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A trio of returning favorites helped Major Crimes combat the usual post-holiday lag to to remain steady in the ratings, with 4.9 million viewers tuning in to Monday’s explosive episode, and won the night as the most-watched scripted cable show.

Episode 305, featuring guest stars Jon Tenney, Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Bill Brochtrup also brought in 0.8 million viewers in the18-49 demographic.

Last weeks episode of Major Crimes was the 2nd most watched scripted basic cable offering of the week, behind only fellow TNT series Rizzoli and Isles.

In time shifted viewing, the episode 302 of Major Crimes finished with 6.5 million viewers in Live + 7 day ratings.

Overall, Major Crimes now ranks in the Top 3 Most-Watched Summer Cable series, with an average of 5.9 million viewers. It also ranks in the Top 5 in Adults 25-54, with 1.7 million adults. In time-shifted viewing, Major Crimes averages +2 million additional viewers per episode over the initial Live + Same Day estimates.

OK, TNT. It’s renewal time!