TNT Announces Premiere Dates for Dallas, Leverage, Rizzoli & Isles, Falling Skies and More!

Today, TNT has announced the series premiere or season return dates for nine different shows, including the final season for The Closer. Here are all of the details:

Dallas: The continuation of the original wildly popular series will have a two-hour premiere on Wednesday, June 13 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. The first season will consist of 10 episodes. Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray will reprise their original Dallas roles and they'll be joined by Josh Henderson, Jesse Metcalfe, Jordana Brewster, Julie Gonzalo and Brenda Strong. For more about the show, check out our previous Dallas articles.

Rizzoli & Isles: The third season will premiere on Tuesday, June 5 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT and will consist of 10 episodes in the summer.

Franklin & Bash: The second season will premiere on Tuesday, June 5 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT and will have 10 episodes total.

Falling Skies: The Noah Wyle led drama will return for its second season on Sunday, June 17 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT with a two-hour premiere. The second season will have ten episodes.

The Great Escape: This new reality series will premiere on Sunday, June 24 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. "This fast-paced, nail-biting competition series drops ordinary people into the middle of their own epic action/adventure movie. Each week, Rich Eisen (NFL Total Access) hosts as teams of competitors try to find their way out of seemingly impossible situations for a chance to take home a cash prize."

The Closer: The Kyra Sedgwick led drama will return for its seventh and final season on Monday, July 9 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. The final season will consist of six episodes.

Perception: This new series will premiere on Monday, July 9 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT and will have 10 episodes in its first season. "Drama fans are about to meet one of the most unique crime solvers on television when TNT premieres this fascinating new series about an eccentric neuroscience professor who is recruited by the FBI to help solve complex cases. Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Eric McCormack stars as Dr. Daniel Pierce, who possesses an intimate knowledge of human behavior and a masterful understanding of the way the mind works. Although Pierce's mind may be brilliant, it's also damaged as he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. Perception also stars Rachael Leigh Cook, Arjay Smith and Kelly Rowan."

Leverage: The fifth season will debut on Sunday, July 15 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. The summer season will have 10 episodes and then the show will go on hiatus to return a few months later.

Major Crimes: This new drama will premiere Monday, August 13 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT and will then move to its regular timeslot on Mondays at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. The first season will have 10 episodes. "This all-new drama series is ready to take television's favorite squad of detectives into bold new territory. Two-time Oscar® nominee Mary McDonnell will continue her role from The Closer as Los Angeles Police Captain Sharon Raydor. Major Crimes will focus on how the American justice system approaches the art of the deal as law-enforcement officers and prosecutors work together to score a conviction. Joining McDonnell are fellow Closer veterans G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz and Phillip P. Keene, with guest appearances by Jon Tenney and Robert Gossett. New cast members include Graham Patrick Martin as a homeless juvenile and Kearran Giovanni as an ambitious undercover detective."

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  1. maggie says:

    No Leverage until July!? BOO!

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