with Mary McDonnell, and as the final season progresses, we’ll continue to be here as needed.

We have loved being a part of the Major Crimes world, but all good things must come to an end. We thank the fans for their love, their trust, and their enthusiasm, without which none of us would still be here in the first place. We wish it hadn’t come to this.

In the words of Sharon Raydor, be safe, and be kind.

M. Sharpe
Editor, MajorCrimesTV

Kearran Giovanni- New Cop on Kyra’s Old Team

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In a new article in SheKnows.com, Major Crimes’ Kearran Giovanni talks about family, her Broadway-via-Texas roots, and coming into her role Amy Sykes on Major Crimes.

 

 

SheKnows: Something like 90 percent of The Closer’s cast and crew are continuing on to Major Crimes. Did you have “new girl” nerves coming to the set?

Kearran: Absolutely. But I got here and, honestly, it was just perfect. Everyone was so welcoming! It’s like we’re all family — Mary [McDonnell] is like a mom and a sister rolled into one, and the boys and I play golf and hang out outside of work. I couldn’t be luckier to have jumped into this world… it feels like I was on The Closer for seven years.

Read the whole article here.

MORE Magazine “Investigates Mary McDonnell from ‘Major Crimes”

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Finally, More Magazine has interviewed Mary McDonnell about Major Crimes, and there is a lot of wonderful new insight!

Hey, Kyra Sedgwick, there’s a new boss in town—or rather, a familiar face that is taking over TNT in a big way. Mary McDonnell is proud and honored to move up the ranks and star in the network’s new series “Major Crimes,” which might look a lot like “The Closer.” We’ll clue you in to why.

 

More: I get the impression Mary and Sharon can really relate to one another?
MMD: I can totally relate to her. The more I got to know her the more she revealed to me. In the beginning I just came to know her as an antagonist. Now I have had the opportunity to see so many aspects of her that I never knew existed. There is the mother in her, and I myself am a mother. We didn’t know she was into the ballet, and is a natural leader.

Read the entire interview here.

Cable Top 25: ‘Major Crimes’ Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending August 26, 2012

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According to tvbythenumbers.com, Major Crimes scored the Top Cable Viewership spot for the week of August 26th- not bad for it’s second episode ever!

 

 

 

Top 25 cable shows for the week ending August 26, 2012

Rank Shows Net Day Time Viewers Live+SD (000)
1 MAJOR CRIMES TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 5399
2 PHILADELPHIA/NEW ENGLAND ESPN Mon 08:00P-11:22P 5066
3 TRUE BLOOD HBOM Sun 09:04P-09:57P 5049
4 BURN NOTICE USA Thu 09:00P-10:01P 4958
5 PAWN STARS HIST Mon 10:30P-11:01P 4818

‘ER’ alum Paul McCrane helps stage ‘Major Crimes’

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Zap2It interviewed Paul McCrane, director of episode 1.03 about his work on The Closer and now on Major Crimes:

“I know a lot of the folks over there,” McCrane tells Zap2it, since he also directed one of the final “Closer” episodes. “I was very flattered that they asked me to do that, considering that obviously when a show is ending, they want it to go out strong. I guess I didn’t screw it up too badly, so I was invited back to do one of the first ‘Major Crimes,’ which was again an honor and a thrill.”

Read the entire article here.

‘Major Crimes’: Mary McDonnell on Taking Over From Kyra Sedgwick and Unexpected Challenges

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A great new interview with Mary McDonnell was posted today from The Hollywood Reporter, with lots of great new insight into the transition between The Closer and Major Crimes, Raydor’s backstory, and what to expect as the season progresses.

THR: You’re now leading your own show, taking the reins from Kyra Sedgwick. Was there any moment of hesitation?

McDonnell: No, there really wasn’t. To be perfectly honest with you, it evolved so organically. It was a natural evolution. The whole idea that it would blossom into more of an ensemble was also a part of the equation. On the one hand, I knew and was quite happy to carry the bulk and I loved James Duff’s writing and his mind — the transition of this character from antagonist to protagonist, which I’ve never done in my career — but I also felt very strongly about this whole group of people was a whole new show as well, I knew there was tons of story to be mined.

Read the whole interview here.