I guess I should be watching “The Closer”
Maybe it’s because I can’t take TNT seriously. The Law and Order/You’ve Got Mail/NBA-network has managed to exist since the near-introuduction of cable as a distrubution channel with virtually no standout programming (the NBA does count, but anyone who has flipped on TNT in the middle of a Tuesday knows the network is hardly the poster-child for basketball). And yet, silently, amazingly, TNT has managed to air the single most watched scripted program ever to air on basic-cable with the second season premiere of The Closer starring the rather attractive Kyra Sedgwick. It also got higher ratings then everything on the networks– aside from CBS who was rerunning a couple Two and a Half Men episodes.
So, is this show really that good? I guess I’ll tune in next week to check it out.
Also, the network premiered Saved after The Closer, and it held onto a good portion of the audience (its on my DVR, but unwatched as of this writing). Good work TNT, way to prove that an old dog can learn a few new tricks.
ALSO
- NBC has uploaded a four-minute preview of 30 Rock, Tina Fey’s “It’s not exactly like SNL” comedy. It looks kinda funny.
- The Lifetime cable network* is going to be launching a series of webisodes called Inspector Mom that will be jumping off from a movie of the same name. An intriguing premise. Oh yeah, and it’ll star Winne Cooper!! BAM!
*I watched the second episode of Lifetime’s new comedy Lovespring International and found it to be the funniest thing I’d seen on television in weeks. It was leaps and bounds above the pilot. Try to catch the replay this week.
Tags: 30 Rock, Lifetime, Lovespring International, The Closer, TNT
