Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about THE CLOSER!
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) is a police detective who transfers from Atlanta to Los Angeles to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Despite a tendency to step on people’s toes, Johnson manages to convert even her strongest adversaries with her unique ability to get to the truth.
A TNT original series, The Closer is created by the producers of Nip/Tuck and The Agency.
The former Battlestar Galactica star, 58, will…
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: the Closer was created by James Duff and the Shephard/Robin Company . the series ran on TNT from June 13, 2005, to August 13, 2012 . Deputy Chief Johnson sometimes uses deceit and intimidation The Closer’s final six episodes began airing on Monday, July 9, 2012 . the show deals with complex issues of public policy, ethics, personal integrity . its spin-off, Major Crimes, premiered . the first season introduced Mary McDonnell as Captain Sharon Raydor of the Force Investigations Division . season five introduced a team that dealt solely with high-profile murder cases . a tangle with the press allowed Brenda the seventh season of The Closer, which began production in the spring of 2011, will be the last . the channel said that the decision to retire the show was made by Kyra Sedgwick . on December 10, 2010, T the final season will add six episodes to the usual 15-episode order . it is led by Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, played by Kyra sedgwick . some observers have noted strong similarities first and only departure from regular cast occurred in season five . actress Gina Ravera left and her character, Detective Irene Daniels, was transferred to another division . Mary McDonnell joins the cast full-time for season Robert Gossett as Russell Taylor, LAPD captain, is assigned to Robbery-Homicide Division . he is promoted to commander in season two, and appointed LAPD interdepartmental liaison in season four “the Closer” has redefined the power balance between basic cable and broadcast networks . the series has also helped redefine the place of basic cable channels alongside network programming . author: “we’ve certainly seen women in powerful positions before the second- (8.28) and third-season (8.81) premieres broke the previous record . at the end of season three, The Closer became ad-supported cable’s most-viewed scripted series live + 7 day (DVR) data reflect 30–40% audience growth in three key age-based demographic groups . for its Season Six premiere, on July 12, 2010, the show reached an estimated 7.66 million viewers .