We are thrilled to finally announce that in keeping with that goal, MajorCrimesTV is now part of the Lady Bam Podcast with Mary McDonnell. Taking what we cherished about being a part of bringing “What Would Sharon Raydor Do?” to life, we couldn’t be happier about continuing that journey with the Lady Bam Podcast and The Lady Bam herself, Mary McDonnell.

Please visit us at our new home at www.LadyBamPodcast.com and on our new social media channels:

Instagram: Instagram.com/LadyBamPodcast
Twitter: twitter.com/LadyBamPodcast

MajorCrimesTV.net is no longer active, but will continue to serve as an archive for Major Crimes, as well as the home of the What Would Sharon Raydor Do? Podcast with Mary McDonnell, and we look forward to it continuing to be a resource for fans as they discover the show for years to come.

From the team behind What Would Sharon Raydor Do?, we’ll be expanding on the positive voices and themes that were at the heart of WWSRD, and look to broaden those as we explore current events, media and pop culture, and more with Mary McDonnell and special guests on the Lady Bam Podcast!

This week, follow Mary McDonnell, special guest Stacey K. Black, Mina and Chelsea as they discuss directing, taking chances, having multiple careers and putting yourself out there. They also discuss the Parkland Shooting and the courage of students speaking out.

Trouble Creek web series: https://youtu.be/j-UcK3RRVr0

Send My Mail to Nashville web: www.youtube.com/sendmymailtonashville

Stacey’s Album: Guarding the Castle: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/stacey-k-black/303360056

Stacey’s Band (Nobody’s Station): https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/nobodys-station/330083071

Book Recommendations: 

The Egg by Andy Weir

http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html

Anthem by Ayn Rand

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers PHD

Other links: 

Mary’s Facebook: http://facebook.com/TheMaryMcDonnell

Mary’s Twitter: @marymcdonnell10

Recorded with Mary McDonnell, with special guest Olivia Jane Mell and host Mina Sharpe of MajorCrimesTV.net

INSIDE THIS EPISODE:
Wedding time! We discuss the long-awaited wedding of Sharon and Andy, and Olivia talks about her guest role as the wedding singer, and her experiences working on the show. Mary discusses the recent developments with Sharon Raydor and her health, faith, and what lies ahead as the season progresses.

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A spin-off of the TNT series The Closer, Major Crimes debuted on August 13, 2012, as the most-watched scripted cable series premiere of that year. Led by two-time Oscar and Emmy Award nominee Mary McDonnell as Captain Sharon Raydor, the series went on to clinch the top spot as TNT’s highest rated series for the past three seasons, has ranked in the Top Five most-watched scripted cable series of the year for each of its past five seasons, and last year ranked as the 2nd most watched cable series, behind only AMC’s The Walking Dead.

The series from Creator/Executive Producer James Duff brought the familiar characters of the LAPD’s elite Major Crimes Division into all-new situations as they adjusted to being led by Captain Sharon Raydor (McDonnell), while still trying to close the department’s highest-profile cases. Bringing dedicated fans of her previous roles (most notably the critically acclaimed and award winning Battlestar Galactica) with her, McDonnell added welcome depth that placed Major Crimes well past standard police procedural territory. The series also starred G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Kearran Giovanni, Graham Patrick Martin, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz and Phillip P. Keene with a strong recurring cast including Kathe Mazur, Jon Tenney, Robert Gossett, Jonathan Del Arco, Ransford Doherty and more.

Despite strong ratings and a devoted following, Major Crimes had been on borrowed time at the network since new TNT network head Kevin Reilly took over in November of 2014. A holdover and product of previous chief Michael Wright’s focus on more light-hearted procedurals, Reilly made no secret of the fact that he wanted to rebrand the network away from its core viewer base, and into darker, edgier programming to attract younger viewers. Despite this focus, Reilly’s new slate has had a hard time finding its footing, with Major Crimes outperforming all three of his current new series (Animal Kingdom, Claws and Good Behavior) by more than 70% in total viewers. A fourth series, the high-budget, high-concept, much-hyped Will, was cancelled during its freshman run, after bringing in only 380,000 viewers to its first season, compared to the 3.2 million from season five of Major Crimes. 

While Major Crimes made great pains to adjust to new marching orders, adapting both its tone and structure to fit the new Reilly regime, ultimately those changes, and its ability to retain a vast majority of its audience despite multiple scheduling shakeups and extremely poor promotion on the part of the network, were not enough to ensure a seventh season pickup.

Major Crimes thirteen episode final season premieres on October 31, 2017, as the series endures one last schedule change to Tuesday nights. The final season also marks the long-awaited wedding between now-Commander Raydor, and original The Closer cast member Andy Flynn (Tony Denison), as well as the series landmark 100th episode, airing December 19, 2017.

As a special treat on Sunday, Mary and her daughter, Singer/Songwriter Olivia Jane will be appearing together for the first time at a convention for a special Mother’s Day panel! And you never know what other surprises might be in store, so don’t miss it!

Check out Mary’s appearance schedule below, and head to www.comicpalooza.com for more information. We hope to see you there!