Screen Actor's Guild Nominees Announced

The nominees for the Screen Actors Guild Awards are up! Following are the nominations for the television categories (this is a TV site, silly!).

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
a. BOSTON LEGAL (ABC)
b. DEXTER (Showtime)
c. HOUSE (Fox)
d. MAD MEN (AMC)
e. THE CLOSER (TNT)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
a. 30 ROCK (NBC)
b. DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
c. ENTOURAGE (HBO)
d. THE OFFICE (NBC)
e. WEEDS (Showtime)

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The 15th Annual SAG Awards will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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The Closer - Recap & Review - Tijuana Brass

The Closer
Tijuana Brass

Original Air Date: September 8, 2008

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Oh, how I love Closer Monday's! We're down to the last episodes of the season. The preview of tonight's episode “Tijuana Brass” had Pope saying that he was shutting down Priority Homocide. Is he serious? Will Priority Homocide be split up? Will Brenda keep her job? Will Sanchez snap out of his funk? So many questions!

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"The Closer" Sneak Peek

Fans of TNT’s hit crime drama THE CLOSER will have an opportunity to get a sneak peek at what’s to come through a collection of specially produced, online segments to be made available at tnt.tv. The segments, which will be posted on the site today, April 7, feature exclusive footage of the writers’ room, where THE CLOSER’s staff of writers and producers hash out story ideas. The segments also include interviews with the show’s executive producers.

THE CLOSER’s eagerly anticipated fourth season starts in July.

“With fans eagerly awaiting THE CLOSER’s return, we thought it was a perfect opportunity to take them behind the scenes and show how the intricate plots and character details are developed by the writers,” said Molly Battin, senior vice president of brand development and digital platforms for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies. “This is also a great chance for fans to get a sneak preview at what they can expect when THE CLOSER returns to TNT in July.”

In these new, online segments, THE CLOSER’s executive producers and writers take viewers through the process of putting a season together, beginning with the development of the season’s main theme. This includes discussions with THE CLOSER’s Golden Globe®-winning star and producer Kyra Sedgwick, who helps writers determine what rites of passage her character will face in the coming season.

Once the season’s theme is developed, writers brainstorm different cases and plots, as well as opportunities for specific characters, such as the ever-popular detectives Flynn and Provenza. Next up is “breaking a story,” which involves developing a specific episode’s plot and filling it in with the twists, turns and character arcs needed for a full show.

Closer Christmas Special Episode

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Closer Still Breaking Records!

There’s no stopping TNT’s phenomenal hit THE CLOSER: Last night’s summer finale delivered an extraordinary 9.2 million viewers and 6.8 million households, setting a new record for ad-supported cable’s largest Live + Same Day audience ever for a single series telecast, according to data from Nielsen Media Research. The previous record was set in June with THE CLOSER’s third-season premiere, which scored 8.8 million viewers and 6.4 million households in Live + Same Day viewing.

To date, THE CLOSER ranks as ad-supported cable’s #1 series of all time among households and viewers. Among key adult demos, the show chalks up tremendous double-digit growth when comparing Live to Live + 7 Day time-shifted (DVR) viewing. The critically acclaimed crime drama stars Golden Globe® winner and two-time Emmy® nominee Kyra Sedgwick as an LAPD investigator and interrogator with a remarkable talent for trapping criminals in their lies. The show will return in December with a two-hour special event marking the close of its third outstanding season. In addition, TNT has ordered 15 episodes for the fourth season, set to launch next summer.

“It’s hard to imagine a better track record for success than what we’ve seen with THE CLOSER,” said Steve Koonin, president of Turner Entertainment Networks. “Record-breaking performances, chart-topping growth, extraordinary DVR viewership among young adults and an abundance of critical praise and awards, add up to make THE CLOSER the new gold standard for the industry.”

"The Closer" Remains Open

There won’t be any sleep for the guilty in 2008. Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson will remain on the case as TNT’s hit series THE CLOSER, ad-supported cable’s #1 series of all time, has been renewed for a fourth season, according to an announcement today by Michael Wright, senior vice president in charge of the Content Creation Group for TNT, TBS and TCM. The critically acclaimed crime drama stars Golden Globe® winner and two-time Emmy® nominee Kyra Sedgwick as an LAPD investigator and interrogator with a remarkable talent for trapping criminals in their lies. The show’s record-breaking third season is currently airing on TNT Mondays at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) and is averaging more than 7.8 million viewers, with time-shifted viewing (e.g. DVR) delivering more than 1.2 million of those viewers and making the show ad-supported cable’s most DVR-ed drama among viewers, households and key adult demos. TNT has ordered 15 episodes for the fourth season, set to launch next summer.

"With each season, THE CLOSER keeps getting better while its audience keeps getting bigger," said Wright. "From its consistently excellent execution to its unprecedented popularity, including among young adults who are recording it in large numbers, it is constantly proving itself to be one of television’s biggest success stories. We are absolutely thrilled to be welcoming back Kyra and the rest of the extraordinary cast, along with the immensely talented production team."

Sedgwick took home the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series this year for her performance as the feminine yet forceful, offbeat yet indomitable CIA-trained Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a former Atlanta detective brought to Los Angeles to head a special LAPD unit charged with cracking sensitive, high-profile murder cases. She is an expert at digging into a person’s secrets and obtaining confessions, despite constantly struggling with her own imperfections and neuroses. In addition to Sedgwick, THE CLOSER’s Screen Actors Guild Award®-nominated ensemble cast will be back for the fourth season, including Jon Tenney, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Raymond Cruz, Michael Paul Chan and Gina Ravera.