Category Archives: Official Press Releases

Major Crimes Adds Nadine Velazquez to Cast, Promotes Robert Gossett

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The Major Crimes family just got a little bigger!

DeadlineTV is reporting that Nadine Velazquez has been added to the cast for season two as D.D.A. Emma Rios. Emma is assigned to the Phillip Stroh case, and causes controversy with her approach to Rusty (Graham Patrick Martin) as a witness in the case, and questions the motivation behind Raydor (Mary McDonnell) being his guardian.

 

1.01 taylorRobert Gossett (Assistant Chief Taylor) has become the second  part-time player from Major Crimes to also been promoted this season to a series regular. Last week it was announced that Jonathan Del Arco (Dr. Morales) will also be a regular this season.

Major Crimes Season 1 DVD Gets Official Release Date!

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Finally! After months of waiting, the DVD set for Major Crimes season one has finally gotten a release date, and we’ve got your first look at the cover art!

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From TVshowsonDVD.com:

“Warner Home Video has announced Major Crimes – The Complete 1st Season for DVD is coming to stores on June 4th. The 3-disc set priced at $39.98 SRP, and comes with 10 episodes plus these extras:

  • From Solid Confessions to Airtight Conviction: Making Major Crimes Matter (Commentary)
  • Crossing the Tape: Inside the Major Crimes Squad (Featurette)
  • Raydor’s Rookie: Introducing Kearran Giovanni (Featurette)
  • A New Home: A chat with Graham Patrick Martin (Featurette)
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Gag Reel

You can pre-order the set on Amazon.com now!

Major Crimes Premiere Climbs to 9.5 Million Viewers To Become Basic Cable’s Biggest Series Launch Ever

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From a TNT press release:

Major Crimes Premiere Climbs to 9.5 Million Viewers To Become Basic Cable’s Biggest Series Launch Ever

TNT’s The Closer, which set numerous audience records during its seven-season run, just added another one. Through time-shifted viewing, the Aug. 13 finale of the blockbuster series grew to a final tally of 11,212,000 viewers, making it the most-watched series finale in basic cable history. On a household basis, the finale scored a 7.2 national HH rating, making it the highest-rated series finale in cable history.

Meanwhile, the Aug. 13 premiere of TNT’s new series Major Crimes climbed to 9,453,000 viewers, making it basic cable’s biggest new series launch ever.

“As wonderful as i t is to see The Closer claim yet another page in the record books, it’s extremely gratifying that Major Crimes has taken its own place in cable history,” said Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM).

The record-setting audience for Major Crimes has overtaken previous high marks set by July 12, 2010, debut of TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles (9,049,000 viewers) and the Sept. 1, 2008, premiere of TNT’s Raising the Bar (8,560,000 viewers).

Among key demos, The Closer‘s finale garnered 2.7 million adults 18-49 and 3.6 million adults 25-54, while the premiere of Major Crimes drew 2.2 million adults 18-49 and 2.9 million adults 25-54.

Major Crimes recently finished summer as television’s #1 new series, with a Live + Same Day average of 6.3 million viewers. That average will rise significantly as additional weeks of time-shifted viewing are added. Meanwhile, The Closer‘s six final episodes this summer scored an overall average of 8.7 million viewers, with 2.1 million adults 18-49 and 2.8 million adults 25-54 in Live + 7.