TNT has officially announced its summer schedule, which heralds the return of many shows, including Men of a Certain Age, Memphis Beat, HawthoRNe, Leverage, The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles.

In addition, the network will be debuting two new shows.  The first is the Steven Spielberg drama Falling Skies, which stars Noah Wylie and Moon Bloodgood as survivors of an alien invasion (view a trailer).  The second is Franklin & Bash, which stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer as two wild lawyers who are recruited by Malcolm McDowell to join his firm.

The premiere dates for all of these shows is listed below.

Wednesday, June 1
9:00 p.m. Franklin & Bash (series premiere, 10 episodes)
10:00 p.m. Men of a Certain Age (season 2 premiere, 6 episodes)

Tuesday, June 14
9:00 p.m. Memphis Beat (season 2 premiere, 10 episodes)
10:00 p.m. HawthoRNe (season 3, 10 episodes)

Sunday, June 19
9:00 p.m. Falling Skies (two hour series premiere, 10 episodes) - regular timeslot is Sundays at 10:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 26
9:00 p.m. Leverage (season 4, 10 summer episodes)

Monday, July 11
9:00 p.m. The Closer (season 7, 10 summer episodes)
10:00 p.m. Rizzoli & Isles (season 2, 10 summer episodes)

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