TNT Announces Summer 2011 Series Schedule

TNT announced this morning its Summer 2011 schedule of series, which includes several returning crime dramas.

Memphis Beat, with Jason Lee as a Memphis police detective with an intimate connection to the city, a passion for its music and a very demanding boss, returns for its second season on June 14th at 9 PM (ET/PT). (10 episodes)

The fourth season of Leverage, with Timothy Hutton heading a gang of thieves, grifters, and con artists out to help everyday people get even against the big shots who have destroyed their lives, premieres on June 26th at 9 PM (ET/PT). (10 episodes)

The Closer, with Kyra Sedgwick as LA Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, opens its 7th season on July 11th at 9 PM (ET/PT). This will be the last season of the series, but as we reported earlier, it will be extended to introduce new characters for a spin-off. (10 episodes)

Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander star as Rizzoli & Isles, a series based on characters created by crime novelist Tess Gerritsen. The second season for Boston detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles premieres on July 11th at 10 PM (ET/PT). (10 episodes)

Two new series will also debut, including Falling Skies, starring Noah Wyle, a sci-fi suspense drama about the aftermath of an alien invasion and the resistance movement formed by the survivors.