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TV Critic Matt Roush
Question: I just finished watching American Gothic. What a great show! Plot twists every week, great acting, no resolve of the Silver Bells killer until the end, and then another plot twist. Kept me, and everyone I recommended this show to, guessing. Is it going to be renewed? I do hope so. It was a lot better than a lot of the endless summer drivel. — Lainie
Matt Roush: As I’m answering this, no news on this front yet. May be too soon. But the ratings were pretty lousy for this (and for my own favorite CBS summer series, the way sillier BrainDead), so I wouldn’t count on a second season. Still, at the very least, be glad there was a resolution to the first season’s main mystery.
Question: Is Major Crimes coming back for another season? — Unsigned
Matt Roush: Almost certainly. TNT increased the show’s episode order for the current fifth season, which means there will probably be another arc of episodes later this year or in the winter/spring. TNT is going through a rebranding evolution, shedding some long-running series (like Rizzoli & Isles), but I’d think this one’s safe for the time being. They can’t afford to cut all of their ties, and this spinoff to The Closer (which helped establish the network) is the closest TNT has to a Law & Order-type franchise.
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