There will be 62 percent more Major Crimes for Sharon Raydor and her team to solve this season than originally planned.
TVLine has learned exclusively that the recently premiered Season 5 of the TNT crime drama has been expanded by eight episodes, to a total of 21.
The offshoot of The Closer last season delivered a whopping 23 episodes, a series high, as the result of late-August order of five additional hours (which aired as a “standalone” arc this past winter).
Major Crimes airs Mondays at 10/9c, leading out of Rizzoli & Isles‘ seventh and final season.
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YAY! From a short 13 to 21. Love that!
Yes! Love me some Major Crimes! Excited about this.
So frakking happy about this!
The only thing I wish they would change is less of the whiny, never changing, Rusty. Other than that, its a great show!
Agreed there – just don’t know why they’re continuing with him – plenty of other ongoing story-lines
Right there with ya.
Agree. I wish he’d just go away to college.
Agreed
And his annoying birth mother. I don’t understand why James Duff persists in inflicting these annoying characters on us.
I soooo agree with you. Can’t stand that snively little creep!
I actually like Rusty, I just don’t like the angsty storylines they always give him. When they use his journalistic abilities to move stories and cases forward, and to explore those cases from a civilian perspective, I tend to enjoy his character.
I agree I think the writers need to take a new approach and give him the journalism angle. And get rid of his mother, who cares if she is pregnant – just saying.
They tried to make him older this season, but he’s still so naive that it makes you wonder how he survived on the streets. My vote for “Most Annoying Character on a Scripted Show”.
Couldn’t disagree more. Rusty has been my favourite character from the beginning, I absolutely adore him & the more we see of him the better. I do hate his biological mother though.
My summer just got evn better!
Great news! I love this show. Would love it even more if they weren’t trying so hard to make something out of the Raydor/Flynn relationship that just feels so forced. As the main character she deserves better storylines.
Shandy is absolutely adorable. The problem is that we don’t see enough of them. There is nothing forced about it.
Agreed. I love Shandy. Even the small stuff we’ve gotten onscreen is better than nothing at all. Tony and Mary have great chemistry. 😍
Don’t they? Have thought it since The Closer. Just wish JD would quit being so stingy with it.
I absolutely agree that the Raydor/Flynn relationship is forced and imo unpleasant. She deserves someone better than Andy Flynn!
Someone better??? The guy adores the ground she walks on, is loyal as a lap dog yet knows how to push her gently past her comfort level without being overbearing. What woman doesn’t want that?? Not being too snobbish, aye???
I love Raydor and Flynn. I’ve wanted them together since The Closer. I think the only reason it can feel forced to some people (not me) is because they don’t devote enough time to it. They’ve skipped, or had off-screen, all of the important stepping stones in the relationship. It’s very frustrating to me because I really wanted to see those, but I think it also makes some people not buy the relationship.
Yay! Who wants to bet Sanchez adopts Rusty’s sibling?!
My guess is that TNT has not been able to find something better.. I wish they could add more R&I but I guess the actors want to move on…
I have never heard the actors wanted to move on except for Reilly trying to make excuses for the cancellation. If it is true that actors are done it would be nice if THEY would talk as right now TNT just looks idiotic.
I am now hearing that Angie Harmon was pulling a Kyra Sedgwick. She wanted to spend time with her kids.
Ratings prove you wrong. R&I was getting to be too much Llama drama. SSDD. If you don’t like MC, why are you posting here?
I don’t think I or anyone has said they don’t like Major Crimes. However ratings prove that those who would like to see R&I continue on, as well as MC are correct as opposed to the other stuff TNT has
This is really one of my favorite shows, and I was a huge fan of The Closer. But the first two episodes this season have been just okay. I think it’s the comedy part that is missing, but whatever it is I hope the rest of the season is better.
Love that we get more episodes! Can’t believe that the other Sharon is pregnant, crazy!
can we just call them “Good” Sharon and BAT SH*T CRAZY Sharon.
Hilarious, Rob!
Great news. I love MC
Now they need to do that for R&I since it is its most watched show. How does Kevin Reilly still have a job??
YAY! Such a great show
So glad! I love this show. Much better than The Closer.
Agreed. I hated Kyra Sedgwick’s character/accent. Loved the rest of the show. This show made a great transition into a reboot while loosing a lead. It being on at 10 is a little annoying though.
That is awesome!
Great news. Love this show.
Best news all day!
Excited to see my favorite show come back for a (most likely) 8 episode winter half of the season!! Love Major Crimes
There’s some great news!
Glad to hear it, makes my summer that much brighter LL
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WONDERFUL NEWS! love this show so much!
Just wish we’d see more personal story lines around Sharon Raydor. There is so much we still don’t know about her. Mary McDonnell is such an incredibly talented actress, wish they’d give her a bit more to work with.
But I’m really, really happy to have more epis of this wonderful show, more personal story lines or not ;)
You go Major Crimes! Yeah! :D
Great news I’m a big Major Crimes fan but there are just too many other great shows ending. Rizzoli & Isles, POI, Hell On Wheels to name a few.
Pleasantly surprised. TNT must be really upset with the awful ratings that The Last Ship got for its season premiere. Of course, they only have themselves to blame for killing off the lead of the show and changing the premise of it. Fans like me who have no interest in watching that show without Rhona Mitra on it will mean that its ratings should drop more. Meanwhile, Rizzoli & Isles and Major Crimes are doing better in demo ratings and are steady.
Happy for Major Crimes!! So sad that Rizzoli and Isles is ending!!
Love this !! Now we need another 5 parter !!
I’d be interested to see Matt’s take on this. For fans of the show is this is a set up to no Season 6 because 21 eps for a season is totally out of character for what TNT does, not they know what they are doing anyway
YIPPEE!!!!!
Wish we could change the time back The 9pm slot was perfect. I don’t understand why they didn’t keep a great ratings show at it 9 pm time and put the ending Rizzoli at 10.
Oh. So we’re going to have a season like we had in the old days? What we called a ‘normal’ season?
One of the best shows on TV although I have to admit I am getting tired of Sanchez screaming at everyone Can’t the man speak in a normal tone of voice
Very good decision TNT, thank you kindly indeed :)
Absolutely the BEST NEWS. Such hard working people bringing us quality TV.
Thanks TNT
Hip hip!
Excellent! I look forward to every one. Thanks TNT.
Thank you for the extra episode of Major Crimes. We love the cast and crew and it just keeps getting better and better. It’s the best show on TNT!!!!! It’s my absolute favorite show on TV!!! My Monday nights just got better!!!! Would like to see more on screen with Sharon/Andy until we know for sure what is going on like with Proflyza. Hope Sanchez adopts Rusty’s Sybiling. It is nice to see the credit side mixed with their personal lives. Makes them more relatable instead of just boring cop show.
What an awesome news! This show really is amazing! So happy! Yay
Great news more of one of my favourite shows. Looking forward to more great stories and the progression of the Flynn and raydor arc.
This show just keeps on getting better! Thanks for the extra episodes; can’t wait to enjoy.
Channeling Miss Brenda Lee Johnson, “Yippee.” I loved The Closer, but I’m freaking over the moon about Major Crimes! So happy for additional episodes. Thanks TNT!
YES!
Great! The more the better.
Mary McDonnell is THE worst actor & her character has ruined one of our favorite programs. Love all the other actors. Show used to be fun to watch We are hoping McDonnell will be replaced for next season.
I’m so happy about more episodes. Also I want Fritz to take Taylor’s place he would be great at it!!!!