
TNT just unveiled its summer schedule, setting premiere dates and time slots for new series Franklin & Bash and Falling Skies and returning shows The Closer, Rizzoli & Isles, Hawthorne, Men of a Certain Age, Memphis Beat and Leverage. Meanwhile, OWN announced its new unscripted series Kidnapped by the Kids, about workaholic parents spending a week of quality time with their kids, will premiere April 4 in the Monday 9 PM time slot. Here is TNT’s summer lineup:
New Series:
Franklin & Bash – Series premiere Wednesday, June 1, at 9 p.m.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar (NYPD Blue) and Breckin Meyer (Road Trip) star in this lighthearted legal drama as two fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants lawyers working for a button-down law firm.
Falling Skies – Two-hour series premiere Sunday, June 19, at 9 p.m.; regular timeslot Sundays at 10 p.m.
Noah Wyle (ER) stars in this drama series from DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg about the aftermath of an alien invasion and the resistance movement formed by the survivors.
Returning Series:
Men of a Certain Age – Premiere: Wednesday, June 1, at 10 p.m. – Season 2 continues: Six summer episodes
Memphis Beat – Premiere: Tuesday, June 14, at 9 p.m. – Season 2: 10 episodes
Hawthorne –Premiere: Tuesday, June 14, at 10 p.m. – Season 3: 10 episodes
Leverage – Premiere: Sunday, June 26, at 9 p.m. – Season 4: 10 summer episodes
The Closer – Premiere: Monday, July 11, at 9 p.m. – Season 7: 10 summer episodes
Rizzoli & Isles – Premiere: Monday, July 11, at 10 p.m. – Season 2: 10 summer episodes
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Is Falling Skies Terra Nova?
I don’t think so. Terra Nova in NYC is on Channel 5 .and it looks like Jurassic park- well sort of
Channel 5? Come on. It’s Fox.
Yeah, really-what is this, 1977? Channel 5, WNEW-TV New York-NOW in COLOR! And MOACA had their season broken up, so we get the back 6 during the summer months, of which I preferred it, instead of winter, when theres alot more on!
Good, Men of A Certain Age is returning.
Does anyone else think it’s BS for a show that only has 12 episodes per season to take a 5 month break after 6 episodes?
I think TNT put the show on hiatus to see how Men of a Certain Age would do in the summer. Considering, the show was the only series to air on TNT not to have aired in the summer yet.
When is USA announcing their summer dates, that’s what I want to know.
Thank God for the return of these great cable shows! Something to look forward to on the tube again.
I love love love Rizzoli and Isles, the season finale last year was awesome, so I can’t wait to see how it plays out!! Also, the this season of The Closer will be bittersweet, with it being the last season starring Kyra.
Glad to see MPG return; however, I really loved “Raising the Bar”. Also, one of the best shows on television is Men of a Certain Age. I think they should have more epis.
I am so happy to see rizoli isles back and another fav. hawthorne best going, thank you for making good choices on returning shows
Men of a Certain Age is perfectly written, HAWTHORNE is a joke, boring 1998 writing, bad story, no depth, BORING Jada Character, WRITERS are OLD and expired – this show is only on the air because of Jada & Will its just a big fat favor “passion project” Will gives really good notes I hear,perhaps he can pop around Sony and help out all the show runners in need hahahahahahah
Are you bringing back southland
I loved your programming until I realized you put Hawthorn in the 11 am spot , replacing my fave Supernatural!!! Love Falling Skies . As I can’t seem to get through the story line with out the schedule changing, and episodes not in order, I will just buy through boxed set and finally, after yearso of trying, figure out the extended plots and story line. I was late to the game on this ones, and will enjoy Falling Skies .